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Overview

On going research below

On-going research:

  • Computer guided navigation for spine surgery
  • Biological disc replacement for chronic low back pain
  • Absorbable instrumentation in the cervical spine
  • Minimally invasive approaches to the spine
  • Multimodal neuromonitoring of head injury patients in the intensive care unit
  • Intracranial pressure, cerebral blood flow, brain oxygen and cardiac output
  • Evidence based medicine and Neurotrauma: Treatment guidelines and protocols

Highlights

  1. 1
    Global spine journal · 2020
    IHIbrahim HussainRHRoger Hartl
    PMID: 32528800PMCID: PMC7263344DOISenior author97 citations
  2. 2
    Neurosurgery · 2020
    HSHalinder Singh MangatLMLinda M GerberJTJustin Taylor SchwarzSBSantosh Bhaskar Murthy+1 more →RHRoger Hartl
    PMID: 30877299PMCID: PMC8253301DOISenior author72 citations
  3. 3
    Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2024
    IHIbrahim HussainRHRoger Hartl
    PMID: 38567017PMCID: PMC10982918DOISenior author31 citations

Publications

376 publications

Funding

8 grants
Completed grants (8)
  • PI
    Travel fellowship
    AO North America Charitable Foundation · 2023–2024
    No publications yet
    ANACF 231958-01
  • MPI
    AO SNA Fellowship Award 2021-2023
    AO North America Charitable Foundation · 2021–2023
    NACF 214311-02
  • PI
    Total Disc Replacement using Tissue Engineered Invertebral Discs in the Porcine Cervical Spine
    Daedalus Fund for Innovation (Weill Cornell) · 2019–2022BioPharma Alliance
    DFI 200712-02
  • PI
    Development of Injectable Collagen for Clinical Sealing of Disc Herniations
    3DBio Therapeutics · 2019–2021Contract
    SRA 194504-01
  • Co-I
    Regulation of immunity by calcitonin gene-related peptide through effects on endothelial cells.
    LEO Foundation · 2017–2021
    LF 180675-01
  • PI
    Travel to: 6th Hands-On Neurotrauma Course for the East, Central and Southern African Region - Tanzania Neurosurgery Project 2019
    Nuvasive, Inc. · 2019–2020
    NI 201585-01
  • Sub-PI
    Evaluation of Hyaluronic Acid Formulations for Rehydration of Intervertebral Disc
    Fidia Farmaceutici S.P.A. · 2018–2019 · via Cornell University - Ithaca
    CU 190866-01
  • PI
    In vivo Cell Based Annular Repair in a Rat Model Using High-Density Collagen Gels
    AO Foundation International Inc · 2016–2018
    AO FII 170549-2

Clinical research

11 studies

Active

9 studies
  • PI
    Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Injection With MRI's - A Prospective Randomized Control Trial
    NA · Weill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2026)
    Degenerative Disc Disease; DDD; Degenerative Disc Disease Lumbar; Degenerative Disc Disease, Lumbar; Lumbar Disc Herniation; Disc Herniation, Lumbar; Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate; Intervertebral Disc Displacement; Low Back Pain; Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP); CLBP - Chronic Low Back Pain
    NCT07386548
  • PI
    Validation of BoneMRI-Derived Synthetic CT for Intraoperative Spinal Navigation: A Comparative Analysis with Intraoperative CT
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2025)
  • PI
    Long-Term Clinical Outcomes and Reoperation Rates Following Minimally Invasive Tubular Lumbar Microdiscectomy (tLMD): A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2025)
  • PI
    Evaluating the Efficacy and Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Laminotomy (MIL) for Managing Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis and Concurrent Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Multicenter Cohort Study
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2025)
  • PI
    SPINEHealthie- Patient satisfaction and performance following adoption of a mobile application for tracking post-operative outcomes
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2025)
  • PI
    Outcomes of a Titanium Expandable Cervical Interbody Cage (HiJAK) for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF): A Case Series
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2025)
  • PI
    Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes Following Surgery for Adult Isthmic Spondylolisthesis
    University of California, Davis · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2025)
  • PI
    Rate of Reoperation after â One and Half Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusionâ (MIS TLIF): a Single Center Retrospective Outcome Study
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2024)
  • PI
    Injection of adipocytes or autologous bone marrow stroma in patients with degenerative disc disease
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2020)
Completed & closed trials (2)
  • PI
    Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MIS TLIF) with Expandable Cages that Expand Both Height and Lordosis: Postoperative Outcomes of Two Cage Designs
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University · IRB STUDY CLOSURE (as of 2026)
  • PI
    Outcome Analysis for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Navigation
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University · IRB STUDY CLOSURE (as of 2024)
    Degenerative Disc Disease
    NCT01751841

Available technologies

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News mentions

2 mentionsView all WCM news ↗
  • Awards & Honors: October 2023
    October 31, 2023

    Awards, honors and achievements for the month of October.

  • Dr. Roger Härtl Named AANS Humanitarian of the Year
    May 23, 2022

    The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) honored Dr. Roger Härtl, co-director of Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian and director of Weill Cornell Medicine’s Center for Comprehensive Spine Care, with its prestigious Humanitarian of the Year award.

Media highlights

2 clips

Mentoring

2 menteesAll publications with mentees →

External relationships

Ownership

Durastat · OnPoint Surgical, Inc.

Speaker/Lecturer

BrainLab, Inc. · Johnson & Johnson

Other

Aclarion Inc · BrainLab, Inc. · Globus Medical INC · Johnson & Johnson