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Curriculum Vitae

Nancy E. Epstein M.D., F.A.C.S.

Date of Birth: December 28, 1950

Education:

Barnard College, New York-1968-1972 (B.S.)

Columbia University College of Physicians

and Surgeons-1972-1976 (M.D.)

Post Graduate Training:

(1976 – 1977) Internship General Surgery

New York University - Bellevue Medical Center,

New York, New York

(1977 – 1981) Neurosurgical Resident

New York University - Bellevue Medical Center,

New York, New York

Professional Employment:

(1982-2/28/14) Long Island Neurosurgical

Associates, P.C.

(3/1/14-Present) Winthrop University Hospital

Department of Neuroscience

Hospital Appointments:

(2005-present) Chief of Neurosurgical Spine and

Education, Department of

NeuroScience, Winthrop University

Hospital, Mineola, New York

(2003-present) Attending,Division

Neurosurgery,

Department of NeuroScience,

Winthrop University Hospital,

Mineola, New York

(1999-2/28/14) Associate Attending,

Neurosurgery

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Long Island Jewish MedicalCenter,

New Hyde Park, New York

(1999-2/28/14) Assistant Attending Orthopedic

Surgery Long Island Jewish

Medical Center,


(1993-2001) Chief of Division Neurosurgery

Attending North Shore University

Hospital, Manhasset, New York

(1981-1999) Assistant Attending Neurosurgery

Long Island Jewish MedicalCenter,


(1989 –2/28/14) Associate Attending, Neurosurgery

North Shore University Hospital,

Manhasset, New York

(1981-1989) Assistant Attending, Neurosurgery

North Shore University Hospital,

Manhasset, New York

Academic Appointments:

(2020-Present) Adjunct Professor of

Neurosurgery

NYU Long Island School of

Medicine

(2017-Present) Professor of Clinical

Neurosurgery

School of Medicine

State University of New York

At Stony Brook

(2000–2011) Clinical Professor of Neurological

Surgery

The Albert Einstein College of

Medicine, Bronx, NY

(1990–2000) Adjunct Clinical Associate

Professor

of Surgery – Neurosurgery

The Cornell University Medical

College, New York, NY

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(1996-2006) Adjunct Professor Psychology

Columbia University, New York,

New York

(1989-1999) Assistant Clinical Professor of

Neurological Surgery

Albert Einstein College of

Medicine, Bronx, NY

(1989-1990) Adjunct Clinical Assistant

Professor of Surgery

Neurosurgery

The Cornell University Medical

College, New York, New York

(1990-1996) Adjunct Associate Professor

Psychology Columbia University,

NY, NY

(1982-1990) Assistant Clinical Professor of

Neurosurgery State University of

New York at Stony Brook, NY

(1981-1990) Clinical Assistant Professor of

Surgery / Neurosurgery

N.Y.U. Medical College, NY, NY

Board Certification: Diplomate of The American Board

of Neurological

Surgeons, May 1984

New York License: #131881 - August 12,1977

Professional Society Membership:

The American Association of Neurological

Surgeons (AANS)

Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and

Peripheral Nerves of the AANS

Cervical Spine Research Society

Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)

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North American Lumbar Spine Society

New York State Neurosurgical Society

American Medical Association

American Medical Women’s Association Inc

Nassau County Medical Society

Barnard College (Columbia University)

Science Advisory Council-2004

Fellow of The American College of

Surgeons (FACS) (1985)

Member of the Brookly & Long Island Chapter

Applicant Committee of Long Island District 2

Awards and Honors:

The Butterfly Awards

Girls Inc. of Long Island

Thursday Nov. 5, 2015

Reviewer of the Year Award

Spine 2009

Clinical Research Award [2nd Place] What can we

learn from a review of medicolegal malpractice

suits involving cervical spine surgery?

Cervical Spine Research Society 2008

First Annual Reviewer’s Award

The Spine Journal, North American

Spine Society (NASS) (2005)

President-Cervical Spine Research Society

(2001-2002)

President Elect-Cervical Spine Research Society

(2000-2001)

Vice President Elect-Cervical Spine Research

Society (1999-2000)

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Treasurer-Cervical Spine Research Society

(1997-1998)

Long Island Center For Business and Professional

Women, Annual Achiever’s Award (1988)

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

(FACS) (1985)

Fellow of the International College of Surgeons

(FICS) (1984)

Alpha Omega Alpha Society (1975)

Editorial Boards:

Surgical Neurology International

Editor in Chief (All Divisions) 2017

Surgical Neurology International/SPINE

[Editor in Chief 11/2011-present]

Surgical Neurology International [SNI]

[Associate Editor in Chief 11/2010-present]

[Associate Editor 1/2010-10/2010]

The Spine Journal (2000-2003)

Associate Editor (2003-present)

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Journal of Spinal Disorders/Techniques

Associate Editor 1990 – 2015 (Out of Print 2015)

Clinical Spine Surgery (New Name for JSDT)

Associate Editor 2015-Present

Spine

Spine-Advisory Editor (1990)

Associate Editor (1991–present)

Neuro-Orthopedics

Associate Editor (1995-2000)

(Ceased Publication 2000)

Surgical Neurology (2006-2009)

Associate Editor (2008-2009)

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(Ceased Publication 2009)

Spinal Cord (International Medical Society of

Paraplegia)

Associated Editor (1997-2009)

Emeritus Associate Editor (2010-present)

Spinal Surgery (Japanese Society of Spinal

Surgery)

Associate Editor (1997-present)

Other Professional Activities:

President, The Joseph A. Epstein Neurosurgical

Education Foundation (2003-present)

Committee to Promote Science (Barnard College,

Columbia University) 2004

Chairman and Lecturer in Winthrop University

Hospital Bi-Annual Conference on Neurosurgical

Issues in Spine and Brain (2003-present)

Co-Instructor, Columbia University (W3444)

Issues

in Mind and Brain: Techniques for non-invasive

assessment of human brain activity with

Prof. Donald Hood, (1991- 2006)

Chair Scientific Program Committee Cervical Spine

Research Society, 1996

Chair: Scientific Program Committee: Joint Section

on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves –

American Association of Neurological Surgeons,

1993

Congress of Neurological Surgeons, (1991-present)

Newsletter Editor 1990: American Association

Neurological Surgeons-Joint Section on Disorders

of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Epstein NE, Epstein F, Berenstein A: Posterior fossa vascular anomaly as vermis mass in

a four year old child: Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations. Neurosurgery, 6; 665-

667, 1980

Epstein NE, Epstein F: Arteriovenous malformation presenting a first seizure in a 13 year

old: Surgical indications. Neurosurgery, 7(4): 391-394, 1980

Epstein NE, Benjamin V, Pinto R, Budzilovich G: Benign osteoblastoma of a thoracic

vertebra:Case Report. J Neurosurg, 53(5): 710-713, 1980

Epstein NE, Epstein JA, Benjamin V, Ransohoff J: Traumatic myelopathy in patients

withcervical spinal stenosis without fracture or dislocation: Methods of diagnosis,

management, andprognosis. Spine 6(5): 489-496, 1980

Epstein NE, Hood D, Ransohoff J: Gastrointestinal bleeding in spinal cord trauma

patients:effects of steroids, Cimetadine, and mini-heparin. J Neurosurg, 54(1): 16-20,

1981

Epstein F, Epstein NE: Surgical management of “holocord” intramedullary spinal cord

astrocytomas in children. J Neurosurg, 54(6): 829-832, 1981

Epstein NE, Epstein F, Trehan N: Percutaneous placement of the atrial end of a

ventriculo-atrialshunt: Technical note. Neurosurgery, 9(3): 564-565,1981

Epstein NE, Epstein F, Whelan M, Budzilovich G, Flamm E: Intracranial metastasis of

esophageal carcinoma: Case report. Neurosurgery, 9(3): 311-313, 1981

Epstein NE, Epstein F: Total vertex craniectomy for the treatment of scaphocephaly.

Child’s Brain, 9:303-316, 1982.

Epstein NE, Whelan M, Benjamin V: Acromegaly and spinal stenosis: A case report.

Neurosurgery, 10(5): 145-147, 1982

Epstein NE, Whelan M, Reede D: Giant cell tumor of the skull: A case report.

Neurosurgery,10(5): 263-167, 1982

Epstein NE, Epstein F, Allen J: Intractable facial pain associated with ganglioglioma of

the cervicomedullary junction: A case report. Neurosurgery 10(5): 612-616, 1982

Epstein NE, Epstein JA, Carras R, Lavine LS: Degenerative spondylolisthesis with an

intact neural arch: A review of 60 cases with an analysis of clinical findings and the

development of surgical management. Neurosurgery, 13(5): 555-561,1983

Epstein NE, Rosenthal AD, Selman J, Ossipoff M, Hyman R: Moderate grade

astrocytomapresenting in a 4 month old child with a family history of Von

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Recklinghausen’sNeurofibromatosis spanning 4 generations: A case report.

Neurosurgery, 13(6): 692-694, 1983

Epstein NE, Epstein JA: Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation teenage children:

Recognition and management of associated anomalies. Spine, 9(4): 427-423,1984

Epstein NE, Epstein JA, Zilhka A: Traumatic myelopathy in a 17 year old child with

cervical spinal stenosis (without fracture or dislocation) and a C2-C3 Klippel-Feil

fusion: A case report. Spine, 9 (4): 344-347,1984

Marcus MG, Atluru VL, Epstein NE, Leggiardo RJ: Conservative management of

citrobactor diversus meningitis with brain abscesses. NYS J Med, 84:252-254,1984

Epstein NE, Epstein JA, Carras R, Vishnubhkat, SM, Hyman R: Co-existing cervical and

lumbar spinal stenosis: Diagnosis and management. Neurosurgery, 15(4): 489-496,

1984.

Dowling T, Epstein JA, Epstein NE: S1-S2 sacral fracture involving the neural elements

of the cauda equina: A case report and review of the literature. Spine, 10((9): 851-853,

1985.

Epstein NE, Rosenthal AD, Zito J, Ossipoff M: Shunt placement and myelomeningocele

repair; Simultaneous vs. sequential shunting: A review of 12 cases. Child’s Nerv

System, 1: 145-147,1985.

Epstein NE, Epstein JA, Carras R: Unilateral S1 root compression caused by fracture of

the sacrum. Neurosurgery, 19(6): 1025-1027, 1986

Epstein NE, Epstein JA, Gould R, Hyman RA: Simultaneous occurrence of herniated

disc and mesothelial cyst in a 16 year old male. Child’s Nerv System, 2: 273-276, 1986.

Epstein NE, Epstein JA, Carras R, Hyman RA, Vishnubakhat SM: Far lateral disc

herniation:diagnosis and surgical management. Neuro - Orthopedics (Springer -

Verlag), 1(1): 37-44,1986.

Epstein NE, Epstein JA, Nardi D, Ossipoff M: Knee -chest position. Correspondence

Section. Neurosurgery, 20 (23): 503 - 504, 1987.

Epstein NE, Epstein JA, Ossipoff M, Nardi D: Advantages of topical marcaine during

spinal surgery: Technical note. Spine, 12: 618-619, 1987

Epstein NE, Sundrani SL, Rosenthal AD, Decker RE: Extensive surgical excision of a

large “malignant “astrocytoma in a six week old infant. Child’s Nerv System, 3: 248 -

250, 1987.

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Epstein NE, Epstein JA, Carras R: Cervical spondylosis, stenosis, and

myeloradiculopathy in patients over 65: Diagnostic techniques and management.

Neuro-Orthopedics (Springer Verlag), 6(1): 13-32,1988.

Epstein NE, Sundrani SL, Rosenthal AD: Cerebral metastases from malignant pulmonary

fibrotic histiocytoma: A case report. Pediatric Neuroscience, 13: 138-14, 1988

Epstein NE, Epstein JA, Carras R: Spinal stenosis and disc herniation in a 14 year old

male: A case report. Spine, 18 (8): 938-941, 1988

Epstein NE, Rosenthal AD, Epstein JA, Hyman RA: Technical Note: “Dynamic” MRI

scanning of the cervical spine. Spine, 13(8): 937-938, 1988

Epstein NE, Buchar S, Gavin R, Hyman RA, Zito J: Failure to diagnose conus

ependymomas by magnetic resonance imaging. Spine, 14(1): 134-137, 1989

Epstein NE, Epstein JA, Mauri T: Treatment of fractures of the vertebra limbus and

spinal stenosis in five adolescents and five adults. Neurosurgery, 24(4): 595-604, 1989

Epstein NE, Epstein JA, Carras R: Coexisting cervical spondylotic myelopathy and

bilateral carpal tunnel syndromes. J Spinal Disorders, 2(1) 36 - 42, 1989

Epstein NE, Gilder M, Black K: Anterior thoracic extradural hematoma in a 5 year old

child. Pediatric Neuroscience, 15: 48-52, 1989

Epstein NE, Epstein JA: Simultaneous ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

in the cervical and lumbar spinal canal. Neuro-Orthopedics (Springer-Verlag), 8: 45-

53, 1989

Epstein NE, Frank I: Chronic dysphagia, vomiting, and gastroesophageal reflex as

manifestations of a brain stem glioma. Pediatric Neuroscience, 15(5): 265-268, 1989

Epstein NE, Epstein JA, Carras, Hyman R: Far lateral disc herniations and associated

structuralabnormalities: Evaluation of 60 patients and the comparative value of CT,

MRI, and Myelo -CT in the diagnosis and management. Spine, 15(6): 534-539, 1990

Epstein NE, Epstein JA: Limbus vertebral fractures of the lumbar spine and spinal

stenosis in five adolescents with further evaluation of Type III fractures. Neuro -

Orthopedics (Springer Verlag), 9: 33-52, 1990

Epstein NE: Further minification of Taylor retractor for lumbar surgery: a technical note.

Spine, 15(1): 54, 1990

Epstein NE, Blanck R, Epstein JA: Problems in the diagnosis of coexisting cervical

spondylotic myelopathy in the presence of multiple sclerosis: Report of 5 cases. Neuro-

Orthopedics Springer-Verlag), 10: 15-26, 1990

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Epstein NE, Syrquin M, Epstein JA, Decker RE: Intradural disc herniations in the

cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine: Report of three cases and review of the literature. J

Spinal Disord, 3(4): 396-403, 1990

Epstein NE: Surgically confirmed cauda equina and nerve root injury following

percutaneous discectomy at an outside institution: A case report. J Spinal Disord, 3(4):

380 -383, 1990

Epstein NE, Hollingsworth R, Black K, Farmer P: Fungal brain abscesses

(Aspergillosis/Mucormycosis) in two immunosuppressed patients. Surg Neurol, 35:

286-289.1991.

Epstein NE, Epstein JA: Limbus lumbar vertebral fractures in 27 adolescents and adults.

Spine 16(8): 962-966, 1991

Epstein NE: Lumbar surgery for 56 limbus fractures emphasizing non -calcified Type III

lesions.Spine, 17 (12): 1489-1496, 1992

Epstein NE: Diagnosis and surgical management of ossification of the posterior

longitudinal ligament. Contemporary Neurosurgery, 22: 1-6, 1992

Epstein NE: Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: diagnosis and surgical

management. Neurosurgical Quarterly, 2(3): 223-241, 1992

Epstein NE, Danto J, Nardi D: Evaluation of intraoperative somatosensory evoked

potential (SSEP) monitoring during 100 cervical operations. Spine, 18(6): 737-747,

1993

Epstein NE, Hollingsworth R: Synovial cyst of the cervical spine: Case report. J Spinal

Disord, 6 (2): 182-185, 1993

Epstein NE: The surgical management of ossification of the posterior longitudinal

ligament in51 patients. J Spinal Disord, 6(5): 432-454, 1993


ligament in43 North Americans. Spine, 9(6): 664 - 672, 1994

Epstein NE: Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in evolution in 12

patients. Spine,19(6): 673-681, 1994

Epstein NE, Hollingsworth R, Carras R: Acute paraplegia due to ossification of the

yellow ligament (OYL) in the thoracic spine: A case report. Neuro-Orthopedics, 16:

91-93, 1994

Epstein NE, Schwall G: Thoracic spinal stenosis: diagnostic and treatment

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challenges. J Spinal Disord, 7(3): 259-269, 1994

Epstein NE: Nerve root complications of percutaneous laser assisted diskectomy

performed at outside institutions: A technical report. J Spinal Disord, 7(6): 510-

512, 1994

Epstein NE: Review article: different surgical approaches to far lateral lumbar disc

herniations. J. Spinal Disord, 8(5): 383-394, 1995

Epstein NE, Silvergleide R: Magnetic resonance angiographic diagnosis of ectatic

vertebral artery. J Spinal Disord, 8(4): 308-310, 1995

Epstein NE, Epstein JA: The surgical management of lumbar foraminal and far lateral

herniated discs complicated by vertebral limbus fractures. Neuro-Orthopedics

(Springer-Verlag), 17/18:173-178, 1995

Epstein NE: Evaluation of varied surgical approaches used in the management of 170 far

lateral lumbar disc herniations: Indications and results. J Neurosurg, 83: 648-656, 1995

Epstein NE, Silvergleide R, Berenstein A: Preoperative embolizaton of exophytic L4

vertebral hemangioma. J Spinal Disord, 8(4): 308-310, 1995

Epstein NE: Clinical Opinion: Thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal

ligament, ossification of the yellow ligament from T9-T12, with superimposed acute

T10-T11 disc herniation: Controversies in surgical management. J Spinal Disord, 9(5):

466-450, 1996

Epstein NE: Advanced cervical spondylosis with ossification into the posterior

longitudinal ligament and resultant neurologic sequelae. J Spinal Disord, 9(6): 477-

484, 1996

Epstein NE: Somatosensory evoked potential monitoring (SSEPs) in 173 cervical

operations. Neuro-Orthopedics (Spring-Verlag), 20: 2-21, 1996

Epstein NE: Vertebral body fractures following extensive anterior cervical surgical

proceduresfor ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. Neuro-Orthopedics

(Springer-Verlag), 21:1-11, 1997

Epstein NE: Clinical Opinion: Resection of massive retroperitoneal tumor extending into

L5vertebral body: Controversies in surgical management. J Spinal Disord, 10(2): 176-

181, 1997

Epstein NE, Hood DC: A comparison of surgeon’s assessment to patient’s self analysis

(Short Form 36) after far lateral lumbar disc surgery: An outcome study. Spine, 22(20):

2422-2428, 1997

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Epstein NE: Surgical management of lumbar stenosis: decompression and indications for

fusion. Neurosurg Focus 3(2): Article 1: 1-14, August 1997

Epstein NE: Clinical Controversy: lumbar spinal stenosis. Surgical Neurology, 50:3-10,

1998

Epstein NE: Evaluation and treatment of clinical instability associated with

pseudarthrosis after anterior cervical surgery for ossification of the posterior

longitudinal ligament. Surg Neurol, 49(3): 246-252, 1998

Epstein NE: Decompression in the surgical management of degenerative

spondylolisthesis:Advantages of a conservative approach in 290 patients. J Spinal

Disord, 11(2): 116-122, 1998

Epstein NE: Complications following surgical procedures of ossification of the posterior

longitudinal ligament in the cervical spine warranting additional surgical correction.

Neuro Orthopedics, 22: 85-97, 1998

Epstein NE: Circumferential surgery for the management of ossification of the posterior

longitudinal ligament. J Spinal Disord, 11(3): 200-207, 1998

Epstein NE: Primary fusion for the management of “unstable” degenerative

spondylolisthesis. Neuro - Orthopedics (Spinger-Verlag), 23:45-52,1998

Epstein NE: Ossification of the yellow (OYL) ligament and spondylosis and or

ossification of the posterior longitudinal (OPLL) ligament of the thoracic and lumbar

spine. J Spinal Disord 12(3): 250-256, 1999

Epstein NE: Laser assisted diskectomy performed by an internist resulting in cauda

equina syndrome: Technical note. J Spinal Disord, 12(1): 77-79, 1999

Epstein NE, Hollingsworth R: Ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament (OALL)

contributing to dysphagia: A case report. J Neurosurg: (Spine 2): 90:261-263, 1999

Epstein NE: Laminectomy with posterior wiring and fusion for cervical OPLL,

spondylosis, OYL, stenosis, and instability: A study of 5 patients. J Spinal Disord 12:

461-466, 1999

Epstein NE: Circumferential surgery for spondylostenosis with kyphosis in two

patients with athetoid cerebral palsy. Surgical Neurology 52: 339-44, 1999

Epstein NE: Anterior cervical micro-dural repair of cerebrospinal fluid fistula after

surgery for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: Technical Note.

Surgical Neurology 52: 511-14, 1999

Epstein NE: Circumferential cervical surgery for spondylostenosis with kyphosis in

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two patients with athetoid cerebral palsy. Surg Neurol. 1999 Oct;52(4):339-44.

Epstein NE: The value of anterior cervical plating in preventing vertebral fracture and

graft extrusion following multilevel anterior cervical corpectomy with posterior

wiring/fusion: Indications, results, and complications. J Spinal Disord 13 (1): 9-15,

2000

Epstein NE: Anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion without plate instrumentation in

178 patients. J Spinal Disord 13: 1-8, 2000

Epstein NE: The management of 1 level anterior cervical corpectomy with fusion

employing Atlantis hybrid plates: preliminary experience. J Spinal Disord 13(4): 324-

328, 2000

Epstein NE: Simultaneous cervical diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and

ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament resulting in dysphagia or myelopathy

in two geriatric North Americans. Surgical Neurology 53(5): 427-31, 2000

Epstein NE: Identification of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

extending through the dura on preoperative CT examination of the cervical spine.

Spine, 26(2): 182-186, 2001

Epstein NE: From Postsurgical Imaging. Marked Superior and Inferior Migration of a

DynamicPlate After Multilevel Anterior Corpectomy and Fusion with Posterior Wiring.

Spine J. 1(3): 226, 2001

Epstein NE: Anterior Approaches To Cervical Spondylosis and OPLL: Review of

Operative Technique and Assessment of 65 Multilevel Circumferential

Procedures. Surgical Neurol, 55(6): 313-324, 2001

Epstein NE: Reoperation Rates For Acute Graft Extrusion and Pseudarthrosis Following

One Level Anterior Corpectomy and Fusion With and Without Plate Instrumentation:

Etiology and Corrective Management. Surgical Neurology 56: 73-81, 2001

Epstein NE: From Postsurgical Imaging: Marked superior and inferior migration of

a dynamic plate after multilevel anterior corpectomy and fusion with posterior

wiring. The Spine Journal 1: 226, 2001

Epstein NE: The faces of spine care: 1. From the Imaging Department.The Spine J.

Jan- Feb;1(1):77, 2001

Epstein NE, Hollingsworth R, Nardi D, Singer J: Can airway complications following

multilevel anterior cervical surgery be avoided? J Neurosurg (Spine 2) 94: 185-188,

2001

Epstein NE: Technical Note: Unilateral posterior resection of cervical disc and

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spondylostenosis with contralateral fusion for instability. Surgical Neurology 56: 256-

258, 2001

Epstein, NE: In-Vitro Characteristics of Cultured Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

Tissue, Spine 27(1): 56-58, 2002

Epstein NE: A comparative analysis of plate/graft failure with correction following

circumferential cervical spinal surgery, Spinal Surgery 16(1): 1-8, 2002

Epstein NE, Silvergleide RS, Black K. Computed Tomography (CT) validating bony

ingrowth into fibula strut allograft: A criteron for fusion, The Spine Journal, 2:

129-133, 2002

Epstein NE: A review of laminoforaminotomy for the management of lateral and

formainal cervical disc herniations or spurs. Surgical Neurology 57(4): 226, 2002

Epstein NE: Posterior approaches in the management of cervical spondylosis and

ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.” Surgical Neurology, 58: 194-

207, 2002

Epstein NE: Anterior dynamic plates in complex cervical reconstructive surgeries.

Journal of Spinal Disorders, 15(3): 221-227, 2002

Epstein NE: Foraminal and far lateral disc herniations: Surgical alternatives and

outcome measures. Spinal Cord 40: 491-500, 2002

Epstein NE: It’s easier to confuse a jury than convince a judge: the crisis in medical

Malpractice. Spine 27(22): 2425-2430, 2002

Epstein NE, Dickerman RD: Delayed iliac crest autograft fractures following plated

single level anterior corpectomy with fusion. J Spinal Disord 15(5): 420-424,

2002

Epstein NE: Can recurrent pain be a signal of delayed autograft strut fracture

Following anterior cervical surgery? A radiographic correlation. Spinal Surgery

(Japan) 16(3): 197-205, 2002

Epstein NE: Review article: diagnosis and surgical management of cervical

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, The Spine Journal 2: 436-

449, 2002

Epstein NE: Cervical laminectomy with or without posterior wiring and fusion or

laminoplasty for the management of spondylostenosis and ossification of the

posterior longitudinal ligament, Surgical Neurology, 58 (3-4): 194-208, 2002

Epstein NE: Ossification of the cervical posterior longitudinal ligament: A review.

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Neurosurgical Focus 13(2): 1-10, 2002

Epstein NE: Anterior cervical dynamic ABC plating with single level corpectomy

and fusion in 42 patients. Spinal Cord, 41: 153-158, 2003

Epstein NE: An analysis of combined Inductive-Conductive Matrix and autologous

bone graft in 61 posterior cervical fusions. Spinal Surgery 17(1): 1-6, 2003

Epstein NE: Fixed versus dynamic plate complications following multilevel anterior

cervical corpectomy and fusion with posterior stabilization. Spinal Cord 41:

379-84, 2003

Epstein NE, Silvergleide RS: Documenting fusion following anterior cervical

surgery: A comparison of roentgenogram versus two-dimensional computed

tomographic findings. J Spinal Disorders & Tech 16(3): 243-7, 2003

Epstein NE: Laminectomy for cervical myelopathy. Spinal Cord 41; 317-327, 2003

Epstein NE: Posterior cervical fusion failure in three morbidly obese patients

Following circumferential surgery. Surgical Neurology, 60 (3):205-210, 2003

Epstein NE: Does donor site reconstruction affect postoperative pain following

single level anterior corpectomy with fusion? J Spinal Disord Tech 16(1):20-26,

2003

Epstein NE: From the Neurointerventional Lab. Intraoperative Cervical Vertebral

Artery Injury Treated by Tamponade and Endovascular Coiling. The Spine J.

2003 Sep-Oct;3(5):404-5.

Epstein NE: Circumferential cervical surgery for Ossification of the Posterior

Longitudinal Ligament: A Multianalytic outcome study. Spine, 29 (12):1340-

1345, 2004

Epstein NE: Lumbar Laminectomy for the Resection of Synovial Cysts and

Coexisting Lumbar Spinal Stenosis or Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: An

Outcome Study. Spine 29(9):1049-55, 2004

Epstein NE, Peller A, Boutros A, DeCrosta D, Schmigelski C, Greco J. "Bloodless"

Lumbar Decompressions with Instrumented Fusions: A Preliminary Report of 14

Cases. Winthrop University Hospital Medical Journal, 2004

Epstein NE: Lumbar Synovial Cysts: a review of diagnosis, surgical management,

and outcome assessment. J Spinal Disord Tech.17(4):321-5, 2004

Epstein NE. Faces of Spine Care: Case Study: Subdural Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula:

A Late Sequela Following lumbar Laminectomy and Instrumented Fusion. The

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Spine Journal (in press 2004)

Epstein NE. Posterior Cervical Fusion Utilizing A Modified “Screwless” Vertex

System A Preliminary Report in 8 Patients. Spinal Surgery; 18(2): 63-70, 2004

Epstein NE: Familial Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Found in

4 North American Families. Spinal Surgery; 18(2): 58-62, 2004

Epstein NE, Peller A, Koreff J, DeCrosta D, Boutros A, Schmigelski, C, Greco J:

Normovolemic Hemodilution: An Effective Method for Limiting Postoperative

Transfusion Following Complex Lumbar Spinal Decompression with

Instrumented Fusion. Spinal Surgery 18(3):179-188, 2004

Epstein NE: Review Article/Lumbar Synoval Cysts, A Review of Diagnosis,

Surgical Management, and Outcome Assessment. J Spinal Disorder Tech, Vol

17(4):321-325, August, 2004

Epstein NE, Drexler S. Schneider J. Clear Cell Meningioma of the Cauda Equina in

an adult. A Case Report and Literature Review. J Spinal Disord and Tech. 18(6);

539-43, 2005.

Epstein NE. Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Neurosurgery:

A Review of the Risks and Benefits of Prophylaxis. Spinal Surgery 19(1):1-9.

2005.

Epstein NE. From Advanced I Services. Where the Source of Postoperative

Headache and Radiculopathy is Revealed. The Spine Journal ; 2(3): 249-55,

2005

Epstein NE: From Advanced Imaging. When Epidural Fat is More than Just Epidural

Fat. Spine J.5(3): 352-3, 2005

Epstein NE: Efficacy of Combined Beta Tricalcium Phosphate and MacroPore Sheet

in Anterior Iliac Crest Reconstruction. Spinal Surgery 19(2):103-108, 2005.

Epstein NE: Complications and Outcome in Dynamic Plated Single Level Anterior

Corpectomy and Fusion Including Two Level Complete Diskectomies. Spinal

Surgery 19 (3): 201-210, 2005

Epstein NE: “Focal” Laminectomy with Posterior Cervical Fusion. Winthrop

University Hospital Medical Journal. 27: 433-5, 2005

Epstein NE: Fusion Rates and SF-36 Outcomes Following Multilevel Laminectomy

and Non-instrumented Lumbar Fusions Utilizing Lamina Autograft and

Demineralized Bone Matrix in a Predominantly Geriatric Population. Spinal

Surgery 2005: [in press]

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Epstein NE: A Review Article on the Risks and Benefits of Differing Prophylaxis

Regimens for the Treatment of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary

Embolism in Neurosurgery. Surgical Neurol 64(4): 295-301, 2005

Epstein, NE. Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Stocking Prophylaxis Against

Deep Venous Thrombosis in Anterior Cervical Surgery: A Prospective Efficacy

Study in 200 Patients and Literature Review. Spine 15: 30(22): 2538-43, 2005

Epstein NE. Dynamic Anterior Cervical Plates for Multilevel Anterior Corpectomy

and Fusion With Simultaneous Posterior Wiring and Fusion: Efficacy and

Outcomes. Spinal Cord 44[7]:432-9, 2006

Epstein NE: Efficacy of Pneumatic Compression Stocking Prophylaxis in The

Prevention of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Following 139

Lumbar Laminectomies with Instrumented Fusions. Journal Spinal Disord Tech

19(1): 28-31, 2006

Epstein NE: What Fuses When Dymaic X-rays Document Stability Following

Posterior Cervical Fusion? Spinal Surgery 20: 1-8, 2006

Epstein NE. Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filter Emoblizes to Right

Ventricle/Pulmonary Outflow Tract. The Spine Journal 6(1): 94-5, 2006.

Epstein NE, Peller A, Korsh J, DeCrosta D, Boutros A, Schmigelski, C, Greco J:

Impact of Intraoperative Normovolemic Hemodilution on Transfusion

Requirements for 68 Patients Undergoing Lumbar Laminectomies with

Instrumented Posterolateral Fusion. Spine 31(19); 2227-30, 2006.

Epstein NE: A Preliminary Study of the Efficacy of Beta Tricalcium Phosphate as a

Bone Expander for Instrumented Posterolateral Lumbar Fusions. J Spinal Disord

Tech 19(6):424-9, 2006.

Epstein NE. The Surgical Management of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal

Ligament. Spinal Cord. 44: 432-439, 2006.

Epstein NE: Short Form-36 (SF-36) Outcomes Following Focal 1 and 2-Level

Cervical Laminectomy With Multilevel Instrumented Fusion, Surg Neurol 66(3):

264-8, 2006.

Epstein NE: Non-instrumented posterolateral lumbar fusions utilizing combined

lamina autograft and Beta Tricalcium Phosphate in a predominantly geriatric

population: An outcome assessment. Spinal Surgery 2006; 20(4): 219-231.

Epstein NE: Bone void filler in posterior iliac crest reconstruction and to

supplement intertransverse process fusion. Spine J 2006; 6(5): 600-2.

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Epstein NE. An Artificial Bone Substitute [Beta Tricalcium Phosphate] Utilized As

A Bone Void Filler or Supplement in Lumbar Fusions. Winthrop University

Hospital Medical Journal 2006; 28: 469-472.

Epstein NE: Comparison of Beta Tricalcium Phosphate Versus Demineralized Bone

Matrix in Supplementing Iliac Crest Autograft for Posterior Cervical Fusion,

Spinal Surgery [Japan] (in press 2006)

Epstein NE: SF-36 Outcomes and Fusion Rates Following Multilevel

Laminectomies and 1-2 Level Instrumented Posterolateral Fusions Utilizing

Lamina Autograft and Demineralized Bone Matrix. Journal Spinal Disord Tech

2007; 20(2): 139-45.

Epstein NE: Complication Avoidance in 116 Dynamic-Plated Single Level Anterior

Corpectomy and Fusion. Journal Spinal Disorders Tech 2007; 20(5): 347-351.

Epstein NE: The Frequency and Etiology of Intraoperative Dural Tears in 110

Predominantly Geriatric Patients Undergoing Multilevel Laminectomy with

Non-Instrumented Fusion. J Spinal Disord Tech 2007; 20(5): 380-6.

Epstein NE: Technical Note: Do Silver Impregnated Dressings Limit Infections

Following Lumbar Laminectomy with Instrumented Fusion? Surg Neurol 2007;

68(5): 483-5.

Epstein NE: Single Level Anterior Corpectomy and Fusion for Five Morbidly Obese

Patients: Is Simultaneous Fusion and Halo Fixation Necessary? Spinal Surgery:

2007; 21:67-72

Epstein NE: Dynamic Plating for Single Level Anterior Diskectomy/Fusion: A

Study Comparing Morbidity with Single Level Anterior Corpectomy/Fusion.

Spinal Surgery 2007; 21:91-100.

Epstein NE: A Review Article on CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Spinal

Lesions. Spinal Surgery 2007; 21: 83-89.

Epstein NE: Patients with “Lumbar Stenosis” and Unrecognized Distal Thoracic

Cord Compression. Spinal Surgery 2007; 21: 101-105.

Epstein NE: Enhanced T1-weighted magnetic resonance changes in L4-L5 lumbar

lesion after CyberKnife radiosurgery for schwannomatosis. The Spine J. 2008

Sep-Oct; 8(5): 853-4.

Epstein NE: Review Article: Efficacy of Different Bone Volume Expanders for

Augmenting Lumbar Fusions Review Article. Surg Neurol 2008; 69(1):16-9.

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Epstein NE: Fusion rates and SF-36 outcomes after multilevel laminectomy and

Non- instrumented lumbar fusion in a predominantly geriatric population. J

Spinal Disord Tech 2008; May; 21(3): 159-64.

Epstein NE: Special topics: How often is minimally invasive minimally effective:

What are the complication rates for minimally invasive surgery? Surg Neurol ]

2008; 70 [4]: 386-8.

Epstein NE: An Argument for Traditional Posterior Cervical Fusion Techniques:

Evidence From 35 Cases. Surg Neurol 2008; 70(1): 45-51.

Epstein NE: Faces of Spine Care: Enhanced T1-weighted magnetic resonance

changes in L4-L5 lesion after CyberKnife radiosurgery for schwannomatosis.

Spine J 2008; 8(5): 853-4.

Epstein NE: Bloodless Spinal Surgery: A review of the Normovolemic

Hemodilution technique. Surg Neurol 2008; 70(6): 614-8.

Epstein NE: An Analysis of Non-instrumented Posterolateral Lumbar Fusions In

Predominantly Elderly Patients Utilizing Lamina Autograft and Beta Tricalcium

Phosphate. The Spine Journal 2008; 8(6): 882-7.

Epstein NE, Silvergleid RS, Hollingsworth R. Increased Postoperative Cervical

Myelopathy and Cord Compression Due to Gelfoam. The Spine Journal 2009;

9(2): 19-21.

Epstein NE. X-Stop: Foot Drop: A Case Report. The Spine Journal 2009; 9(5): e6-9.

Epstein NE. Minimally Invasive/Endoscopic vs. "Open" Posterior Cervical

Laminoforaminotomy: Do the Risks Outweigh the Benefits? Surgical Neurology

2009; 71(3): 330-1.

Epstein NE. Wound-Peritoneal Shunts: Part of the Complex Management of

Anterior Dural Lacerations In Patients with Ossification of the Posterior

Longitudinal Ligament [OPLL]. Surgical Neurology 2009; 72(96): 630-4.

Epstein NE: Beta TriCalcium Phosphate: Beta TriCalcium Phosphate: Observation

of Use in 100 Posterolateral Lumbar Instrumented Fusions. The Spine Journal

2009; 9(8): 630-8.

Epstein NE: A Medico-Legal Review of Cases Involving Quadriplegia Following

Cervical Spine Surgery: Is There an Argument for a No-Fault Compensation

System? Surgical Neurology Int 2010; Apr 7: 1: 3

Epstein, NE: Commentary" Computed tomography [CT] guided vertebroplasty

using a stereotactic guidance system [stereo-guide]. Surgical Neurology Int.

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2010; 1: 10.

Epstein NE: Topics in Clinical Practice: Dural Repair with Four Spinal Sealants:

Focused Review of the Manufacturer's Inserts and the Current Literature. The

Spine Journal 2010; 10(12): 1065-8.

Epstein NE: Dural repair with four spinal sealants: focused review of the

manufacturers' inserts and the current literature. Spine J 2010; 10(12); 1065-8.

Epstein NE: A review of medicolegal malpractice suits involving cervical spine:

What can we learn or change? J Spinal Disorders Techniques 2011; 24(1): 15-9.

Epstein NE: Efficacy and Outcomes of Dynamic-Plated 1-Level Anterior

Diskectomy/Fusion with Additional Analysis of Comparative Costs. Surgical

Neurology Int. 2: 9, 2011

Epstein NE: Commentary: Pros, Cons, and Costs for INFUSE in Spinal Surgery.

Surgical Neurology Int. 2011; 2: 10.

Epstein NE: Efficacy of Posterior Cervical Fusion Utilizing Iliac Autograft and

Beta TriCalcium Phosphate. Surgical Neurology Int 2011; 2: 15.

Epstein NE, Schwall GS, Reillly T, Insinna T, Bahnken A, Hood, DC: The Incidence

and Cost of Devices Explanted During Single-Level Anterior

Diskectomy/Fusions. Surgical Neurology Int 2011; 2: 23.

Epstein NE: Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Measures to Further

Reduce Spinal Infections. Surgical Neurology Int. 2011; 2:17.

Epstein NE, Schwall GS, Reillly T, Insinna T, Bahnken A, Hood DC: Surgeon’s

Choices, and The Choice of Surgeons, Affect the Total Hospital Charges for

Single-level Anterior Cervical Surgery. Spine. 2011; 36(11); 905-9.

Epstein NE: Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosed on Computed Tomography Contrast

Angiography [CTA] Despite Negative Venous Doppler Ultrasound Following

Spinal Surgery. J Spinal Disord Tech 2011; 24(6): 358-362.

Epstein NE, Schwall, GS: Commentary: Costs and Frequency of "Off-Label" Use of

INFUSE for Spinal Fusions at One Institution in 2010. Surgical Neurology Int

2011; 2: 115.

Epstein NE, Hood DC. " Unnecessary" Spinal Surgery: A prospective one-year

study of one surgeon’s experience. Surgical Neurology Int 2011, 2: 83.

Epstein NE: Lumbar Discal Cyst Causing Bilateral Radiculopathy:Reviewer's

Commentary. Hyung-Jun K, Dae-Yong K, Tae-Ho K, Ho-Sang P, Jae-Sung K, Jae-

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Won J, Jung-Kil L. Lumbar discal cyst causing bilateral radiculopathy. Surg

Neurol Int 2011;2:21

Epstein NE: Commentary: Cost effectiveness of multi-level hemilaminectomy for l

lumbar stenosis-associated radiculopathy. The Spine Journal 2011; 712-714.

Epstein NE, Schwall GS, Hood DC: Blog Response Regarding Article: Surgeons

Choices, and the Choice of Surgeons, Affect Total Hospital Charges for Single

Level Anterior Cervical Surgery. Spine 36(11):905-9.

Epstein NE: Review Article: Spine Surgery in Geriatric Patients: Sometimes

Unnecessary, Too Much, or Too Little. Surg Neurol Int. 2011;2:188.

Epstein NE: Epstein responds. Spine J 2011;11(10): 983-4.

Epstein NE, Schwall GS, Hood DC: Reducing the costs and frequencies of

explantation associated with single-level anterior diskectomy and fusion at a

single institution. Spine 2012; 37(5):414-7.

Epstein NE: Commentary: A Review of Interspinous Devices: High

Complication/Reoperation Rates and Costs with Poor Outcomes. Surg Neurol Int.

2012; 3:7.

Epstein NE: Blog Regarding: Reducing the Cost and Frequency of Explantations

Associated with Single-Level Anterior Diskectomy and Fusion at a Single

Institution Through Education. Spine 2012. March.

Epstein NE: Review Article: The Diagnosis and Management of Synovial Cysts:

Efficacy of Surgery Versus Cyst Aspiration. Surg Neurol Int Spine 2012;

Supplement 3: Vol 3: S157-S166.

Epstein NE: Review Article: Iliac Crest Autograft Versus Alternative Constructs

For Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: Pros, Cons, and Costs. Surg Neurol Int

Spine 2012;Supplement 3: Vol 3: S143-S156.

Epstein NE: Editorial: Multiple Operations on the Same Patient: MOSP. Surg

Neurol Int Spine 2012; Supplement 3: Vol 3: S242.

Epstein NE: Editorial: Consequences and Potential Problems of Operating Room

Outbursts and Temper Tantrums by Surgeons. Surg Neurol Int Spine 2012;

Supplement 3: Vol 3: S173.

Epstein NE: Handbook of Spine Surgery, Surgical Neurology International 2012;

3: 8.

McGuinness, J, Persaud-Roberts S, Marra S, Toscano D, Pilicastro L, Epstein NE:

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Technical Note: How to Reduce Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers (HAPUs) on a

Neuroscience Unit with a Skin and Wound Assessment Team (SWAT) Surg

Neurol Int Spine 2012; 3: 138.

Epstein NE: Editorial: Are Morbidity and Mortality Conferences DNR

(Do Not Resuscitate) Or Can They Be Revived? Surgical Neurology Int Spine

2012;3:114.

Epstein NE: Commentary on "The Value of “Another” Opinion for Spinal Surgery:

A prospective 14 month study of one surgeon’s experience. Surg Neuorl Int.

Spine 2012; 3(Suppl5): S350-S354.

Epstein NE: How Much Medicine Do Spine Surgeons Need to Know To Better Select

and Care for Patients? Surg Neurol Int. Spine Supplement 2012;3(Suppl 5):S329-49

Epstein NE: Review: Morbidity Mortality Conferences: Their Educational Role and

Why We Should Be There. Surg Neurol Int. Spine Supplement 2012;3(Suppl

5):S377-88.

Epstein NE: Editorial: Commentary on Research of Bone Morphogenetic Protein

Discussed in Review Article: Genetic Advances in the Regeneration of the

Intervertebral Disc. Surgical Neurology International Spine Supplement, 2013; 4

(Suppl 2): S106-108.

Epstein NE: The Risks of Epidural and Transforaminal Steroid Injections in the

Spine: Commentary and a Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Surgical

Neurology International Spine Supplement 2013; 4 (Suppl 2): S274-93.

Epstein NE: A review article on the diagnosis and treatment of cerebrospinal fluid

fistulas and dural tears occurring during spinal surgery. .Surgical Neurology

International Spine Supplement, 2013; 4(Suppl 5): S301-S17

Epstein NE: Editorial: When Does A Spinal Surgeon Need A Plastic Surgeon?

Surgical Neurology International Spine Supplement 2013; 4 (Suppl 5): S299-

300.

Epstein NE, Forte CL: Medicolegal Corner: Quadriplegia Following Chiropractic

Manipulation. Surgical Neurology International Spine Supplement, 2013;

(Suppl 5); S327-9.

Epstein NE : Review Article: Complications Due to the Use of BMP/INFUSE in

Spine Surgery: The Evidence Continues to Mount. Surgical Neurology

International Spine Supplement, 2013; 4 (Suppl 5); S343-52.

Stecker M, Epstein NE, Stecker M. Analysis of Inter-Provider Conflicts Among

Healthcare Providers. Surgical Neurology International, 2013; 4 (Suppl

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24163783

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24163783

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5):S375-82.

Epstein NE: Are Recommended Spine Operations Either Unnecessary or Too

Complex? Evidence From Second Opinions. Surgical Neurology International

Spine, 2013; 4(Suppl 5):S353-8.

Epstein NE: Editorial Regarding Analysis of Inter-Provider Conflicts Among

Healthcare Providers. Surgical Neurology International Spine, 2013; Suppl 5

(Vol. 4); S375-S382.

Epstein NE: An Editorial on Review Article: The Need to Add Motor Evoked

Potential Monitoring to Somatosensory and Electromyographic Monitoring In

Cervical Spine Surgery. Surgical Neurology International Spine, 2013; Suppl 5

(Vol.4):S383-91.

Epstein NE, Gottesman, M, Silvergleid R: Editorial: Few Patients with

Neurodegenerative Disorders Require Spinal Surgery. Surgical Neurology

International Spine, 2014. Suppl 3 (Vol 5); S81-87.

Epstein NE: Collective Commentaries Regarding Two Articles Disputing Value of

Cervical Disc Arthroplasty vs. Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion, Surgical

Neurology International Spine, 2014. Suppl 3 (Vol 5); S79-80.

Epstein NE: What You Need to Know About Ossification of the Posterior

Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL) To Optimize Cervical Spine Surgery: A Review.

Surgical Neurology International Spine, 2014; Suppl 3 (Vol. 5); S93-118.

Epstein NE: Medicolegal Corner: When Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery

Leads to Paraplegia. Surgical Neurology International Spine, 2014 Suppl 3(Vol.

5): S55-58.

Epstein NE: Editorial: Cervical Surgery for Ossification of the Posterior

Longitudinal Ligament: One Spine Surgeon’s Perspective. Surgical Neurology

International Spine 2014. Suppl 3 (Vol. 5): S88-92.

Epstein NE: A Review Article On the Benefits of Early Mobilization Following

Spine and Other Medical/Surgical Procedures. Surgical Neurology International

Spine, 2014; Suppl 3 (Vol. 5); S66-73.

Epstein NE: Response to a Letter to the Editor Regarding The Article:

The risks of epidural and transforaminal steroid injections in the spine:

Commentary and a comprehensive review of the literature. Manchikanti L, Kaye

AD, Hirsch JA. RE: The risks of epidural and transforaminal steroid injections in

the spine: Commentary and a comprehensive review of the literature. Surg Neurol

Int 2014;5:38

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Epstein NE: Hemostasis and Other Benefits of Fibrin Sealants/Glues in Spine

Surgery Beyond CSF Leak Repairs. Surgical Neurology International Spine, 2014;

Suppl 7 (Vol 5); S304-14

Epstein NE: Editorial on Paper "Bilateral neurological deficits following unilateral

minimally invasive TLIF: a review of 4 patients". Nixon AT, Smith ZA, Lawton

CD, Wong AP, Dahdaleh NS, Koht A, Fessler RG. Bilateral neurological deficits

following unilateral minimally invasive TLIF: A review of four patients. Surg

Neurol Int 2014;5, Suppl S7:317-24

Epstein NE: Response to Letter to the editor: The value of neuromonitoring in

cervical spine surgery. Harel R, Knoller N, Regev G, Anekstein Y, Zaaroor M,

Leitner J, Itshayek E, Steinmetz MP, Mroz TE, Krishnaney A, Schlenk RS, Bell

GR, Kalfas IH, Benzel EC. The value of neuromonitoring in cervical spine

surgery. Surg Neurol Int 2014;5:120.

Epstein NE: Multidisciplinary In-Hospital Teams Improve Patient Outcomes: A

Review. Surgical Neurology International Spine, 2014. Suppl 7 (Vol 5); S295-

303

Epstein NE: Tisseel Utilized as Hemostatic in Spine Surgery Impacts Time to Drain

Removal and Length of Stay. Surgical Neurology International Spine, 2014;

Suppl 7 (Vol 5); S354-361

Epstein NE: Commentary: Unnecessary Preoperative Epidural Steroid Injections

(ESI) Lead to Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks Confirmed During Spinal Stenosis

Surgery. Surgical Neurology International Spine, 2014. Suppl 7 (Vol 5); S325-

328

Epstein NE; Commentary on Communication Editorial The Lost Art of Inter-

Provider Communication. Stecker M. The lost art of inter-provider

communication. Surg Neurol Int [serial online] 2014;5:289-90.

Epstein NE: Intraoperative Neuro-Monitoring Corner; Editorial: The Need for

Preoperative SEP and MEP Baselines In Spinal Surgery: Why Can't We and Our

Monitoring Colleagues Get This Right? Surgical Neurology International Spine

Supplement, 2014; 5: 548.

Epstein NE: Commentary: Bone Morphogenetic Protein’s (BMP) Contribute to

Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH): Should This Raise Concern for Patients

Undergoing Spinal Fusions with BMP? Surgical Neurology International Spine

Supplement 2014; 5: 570.

Epstein NE: Basic Science and Spine Literature Document Bone Morphogenetic

Protein Increases Cancer Risk. Surgical Neurology International Spine

Supplement, 2014; 5: 552.

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Epstein NE: Commentary: Utility of the O-Arm in Spinal Surgery. Surgical

Neurology International Spine Supplement, 2015; 5: 517.

Epstein NE, Roberts R, Collins J: Operative Costs, Reasons for Operative Waste,

and Vendor Credit Replacement in Spinal Surgery. Surgical Neurology

International Spine Supplement, 2015;4(6):S186-S189.

Epstein NE, Hollingsworth, RD: Diagnosis and Management of Traumatic Cervical

Central Spinal Cord Injury: A Review. Surgical Neurology International Spine

Supplement, 2015; 4(6):S140-S153.

Epstein NE, Hollingsworth, RD: C5 Nerve Root Palsies Following Cervical Spine

Surgery: A Review. Surgical Neurology International Spine Supplement, 2015;

4(6);S154-163.

Epstein NE. Preliminary Documentation of the Comparable Efficacy of Vitoss vs.

NanOss Bioactive as Bone Graft Expanders for Posterior Cervical Fusion. Surgical

Neurology International Spine Supplementm 2015; 4(6):S164-S171.

Epstein NE. Tisseel Does Not Reduce Postoperative Drainage, Length of Stay, and

Transfusion Requirements for Lumbar Laminectomy With Non-Instrumented

Fusion Versus Laminectomy Alone. Surgical Neurology International Spine

Supplement, 2015; 4(6): S172-176.

Epstein NE: Preliminary Study Showing Safety/Efficacy of NanOss Bioactive

Versus Vitoss as Bone Graft Expanders for Lumbar Non-Instrumented Fusions.

Surgical Neurology International Spine Supplement, 2015;6(Suppl 10):S318-22.

Epstein NE: Editorial: Spinal Surgeons Need to Read Patients’ Studies to Avoid

Missing Pathology. Surgical Neurology International Spine Suppllement, 2015;6

(Suppl 10):S313-7.

Epstein NE: Commentary on Article: Laminoplasty versus laminectomy and fusion

for multilevel cervical myelopathy: a meta-analysis of clinical and radiologiclal

outcomes by Chang-Hyun Lee et al. Surgical Neurology International Spine

Supplement, 2015; 6(14); S379-S382.

Epstein NE. Editorial: Unnecessary Multiple Epidural Steroid Injections Delay

Surgery for Massive Lumbar Disc:Case Discussion and Review. Surgical

Neurology International Spine Supplement, 2015; 6(14):S383-S387.

Epstein NE: Incidence and Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistulas in 336

Multilevel Laminectomies with Non-Instrumented Fusions. Surgical Neurology

International, 2015; 6(14): S463-S468.

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Epstein NE: Prophylactic Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement Prior to Lumbar

Surgery in Morbidly Obese Patients: 2-Case Study and Literature Review.

Surgical Neurology International Spine Supplement, 2015.6(19):S469-S474.

Epstein NE: Commentary on effect of steroid use in anterior cervical discectomy

and fusion; a randomized controlled trial by Shiveindra B et al. (Journal of

Neurosurgery Spine (23: 137-143, 2015). Surgical Neurology International , 2015;

6(19): S508-S511.

Epstein NE: Timing and Prognosis of Surgery for Spinal Epidural Abscess (SEA): A

Review. Surgical Neurology International, 2015; 6(19): S475-S486/

Epstein NE: Editorial: What Are We Waiting For? An Argument for Early Surgery

for Spinal Epidural Abscesses (SEA). Surgical Neurology Internationalm 2015; 8;

6(Suppl 19):S504-S507.

Epstein NE: Open Laminoforaminotomy; A Lost Art? Surgical Neurology

International, 2015(Suppl 24): S600-7.

Epstein NE: Adjacent Level Disease Following Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Review.

Surgical Neurology International, 2015; 6(Suppl 24):S591-9.

Epstein NE: Spinal Surgeons need to read patients' studies to avoid missing

pathology. Surg Neurol Int, 2015. 5(Suppl) 10); S313-7.

Epstein NE: Editorial: Spinal surgery: who is in charge anyway? Surgical

Neurology International, 2016; 7(Suppl 3): 557-60.

Epstein NE: Older literature review of increased risk of adjacent segment

degeneration with instrumented lumbar fusions. Surgical Neurology International,

2016; 7(Suppl 3):

570-576.

Epstein NE: More Nerve Root Injuries Occur With Minimally Invasive Lumbar

Surgery, Especially Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF): A Review.

Surgical Neurology International Spine, 2016; 7(Suppl 3):

S83-S95.

Epstein NE: Editorial: More Nerve Root Injuries Occur With Minimally Invasive

Lumbar Surgery: Let's Tell Someone. Surgical Neurology International Spine

Supplement, 2016; 7(Suppl 3); S96-S101.

Epstein NE: Low Reoperation Rate Following 336 Multilevel Lumbar

Laminectomies with Non-Instrumented Fusions. Surgical Neurology

International, 2016; 7(Suppl 13):S331-6.

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Epstein NE: A Review: Reduced Reoperation Rate For Multilevel Lumbar

Laminectomies with Non-Instrumented Versus Instrumented Fusions. Surgical

Neurology International, 2016; 7(Suppl 13):S337-46.

Epstein NE: Commentary On: The role of surgery for treatment of low back pain:

insights from the randomized controlled SPORT trials. Surgical Neurology

International, 2016; 7(Suppl 25):S648-S651.

Epstein NE: Surgical Neurology International Spine Publications January 2016: A

Summary. Surgical Neurology International, 2016; January.

Epstein NE: Perioperative Visual Loss (POVL) Following Prone Spinal Surgery: A

Review. Surgical Neurology International, 2016; May 17;7(Suppl 13):S347-60.

Epstein NE: Editorial: How to Avoid Perioperative Visual Loss (POVL) Following

Prone Spinal Surgery. Surgical Neurology International, 2016; 7(Suppl 13):S328-

30.

Epstein NE: Commentary on: A randomized controlled trial of fusion surgery for

lumbar spinal stenosis by P Forsth, G. Olafsson, T. Carlsson, A Frost, F.

Borgstrom, P Fritzell et al. NEJM, 2016; 374 (15): 1414-1423. Surgical Neurology


Epstein NE: Commentary on: Laminectomy plus fusion versus laminectomy alone

for lumbar spondylolisthesis by Ghogawala Z, Dziura J, Butler WE, Dai F, Terrin

N, Magge SN et al. NEJM, 2016; 374(15): 1424-1434. Surgical Neurology


Epstein NE: Surgical Neurology International Spine: Summary of Surgical

Neurology International Spine Supplement Articles May 2016; Surgical

Neurology International, 2016; June 1.

Epstein NE: Non-Neurological Major Complications of Extreme Lateral (XLIF) and

Related Lumbar Interbody Fusion Techniques. Surgical Neurology International,

2016; 7(Suppl 25):S656-S659.

Epstein NE: High Neurological Complication Rates for Extreme Lateral Lumbar

Interbody Fusion (XLIF) and Related Techniques: A Review of Safety Concerns.

Surgical Neurology International, 2016; 7(Suppl 25):S652-S655.

Epstein NE: Cervical Spine Surgery Performed in Ambulatory Surgical Centers

(ASC): Are Patients Being Put At Increased Risk? Surgical Neurology


Epstein NE: Commentary: Effect of spinal cord compression on local vascular

blood flow and perfusion capacity by Alshareef M, Krishna V, Ferdous J,

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Aishareef A, Kindy M, Kolachalama VB et al. Surgical Neurology International,

2016; (Suppl 25):S682- S685.

Epstein NE: Extreme Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (XLIF): Do The Cons

Outweigh the Pros? Surgical Neurology International, 2016; 7(Suppl 25):S692-

S700.

Epstein NE: Commentary On The Management of Type II Odontoid Process

Fractures In Octogenarians: Article by Graffeo CS et al. and Editorial by

Falavigna (J Neurosurgery Spine August 19, 2016). Surgical Neurology

International, 2016; S901-S904.

Epstein NE: Should Anyone Perform Percutaneous Endoscopic Laser Diskectomy

(PELD) and Percutaneous Lumbar Disc Decompressions (PLDD/T-PLDD)?

Surgical Neurology International, 2016; S1080-S1084.

Epstein NE: Editorial: 24-48 Hour Preoperative “Surveillance” Lower Extremity

Venous Doppler’s: Aren’t They Worthwhile Prior to Spine Surgery? Surgical

Neurology International, 2016; S1075-S1079.

Epstein NE: Editorial: Bariatric Bypasses Contribute to Loss of Bone Mineral

Density But Reduce Axial Back Pain in Morbidly Obese Patients Considering

Spine Surgery. Surgical Neurology International, 2017 Jan 19;8:13.

Epstein NE: Neurological Complications of Lumbar and Cervical Dural Punctures

With a Focus on Epidural Injections. Surgical Neurology International, 2017 Apr

26;8:60.

Epstein NE: Editorial: Learning Curves For Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeries:

Are They Worth It?? Surgical Neurology International, 2017 Apr 26;8:61.

Epstein NE: More Risks and Complications For Elective Spine Surgery in Morbidly

Obese Patients. Surgical Neurology International, 2017 Apr 26;8:66.

Epstein NE: Editorial: Discrimination Against Female Surgeons Is Still Alive:

Where Are the Full Professorships and Chairs of Departments? Surgical

Neurology International, 2017; 8:93.

Epstein NE. Predominantly negative impact of diabetes on spinal surgery: A review

and recommendation for better preoperative screening. Surg Neurol Int,

2017;8:107.

Epstein NE, Hollingsworth RD: Nursing Review Section of Surgical Neurology

International; Lumbar Disc Disease. Surgical Neurology International, 2017; 8:

301.

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International: Part 2: Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Surgical Neurology International,

2017; 8:139.

Epstein NE: Percutaneous Cervical Laser Diskectomy, Thermoannuloplasty, and

Thermonucleoplasty; Comparable Results Without Surgery. Surgical Neurology

International, 2017;8: 128.


International: Evaluation of Cervical Disc Disease and When Surgery Is

Warranted. Surgical Neurology International, 2017; 8: 136.

Epstein NE. High Posterior Cervical Fusion Rates With Iliac Autograft and

Nanoss/Bone Marrow Aspirate. Surgical Neurology International, 2017; 8:152.

Epstein NE. High Lumbar Non Instrumented Fusion Rates Using

Lamina Autograft and Nanoss/Bone Marrow Aspirate. Surgical Neurology

International, 2017;8:153.

Epstein NE. Surgical Neurology International: Nursing Review of

Diagnosis and Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis, Surgical

Neurology International, 2017;8:246.

Epstein NE. EDITORIAL: Lumbar Stenosis Surgery: Spine Surgeons Not Insurance

Companies Should Decide When Enough is Better than Too Much. Surgical


Epstein NE. Surgical Neurology International: Nursing Review of Cervical

Laminectomy and Fusion. Surgical Neurology International, 2017; 8; 300.

Epstein NE. Tisseel’s Impact On Hemostasis For 2-3 and 4-6 Level Lumbar

Laminectomies. Surgical Neurology International, 2017; 8: 299.

Epstein NE. Surgical Neurology International: Nursing Review of Spinal

Meningiomas. Surgical Neurology International, 2018;9:41.

Epstein NE. Cerebrospinal Fluid Drains (CSF) Reduce Risk of Spinal Cord Injury

(SCI) For Thoracic/Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Surgery: A Review. Surgical

Neurology International, 2018; 9: 48.

Epstein NE. High Cord Signals (HCS) On MR And Other Factors Predict Poor

Outcomes of Cervical Spine Surgery: A Review. Surgical Neurology

International, 2018; 9: 13.

Epstein NE. Lower Complication and Reoperation Rates For Laminectomy Rather

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Than MI TLIF /Other Fusions For Degenerative Lumbar Disease

Spondylolisthesis: A Review. Surgical Neurology International, 2018; 9: 55.

Epstein NE. Spinal Case of the Month With Short Perspective:

How Would You Treat This L3-L4 Synovial Cyst? Surgical Neurology


Epstein NE. Case Presentation and Short Perspective on Management

Of Foraminal/Far Lateral Discs and Stenosis. Surgical Neurology International,

2018; 9; 87.

Epstein NE. Major Risks and Complications of Cervical Epidural Steroid Injections:

An Updated Review, 2018; 9: 86.

Epstein NE. Commentary: Minimally invasive spine surgery in the pediatric and

adolescent population: A case series. Authors: Menger R, Hefner MI, Savardekar

AR, Nanda A, Sin A. Surgical Neurology International, 2018; 9: 116.

Epstein NE: Editorial: When and If To Stop Low-Dose Aspirin Before Spine

Surgery? Surgical Neurology International, 2018; 9:154.

Epstein NE. Review Article; A review of the disagreements in the prevalence and

treatment of the tethered cord syndromes with chiari‐1 malformations . Surgical


Epstein NE. Definitions and treatments for chiari-1 malformations and its variants:

Focused review. Surgical Neurology International, 2018; 9:152.

Epstein NE. Preoperative Measures to Prevent/Minimize risks of Surgical Site

infection in Spinal Surgery. Surgical Neurology International, 2018; 9: 251.

Epstein NE. Legal and Evidenced-Based Definitions of Standard of Care:

Implications for Code of Ethics of Professional Medical Societies. Surgical


Epstein NE. Editorial: Why I testify for some patients/plaintiffs, and against some

doctors/defendants. Surgical Neurology International, 2018; 9: 256.

Epstein NE. Editorial: Does the American Association of Neurological Surgeons

(AANS) Seek to Limit Members from Testifying for Patients/Plaintiffs through

Proceedings Resembling a Kangaroo Court and/or Star Chamber? Surgical

Neurology International, 2018; 9; 264.

Epstein NE. Editorial: The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Suspends Surgeon for Arguing Against Unnecessarily Extensive Spine Surgery:

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Was this Appropriate? Surgical Neurology International 2018; 9: 265.

Epstein NE. Perspective: When to Stop Anticoagulation, Anti-Platelet, and Non-

Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory (NSAIDs) Medications Prior to Spine Surgery.

Surgical Neurology International 2019; 10 (45): 1-3.

Epstein NE. SNI Case of the Week: Avoiding Inappropriate Spine Surgery in Patient

with Major Cardiac Comorbidities. Surgical Neurology International 2019;

10(44): 1-3.

Epstein NE. A Comparison of Kyphoplasty, Vertebroplasty, or Non- Surgical

Treatment of Traumatic/Atraumatic Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression

Fractures: A Short Review. Surgical Neurology International, 2019; 10; 54.

Epstein NE. A Review of Complication Rates for of Anterior Cervical Diskectomy

and Fusion (ACDF). Surgical Neurology International, 2019; 13:37.

Epstein NE. SNI Case of the Week: Unnecessary Cervical Epidural Injection in

Octogenarian. Surgical Neurology International 2019; 10; 108

Epstein NE. Based upon 7.2% of the Eligible Voting Members, The American

Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Suspend Dr. Nancy E. Epstein for

Arguing Against Unnecessarily Extensive Spine Surgery. Surgical Neurology


Epstein NE. Editorial:“Evidence of Overuse of Medical Services Around the

World” By Brownlee et al., Lancet, 2017: Does This Apply to Transforaminal

Lumbar Interbody Fusions (TLIF)? Surgical Neurology International, 2019; 10:

154.

Epstein NE. Review of Treatment Options for Benign Cranial Meningiomas;

Observation, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, and Only Selectively, Open Surgery.

Surgical Neurology International, 2019; 10: 57.

Epstein NE. Editorial:Why Would 2 Patients with No Disease Be Offered

Unnecessary Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusions (TLIF)? Surgical

Neurology International,

2019; 10:114.

Epstein NE. Editorial: Professional Medical Associations Exert Undue Influence

Despite Conflicts of Interest. Surgical Neurology International, 2019; 10: 163.

Epstein NE. Ghost Surgery, Including Neurosurgery and Other Surgical

Subspecialties. Surgical Neurology International, 2019; 10: 157.

Epstein NE: Case of the Week: Preoperative MR/CT Diagnosis of Left L2-L3 Disc

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Surgically Documented as Massive Synovial Cyst. Surgical Neurology


Epstein NE: Review of Risks and Complications of Extreme Lateral Interbody

Fusion (XLIF). Surgical Neurology International, 2019; 10: 237.

Epstein NE: Editorial: Many Intraoperative Monitoring Modalities Have Been

Developed To Limit Injury During Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF):

Does That Mean XLIF Are Unsafe? Surgical Neurology International, 2019; 10:

233.

Epstein NE: Editorial: How to Review Papers for a Neurosurgical Journal. Surgical


Epstein NE: Perspective: What Can Spine Surgeons Do to Improve Patient Care and

Avoid Medical Negligence Suits? Surgical Neurology International, 2020;

11(33): 38.

Epstein NE: Diagnosis and Safe Excision of Lumbar Synovial Cysts and

Accompanying Pathology: A Perspective. Surgical Neurology International, 2020;

11(33): 1-11.

Epstein NE: COVID-19 Provides An Opportunity to Reassess How Frequent and

How Extensive Elective Spine Surgery Should Be. Surgical Neurology

International, 2020; 11(33); 58.

Epstein NE: Incidence of Major Vascular Injuries with Extreme Lateral Interbody

Fusion (XLIF). Surgical Neurology International, 2020: 11(70): 1-5.

Ausman, JI, Epstein NE, West J: Comparative Metrics of Neurosurgical Scientific

Journals: What Do They Mean To Readers? Surgical Neurology International,

2020; 11(xx); 1.

Epstein NE: Technical Note: Unique Bone Suture Anchor Repair of Complex

Lumbar Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistulas Surgical Neurology International, 2020 (in

press).

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BOOK CHAPTERS AND MAJOR REVIEW ARTICLES

Epstein F, Epstein NE: Intramedullary spinal cord tumors. In Pediatric Neurosurgery:

Surgery of the Developing Nervous System, Robert McLaurin et al (eds), Grune and

Stratton (pub), New York, 529- 539, 1982.

Epstein F, Epstein NE: Unusual tumors of cerebral hemispheres. In Pediatric

Neurosurgery: Surgery of the Developing Nervous System, Robert McLaurin et al

(eds), Grune and Stratton (pub), New York, 433-437, 1982

Epstein F, Epstein NE: Surgical management of extensive intramedullary spinal cord

astrocytomas in children. In Concepts in Pediatric Neurosurgery II, S. Karger (pub),

New York, 29-44, 1982

Epstein JA, Epstein NE: Chapter: Lumbar spondylosis and spinal stenosis. In

Neurosurgery, Robert H Wilkins, and Setti S. Rengachery (eds), McGraw Hill (pub),

New York, Pt IX, 94, 1985.

Epstein NE, Epstein JA, Zito J, Ossipoff M: Abstract: Shunt placement and

myelomeningocele repair: simultanous versus sequential shunting. Annual Review of

Hydrocephalus, Satoshi Matsumoto, M.D. (ed), 172-173, 1986

Epstein NE, Epstein JA: Surgery of the lumbar spine: lumbar spinal stenosis. In The

Lumbar Spine, Camins MB, O’Leary PF (eds), Raven Press, New York, 149-161,

1987

Hyman RA, Epstein JA, Carras R, Epstein NE: Magnetic resonance imaging of cervical

spine stenosis. Cervical Spine I, Strasbourg 1985, Kehr P and Weidner A (eds),

Springer-Verlag, Wien-New York, 112-118, 1987

Epstein NE, Epstein JA: Individual and coexistent lumbar and cervical spinal stenosis:

diagnosis and surgical management. In Spine; State of the Art Reviews, Emery Hopp

(ed), Hanley and Belfus (pub), Vol. 1(3): 401-420, 1987

Epstein NE, Epstein JA: Cervical spine stenosis. In Principles of Orthopedic Practice,

Roger Dee, (ed), McGraw Hil l (pub), New York, Vol. 2 Chapter 57-Section B: 982-

987, 1988

Epstein NE, Epstein JA: Degenerative disease and disc disorders of the cervical spine-

cervical spondylosis and disc disease, In Principles of Orthopedic Practice, Roger Dee

(ed), McGraw Hill (pub), New York, Vol 2 Chapter 57-Section A: 968-981, 1988.

Epstein NE, Epstein JA, Rosenthal AD, Zito J: Thoracic disc disease. In Principles of

Orthopedic Practice, Roger Dee, M.D.(ed), McGraw Hill (pub), New York, Vol. 2

Chapter 58: 991-996, 1988.

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Epstein JA, Epstein NE: Complications of cervical laminectomy. How to avoid them,

diagnosis and treatment. In Cervical Spine II, H. Sherk (ed), Springer-Verlag (pub),

New York, Chapter 3.1: 171-178, 1989

Epstein JA, Epstein NE: The surgical management of cervical spine stenosis,

spondylosis, and myeloradiculopathy by means of the posterior approach. In The

Cervical Spine - Second Edition, H. Sherk (ed), J.B. Lippincott Company (pub), New

York/Philadelphia, 625-643, 1989

Epstein JA, Epstein NE: Lumbar spinal stenosis. In Surgery of the Spine -A combined

Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Approach, GFG Findlay and R. Owens (eds),

Blackwell Scientific (pub), Oxford England, Chapter 41: 719-732, 1992

Epstein NE: Somatosensory evoked potential monitoring in cervical spine surgery. In

Degenerative Disease of the Cervical Spine, Neurosurgical Topics Book Series of the

AANS, P Cooper (ed), Robert Wilkins (pub), New York, Chapter 5: 49-72, 1992


ligament in 51 patients. In The Yearbook of Neurology and Neurosurgery, RH Wilkins

(ed), Mosby (pub), New York, 470, 1995

Epstein NE: Cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. In

Neurosurgery-Second Edition, Wilkins RH, Rengachary Ss(eds), McGraw - Hill

(pub), New York, Vol. III, Chapter 383: 3781-3787, 1996

Epstein NE, Epstein JA: Surgery for spinal stenosis. In The Lumbar Spine, Wiesel SW,

Weinstein JN, Herkowitz H, Dvorak J, Bell G (eds), W.B. Saunders (pub), New York,

Vol. 2, Chapter 9: 737-756, 1996

Epstein NE, Epstein JA: Lumbar spinal stenosis. Neurological Surgery, 4th Edition,

Youman JR (ed), Dunsker S (Section Editor), W.B. Saunders (pub), Philadelphia, Vol.

3, Chapter 106: 2390-2415, 1996

Epstein NE, Epstein JA: Far lateral lumbar disc herniations. In Neurosurgical Operative

Atlas, SS Rengachary, R Wilkins (eds), AANS Publications Committee, Vol. 5: 185-

197, 1996

Epstein NE, Epstein JA: Lumbar decompression for spinal stenosis; surgical indications

and techniques with and without fusion. In The Adult Spine, Principles And Practice -

Second Edition, Frymoyer, John W (ed), Lippincott - Raven (pub), Philadelphia,

Chapter 97, Vol. II: 2055-2088, 1997

Epstein NE: Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. In OPLL: Ossification of

the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament, Yonenobu K, Sakou T, Ono K (eds), Springer-

Verlag, Tokyo, Japan, 85-93, 1997

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Epstein NE, Epstein JA: The surgical management of ossification of the posterior

longitudinal ligament (OPLL). Harefuah ( Israeli Medical BI-Weekly Journal

honoring Aharon Beller M.D.), Moshe Feinsod M.D. (ed), 67-74, 1997

Epstein NE, Epstein JA: Operative management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy:

technique and results of laminectomy. In The Cervical Spine -Third Edition, Clark CR

(ed), Lippincott-Raven (pub), Philadelphia, Chapter 62: 839-848, 1998

Epstein NE: Chapter 168:Surgical management of far lateral lumbar discs. In Operative

Neurosurgical Techniques; Indications, Methods, and Results 4th Edition, Schmidek

HH (ed), W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Vol. 2: 2232-2245, 2000

Epstein NE: Chapter 43: Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament of the

Cervical Spine: Clinical, Neurodiagnostic, and Circumferential Surgical

Management, p. 575-603 In Omurilik ve Omurga Cerrahisi, 1st Edition, M Zileli,

A.F. Ozer (Eds), Tpian A.S., Medikon A.S., 2002

Epstein NE: Chapter 55: Surgery for Far Lateral Lumbar Disc Herniations.

In Omurilik ve Omurga Cerrahisi, 1st Edition, M Zileli, A.F. Ozer (Eds), Tpian A.S.,

Medikon A.S., p.719-738, 2002

Epstein NE: Chapter 294: Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. In Youman’s Neurological Surgery,

5th Edition, Richard Winn (ed), W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia PA, Volume 4; 4521-

4535, 2004.

Epstein NE: Posterior Decompression For Radiculopathy: Laminoforaminotomy.

Cervical Spine Surgery Atlas, 2nd Edition, Herkowitz H (ed), Lippincott

Williams & Wilkins, Chapter 12:157-166, 2004

Epstein NE: Bennett G: Chapter 58: Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament In

Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management, E Benzel

(ed), Churchill Livingstone (pub), New York, pg. 729-43. 2005

Epstein NE: Chapter 76: Myelopathy: Laminectomy, The Cervical Spine, 4th

Edition, Clark CC (ed), Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1043-1056, 2005

Epstein NE, Yonenobu Y. Chapter 52: Ossification of the Posterior

Longitudinal Ligament. In Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance,

and Management 2nd Edition. Benzel EC (ed), Chruchill Livingsteon (pub). Pg.

729-743, 2005

Epstein NE: The diagnosis and surgical management of ossification of the posterior

longitudinal ligament. In Principles of Spinal Surgery, Benzel E (ed), McGraw Hill

(pub), New York, (in press)

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Epstein NE: Impact of somatosensory evoked potential monitoring on outcomes in

cervical surgery. In Principles of Spinal Surgery, Benzel E (ed), McGraw Hill (pub),

New York, (in press)

Epstein NE: Intraoperative monitoring for spine surgery (Part A): an aggressive approach

to monitoring. In Controversies in Spine Surgery, Benzel E, Zdeblick T, Anderson P,

Stillerman C (eds), Chapter 26 (in press)

Epstein NE: Circumferential Surgery for ossification of the posterior longitudinal

ligament of the cervical spine. In Spine Surgery- Case Studies, Vaccaro AR (ed),

Thieme (pub), New York, (in press)

Epstein NE: Transthoracic and transabdominal approach to T9-T12 ossification of the

posterior longitudinal ligament with herniated disc/stenosis. In Spine Surgery- Case

Studies, Vaccaro AR (ed), Thieme (pub), New York, (in press)

Epstein NE: Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. In Textbook Of

Neurological Surgery, Batjer H, Loftus C (eds), Lippincott-Raven (pub), Philadelphia

PA, (in press)

Epstein NE: Far lateral and foraminal disc herniations. In Textbook Of Neurological

Surgery, Batjer H, Loftus C (eds), Lippincott-Raven (pub), Philadelphia, PA, (in press)

Epstein NE: Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament of the Cervical

Spine, Neurosurgery, 3rd Edition, Rengachary, Zeidman (eds)(in press)

Epstein NE: Cervical Myelopathy: Posterior Approach-Laminectomy. In The Spine,

3rd Edition. Rothman and Simeone (ed), Elsevier (pub), Philadelphia,: pg.864-876,

2006

Epstein NE, Epstein JAE: Chapter 168: Far Lateral Lumbar Disc Herniations:

Diagnosis and Surgical Management. In Operative Neurosurgical Techniques, 5th

Ed., Schmidek, HH, Roberts, DW. Elsevier, 2006, pp.2073-2086

Epstein NE, Epstein JAE; Chapter 2: Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal

Ligament: Posterior Cervical Approach. In Cervical Spine Surgery Challenges,

Albert TJ, Lee JY, MR Lim (eds. Thieme (pub), 2008, pp. 11-16

Epstein NE: Contraindications to Performing Cervical Arthroplasty. The Cervical

Spine, 5th Edition, Clark CC (ed), Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2007

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Epstein NE: Chapter 22: Lumbar Stenosis. Youmans Textbook of Neurological

Surgery, 6th Edition, Winn HR (ed), Elsevier, Philadelphia PA 2008.

Epstein NE: Chapter: Far Lateral Lumbar Disc Herniations. 6th Edition Schmidek

and Sweet: Operative Neurosugical Techniques: Indications, Methods and

Results. Elsevier 2009

Epstein NE: Chapter: Myelopathy: Laminectomy. Cervical Spine Research Society

Textbook . 5th Edition, Benzel E. [ed]. Lippincott-Williams and Wilkins, 2009.

Epstein NE: Chapter 58: Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament. Spine

Surgery: Techniques, Complications Avoidance and Management. 3rd Edition, Benzel E.

[ed], Elsevier, 2009.

Epstein NE: Chapter: Cervical Myelopathy-Timing of Surgery. Controversies in

Spine Surgery: Evidence-Based Treatment Recommendations. Vaccaro A, Eck J.

[eds]. Thieme, NY, 2009.

Epstein NE: Chapter 58: Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament. Spine

Surgery: Techniques, Complications Avoidance and Management. 3rd Edition,

Benzel E. [ed], Elsevier, 2014.

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INVITED LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS

Traumatic myelopathy in patients with cervical spinal stenosis without fracture or

dislocation: Methods of diagnosis, management, and prognosis

@ Annual Resident Trauma Competition, Beekman Downtown Hospital NY,

January1979

Evaluation of 200 patients with spinal cord injuries admitted to the NYU Spinal Cord

Injury Center

@ The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA, April

1979

Surgical management of “holocord” intramedullary spinal cord astrocytomas in

children

@ The American Association of Neurological surgeons, Boston, MA, April 1979.

Traumatic myelopathy in patients with cervical spinal stenosis without fracture or

dislocation: Methods of diagnosis, management, and prognosis

@ The Cervical Spine Research Society, Boston MA, December 1979.

Gastrointestinal bleeding in spinal trauma patients: Effects of steroids, Cimetadine,

and Mini-Heparin

@ The New York State Neurosurgical Society, New York NY, March 1981

Management of intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children. Review of 17 Cases

@ The Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Toronto, Canada, April 1982

Review of 23 cases of intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children

@ The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Honolulu, HI, April 1982

Coexisting cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis: The management and results in

patients with operations at both levels

@The 11th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of The Lumbar

Spine, Montreal, Canada, June 3-7, 1984

Combined stenosis of the cervical and lumbar spine - A Management Problem.

@Advances in Spinal Surgery VI: A Combined Neurosurgical -Orthopedic

Advanced Course, Sheraton Bal Harbour, FL, Nov. 25-30, 1984

Cervical spondylostenosis and related disorders in patients over 65: Current

management and diagnostic techniques

@The Cervical Spine Research Society, West Palm Beach, FL, Dec 8-10, 1986

The surgical management of cervical spinal stenosis, spondylosis, and

myeloradiculopathy by means of the posterior approach

@ The European Cervical Spine Research Society, Pavia, Italy, June 21-24, 1987

39

Cervical spondylostenosis and related disorders in patients over 65: Current

management and diagnostic techniques and anesthetic techniques for cervical surgery

in the seated position

@ The European Cervical Spine Research Society, Pavia, Italy, June 21-24, 1987

Far lateral lumbar disc herniations in 43 patients with emphasis on the value of the

myelo-CT in surgical planning

@ The 4th Annual Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves,

AANS/CNS, Phoenix, AZ, Feb 16-20, 1988

Cervical Stenosis

@ The European Cervical Spine Research Society, Hotel Concord, Palm Beach,

Marseilles, France June 12-15, 1988

Lumbar Instability

@ The Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Seattle, Washington, Sept. 28, 1988

Limbus Vertebral Fractures

@ The 5th Annual JointSection on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves,

AANS/CNS, Cancun Mexico Feb. 11-15, 1989

Lumbar Stenosis: Surgery vs. Non – Surgery

@ The39th Annual Congress of Neurological Surgeons Atlanta, GA, Oct 28-Nov 2,

1989

Somatosensory evoked potential monitoring in anterior and posterior cervical spine

surgery

@ The 17th Annual Cervical Spine Research Society, Westin Canal Palace Hotel,

New Orleans LA, Dec 5-8, 1989


surgery

@ The 6th Annual Joint Section of Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves,

AANS/CNS, Captiva Island, FL, Feb 7-11, 1990

Limbus lumbar vertebral fractures; Experience in the management of 20 patients with

a presentation of 2 adults with atypical findings

@ The 16th American Spine Injury Association (ASIA), Florida May 3-5, 1990.


surgery

@ The 7th Annual European Cervical Spine Research Society, Taormina, Italy, Sept

26-29, 1990

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Reduction of cervical surgical morbidity and morality with intraoperative SSEP

monitoring


AANS/CNS, Rancho Mirage, CA, Feb 13-17, 1991

The management of OPLL in 24 North Americans

@ The 19th Cervical Spine Research Society, Philadelphia PA Dec. 4-5, 1991

Lumbar surgery for 56 limbus fractures emphasizing non -calcified Type II lesions


AANS/CNS, Miami, FL, Feb. 5-9, 1992

Lumbar stenosis plus experience with 857 patients over 22 years

@ The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, California

April 11-16, 1992

OPLL in 24 North Americans treated with anterior vertebrectomy and fusion versus

anterior diskectomy and fusion and laminectomy

@ TheAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, CA,

April 11-16, 1992

Cervical Spondylosis; clinical analysis and technical refinements

@ The 61st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons,

Boston, MS, April 24-29, 1993

Lumbar spondylosis and spondylolisthesis; Indications and methods for fusion and

instrumentation

@ The 61st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons,

Boston, MS, April 24-29, 1993

The management of lumbar spondylosis - spondylolisthesis

@ The 43rd Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Van Couver, BC Oct 2-7, 1993.

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in 90 patients with emphasis on

OPLL in evolution (OEV)

@ The 9th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society Of Spinal Surgery, Tsu City,

Japan, June 2-3, 1994

Lumbar spinal stenosis in 857 patients: A 20 year experience

@ The 9th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society Of Spinal Surgery, Tsu City,

Japan, June 2-3, 1994

Anterior versus posterior cervical surgery in 173 patients with emphasis on SSEP

monitoring

@ Nagoya University, Nagoya Japan June 4- 5, 1994

41

Far lateral lumbar disc herniations; operative approaches and outcomes

@ Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan June 7-8, 1994

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL)

@ The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel, November 10, 1994

A comparison of different surgical approaches in the management of 170 far lateral

disc herniations

@ The 11th Annual Joint Section of the Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

AANS/CNS, Phoenix, AZ, Feb. 14-18, 1995

Secondary surgery in the management of OPLL

@ The 23rd Annual Cervical Spine Research Society, Santa Fe, NM, Nov 30-Dec 2,

1995

A comparison of surgeon’s assessment to patient’s self-analysis (SF-36) following far

lateral disc surgery

@ The 12th Annual Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves ,

AANS/CNS, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Feb. 28- March 2, 1996

“Is OPLL in evolution distinct from classical OPLL?”

@ The 9th Federation of Spine Associations, AAOS, Atlanta, GA, Feb 25, 1996

The relative value of the 3D-CT scan versus flexion and extension radiographs in the

diagnosis of postoperative pseudarthrosis

@ The 24th Annual Cervical Spine Research Society,Palm Beach, FL, December 5-7,

1996

“Dural tears and neurological problems associated with cervical spine surgery”

@ The 5th Annual Instructional Course, Cervical Spine Research Society, Palm

Beach, FL, December,1996

Decompression versus fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis in 320 patients


AANS/CNS, February, Newport Beach, CA, February 19-22,1997

“Cervical spondylotic myelopathy: Surgical management and long term outcomes”

@ The 65th American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Denver, CO, April

12-17, 1997

“Diagnosis and management of foraminal and far lateral lumbar disc herniations”

@ The 65th Annual American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Denver

CO, April 12-17, 1997

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Anterior cervical surgery without plate instrumentation in 245 patients

@ The 25th Annual Meeting of the Cervical Spine Research Society, Rancho Mirage,

CA, December 4 - 6, 1997

“Lumbar stenosis; current treatment and long - term outcome”

@ The 66th Annual American Association Neurological Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA,

April 25-30, 1998

“Circumferential surgery in the management of OPLL: elimination of vertebral

fractures in 22 plated versus 22 non-plated patients”

@ The 66th American Association Neurological Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA, April

25-30, 1998



AANS/ CNS, Rancho Mirage, CA, February 11-14, 1998

Circumferential surgery for the management of cervical OPLL


April 25-30, 1998



April 25-30, 1998

“Anterior cervical surgery without plate instrumentation”


AANS/CNS, Buena Vista, FL, February 13 –17, 1999

“Arguments against prophylactic C1-C2 fusion in 43 year old rheumatoid patient”

@ The 26th Annual Meeting of the Cervical Spine Research Society, Atlanta,

GA, Dec. 2-5, 1998

“Anterior cervical surgery without plate instrumentation”

@ The15th Annual Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves,

AANS/CNS, Buena Vista, FL, February 13 –17, 1999

“The value of anterior cervical plating in preventing vertebral fracture and graft

extrusion following multilevel anterior cervical corpectomy with posterior

wiring/fusion: Indications, results, and complications”

@ Keio University, Tokyo, Japan July 1999

“Circumferential surgery in the management of OPLL: elimination of vertebral

fractures in 22 plated versus 22 non-plated patients”

@ The 49th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons,

Boston, Mass. November 1-4, 1999

43

Correlation of the inion (posterior occipital protuberance) and the calcarine fissure

and its impact on ERG recordings

@ The International Society For Clinical Electrophysiology in Vision (ISCEV)

Sidney, Australia, February 2000

Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Surgery, 2nd Annual Course: Issues in Neurosurgery

@ The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, (Chairman, Nancy Epstein

M.D.), November 2000

Circumferential surgery for the management of OPLL: Indications, neurodiagnostic

evaluation, and surgical managemet.

@ The Interurban Neurosurgical Society Chicago Illinois (Sponsored by AANS),

March 10, 2000

Diagnosis and management of foraminal and far lateral lumbar disc herniations

@ The 68th American Association of Neurological Surgery, San Francisco,

CA, 2000

Degenerative spondylolisthesis:Controversies in management

@ The 68th Annual American Association of neurological Surgery, San Francisco,

California 2000

Circumferential Cervical Surgery in 57 Patients With OPLL: Clinical Presentation,

Diagnosis, and Surgical Management

@ The Interurban Neurosurgical Society, Chicago, IL, March 2000

Surgical Options For The Treatment of Far Lateral Disc Herniations

@ The 68th Annual American Association Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco,

April 2000

Fusion Versus Non Fusion In The Management Of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

@ The 68th American Association Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, April 2000

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

@ The 4th Annual Meeting of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Spine Section,

Antalya,Turkey, October 2000

Far Lateral Disc Herniations

@ The 4th Annual Meeting of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Spine Section,

Antalya, Turkey October 2000

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, 3rd Annual Course: Issues in Neuorsurgery,

@ The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, (Chairman-Nancy Epstein

M.D.), November 2000

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Can Airway Complications Be Avoided Using A Strict Anesthetic Management

Protocol in Circumferential Cervical Surgery For OPLL

@ The Cervical Spine Research Society, Charleston, SC, 2000

Frequency, Clinical Presentation, and Radiographic Findings in OPLL

@ The Cervical Spine Research Society Course, Charlesteon, SC 2000

Anterior Cervical Plating: Comparison of ABC Aesculap Plates, Atlantis Plates, and

Orion Plates

@ Aesculap Akademie, Tuttlingen, Germany January 2001


Orion Plates

@ The Greek Orthopedic Conference: Cervical Spondylosis, Athens, Greece,

May 2001


Orion Plates

@ The European Cervical Spine Research Society, Turin, Italy, July 2001

Can Airway Complications Be Avoided Using A Strict Anesthetic Management

Protocol in Circumferential Cervical Surgery for OPLL

@ The European Cervical Spine Research Society, Turin, Italy July 2001

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy

@ The 51st Congress of Neurological Surgery, San Diego, CA, 2001

It’s Easier to Confuse a Jury Than Convince a Judge, Presidential Address

@ The Cervical Spine Research Society, Monterey, CA, 2001

A Comparative Analysis of Plate/Graft Failure With Correction Following

Circumferential Cervical Spinal Surgery, Poster

@ The Cervical Spine Research Society, Monterey, California 2001

Graft and Plate Failures Following Circumferential Cervical Surgery in 85 Patients

@ The Cervical Spine Research Society, Monterey, California 2001

The Role of Circumferential Cervical Surgery

@ CSRS Course, Cervical Spine Research Society, Monterey, California 2001

Graft and Plate Failures Following Circumferential Cervical Surgery in 85 patients

@ The Cervical Spine Research Society, Monterey, Federal University of Sao Paolo,

Brazil, February, 2002

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It’s Easier To Confuse A Jury Than Convince A Judge: The Crisis in Medical

Malpractice

@ The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Chicago, IL, 2002

Does iliac crest reconstruction affect postoperative pain following single level anterior

corpectomy with fusion? Poster

@ The Cervical Spine Research Society, Miami, Florida December 2002

Does iliac crest reconstruction affect postoperative pain following single level anterior

corpectomy with fusion? Poster

@ The Joint Section of Spinal Disorders/AANS, Tampa, FL, March 2003

Can delayed postoperative pain following single level anterior corpectomy and fusion

be caused by delayed autograft strut fracture? Poster

@ The Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral

Nerves/AANS, Tampa, FL, March 2003

Multilevel Circumferential Surgery in 90 Patients: Successes and Failures Without

Plates, and With Fixed and Dynamic Plates

@ Lecture for Spinal Surgery, Nagoya, Japan, April 2003

Fixed Versus Dynamic Plating for One Level Anterior Corpectomy and Fusion

@ Lecture for Spinal Surgery, Nagoya, Japan, April 2003

Dynamic Cervical Plating of One Level Corpectomy/Fusion Poster

@ The Cervical Spine Research Society, Phoenix, AZ, December 2003

Lumbar Laminectomy for the Resection of Synovial Cysts and Co-Exisiting Lumbar

Spinal Stenosis or Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: An Outcome Study,

@ The Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves/AANS, San

Diego, CA, March 2004

Recurrent Lumbar Discs: Decompression Alone Without Fusion

@ The 20th Annual Meeting of the Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and

Peripheral Nerves/AANS, San Diego, CA, March 2004

Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Pearls and Pitfalls

Department of Neurosurgery Grand Rounds

HuaShan Hospital, Shanghai, China November 3, 2008

Complications; Dural tears [Anterior, Posterior]

2008 Annual 13th Instructional Course

Cervical Spine Research Society, Austin Texas December 3rd, 2008

What can we learn from a review of medicolegal malpractice suits involving cervical

spine surgery?

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36th Annual Meeting Cervical Spine Research Society

December 4-6 2008Austin, Texas

A Medico-Legal Review of Cases Involving Quadriplegia Following Cervical Spine

Surgery: Is There an Argument for a No-Fault Compensation System?

American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2009



Cervical Spine Research Society, Austin Texas December 3rd, 2008

A Medico-Legal Review of Cases Involving Quadriplegia Following Cervical Spine

Surgery: Is There an Argument for a No-Fault Compensation System?

Epstein NE

American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2009



Cervical Spine Research Society, Salt Lake City, December 1-4, 2009

The Surgeon’s Choices, and The Choice of Surgeons, Affect the Cost of Single-level

Anterior Cervical Surgery

Garry Schwall, Epstein NE, Hood DC et. al.

37Th Annual Meeting, Cervical Spine Research Society December 1-4, 2009, Salt

Lake City, Utah

The Surgeon’s Choices, and The Choice of Surgeons, Affect the Cost of Single-level

Anterior Cervical Surgery

Podium Presentation, American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Philadelphia, PA May 1-5 2010



Cervical Spine Research Society, Charlotte, NC 1-4, 2010

Pearls and Pitfalls of Cervical Surgery for Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal

Ligament

Seoul Korea

July 17, 2014 (Invited Lecture)

National University Of Seoul Korea

The Do’s and Don’ts Of Lumbar Spine Surgery: How to Choose the Right Operation

for the Right Patient

Tarrytown, NY

October 26, 2014

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New York State Society of Physician Assistants 2014 (Fall)

Pearls and Pitfalls of Cervical Surgery for Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal

Ligament

December 4, 2015

National University Of Sao Paolo, Brazil

Department of Neurosurgery

Complications Due to the Use of BMP in Spinal Surgery; The Evidence Continues to

Mount

December 4, 2015

National University Of Sao Paolo, Brazil

Department of Neurosurgery

Ongoing Teaching Conferences at Winthrop University Hospital

Now NYU Winthrop Hospital

For 2013-2019 (Present)

Monthly Lectures to Physician Assistants

12 Lectures/year

For 2013 -2019 (Present)

Month Lecture to Nurses in Neurosurgery

12 Lectures/year

For 2014 -2019 (Present)

Monthly Lecture to Medical Students

12 Lectures/year

Teaching Nursing Conference: 2003-2019 (Present/Ongoing)

An Update in Neurosurgery Conference at Winthrop University Hospital

Speaker and Organizer of Conference

Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola NY 11501

May 2003-April 2018 (Bi-Annual Conference)

Organizer and Speaker at Each Conference)

May 2003, October 2003





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April 2019, October 2019 (pending)

Additional Lectures 2019

Three Orthopedic Resident Lectures: 2 Hours Each

Friday 2/8/19 Lumbar discs, spinal stenosis, and fusions

Friday 2/22/19 Cervical discs, stenosis and fusions

Friday 3/8/19 Continued Cervical discs/stenosi and fusions and Spinal Tumors

PA Conference (Additional)

3/29/18 Complications of Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion

Grand Rounds: Neurosurgery/Neurology

3/15/18 Preoperative, Perioperative, and Postoperative Maneuvers to Decrease the Risk

of Postoperative Spinal Infections

Update in Neurosurgery Conference (RN’s about 160 attendees) 4/27/19

Ran the conference; Prepared and designed the conference;

Responsible for meeting CME/CEU and application

Two Lectures by Nancy E Epstein MD

1. Do’s and Don’ts for Lumbar Spine Surgery

2. Preoperative Measures to Prevent/Minimize Risk of Infection in Spinal

Surgery

Additional Lecture to PA’s 7-8 AM May 10th

Management of Cranial Meningiomas: Asymptomatic and Symptomatic

Additional Lecture to PA’s 7-8 AM May 31st

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Management of Lumbar Discs with Limbus Fracture and Synovial cyst

Update in Neurosurgery Conference (RN’s about 160 attendees) 10/19/19

Ran the conference; Prepared and designed the conference;

Responsible for meeting CME/CEU and application

Lecture by Nancy E Epstein MD

Surgery for Lumbar Discs, Stenosis and Instability: Pros, Cons, and Complications

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