Joseph Shun-Che Cheng , MD,MS

Dr. Cheng completed his Neurosurgical training at the Medical College of Wisconsin along with a post-residency Fellowship in Complex Spinal Surgery. During that time, he has also received a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering at Marquette University with a special emphasis in spinal biomechanics and modeling. His research interests include healthcare policy, outcomes science, spinal biomechanics and modeling, spinal deformity, and minimally invasive spinal techniques.  Dr. Cheng is a respected educator and has received a number of awards including being named the 2011 ACS/AANS Health Policy Scholar.  He is a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and American College of Surgeons (ACS) and an active member and leader of many other professional organizations including the AANS/CNS Trauma Section, American Medical Association, AO Foundation, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Wisconsin State Medical Society, and the Tennessee Neurosurgical Society.  He is the past Chairperson for the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Dr. Cheng previously served as Director of the Neurosurgery Spine Fellowship Program along with being Professor and Vice Chair of Neurosurgery at Yale University, and has taken the helm at the University of Cincinnati as Chair of Neurosurgery in July 2017.

Undergraduate Bachelor of Science: University of Tennessee 1990 (Engineering Science - Biomedical Engineering)

Medical Degree: Medical College of Wisconsin 1994

Masters of Science: Marquette University 2002 (Biomedical Engineering)

Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI, (Neurological Surgery)

Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI, (Neurosurgery Complex Spine)

American Board of Neurological Surgery (Certification Date: 11-09-2007 ) - (Recertification Date: to 01-01-2018 )

Neurosurgery

Arachnoid Cysts

Arnold-Chiari Malformation

Back Injuries

Basilar Impression

Basilar Invagination

Benign Peripheral Nerve Tumor

Bone cancer

Brachial Plexus Injury

Brachial Plexus Neuropathies

Cervical Radiculopathy (pinched nerve)

Cervical Rib Syndrome

Cervical Spondylosis

Cervicitis

Chiari Malformation

Chordoma

Curvature of the Spine

Degenerative Spine Disease

Foot Drop

Herniated Discs

Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

Intervertebral Disc Displacement

Lumbar Radiculopathy

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor

Meningocele

Meningomyelocele

Neck Pain

Neck/Spine Injury

Nerve Sheath Tumors

Nerve Tumors

Nervous System Tumor

Osteoma

Peripheral Nerve Disorders

Peripheral Nerve Injury

Peripheral Nerve Tumors

Peripheral Nervous System Disease

Peripheral Neuropathy

Pinched Nerve

Schwannoma

Sciatica

Scoliosis (Curvature of the spine)

Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)

Spinal Cancers

Spinal Cord Cancer

Spinal Cord Compression

Spinal Cord Injuries

Spinal Cord Tumor

Spinal Deformity

Spinal Disease

Spinal Disorders

Spinal Fluid Leaks

Spinal Fractures

Spinal Fusion

Spinal Injuries

Spinal Instability

Spinal metastases

Spinal Stenosis

Spinal Tumors

Spinal Vascular Malformations

Spinal-Bulbar Muscular Atrophy (SBMA)

Spine Infections

Spine Sarcoma

Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA)

Spinocerebellar Degenerations

Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Disorders

Traumatic Spine Fractures

Vertebral metastases

Vertebral Tumor

Neurological Surgery

Spinal Surgery

Grant: #Young Investigator Research Grant Award Investigators:Cheng, Joseph; Krueger, Byran 04-30-2019 -04-29-2020 AOSpine North America Cadaveric feasibility study for endoscopic endonasal occipitocervical fusion Role:PI $10,000.00 Awarded Level:Private Non-Profit

Investigators:Cheng, Joseph 04-30-2021 -10-28-2022 Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation NREF 2021-22 Clinical Fellowship Grant Role:PI 60000.00 Active Level:Non Profit

Investigators:Cheng, Joseph 07-01-2022 -06-30-2023 Medtronic Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST) Complex Spine & Data/AI fellowship grant Role:PI 75000.00 Hold Level:Industry

Investigators:Cheng, Joseph 07-01-2022 -06-30-2023 Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation NREF 2022-23 Clinical Fellowship Grant Role:PI 0.00 Hold Level:Non Profit

Investigators:Cheng, Joseph 07-01-2023 -06-30-2024 Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation 2023-24 Clinical Fellowship Grant Role:PI 45000.00 Hold Level:Non Profit

Grant: #2024-25 NREF Clinical Fellowship Grant Investigators:Cheng, Joseph 07-01-2024 -06-30-2025 Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation 2024-25 Clinical Fellowship Grant Role:PI 45000.00 Hold Level:Non Profit

Peer Reviewed Publications

Chotai, Silky; Zuckerman, Scott L; Parker, Scott L; Wick, Joseph B; Stonko, David P; Hale, Andrew T; McGirt, Matthew J; Cheng, Joseph S; Devin, Clinton J (2017. ) Healthcare Resource Utilization and Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Elective Surgery for Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tumors.Neurosurgery, , 81 (4 ) ,613-619 More Information

Lakomkin, Nikita; Mistry, Akshitkumar M; Zuckerman, Scott L; Ladner, Travis; Kothari, Parth; Lee, Nathan John; Stannard, Blaine; Vasquez, Raul A; Cheng, Joseph S (2017. ) Utility of Intraoperative Monitoring in the Resection of Spinal Cord Tumors: An Analysis by Tumor Location and Anatomical Region.Spine, , More Information

Vasquez, Raul A; Chotai, Silky; Freeman, Thomas H; Kay, Harrison F; Cheng, Joseph S; McGirt, Matthew J; Devin, Clinton J (2017. ) Impact of Discharge Disposition on 30-d Readmissions Following Elective Spine Surgery.Neurosurgery, , More Information

Swartz, Karin R; Cheng, Joseph S (2017. ) Anticipated Changes in Spine Practice with Advancing Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services-Required Changes.Neurosurgery, , 80 (4S ) ,S28-S33 More Information

Zuckerman, Scott L; Chotai, Silky; Devin, Clinton J; Parker, Scott L; Stonko, David P; Wick, Joseph B; Hale, Andrew T; McGirt, Matthew J; Cheng, Joseph S (2016. ) Surgical Resection of Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tumors: Patient Reported Outcomes and Minimum Clinically Important Difference.Spine, , 41 (24 ) ,1925-1932 More Information

Vasquez, Raul A; Chotai, Silky; Wick, Joseph B; Stonko, David P; Cheng, Joseph S; Bydon, Mohamad; Asher, Anthony L; McGirt, Matthew J; Devin, Clinton J (2016. ) The Profile of a Smoker and Its Impact on Outcomes After Cervical Spine Surgery.Neurosurgery, , 63 Suppl 1 ,96-101 More Information

Falavigna, Asdrubal; Scheverin, Nicolas; Righesso, Orlando; Teles, Alisson R; Gullo, Maria Carolina; Cheng, Joseph S; Riew, K Daniel (2016. ) Economic value of treating lumbar disc herniation in Brazil.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 24 (4 ) ,608-14 More Information

Kanter, Adam S; Gandhoke, Gurpreet S; Welch, William C; Arnold, Paul M; Cheng, Joseph S; Okonkwo, David O (2016. ) A prospective, multi-center clinical and radiographic outcomes evaluation of ChronOS strip for lumbar spine fusion.Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, , 25 ,36-40 More Information

Bible, Jesse E; Shau, David N; Kay, Harrison F; Cheng, Joseph S; Aaronson, Oran S; Devin, Clinton J (2016. ) Are Low Patient Satisfaction Scores always Due to the Provider? Determinants of Patient Satisfaction Scores During Spine Clinic Visits.Spine, , More Information

Archer, Kristin R; Devin, Clinton J; Vanston, Susan W; Koyama, Tatsuki; Phillips, Sharon E; George, Steven Z; McGirt, Matthew J; Spengler, Dan M; Aaronson, Oran S; Cheng, Joseph S; Wegener, Stephen T (2016. ) Cognitive-Behavioral-Based Physical Therapy for Patients With Chronic Pain Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society, , 17 (1 ) ,76-89 More Information

Whitmore, Robert G; Curran, Jill N; Ali, Zarina S; Mummaneni, Praveen V; Shaffrey, Christopher I; Heary, Robert F; Kaiser, Michael G; Asher, Anthony L; Malhotra, Neil R; Cheng, Joseph S; Hurlbert, John; Smith, Justin S; Magge, Subu N; Steinmetz, Michael P; Resnick, Daniel K; Ghogawala, Zoher (2015. ) Predictive value of 3-month lumbar discectomy outcomes in the NeuroPoint-SD Registry.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 23 (4 ) ,459-66 More Information

O'Lynnger, Thomas M; Zuckerman, Scott L; Morone, Peter J; Dewan, Michael C; Vasquez-Castellanos, Raul A; Cheng, Joseph S (2015. ) Trends for Spine Surgery for the Elderly: Implications for Access to Healthcare in North America.Neurosurgery, , 77 Suppl 4 ,S136-41 More Information

Falavigna, Asdrubal; Righesso, Orlando; Teles, Alisson Roberto; Conzati, Lucas Piccoli; Bossardi, Julia Bertholdo; da Silva, Pedro Guarise; Cheng, Joseph S (2015. ) Responsiveness of depression and its influence on surgical outcomes of lumbar degenerative diseases.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, , 25 Suppl 1 ,S35-41 More Information

McAbee, Joseph H; Ragel, Brian T; McCartney, Shirley; Jones, G Morgan; Michael, L Madison; DeCuypere, Michael; Cheng, Joseph S; Boop, Frederick A; Klimo, Paul (2015. ) Factors associated with career satisfaction and burnout among US neurosurgeons: results of a nationwide survey.Journal of neurosurgery, , 123 (1 ) ,161-73 More Information

Simon, Scott D; Koyama, Tatsuki; Zacharia, Brad E; Schirmer, Clemens M; Cheng, Joseph S (2015. ) Impact of clinical trials on neurosurgical practice: an assessment of case volume.World neurosurgery, , 83 (4 ) ,431-7 More Information

Patel, Mayur B; Humble, Stephen S; Cullinane, Daniel C; Day, Matthew A; Jawa, Randeep S; Devin, Clinton J; Delozier, Margaret S; Smith, Lou M; Smith, Miya A; Capella, Jeannette M; Long, Andrea M; Cheng, Joseph S; Leath, Taylor C; Falck-Ytter, Yngve; Haut, Elliott R; Como, John J (2015. ) Cervical spine collar clearance in the obtunded adult blunt trauma patient: a systematic review and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, , 78 (2 ) ,430-41 More Information

Zuckerman, Scott L; Forbes, Jonathan A; Mistry, Akshitkumar M; Krishnamoorthi, Harish; Weaver, Sheena; Mathews, Letha; Cheng, Joseph S; McGirt, Matthew J (2014. ) Electrophysiologic deterioration in surgery for thoracic disc herniation: impact of mean arterial pressures on surgical outcome.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, , 23 (11 ) ,2279-90 More Information

Asher, Anthony L; Speroff, Ted; Dittus, Robert S; Parker, Scott L; Davies, Jason M; Selden, Nathan; Nian, Hui; Glassman, Steven; Mummaneni, Praveen; Shaffrey, Christopher; Watridge, Clarence; Cheng, Joseph S; McGirt, Mathew J (2014. ) The National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database (N2QOD): a collaborative North American outcomes registry to advance value-based spine care.Spine, , 39 (22 Suppl 1 ) ,S106-16 More Information

Archer, Kristin R; Coronado, Rogelio A; Haug, Christine M; Vanston, Susan W; Devin, Clinton J; Fonnesbeck, Christopher J; Aaronson, Oran S; Cheng, Joseph S; Skolasky, Richard L; Riley, Lee H; Wegener, Stephen T (2014. ) A comparative effectiveness trial of postoperative management for lumbar spine surgery: changing behavior through physical therapy (CBPT) study protocol.BMC musculoskeletal disorders, , 15 ,325 More Information

Clark, Aaron J; Garcia, Roxanna M; Keefe, Malla K; Koski, Tyler R; Rosner, Michael K; Smith, Justin S; Cheng, Joseph S; Shaffrey, Christopher I; McCormick, Paul C; Ames, Christopher P (2014. ) Results of the AANS membership survey of adult spinal deformity knowledge: impact of training, practice experience, and assessment of potential areas for improved education: Clinical article.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 21 (4 ) ,640-7 More Information

Adogwa, Owoicho; Huang, Mary I; Thompson, Paul M; Darlington, Timothy; Cheng, Joseph S; Gokaslan, Ziya L; Gottfried, Oren N; Bagley, Carlos A; Anderson, Greg D; Isaacs, Robert E (2014. ) No difference in postoperative complications, pain, and functional outcomes up to 2 years after incidental durotomy in lumbar spinal fusion: a prospective, multi-institutional, propensity-matched analysis of 1,741 patients.The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society, , 14 (9 ) ,1828-34 More Information

Parker, Scott L; Mendenhall, Stephen K; Shau, David N; Zuckerman, Scott L; Godil, Saniya S; Cheng, Joseph S; McGirt, Matthew J Minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis: comparative effectiveness and cost-utility analysis.World neurosurgery, , 82 (1-2 ) ,230-8 More Information

Mummaneni, Praveen V; Whitmore, Robert G; Curran, Jill N; Ziewacz, John E; Wadhwa, Rishi; Shaffrey, Christopher I; Asher, Anthony L; Heary, Robert F; Cheng, Joseph S; Hurlbert, R John; Douglas, Andrea F; Smith, Justin S; Malhotra, Neil R; Dante, Stephen J; Magge, Subu N; Kaiser, Michael G; Abbed, Khalid M; Resnick, Daniel K; Ghogawala, Zoher (2014. ) Cost-effectiveness of lumbar discectomy and single-level fusion for spondylolisthesis: experience with the NeuroPoint-SD registry.Neurosurgical focus, , 36 (6 ) ,E3 More Information

Adogwa, Owoicho; Karikari, Isaac O; Carr, Kevin R; Krucoff, Max; Ajay, Divya; Fatemi, Parastou; Perez, Edgar L; Cheng, Joseph S; Bagley, Carlos A; Isaacs, Robert E (2014. ) Spontaneous spinal epidural abscess in patients 50 years of age and older: a 15-year institutional perspective and review of the literature: clinical article.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 20 (3 ) ,344-9 More Information

Mehta, Ankit I; Adogwa, Owoicho; Karikari, Isaac O; Thompson, Paul; Verla, Terence; Null, Ulysses T; Friedman, Allan H; Cheng, Joseph S; Bagley, Carlos A; Isaacs, Robert E (2013. ) Anatomical location dictating major surgical complications for intradural extramedullary spinal tumors: a 10-year single-institutional experience.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 19 (6 ) ,701-7 More Information

Ghogawala, Zoher; Shaffrey, Christopher I; Asher, Anthony L; Heary, Robert F; Logvinenko, Tanya; Malhotra, Neil R; Dante, Stephen J; Hurlbert, R John; Douglas, Andrea F; Magge, Subu N; Mummaneni, Praveen V; Cheng, Joseph S; Smith, Justin S; Kaiser, Michael G; Abbed, Khalid M; Sciubba, Daniel M; Resnick, Daniel K (2013. ) The efficacy of lumbar discectomy and single-level fusion for spondylolisthesis: results from the NeuroPoint-SD registry: clinical article.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 19 (5 ) ,555-63 More Information

Cheng, Joseph S; Vohra, Kern P; Wong, Cyrus C; McGirt, Matthew J (2013. ) The future of the use of spine surgery.Neurosurgery, , 60 Suppl 1 ,34-40 More Information

Archer, Kristin R; Motzny, Nicole; Abraham, Christine M; Yaffe, Donna; Seebach, Caryn L; Devin, Clinton J; Spengler, Dan M; McGirt, Matthew J; Aaronson, Oran S; Cheng, Joseph S; Wegener, Stephen T (2013. ) Cognitive-behavioral-based physical therapy to improve surgical spine outcomes: a case series.Physical therapy, , 93 (8 ) ,1130-9 More Information

Adogwa, Owoicho; Parker, Scott L; Shau, David N; Mendenhall, Stephen K; Bydon, Ali; Cheng, Joseph S; Asher, Anthony L; McGirt, Matthew J (2013. ) Preoperative Zung depression scale predicts patient satisfaction independent of the extent of improvement after revision lumbar surgery.The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society, , 13 (5 ) ,501-6 More Information

Cheng, Joseph S; Carr, Christopher B; Wong, Cyrus; Sharma, Adrija; Mahfouz, Mohamed R; Komistek, Richard D (2013. ) Altered spinal motion in low back pain associated with lumbar strain and spondylosis.Evidence-based spine-care journal, , 4 (1 ) ,6-12 More Information

Johnson, J Michael; Mahfouz, Mohamed; Battaglia, Nicholas V; Sharma, Adrija; Cheng, Joseph S; Komistek, Richard D (2013. ) Clinical and statistical correlation of various lumbar pathological conditions.Journal of biomechanics, , 46 (4 ) ,683-8 More Information

Adogwa, Owoicho; Owens, Ryan; Karikari, Isaac; Agarwal, Vijay; Gottfried, Oren N; Bagley, Carlos A; Isaacs, Robert E; Cheng, Joseph S (2013. ) Revision lumbar surgery in elderly patients with symptomatic pseudarthrosis, adjacent-segment disease, or same-level recurrent stenosis. Part 2. A cost-effectiveness analysis: clinical article.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 18 (2 ) ,147-53 More Information

Adogwa, Owoicho; Carr, Ricardo K; Kudyba, Katherine; Karikari, Isaac; Bagley, Carlos A; Gokaslan, Ziya L; Theodore, Nicholas; Cheng, Joseph S (2013. ) Revision lumbar surgery in elderly patients with symptomatic pseudarthrosis, adjacent-segment disease, or same-level recurrent stenosis. Part 1. Two-year outcomes and clinical efficacy: clinical article.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 18 (2 ) ,139-46 More Information

McGirt, Matthew J; Speroff, Theodore; Godil, Saniya Siraj; Cheng, Joseph S; Selden, Nathan R; Asher, Anthony L (2013. ) Outcome science in practice: an overview and initial experience at the Vanderbilt Spine Center.Neurosurgical focus, , 34 (1 ) ,E7 More Information

Forbes, Jonathan A; Awad, Ahmed J; Zuckerman, Scott; Carr, Kevin; Cheng, Joseph S (2012. ) Association between biomechanical parameters and concussion in helmeted collisions in American football: a review of the literature.Neurosurgical focus, , 33 (6 ) ,E10: 1-6 More Information

Parker, Scott L; Adogwa, Owoicho; Mendenhall, Stephen K; Shau, David N; Anderson, William N; Cheng, Joseph S; Devin, Clinton J; McGirt, Matthew J (2012. ) Determination of minimum clinically important difference (MCID) in pain, disability, and quality of life after revision fusion for symptomatic pseudoarthrosis.The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society, , 12 (12 ) ,1122-8 More Information

Adogwa, Owoicho; Parker, Scott L; Shau, David N; Mendenhall, Stephen K; Aaronson, Oran S; Cheng, Joseph S; Devin, Clinton J; McGirt, Matthew J (2012. ) Preoperative Zung Depression Scale predicts outcome after revision lumbar surgery for adjacent segment disease, recurrent stenosis, and pseudarthrosis.The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society, , 12 (3 ) ,179-85 More Information

Adogwa, Owoicho; Parker, Scott L; Shau, David N; Mendenhall, Stephen K; Aaronson, Oran; Cheng, Joseph S; Devin, Clinton J; McGirt, Matthew J (2012. ) Cost per quality-adjusted life year gained of revision neural decompression and instrumented fusion for same-level recurrent lumbar stenosis: defining the value of surgical intervention.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 16 (2 ) ,135-40 More Information

Adogwa, Owoicho; Parker, Scott L; Shau, David N; Mendenhall, Stephen K; Devin, Clinton J; Cheng, Joseph S; McGirt, Matthew J (2012. ) Cost per quality-adjusted life year gained of laminectomy and extension of instrumented fusion for adjacent-segment disease: defining the value of surgical intervention.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 16 (2 ) ,141-6 More Information

Parker, Scott L; Mendenhall, Stephen K; Shau, David; Adogwa, Owoicho; Cheng, Joseph S; Anderson, William N; Devin, Clinton J; McGirt, Matthew J (2012. ) Determination of minimum clinically important difference in pain, disability, and quality of life after extension of fusion for adjacent-segment disease.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 16 (1 ) ,61-7 More Information

Mukherjee, Debraj; Chaichana, Kaisorn L; Adogwa, Owoicho; Gokaslan, Ziya; Aaronson, Oran; Cheng, Joseph S; McGirt, Matthew J (2011. ) Association of extent of local tumor invasion and survival in patients with malignant primary osseous spinal neoplasms from the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER) database.World neurosurgery, , 76 (6 ) ,580-5 More Information

Cheng, Joseph S; Lee, Michael J; Massicotte, Eric; Ashman, Bryan; Gruenberg, Marcelo; Pilcher, Leslie E; Skelly, Andrea C (2011. ) Clinical guidelines and payer policies on fusion for the treatment of chronic low back pain.Spine, , 36 (21 Suppl ) ,S144-63 More Information

Adogwa, Owoicho; Parker, Scott L; Davis, Brandon J; Aaronson, Oran; Devin, Clinton; Cheng, Joseph S; McGirt, Matthew J (2011. ) Cost-effectiveness of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for Grade I degenerative spondylolisthesis.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 15 (2 ) ,138-43 More Information

Parker, Scott L; Fulchiero, Erin C; Davis, Brandon J; Adogwa, Owoicho; Aaronson, Oran S; Cheng, Joseph S; Devin, Clinton J; McGirt, Matthew J (2011. ) Cost-effectiveness of multilevel hemilaminectomy for lumbar stenosis-associated radiculopathy.The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society, , 11 (8 ) ,705-11 More Information

Parker, Scott L; Adogwa, Owoicho; Paul, Alexandra R; Anderson, William N; Aaronson, Oran; Cheng, Joseph S; McGirt, Matthew J (2011. ) Utility of minimum clinically important difference in assessing pain, disability, and health state after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 14 (5 ) ,598-604 More Information

Chaichana, Kaisorn L; Mukherjee, Debraj; Adogwa, Owoicho; Cheng, Joseph S; McGirt, Matthew J (2011. ) Correlation of preoperative depression and somatic perception scales with postoperative disability and quality of life after lumbar discectomy.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 14 (2 ) ,261-7 More Information

Mukherjee, Debraj; Chaichana, Kaisorn L; Gokaslan, Ziya L; Aaronson, Oran; Cheng, Joseph S; McGirt, Matthew J (2011. ) Survival of patients with malignant primary osseous spinal neoplasms: results from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database from 1973 to 2003.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 14 (2 ) ,143-50 More Information

Chaichana, Kaisorn L; Parker, Scott L; Mukherjee, Debraj; Cheng, Joseph S; Gokaslan, Ziya L; McGirt, Matthew J (2011. ) Assessment of the extent of surgical resection as a predictor of survival in patients with primary osseous spinal neoplasms. Clinical neurosurgery, , 58 ,117-21

Chan, Kevin C; Cheng, Joe S; Fan, Shujuan; Zhou, Iris Y; Wu, Ed X (2011. ) In vivo manganese-enhanced MRI and diffusion tensor imaging of developing and impaired visual brains.Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference, , 2011 ,7005-8 More Information

Cheng, Joseph S; Arnold, Paul M; Anderson, Paul A; Fischer, Dena; Dettori, Joseph R (2010. ) Anticoagulation risk in spine surgery.Spine, , 35 (9 Suppl ) ,S117-24 More Information

Liu, Fei; Cheng, Joseph S; Komistek, Richard D; Mahfouz, Mohamed R (2008. ) Normal, fused, and degenerative cervical spines: a comparative study of three-dimensional in vivo kinetics.The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, , 90 Suppl 4 ,85-9 More Information

Cheng, Joseph S; Lebow, Richard L; Schmidt, Meic H; Spooner, John (2008. ) Rod derotation techniques for thoracolumbar spinal deformity.Neurosurgery, , 63 (3 Suppl ) ,149-56 More Information

Cheng, Joseph S; Liu, Fei; Komistek, Richard D; Mahfouz, Mohamed R; Sharma, Adrija; Glaser, Diana (2007. ) Comparison of cervical spine kinematics using a fluoroscopic model for adjacent segment degeneration. Invited submission from the Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2007.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 7 (5 ) ,509-13 More Information

Oberer, Daniel M; Aaronson, Oran S; Cheng, Joseph S (2007. ) Quadriparesis due to the delayed formation of a compressive epidural cerebrospinal fluid collection following suboccipital craniectomy with duraplasty for Chiari malformation Type I. Case report.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 7 (4 ) ,450-3 More Information

Diaz, Jose J; Cullinane, Daniel C; Altman, Daniel T; Bokhari, Faran; Cheng, Joseph S; Como, John; Gunter, Oliver; Holevar, Michele; Jerome, Rebecca; Kurek, Stanley J; Lorenzo, Manuel; Mejia, Vicente; Miglietta, Maurizio; O'Neill, Patrick J; Rhee, Peter; Sing, Ronald; Streib, Erik; Vaslef, Steven (2007. ) Practice management guidelines for the screening of thoracolumbar spine fracture.The Journal of trauma, , 63 (3 ) ,709-18 More Information

Cheng, Joseph S; Song, John K (2003. ) Anatomy of the sacrum. Neurosurgical focus, , 15 (2 ) ,E3

Cheng, Joseph S; Nash, John; Meyer, Glenn A (2002. ) Chiari type I malformation revisited: diagnosis and treatment.The neurologist, , 8 (6 ) ,357-62 More Information

Cheng, Joseph S; Cusick, Joseph F; Ho, Khang-Cheng; Ulmer, John L (2002. ) Lateral supratentorial endodermal cyst: case report and review of literature. Neurosurgery, , 51 (2 ) ,493-9; discussion 49

Nash, John; Cheng, Joseph S; Meyer, Glenn A; Remler, Bernd F (2002. ) Chiari type I malformation: overview of diagnosis and treatment. WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin, , 101 (8 ) ,35-40

Cheng, J S; Kalant, N (1968. ) Independence of growth hormone effects on nitrogen retention and free fatty acid mobilization. Canadian journal of biochemistry, , 46 (10 ) ,1269-72

Master, Hiral; Castillo, Renan; Wegener, Stephen T; Pennings, Jacquelyn S; Coronado, Rogelio A; Haug, Christine M; Skolasky, Richard L; Riley, Lee H; Neuman, Brian J; Cheng, Joseph S; Aaronson, Oran S; Devin, Clinton J; Archer, Kristin R (2021. ) Role of psychosocial factors on the effect of physical activity on physical function in patients after lumbar spine surgery.BMC musculoskeletal disorders, , 22 (1 ) ,883 More Information

Master, Hiral; Pennings, Jacquelyn S; Coronado, Rogelio A; Bley, Jordan; Robinette, Payton E; Haug, Christine M; Skolasky, Richard L; Riley, Lee H; Neuman, Brian J; Cheng, Joseph S; Aaronson, Oran S; Devin, Clinton J; Wegener, Stephen T; Archer, Kristin R (2021. ) How Many Steps Per Day During the Early Postoperative Period are Associated With Patient-Reported Outcomes of Disability, Pain, and Opioid Use After Lumbar Spine Surgery?.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, , 102 (10 ) ,1873-1879 More Information

Xu, Ning; Peng, Xue-Liang; Li, Hao-Ru; Liu, Jia-Xuan; Cheng, Ji-Si-Yu; Qi, Xin-Ya; Ye, Shao-Jie; Gong, Hai-Lun; Zhao, Xiao-Hong; Yu, Jiangming; Xu, Guohua; Wei, Dai-Xu (2021. ) Marine-Derived Collagen as Biomaterials for Human Health.Frontiers in nutrition, , 8 ,702108 More Information

Body, Alaina M; Plummer, Zachary J; Krueger, Bryan M; Virojanapa, Justin; Nasser, Rani; Cheng, Joseph S; Prestigiacomo, Charles J (2021. ) Retrograde ejaculation following anterior lumbar surgery: a systematic review and pooled analysis.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 35 (4 ) ,427-436 More Information

Coronado, Rogelio A; Robinette, Payton E; Henry, Abigail L; Pennings, Jacquelyn S; Haug, Christine M; Skolasky, Richard L; Riley, Lee H; Neuman, Brian J; Cheng, Joseph S; Aaronson, Oran S; Devin, Clinton J; Wegener, Stephen T; Archer, Kristin R (2021. ) Bouncing back after lumbar spine surgery: early postoperative resilience is associated with 12-month physical function, pain interference, social participation, and disability.The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society, , 21 (1 ) ,55-63 More Information

Master, Hiral; Pennings, Jacquelyn S; Coronado, Rogelio A; Henry, Abigail L; O'Brien, Michael T; Haug, Christine M; Skolasky, Richard L; Riley, Lee H; Neuman, Brian J; Cheng, Joseph S; Aaronson, Oran S; Devin, Clinton J; Wegener, Stephen T; Archer, Kristin R (2020. ) Physical Performance Tests Provide Distinct Information in Both Predicting and Assessing Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Lumbar Spine Surgery.Spine, , 45 (23 ) ,E1556-E1563 More Information

Matur, Abhijith V; Mejia-Munne, Juan C; Plummer, Zachary J; Cheng, Joseph S; Prestigiacomo, Charles J (2020. ) The History of Anterior and Lateral Approaches to the Lumbar Spine.World neurosurgery, , 144 ,213-221 More Information

Coronado, Rogelio A; Master, Hiral; White, Daniel K; Pennings, Jacquelyn S; Bird, Mackenzie L; Devin, Clinton J; Buchowski, Maciej S; Mathis, Shannon L; McGirt, Matthew J; Cheng, Joseph S; Aaronson, Oran S; Wegener, Stephen T; Archer, Kristin R (2020. ) Early postoperative physical activity and function: a descriptive case series study of 53 patients after lumbar spine surgery.BMC musculoskeletal disorders, , 21 (1 ) ,783 More Information

Guthikonda, Bharat; Mazzola, Catherine A; Steinmetz, Michael P; Cheng, Joseph S; Stacy, Jason D; Falavigna, Asdrubal; Wohns, Richard N W (2020. ) Introduction. The importance of understanding the medicolegal climate in neurosurgery.Neurosurgical focus, , 49 (5 ) ,E1 More Information

Shah, Sanjit; Yang, George L; Le, Diana T; Gerges, Christina; Wright, James M; Parr, Ann M; Cheng, Joseph S; Ngwenya, Laura B (2020. ) Examining the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act: impact on telemedicine for neurotrauma.Neurosurgical focus, , 49 (5 ) ,E8 More Information

Coronado, Rogelio A; Ehde, Dawn M; Pennings, Jacquelyn S; Vanston, Susan W; Koyama, Tatsuki; Phillips, Sharon E; Mathis, Shannon L; McGirt, Matthew J; Spengler, Dan M; Aaronson, Oran S; Cheng, Joseph S; Devin, Clinton J; Wegener, Stephen T; Archer, Kristin R (2020. ) Psychosocial Mechanisms of Cognitive-Behavioral-Based Physical Therapy Outcomes After Spine Surgery: Preliminary Findings From Mediation Analyses.Physical therapy, , 100 (10 ) ,1793-1804 More Information

Nouri, Aria; Gondar, Renato; Cheng, Joseph S; Kotter, Mark R N; Tessitore, Enrico (2020. ) Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy and the Aging Spine: Introduction to the Special Issue.Journal of clinical medicine, , 9 (8 ) , More Information

Nouri, Aria; Kato, So; Badhiwala, Jetan H; Robinson, Michael; Mejia Munne, Juan; Yang, George; Jeong, William; Nasser, Rani; Gimbel, David A; Cheng, Joseph S; Fehlings, Michael G (2020. ) The Influence of Cervical Spondylolisthesis on Clinical Presentation and Surgical Outcome in Patients With DCM: Analysis of a Multicenter Global Cohort of 458 Patients.Global spine journal, , 10 (4 ) ,448-455 More Information

Johnson, Mark D; Matur, Abhijith V; Asghar, Ferhan; Nasser, Rani; Cheng, Joseph S; Prestigiacomo, Charles J (2020. ) Right Versus Left Approach to Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: An Anatomic Versus Historic Debate.World neurosurgery, , 135 ,135-140 More Information

Nouri, Aria; Badhiwala, Jetan H; Kato, So; Reihani-Kermani, Hamed; Patel, Kishan; Wilson, Jefferson R; Janssen, Insa; Cheng, Joseph S; Schaller, Karl; Tessitore, Enrico; Fehlings, Michael G (2020. ) The Relationship Between Gastrointestinal Comorbidities, Clinical Presentation and Surgical Outcome in Patients with DCM: Analysis of a Global Cohort.Journal of clinical medicine, , 9 (3 ) , More Information

Nouri, Aria; Cheng, Joseph S; Davies, Benjamin; Kotter, Mark; Schaller, Karl; Tessitore, Enrico (2020. ) Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Brief Review of Past Perspectives, Present Developments, and Future Directions.Journal of clinical medicine, , 9 (2 ) , More Information

Nouri, Aria; Matur, Abhijith; Pennington, Zach; Elson, Nora; Karim Ahmed, A; Huq, Sakibul; Patel, Kishan; Jeong, William; Nasser, Rani; Tessitore, Enrico; Sciubba, Daniel M; Cheng, Joseph S (2020. ) Prevalence of anemia and its relationship with neurological status in patients undergoing surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy and radiculopathy: A retrospective study of 2 spine centers.Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, , 72 ,252-257 More Information

Matur, Abhijith V; Nouri, Aria; Huang, Shenwen; Elson, Nora C; Jeong, William; Bierbrauer, Karin S; Mangano, Francesco T; Cheng, Joseph S (2020. ) Complications in Children with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Following Spine Surgery: Analysis of the Pediatric National Surgery Quality Improvement Program Database.World neurosurgery, , 133 ,e473-e478 More Information

Patel, Kishan; Evans, Hardy; Sommaruga, Samuel; Vayssiere, Pia; Qureshi, Tariq; Kolb, Luis; Fehlings, Michael G; Cheng, Joseph S; Tessitore, Enrico; Schaller, Karl; Nouri, Aria (2019. ) Characteristics and management of pain in patients with Klippel-Feil syndrome: analysis of a global patient-reported registry.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, , 1-6 More Information

De la Garza Ramos, Rafael; Nouri, Aria; Nakhla, Jonathan; Echt, Murray; Gelfand, Yaroslav; Patel, Smruti K; Nasser, Rani; Cheng, Joseph S; Yassari, Reza; Fehlings, Michael G (2019. ) Predictors of Return to Normal Neurological Function After Surgery for Moderate and Severe Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: An Analysis of A Global AOSpine Cohort of Patients.Neurosurgery, , 85 (5 ) ,E917-E923 More Information

Nouri, Aria; Patel, Kishan; Evans, Hardy; Saleh, Mohamed; Kotter, Mark R N; Heary, Robert F; Tessitore, Enrico; Fehlings, Michael G; Cheng, Joseph S (2019. ) Demographics, presentation and symptoms of patients with Klippel-Feil syndrome: analysis of a global patient-reported registry.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, , 28 (10 ) ,2257-2265 More Information

Panchagnula, Shreyas; Sun, Xin; Montejo, Julio D; Nouri, Aria; Kolb, Luis; Virojanapa, Justin; Camara-Quintana, Joaquin Q; Sommaruga, Samuel; Patel, Kishan; Lakomkin, Nikita; Abbed, Khalid; Cheng, Joseph S (2019. ) Validating the Transformation of PROMIS-GH to EQ-5D in Adult Spine Patients.Journal of clinical medicine, , 8 (10 ) , More Information

Nouri, Aria; Patel, Kishan; Montejo, Julio; Nasser, Rani; Gimbel, David A; Sciubba, Daniel M; Cheng, Joseph S (2019. ) The Role of Vitamin B12 in the Management and Optimization of Treatment in Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy.Global spine journal, , 9 (3 ) ,331-337 More Information

Attenello, Frank J; Buchanan, Ian A; Wen, Timothy; Donoho, Daniel A; McCartney, Shirley; Cen, Steven Y; Khalessi, Alexander A; Cohen-Gadol, Aaron A; Cheng, Joseph S; Mack, William J; Schirmer, Clemens M; Swartz, Karin R; Prall, J Adair; Stroink, Ann R; Giannotta, Steven L; Klimo, Paul (2018. ) Factors associated with burnout among US neurosurgery residents: a nationwide survey.Journal of neurosurgery, , 129 (5 ) ,1349-1363 More Information

Zuckerman, Scott L; Lakomkin, Nikita; Stannard, Blaine P; Hadjipanayis, Constantinos G; Shaffrey, Christopher I; Smith, Justin S; Cheng, Joseph S (2018. ) Incidence and Predictive Factors of Sepsis Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.Neurosurgery, , 83 (5 ) ,965-972 More Information

Zuckerman, Scott L; Lakomkin, Nikita; Hadjipanayis, Constantinos G; Shaffrey, Christopher I; Smith, Justin S; Cheng, Joseph S (2018. ) In Reply: Incidence and Predictive Factors of Sepsis Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.Neurosurgery, , 83 (1 ) ,E44-E45 More Information

Cusick, Joseph F; Pintar, Frank A; Cheng, Joseph S; Lifshutz, Jason I; Yoganandan, Narayan (2018. ) Posterior cervical spine crisscross fixation: Biomechanical evaluation.Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon), , 55 ,18-22 More Information

Lakomkin, Nikita; Goz, Vadim; Cheng, Joseph S; Brodke, Darrel S; Spiker, William Ryan (2018. ) The utility of preoperative laboratories in predicting postoperative complications following posterolateral lumbar fusion.The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society, , 18 (6 ) ,993-997 More Information

Nouri, Aria; Montejo, Julio; Sun, Xin; Virojanapa, Justin; Kolb, Luis E; Abbed, Khalid M; Cheng, Joseph S (2017. ) Cervical Cord-Canal Mismatch: A New Method for Identifying Predisposition to Spinal Cord Injury.World neurosurgery, , 108 ,112-117 More Information

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