Published Academic Papers

1. Skovrlj B, Mascitelli J, Camins M, Doshi A, Qureshi S. Acute Respiratory Failure from Surgifoam Expansion Following Anterior Cervical Surgery. J Neurosurg Spine 2013;19(4):428-430.

2. Skovrlj B, Qureshi SA. Management of Cervical Injuries in Athletes: Timing of Treatment. Oper Tech Sports Med. 2013;21(3):164-169.

3. Skovrlj B, Haghighi M, Smethurst M, Caridi J, Bederson J. Curvularia Abscess of the Brainstem: A Case Report. World Neurosurg 2014;82(1-2):241(E9-13).

4. Skovrlj B, Mascitelli J, Steinberger J, Weiss N. Progressive Visual Loss Following Rupture of an Intracranial Dermoid Cyst. J Clin Neurosci. 2014;21(1):159-161.

5. Rasouli J, Patel SA, Skovrlj B, Gologorsky Y, Mascitelli J, Petersen B, Caridi J. Primary Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma Involving the Skull. J Clin Neurosci. 2014;21(2):351-353.

6. Skovrlj B, Pain M, Bederson JB, Fowkes M. Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma of the Cerebellar Vermis in an Elderly Patient. Surg Neurol Int 2014;5:29.

7. Skovrlj B, Rasouli J, Caridi J, Taylor W, Galyon D. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy presenting as a single ring-enhancing mass lesion. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2014;122:77-79.

8. Skovrlj B, Gologorsky Y, Haque R, Fessler RG, Qureshi S. Complications, Outcomes and Need for Fusion Following Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy and Microdiscectomy. Spine J 2014;14(10):2405-2411.

9. Rasouli J, Skovrlj B, Qureshi SA. Hemostasis during spine surgery – A critical review. Contemporary Spine Surgery 2015;16(8).

10. Gologorsky Y, Skovrlj B, Steinberger J, Moore M, Arginteanu M, Moore F, Steinberger A. Increased incidence of pseudoarthrosis after unilateral instrumented transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in patients with lumbar spondylosis. J Neurosurg Spine 2014;21(4):601-607.

11. Skovrlj B, Marquez-Lara A, Guzman JZ, Qureshi SA. A review of the current published spinal literature regarding BMP: an insight into potential bias. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med 2014;7(3):182-188.

12. Skovrlj B, Al Maaieh M, Guzman JZ, Cho SK. Top 100 papers in spinal deformity surgery. Spine Deformity 2014;2(4):241-247.

13. Skovrlj B, Guzman JZ, Al-Maaieh M, Cho SK, Iatridis JC, Qureshi SA. Bone Graft Matrices: Viable Stem Cell-Containing Bone Graft Substitutes. Spine J 2014;14(11):2763-2772.

14. Cho SK, Skovrlj B, Lu Y, Caridi J, Lenke LG. The Effect of Increasing Pedicle Screw Size on Thoracic Spinal Canal Dimensions: A Cadaveric Study. Spine 2014;39(20):E1195-1200.

15. Skovrlj B, Guzman JZ, Lu Y, Al Maaieh M, Egorova NN, Qureshi SA. Clostridium Difficile Colitis in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery. Spine 2014;39(19):E1167-1173.

16. Guzman JZ, Skovrlj B, Shin J, Hecht AC, Qureshi SA, Cho SK. The Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Patients Undergoing Degenerative Cervical Spine Surgery. Spine 2014;39(20):1656-1665.

17. Skovrlj B, Motivala S, Panov F, Steinberger J, Stuelpnagel J, Cho SK, Caridi J. Fatal Intraoperative Cardiac Arrest Following Application of Surgifoam® Into a Bleeding Iliac Screw Defect. Spine 2014;39(20):E1239-1242.

18. Guzman JZ, Iatridis JC, Skovrlj B, Cutler H, Hecht AC, Qureshi SA, Cho SK. Outcomes and Complications of Diabetes Mellitus on Patients Undergoing Degenerative Lumbar Spine Surgery. Spine 2014;39(19):1596-1604.

19. Skovrlj B, Cunn G, Guzman JZ, Qureshi SA. Mesenchymal stem cell technology in the treatment of degenerative disc disease. J Neurosurg Sci 2015;59(1):25-35.

20. Skovrlj B, Gilligan J, Cutler HS, Qureshi SA. Minimally invasive procedures on the lumbar spine. World J Clin Cases 2015;3(1):1-9.

21. Steinberger J, Skovrlj B, Caridi J, Cho SK. The Top 100 Classic Papers in Lumbar Spine Surgery. Spine 2015;40(10):740-747.

22. Lai A, Moon A, Purmessur D, Skovrlj B, Winkelstein BA, Cho SK, Hecht AC, Iatridis JC. Assessment of functional and behavioral changes sensitive to painful disc degeneration. J Orthop Res 2015;33(5):755-764.

23. Silvestre J, Guzman JZ, Skovrlj B, Overly SC, Cho SK, Qureshi SA, Hecht AC. The internet as a communication tool for orthpaedic spine fellowship programs in the United States. Spine J 2015;15(4):655-661.

24. Rasouli J, Skovrlj B, Qureshi SA. Cervical disc replacement: trends in usage. Contemporary Spine Surgery 2015;16(8):1-5.

25. Skovrlj B, Lee DH, Caridi J, Cho SK. Reoperations Following Cervical Disc Replacement. Asian Spine Journal 2015;9(3):471-482.

26. Mascitelli J, DeLeacy R, Oermann E, Skovrlj B, Smouha E, Ellozy S, Patel A. Cervical-petrous internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm presenting with otorrhagia treated with endovascular techniques. J Neurointerv Surg 2015;7(7):e25.

27. Joshi V, Casden A, Skovrlj B, Doshi A. Isolated Atraumatic Rupture of the Supraspinous Ligament: A Case Report. Neurographics 2015;5(6):254-257.

28. Skovrlj B, Qureshi SA. Mesenchymal stem cells for intervertebral disc repair and regeneration. Seminars in Spine Surgery 2015;27(2):76-81.

29. Cutler H, Guzman JZ, Al Maaieh M, Connolly J, Skovrlj B, Cho SK. Patient reported outcomes in adult spinal deformity surgery: a bibliometric analysis. Spine Deformity 2015;3(4):312-317.

30. Mcanany S, Noureldin MNB, Elboghdady IM, Marquez-Lara A, Ashraf N, Skovrlj B, Overly S, Singh K, Qureshi SA. Mesenchymal stem cell allograft as a fusion adjunct in one and two level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a matched cohort analysis. Spine J 2016;16(2):163-167.

31. Skovrlj B, Guzman JZ, Caridi J, Cho SK. Posterior-Only Circumferential Decompression and Reconstruction in the Surgical Management of Lumbar Vertebral Osteomyelitis. Global Spine J 2016;6(1):e35-40.

32. Baird EO, McAnany SJ, Overly SC, Skovrlj B, Guzman JZ, Qureshi SA. Accuracy of percutaneous pedicle screw placement: does training level matter? J Spinal Disord Tech 2015 Apr 3 [Epub ahead of print].

33. Skovrlj B, Steinberger J, Guzman JZ, Overley SC, Caridi JM, Qureshi SA, Cho SK. The 100 most influential papers in cervical spine surgery. Global Spine J 2016;6(1):69-79.

34. Skovrlj B, Cho SK, Caridi JM, Bridwell KH, Lenke LG, Kim YJ. Association between surgeon experience and complication rates in adult scoliosis surgery: a review of 5,117 cases from the Scoliosis Research Society database 2004-2007. Spine 2015;40(15):1200-1205.

35. Skovrlj B, Silvestre J, Ibeh C, Abbatematteo JM, Mocco J. Neurosurgery residency websites: a critical evaluation. World Neurosurg 2015;84(3):727-733.

36. Sarkiss CA, Fogg GA, Skovrlj B, Cho SK, Caridi JM. To operate or not? A literature review of surgical outcomes in 95 patients with Parkinson’s disease undergoing spine surgery. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2015;134:122-125.

37. Lovy AJ, Guzman JZ, Skovrlj B, Cho SK, Hecht AC, Qureshi SA. Prevalence, comorbidities and risk or perioperative complications in HIV-positive patients undergoing cervical spine surgery. Spine 2015;40(21):E1128-1134.

38. Skovrlj B, Koehler S, Anderson PA, Qureshi SA, Hecht AC, Iatridis JC, Cho SK. Association between BMP-2 and carcinogenicity. Spine 2015;40(23):1862-1871.

39. Guzman JZ, Skovrlj B, Lu Y, Al Maaieh M, Egorova NN, Qureshi SA. The Burden of Clostridium Difficile After Cervical Spine Surgery. Global Spine J 2016;6(4):314-321.

40. Skovrlj B, Belton P, Zarzour H, Qureshi SA. Perioperative Outcomes in Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review. World J Orthop 2015;6(11):996-1005.

41. Shaw R, Skovrlj B, Cho SK. Association between age and complications in adult scoliosis surgery: an analysis of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Database. Spine 2016;41(6):508-514.

42. Steinberger J, Fowkes M, Tanenbaum L, Skovrlj B, Germano I. Case Report: Multiple Sclerosis and Cerebellar Low Grade Glioma; Collision or Concurrence? Accepted to International Journal of Advances in Case Reports

43. Guzman JZ, Cutler HS, Connolly J, Skovrlj B, Mroz TE, Riew KD, Cho SK. Patient reported outcome instruments in spine surgery. Spine 2016;41(5):429-437.

44. Lai A, Moon A, Purmessur D, Skovrlj B, Laudier D, Winkelstein BA, Cho SK, Hecht AC, Iatridis JC. Annular puncture with tumor necrosis factor-alpha injection enhances painful behavior with disc degeneration in-vivo. Spine J 2016;16(3):420-431.

45. Murray MR, Skovrlj B, Qureshi SA. Surgical treatment of isthmic spondylolisthesis. Clin Spine Surg 2016;29(1):1-5.

46. Steinberger J, Skovrlj B, Lee NJ, Kothari P, Leven DM, Guzman JZ, Shin JI, Shrivastava R, Caridi JM, Cho SK. Surgical morbidity and mortality associated with transoral approach to the cervical spine. Spine 2016;41(9):E535-540.

47. Connolly J, Guzman J, Cutler HS, Skovrlj B, Al Maaieh M, Cho SK. Patient reported outcomes in degenerative thoracolumbar spine surgery. Submitted to Spine and in process of review

48. Cutler HS, Guzman JZ, Connolly J, Al Maaieh M, Skovrlj B, Cho SK. Outcome instruments in spinal trauma surgery: a bibliometric analysis. Global Spine J DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1579745

49. Skovrlj B, Guzman JZ, Silvestre J, Sarkiss CA, Cho SK, Caridi JM. The effect of Parkinson’s disease on patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery. Submitted to The Spine Journal and in process of review

50. Kothari P, Lee N, Lakomkin N, Leven DM, Shin JI, Guzman JZ, Skovrlj B, Steinberger J, Cho SK. Impact of resident involvement on morbidity in adult patients undergoing fusion for spinal deformity. Spine 2016;41(16):1296-1302.

51. Kothari P, Somani A, Lee NJ, Guzman JZ, Leven DM, Skovrlj B, Steinberger J, Kim J, Cho SK. Thirty-day morbidity associated with pelvic fixation in adult patients undergoing fusion for spinal deformity: a propensity-matched analysis. Global Spine J DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1583946

52. Lee NJ, Kothari P, Skovrlj B, Guzman JZ, Leven DM, Shin JI, Steinberger J, Caridi JM, Cho SK. Early complications and outcomes in adult spinal deformity surgery: a NSQIP study based on 4,793 patients. Submitted to The Spine Journal and in process of review.

53. Lee NJ, Kothari P, Kim C, Leven DM, Skovrlj B, Guzman JZ, Steinberger J, Cho SK. The impact of resident involvement in elective posterior cervical fusion. Spine 2016 Feb 1 [Epub ahead of print]

54. Martin CT, Pugely AJ, Gao Y, Skovrlj B, Lee NJ, Cho SK, Mendoza-Lattes S. Reliability of a surgeon-reported morbidity and mortality database: a comparison of short-term morbidity between the SRS and NSQIP databases. Iowa Orthop J 2016;36:147-154.

55. Leven DM, Lee NJ, Kothari P, Steinberger J, Guzman JZ, Skovrlj B, Shin JI, Caridi JM, Cho SK. Fraility index is a significant predictor of complications and mortality following surgery for adult spinal deformity. Spine 2016 Aug 31 [Epub ahead of print]

56. Kothari P, Lee NJ, Leven DM, Lakomkin N, Shin JI, Skovrlj B, Steinberger J, Guzman JZ, Cho SK. Impact of gender on 30-day complications after adult spinal deformity surgery. Spine 2016;41(14):1133-1138.

57. Oermann EK, Multani J, Mascitelli JR, Skovrlj B, Pain M, Nicole K, Titano J, Costa A, Shrivastava RK. Quantitative CT ventriculography for assessment and monitoring of hydrocephalus: a pilot study and description of method in subarachnoid hemorrhage. Submitted to Journal of Neurosurgery and in process of review.

58. Leven DM, Lee NJ, Kim JS, Kothari P, Steinberger J, Guzman J, Skovrlj B, Shin JI, Phan K, Caridi JM, Cho SK. Frailty is predictive of adverse postoperative events in patients undergoing lumbar fusion. Global Spine J 2017;7(6):529-535.

59. Lee NJ, Shin JI, Kothari P, Kim JS, Leven DM, Steinberger J, Guzman JZ, Skovrlj B, Caridi JM, Cho SK. The incidence, impact, and risk factors for 30-day wound complications following elective adult spinal deformity surgery. Global Spine J 2017;7(5):417-424.

60. Yuk F, Steinberger J, Skovrlj B, mascitelli J, Cho SK, Caridi J. Postoperative radiculopathy caused by a retained fractured pedicle cannulation probe and its mechanism of extraction. World Neurosurg 2017;S1878-8750(17):31200-31207.

61. Safir S, Rasouli J, Steinberger J, Skovrlj B, Doshi A, Margetis K, Ghatan S. Absent congenital cervical pedicle nearly misdiagnosed as a facet dislocation: a case report. Interdiscip Neurosurg 2017;9:20-23.