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
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.
B.A. (Biology)
Johns Hopkins University, 2001.
M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, 2006.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Yale School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, 2006-2007.
Resident, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, 2007-2012.
Chief Resident, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery , 2012-2013.
Fellow, Neurosurgery (Complex spine), Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, 2013-2014.
Intern, Yale School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, 2006-2007.
Resident, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, 2007-2012.
Chief Resident, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery , 2012-2013.
Fellow, Neurosurgery (Complex spine), Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, 2013-2014.
Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2018.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery, 2018.
Selected Publications
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.Yohannes Ghenbot, John D Arena, Mert Marcel Dagli, Dominick Macaluso, Sennay Ghenbot, Connor Wathen, Harmon S. Khela, Hasan S Ahmad, Gabrielle Santangelo, Joshua L. Golubovsky, Johnny Wright, Jonathan Heintz, Zarina S Ali, Neil R Malhotra, William C Welch, Jang W Yoon, Vincet Arlet, Ali K. Ozturk: Magnitude of sagittal correction is associated with proximal junctional kyphosis while local junctional factors influence proximal junctional failure following correction of adult spinal deformity: an inverse probability weighted analysis. Journal of Neurosurgery, Spine 2025 Notes: Ahead of print.
Tudor T, Agarwal AK, Delgado MK, Lee DJ, Nguyen JT, Xiong R, Ozturk AK, Yoon JW, Welch WC, Ali ZS.: Opioid prescribing guidelines for spine surgery patients: a multisite analysis of guideline implementation and monitoring with an automated text messaging platform. J Neurosurg Spine December 2024.
Arena JD, Ghenbot Y, Wathen CA, Santangelo G, Dagli MM, Golubovsky JL, Gu BJ, Macaluso D, Malhotra NR, Ali ZS, Yoon JW, Welch WC, Arlet V, Ozturk AK.: Upper instrumented vertebra pedicle screw loosening following adult spinal deformity surgery: incidence and outcome analysis. Journal of Neurosurgery, Spine November 2024.
Dagli MM, Wathen CA, Golubovsky JL, Ghenbot Y, Arena JD, Santangelo G, Heintz J, Ali ZS, Welch WC, Yoon JW, Arlet V, Ozturk AK.: Preoperative anemia is associated with increased length of stay in adult spinal deformity surgery: evaluation of a large single-center patient cohort and future suggestions for patient optimization. Spine Deformity November 2024.
Dagli MM, Ghenbot Y, Ahmad HS, Chauhan D, Turlip R, Wang P, Welch WC, Ozturk AK, Yoon JW.: Development and validation of a novel AI framework using NLP with LLM integration for relevant clinical data extraction through automated chart review. Sci Rep November 2024.
Alqazzaz A, Zhuang T, Dehghani B, Barchick SR, Ozturk AK, Khalsa AS, Casper DS.: Geographical and Specialty-specific Variation in the Utilization of Laminoplasty for Cervical Myelopathy. Clin Spine Surg. October 2024.
Wathen C, Dagli MM, Santangelo G, Ghenbot Y, Spadola M, Macaluso D, Welch WC, Arlet V, Ozturk AK.: Blood loss during three column osteotomies: influence on outcomes and mitigation strategies. J Spine Surg September 2024.
Karsalia R, Xu E, Hejazi-Garcia C, Na J, McClintock SD, Yoon JW, Ozturk AK, Schuster JM, Marcotte PJ, Malhotra NR.: The effect of chronic kidney disease on short-term single-level lumbar fusion outcomes. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. September 2024.
Wathen C, Santangelo G, Muhammad N, Ellens N, Catanzaro S, Singh A, Dagli MM, Petrov D, Ozturk AK, Bender M, Stone JJ, Schuster J.: Management and outcomes of cerebrovascular injuries after gunshot wounds to the cervical spine. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 7(243), June 2024.