David Casper

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Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

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801 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Education:
BS (Civil Engineering)
Villanova University, 2008.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College, 2014.
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Selected Publications

Golubovsky JL, Dagli MM, Gu BJ, Ghenbot Y, Arena JD, Welch WC, Yoon JW, Casper DS, Arlet V, Ozturk AK.: The impact of durotomy on short-term morbidity and long-term outcomes in adult spinal deformity surgery: a multicenter propensity score-matched observational study. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 43(4): 416-423, July 2025.

Boden LM, Pei YA, Hong JX, Jia L, Barchick S, Casper DS, Schuster JM, Khalsa AS.: Characterizing post-operative ICU admission after cervical spondylotic myelopathy surgery. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 254: 108963, July 2025.

Boden LM, Boden SH, Muhammad N, Kanzler MA, Casper DS. : Complications and Cost in Open Versus Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression: A Database Study. Clinical Spine Surgery 10(2): E383-E387, February 2025.

Alqazzaz A, Thompson Z, Dehghani B, Barchick S, Ozturk A, Khalsa A, Casper DS.: Geographical and Specialty-specific variation in the Utilization of Laminoplasty for Cervical Myelopathy. Clinical Spine Surgery 37(8): E389-E393, October 2024.

Patel S, Khalsa A, Casper DS. : Does Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery Increase the Likelihood of Developing Obstructive Sleep Apnea? World Neurosurgery 184: e72-e75, April 2024.

Boden LM, Rodriguez C, Kelly JD 4th, Khalsa AS, Casper DS.: Mindfulness Applications: Can They Serve as a Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout Reduction Tool in Orthopaedic Surgery Training? A Randomized Control Trial. JBJS Open Access 8(3): e22.00114, July 2023.

Casper DS, Moore T. : Anterior Odontoid Fixation. Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Spine 4th Edition. Wolters Kluwer, 14(21): 7754, April 2023.

Aflatooni J, Mohanty S, Angelov I, Hirase T, Bondar K, Kakareka M, Saucedo J, Casper D, Saifi C.: Crossing the cervicothoracic junction: an evaluation of radiographic alignment, functional outcomes, and patient-reported outcomes. J Neurosurg Spine 3(1-9): doi: 10.3171/2023, March 2023.

Santangelo G, Wathen C, Macaluso D, Dagli MM, Ali ZS, Malhotra NR, Casper DS, Spadola M, Ghenbot Y, Thakkar K, Maze G, Welch WC, Ozturk AK: Comparison of Single-Level Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy to Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Radiculopathy. International Journal of Spine Surgery 17(3): 418-425, March 2023.

Mohanty S, Barchick S, Kadiyala M, Lad M, Rouhi AD, Vadali C, Albayar A, Ozturk AK, Khalsa A, Saifi C, Casper DS.: Should patients with lumbar stenosis and grade I spondylolisthesis be treated differently based on spinopelvic alignment? A retrospective, two-year, propensity matched, comparison of patient-reported outcome measures and clinical outcomes from multiple sites within a single health system. Spine Journal 23(1): 92-104, January 2023.

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