UM SMG - Neurosurgery Research
The UM Shore Medical Group – Neurosurgery team stays ahead of and contributes to the latest advances and research in neurosurgery.
- See the full list of publications by Khalid H. Kurtom, MD and Wendy S. Towers, CRNP at PubMed.gov.
Minimally Invasive Treatment
- The future of minimally invasive spine surgery: 14 key thoughts with Khalid H. Kurtom, MD (1-16-20) – Requires a free account to view
- Dr. Khalid Kurtom on major trends in spinal cord injury surgery (5-3-2018) – Requires a free account to view
- Modified Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Technique Can Potentially Improve Safety of Interbody Graft Placement by Khalid H. Kurtom, MD, and Wendy Towers, MSN, RN (2-16-2018)
Spine Treatment
- Facet Joint Replacement, stem cells & AR: 9 Surgeons Discuss New Technologies (10-14-2020) – Requires a free account to view
- Rare Systemic Response to Titanium Spinal Fusion Implant: Case Report, by Wendy S. Towers, CRNP, and Khalid H. Kurtom, MD (2-26-2020)
- Effect of Surgical Setting on Hospital-Reported Outcomes for Elective Lumbar Spinal Procedures: Tertiary Versus Community Hospitals (5-16-2019)
- A simple technique for thoracoscopic assisted placement of the distal limb of syringopleural shunts by Hugo JR. Bonattia, MD, and Khalid H. Kurtom, MD (9-13-2018)
- Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain Relief of Unresectable Sacral Chordoma: Case Report by Lindsey M. Draper; Wendy S. Towers, MSN, RN; and Khalid H. Kurtom, MD (4-8-2017)
Brain Treatment
- Minimizing Cortical Disturbance to access Ventricular Subependymoma – A novel approach utilizing spinal minimally invasive tubular retractor system by Eric Klotz, MD, Wendy Towers, CRNP, and Khalid Kurtom, MD (6-7-2019)
Approach to Patient Care
- Dr. Khalid Kurtom: How spine innovation will evolve in value-based care (2-2-20) – Requires a free account to view
- Drs. Frank Phillips, Keith Black & more: 10 spine, neurosurgeons making headlines with Khalid H. Kurtom, MD (12-6-2019) – Requires a free account to view
- The next 5 years in spine: 5 surgeons on technology to watch with Khalid H. Kurtom, MD (5-15-2019) – Requires a free account to view
- What spine surgeons need for better patient care, that don't exist already with Khalid H. Kurtom, MD (3-19-2019) – Requires a free account to view
