Spine Tumor Education
Our team’s focus is to provide prompt access to the latest and most advanced treatment options for patients.
Research
Our lab investigates genetic predictors and cellular mechanisms of metastatic progression to the bone and spine, as well as the functional consequences of disease recurrence and progression.
Meet Our Team
Our TEAM aims to find the best predictors, interventions, and treatments to improve the quality and quantity of life for patients diagnosed with spine tumors and other neurosurgical diseases.
Recent Publications
Importance of Spinal Alignment in Primary and Metastatic Spine Tumors.
Sankey EW, Park C, Howell EP, Pennington Z, Abd-El-Barr M, Karikari IO, Shaffrey CI, Gokaslan ZL, Sciubba D, Goodwin CR.World Neurosurg. 2019 Dec;132:118-128. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.161. Epub 2019 Aug 30.PMID: 31476476
Association of neurologic deficits with surgical outcomes and health-related quality of life after treatment for metastatic epidural spinal cord compression.
Barzilai O, Versteeg AL, Goodwin CR, Sahgal A, Rhines LD, Sciubba DM, Schuster JM, Weber MH, Lazary A, Fehlings MG, Clarke MJ, Arnold PM, Boriani S, Bettegowda C, Gokaslan ZL, Fisher CG, Laufer I; AOSpine Knowledge Forum Tumor.Cancer. 2019 Dec 1;125(23):4224-4231. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32420. Epub 2019 Aug 13.PMID: 31410854
Total en bloc resection of primary and metastatic spine tumors.
Howell EP, Williamson T, Karikari I, Abd-El-Barr M, Erickson M, Goodwin ML, Reynolds J, Sciubba DM, Goodwin CR.Ann Transl Med. 2019 May;7(10):226. doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.01.25.PMID: 31297391
