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Ali Kemal Ozturk, MD
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Co-director Spine Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
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Residency Site Director, PAH, Pennsylvania Hospital
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Chief, Adult Scoliosis and Deformity Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
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Faculty Search Advisor, Dept of Neurosurgery, Univ. of Pennsylvania
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Department: Neurosurgery
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Pennsylvania Hospital
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22 Department of Neurosurgery
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30 Yale School of Medicine, 2006.
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30 Yale School of Medicine, 2006.
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24 5c Intern, Yale School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, 2006-2007.
24 5b Resident, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, 2007-2012.
24 62 Chief Resident, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery , 2012-2013.
24 76 Fellow, Neurosurgery (Complex spine), Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, 2013-2014.
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24 5c Intern, Yale School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, 2006-2007.
24 5b Resident, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, 2007-2012.
24 62 Chief Resident, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery , 2012-2013.
24 76 Fellow, Neurosurgery (Complex spine), Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, 2013-2014.
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28 3f American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2018.
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16e 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.
16b 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.
8e Khalid SI, Wang R, Abou-Mrad T, Massaad E, Arena JD, Ghenbot Y, Golubovsky JL, Ozturk AK, Shin JH. c8 : Association of Osteoporosis and Bone-Strengthening Medications with Postoperative Outcomes Following Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. World Neurosurg. Dec 2025.
13f 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. 35 J Neurosurg Spine July 2025.
15b 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.
1ab 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.
129 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.
1b2 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.
219 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.
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Selected Publications
117 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. 3e J Neurosurg Spine 27:1-8, March 2026.16e 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.
16b 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.
8e Khalid SI, Wang R, Abou-Mrad T, Massaad E, Arena JD, Ghenbot Y, Golubovsky JL, Ozturk AK, Shin JH. c8 : Association of Osteoporosis and Bone-Strengthening Medications with Postoperative Outcomes Following Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. World Neurosurg. Dec 2025.
13f 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. 35 J Neurosurg Spine July 2025.
15b 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.
1ab 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.
129 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.
1b2 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.
219 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.
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