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Ziya L. Gokaslan

Ziya L. Gokaslan

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Medicine

D-Index
100
Citations
41063
World Ranking
8226
National Ranking
4264

Overview

Ziya L. Gokaslan is affiliated with Brown University in the United States and specializes primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research portfolio spans 364 publications, with a focus on several subfields including Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Emergency Medicine.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics related to spinal and bone diseases, covering areas such as:

  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Management of metastatic bone disease
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
  • Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
  • Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments
  • Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy

The publication record of Ziya L. Gokaslan shows frequent contributions to high-impact journals, with numerous articles appearing in venues such as:

  • Neurosurgery (22 publications)
  • World Neurosurgery (20 publications)
  • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine (11 publications)
  • The Spine Journal (8 publications)
  • Global Spine Journal (8 publications)

Among recent publications, selected papers include:

  • Performance of ChatGPT, GPT-4, and Google Bard on a Neurosurgery Oral Boards Preparation Question Bank, 2023, Neurosurgery
  • Performance of ChatGPT and GPT-4 on Neurosurgery Written Board Examinations, 2023, Neurosurgery
  • Performance of ChatGPT and GPT-4 on Neurosurgery Written Board Examinations, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Performance of ChatGPT, GPT-4, and Google Bard on a Neurosurgery Oral Boards Preparation Question Bank, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Demographic Representation in 3 Leading Artificial Intelligence Text-to-Image Generators, 2023, JAMA Surgery

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Jared S. Fridley
  • Adetokunbo A. Oyelese
  • Albert E. Telfeian
  • Owen P. Leary
  • Rahul A. Sastry

Best Publications

  • A multivariate analysis of 416 patients with glioblastoma multiforme: prognosis, extent of resection, and survival

    Michel Lacroix;Dima Abi-Said;Daryl R. Fourney;Ziya L. Gokaslan

  • A novel classification system for spinal instability in neoplastic disease: an evidence-based approach and expert consensus from the Spine Oncology Study Group.

    Charles G. Fisher;Christian P. Dipaola;Timothy C. Ryken;Mark H. Bilsky

  • Percutaneous vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for painful vertebral body fractures in cancer patients

    Daryl R. Fourney;Donald F. Schomer;Donald F. Schomer;Remi Nader;Remi Nader;Jennifer Chlan-Fourney;Jennifer Chlan-Fourney

  • Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score: An Analysis of Reliability and Validity From the Spine Oncology Study Group

    Daryl R. Fourney;Evan M. Frangou;Timothy C. Ryken;Christian P. DiPaola

  • Cerebral arteriovenous oxygen difference as an estimate of cerebral blood flow in comatose patients

    Claudia S. Robertson;Raj K. Narayan;Ziya L. Gokaslan;Rajesh Pahwa

  • Limitations of stereotactic biopsy in the initial management of gliomas

    Robert J. Jackson;Gregory N. Fuller;Dima Abi-Said;Frederick F. Lang

  • Transthoracic vertebrectomy for metastatic spinal tumors

    Ziya L. Gokaslan;Julie E. York;Garrett L. Walsh;Ian E. McCutcheon

  • Efficacy and Safety of Surgical Decompression in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Results of the AOSpine North America Prospective Multi-Center Study

    Michael G. Fehlings;Jefferson R. Wilson;Branko Kopjar;Sangwook Tim Yoon

  • Sacral chordoma: 40-year experience at a major cancer center.

    Julie E. York;Adriana Kaczaraj;Dima Abi-Said;Gregory N. Fuller

  • Detection of tumor-derived DNA in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with primary tumors of the brain and spinal cord

    Yuxuan Wang;Simeon Springer;Ming Zhang;K. Wyatt McMahon

  • Diagnosis and management of metastatic spine disease. A review.

    Daniel M. Sciubba;Rory J. Petteys;Mark B. Dekutoski;Charles G. Fisher

  • Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures: an evidenced-based review of the literature.

    Matthew J. McGirt;Scott L. Parker;Jean Paul Wolinsky;Timothy F. Witham

  • Recurrent disc herniation and long-term back pain after primary lumbar discectomy: review of outcomes reported for limited versus aggressive disc removal.

    Matthew J. McGirt;Giannina L. Garcés Ambrossi;Ghazala Datoo;Daniel M. Sciubba

  • En bloc resection of primary sacral tumors: classification of surgical approaches and outcome.

    Daryl R. Fourney;Laurence D. Rhines;Stephen J. Hentschel;John M. Skibber

  • Surgical resection of intrinsic insular tumors: complication avoidance.

    Frederick F. Lang;Nancy E. Olansen;Franco DeMonte;Ziya L. Gokaslan

  • Accuracy of free-hand pedicle screws in the thoracic and lumbar spine: analysis of 6816 consecutive screws.

    Scott L. Parker;Matthew J. McGirt;S. Harrison Farber;Anubhav G. Amin

  • Surgery Insight: current management of epidural spinal cord compression from metastatic spine disease

    Timothy F. Witham;Yevgeniy A. Khavkin;Gary L. Gallia;Jean Paul Wolinsky

  • Perioperative and delayed complications associated with the surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy based on 302 patients from the AOSpine North America Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Study

    Michael G. Fehlings;Justin S. Smith;Branko Kopjar;Paul M. Arnold

  • Diagnosis and management of metastatic spine disease

    Daniel M. Sciubba;Ziya L. Gokaslan

  • Somatic mutations of SUZ12 in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors

    Ming Zhang;Yuxuan Wang;Sian Jones;Mark Sausen

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel M. Sciubba
Daniel M. Sciubba Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Michael G. Fehlings
Michael G. Fehlings University of Toronto
Charles G. Fisher
Charles G. Fisher University of British Columbia
Raymond Sawaya
Raymond Sawaya The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Arjun Sahgal
Arjun Sahgal Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Alexander R. Vaccaro
Alexander R. Vaccaro Thomas Jefferson University
Mark H. Bilsky
Mark H. Bilsky Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Christopher M. Bono
Christopher M. Bono Harvard University
Gregory N. Fuller
Gregory N. Fuller The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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