Co-authored publications with mentees

MD mentee

• The impact of obesity on radiographic and clinical outcomes following adult spinal deformity surgery-a systematic review and meta-analysis.

  The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2025

  FLFrancis LovecchioIAIzzet AkosmanMDMihir DekhneMEMatthew Edward CunninghamHJHan Jo Kim

  PMID: 40639618·DOI·2 citations·Abstract

  With Izzet Akosman · MD mentee · Class of 2025

• Impact of pedicle screw accuracy on clinical outcomes after 1- or 2-level minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.

  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine · 2025

  FLFrancis LovecchioIAIzzet AkosmanTSTejas SubramanianTHTakashi Hirase+7 more →SISravisht Iyer

  PMID: 39823633·DOI·3 citations·Abstract

  With Izzet Akosman · MD mentee · Class of 2025

• Return to Activities of Daily Living After Fusion to the Pelvis for Adult Spinal Deformity.

  Spine · 2024

  FLFrancis LovecchioIAIzzet AkosmanOMOmri MaayanMSMitchell S Fourman+3 more →HJHan Jo Kim

  PMID: 40310764·DOI·Abstract

  With Izzet Akosman · MD mentee · Class of 2025

• Does Approach Matter? Comparison of Early Postoperative Life-threatening Complications in Elderly Patients With Multilevel Cervical Stenosis.

  Clinical spine surgery · 2024

  FLFrancis LovecchioIAIzzet AkosmanTSTejas SubramanianOMOmri Maayan+7 more →SASheeraz Ahmed Qureshi

  PMID: 39660732·DOI·2 citations·Abstract

  With Izzet Akosman · MD mentee · Class of 2025

• Outcomes of One Versus Two Level MIS Decompression With Adjacent Level Stenosis.

  Global spine journal · 2024

  FLFrancis LovecchioIAIzzet AkosmanTSTejas SubramanianTHTakashi Hirase+7 more →SISravisht Iyer

  PMID: 39581893·PMCID: PMC11586935·DOI·5 citations·Abstract

  With Izzet Akosman · MD mentee · Class of 2025

• Heterogeneity in the Definitions of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Failure in Spinal Deformity Literature: A Tower of Babel.

  Spine · 2024

  FLFrancis LovecchioIAIzzet AkosmanTHTakashi HiraseJLJarred Lihan ChowTSTejas Subramanian+6 more →

  PMID: 39028103·DOI·4 citations·Abstract

  With Izzet Akosman · MD mentee · Class of 2025

• Opening Side of Unilateral Open-Door Laminoplasty Does Not Impact Improvement in Arm Pain or Space Available for the Spinal Cord.

  Journal of clinical medicine · 2024

  FLFrancis LovecchioIAIzzet AkosmanRKRobert K MerrillTSTejas Subramanian+6 more →HJHan Jo Kim

  PMID: 38893056·PMCID: PMC11172582·DOI·2 citations·Abstract

  With Izzet Akosman · MD mentee · Class of 2025

• Return to sporting activities following long fusions to the pelvis in adult spinal deformity.

  The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2024

  FLFrancis LovecchioIAIzzet AkosmanOMOmri MaayanJCJohn Clohisy+3 more →HJHan Jo Kim

  PMID: 38871060·PMCID: PMC12139261·DOI·5 citations·Abstract

  With Izzet Akosman · MD mentee · Class of 2025

• Post-Operative Hyperextension Bracing Has the Potential to Reduce Proximal Junctional Kyphosis: A Propensity Matched Analysis of Braced versus Non-braced Cohorts.

  Global spine journal · 2024

  FLFrancis LovecchioIAIzzet AkosmanYJYusef Jordan

  PMID: 38844427·PMCID: PMC11571403·DOI·3 citations·Abstract

  With Izzet Akosman · MD mentee · Class of 2025

• Left-digit bias in surgical decision-making for lumbar spinal stenosis.

  The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2024

  FLFrancis LovecchioIAIzzet AkosmanTSTejas SubramanianGSGregory Stephen KazarianMEMatthew Edward Cunningham+1 more →

  PMID: 38499062·DOI·2 citations·Abstract

  With Izzet Akosman · MD mentee · Class of 2025

• Postoperative racial disparities following spine surgery are less pronounced in the outpatient setting.

  The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2024

  FLFrancis LovecchioIAIzzet AkosmanTSTejas SubramanianMAMitchell A Johnson+1 more →SASheeraz Ahmed Qureshi

  PMID: 38301902·DOI·10 citations·Abstract

  With Izzet Akosman · MD mentee · Class of 2025

• Decisional regret following corrective adult spinal deformity surgery: a single institution study of incidence and risk factors.

  Spine deformity · 2024

  FLFrancis LovecchioIAIzzet AkosmanGSGregory Stephen KazarianJCJohn Clohisy+3 more →HJHan Jo Kim

  PMID: 38289505·PMCID: PMC12869850·DOI·7 citations·Abstract

  With Izzet Akosman · MD mentee · Class of 2025

• Differences in total shoulder arthroplasty utilization and 30-day outcomes among White, Black, and Hispanic patients: do disparities exist in the outpatient setting?

  Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery · 2024

  FLFrancis LovecchioIAIzzet AkosmanBUBenedict Uchenna Nwachukwu

  PMID: 38182016·DOI·7 citations·Abstract

  With Izzet Akosman · MD mentee · Class of 2025

• Why Didn't You Walk Yesterday? Factors Associated With Slow Early Recovery After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.

  Global spine journal · 2023

  FLFrancis LovecchioIAIzzet AkosmanGSGregory Stephen KazarianJCJohn Clohisy+2 more →HJHan Jo Kim

  PMID: 37614144·PMCID: PMC11877673·DOI·2 citations·Abstract

  With Izzet Akosman · MD mentee · Class of 2025

• Is High-Dose Tranexamic Safe in Spine Surgery? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

  Global spine journal · 2023

  FLFrancis LovecchioIAIzzet AkosmanMFMitchell FourmanKLKeith Lyons+1 more →HJHan Jo Kim

  PMID: 36592635·PMCID: PMC10556905·DOI·13 citations·Abstract

  With Izzet Akosman · MD mentee · Class of 2025

• Can Discharge Radiographs Predict Junctional Complications? A Decision Tree Analysis.

  Global spine journal · 2022

  FLFrancis LovecchioIAIzzet AkosmanSSSachin ShahAPAnanth PunyalaHJHan Jo Kim

  PMID: 36194520·PMCID: PMC11192123·DOI·2 citations·Abstract

  With Izzet Akosman · MD mentee · Class of 2025