Ali Kemal Ozturk, MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the Pennsylvania Hospital
Physician Lead, Pennsylvania Hospital Unit Based Clinical Leadership
Co-director Spine Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
Residency Site Director, PAH, Pennsylvania Hospital
Chief, Adult Scoliosis and Deformity Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Faculty Search Advisor, Dept of Neurosurgery, Univ. of Pennsylvania
Department: Neurosurgery
Contact information
Pennsylvania Hospital
Department of Neurosurgery
801 Spruce Street
3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Department of Neurosurgery
801 Spruce Street
3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Office: 215-829-5729
Education:
B.A. (Biology)
Johns Hopkins University, 2001.
M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, 2006.
Permanent linkB.A. (Biology)
Johns Hopkins University, 2001.
M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, 2006.
Selected Publications
Khalid SI, Wang R, Abou-Mrad T, Tiefenbach J, Massaad E, Elsamadicy AA, Arena JD, Ghenbot Y, Golubovsky JL, Ozturk AK, Shin JH: Opioid use and complications following short-segment fusions in patients with psychiatric disorders. J Neurosurg Spine 27:1-8, March 2026.Golubovsky JL, Gu BJ, Massaad E, Dagli MM, Crabill GA, Ghenbot Y, Arena J, Shost M, Welch WC, Ali Z, Judy B, Malhotra NR, Shin JH, Ozturk AK.: Radiographic predictors of lumbar disc re-herniation requiring repeat discectomy or fusion: a matched retrospective cohort analysis. Spine J Feb 2026.
Santangelo G, Sollenberger C, Wathen C, Macaluso D, Dagli MM, Ghenbot Y, Gu B, Malhotra N, Ali Z, Yoon JW, Welch WC, Judy B, Ozturk AK.: Patient factors rather than surgical approach are associated with readmission and reoperation for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. J Spine Surg Jan 2026.
Khalid SI, Wang R, Abou-Mrad T, Massaad E, Arena JD, Ghenbot Y, Golubovsky JL, Ozturk AK, Shin JH. : Association of Osteoporosis and Bone-Strengthening Medications with Postoperative Outcomes Following Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. World Neurosurg. Dec 2025.
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. J Neurosurg Spine July 2025.
Turlip R, Sussman JH, Gujral J, Oettl FC, Matache IM, Budihal BR, Ozturk AK, Yoon JW, Welch WC, Dagli MM.: Toward transparency: Implications and future directions of artificial intelligence prediction model reporting in healthcare. Surg Neurol Int. 11;16:135. , April 2025.
Dagli MM, Turlip RW, Oettl FC, Emara M, Gujral J, Chauhan D, Ahmad HS, Santangelo G, Wathen C, Ghenbot Y, Arena JD, Golubovsky JL, Gu BJ, Shin JH, Yoon JW, Ozturk AK, Welch WC.: Comparison of Outcomes Between Staged and Same-Day Circumferential Spinal Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Interact J Med Res March 2025.
Hejazi-Garcia C, Howard SD, Quinones A, Malhotra NR, Yoon JW, Ozturk AK, Schuster JM, Petrov D, Hsu JY, Ali ZS.: The Social Deprivation Index and lumbar spine surgery outcomes. J Neurosurg Spine 7;42(5):579-588, March 2025.
Chauhan D, Ahmad HS, Park K, Ghenbot Y, Subtirelu R, Turlip RW, Bryan K, Wang PT, Bashti M, Petrov D, Ali ZS, Ozturk AK, Malhotra N, Basil G, Yoon JW.: Smartphone accelerometers as tools to study the effect of socioeconomic disparities in neurosurgical outcomes: a multi-institutional retrospective analysis. J Neurosurg Spine. 24;42(4):: 490-499, January 2025.
Mert Marcel Dagli, Connor Wathen, Joshua L. Golubovsky, Yohannes Ghenbot, John D Arena, Jonathan Heintz, Dominick Macaluso, Gabrielle Santangelo, Zarina S Ali, Neil R Malhotra, Jang W Yoon, William C Welch, Vincet Arlet, Ali K. Ozturk: Intravenous tranexamic acid reduces blood loss and perioperative transfusion requirements in adult spinal deformity: a multicenter propensity-scored observational study. Journal of Neurosurgery, Spine 2025 Notes: ahead of print.