Co-authored publications with mentees

MD mentee

• Reply to letter to the Editor regarding "Impact of normalized total psoas area on postoperative mobility and perioperative adverse events in adult spinal deformity surgery".

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

  HJHan Jo KimCCChukwuebuka C AchebeMMMichael MazzuccoTHTakashi Hirase+2 more →FLFrancis Lovecchio

  PMID: 40240102·DOI·Abstract

  With Chukwuebuka Achebe · MD mentee · Class of 2026

• Normalized total psoas area predicts early postoperative mobility and perioperative adverse events after adult spinal deformity surgery.

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

  HJHan Jo KimCCChukwuebuka C AchebeTHTakashi HiraseMMMichael Mazzucco+3 more →FLFrancis Lovecchio

  PMID: 39631465·PMCID: PMC12869848·DOI·8 citations·Abstract

  With Chukwuebuka Achebe · MD mentee · Class of 2026

• Preoperative Physical Therapy is Associated With Decreased Length of Stay and Improved Postoperative Mobility in Patients With Sarcopenia Undergoing Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.

  Spine · 2024

  HJHan Jo KimCCChukwuebuka C AchebeTHTakashi HiraseFLFrancis LovecchioMMMichael Mazzucco+4 more →

  PMID: 38809100·DOI·16 citations·Abstract

  With Chukwuebuka Achebe · MD mentee · Class of 2026

• Bone Density Distribution in the Cervical Spine.

  Global spine journal · 2022

  HJHan Jo KimBABryan AngFLFrancis LovecchioSPSachin P ShahAPAnanth Punyala+5 more →

  PMID: 35485915·PMCID: PMC10676188·DOI·16 citations·Abstract

  With Bryan Ang · MD mentee · Class of 2021

• How Does Gravity Influence the Distribution of Lordosis in Patients With Sagittal Malalignment?

  Global spine journal · 2022

  HJHan Jo KimBABryan AngMSMitchell S FourmanFLFrancis LovecchioAPAnanth Punyala

  PMID: 35352585·PMCID: PMC10538318·DOI·2 citations·Abstract

  With Bryan Ang · MD mentee · Class of 2021

• Shoulder Balance in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients Undergoing Selective Lumbar Fusion.

  Spine · 2021

  HJHan Jo KimBABryan AngRKRam Kiran AlluriFLFrancis LovecchioAPAnanth Punyala

  PMID: 35533295·DOI·2 citations·Abstract

  With Bryan Ang · MD mentee · Class of 2021

• The utility of supine radiographs in the assessment of thoracic flexibility and risk of proximal junctional kyphosis.

  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine · 2021

  HJHan Jo KimBABryan AngFLFrancis Lovecchio

  PMID: 33962389·DOI·18 citations·Abstract

  With Bryan Ang · MD mentee · Class of 2021

• The relationship of global sagittal malalignment to fatty infiltration in the aging spine.

  European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2021

  HJHan Jo KimBABryan AngFLFrancis Lovecchio

  PMID: 33609190·DOI·11 citations·Abstract

  With Bryan Ang · MD mentee · Class of 2021

• Depression Symptoms Are Associated with Poor Functional Status Among Operative Spinal Deformity Patients.

  Spine · 2021

  HJHan Jo KimBABryan Ang

  PMID: 33337685·DOI·20 citations·Abstract

  With Bryan Ang · MD mentee · Class of 2021

• Predictive Model for Selection of Upper Treated Vertebra Using a Machine Learning Approach.

  World neurosurgery · 2020

  HJHan Jo KimBABryan AngFLFrancis Lovecchio

  PMID: 33091645·DOI·20 citations·Abstract

  With Bryan Ang · MD mentee · Class of 2021

• Supine Imaging Is a Superior Predictor of Long-Term Alignment Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.

  Global spine journal · 2020

  HJHan Jo KimBABryan AngFLFrancis Lovecchio

  PMID: 32975440·PMCID: PMC9109569·DOI·8 citations·Abstract

  With Bryan Ang · MD mentee · Class of 2021

• In the Relationship Between Change in Kyphosis and Change in Lordosis: Which Drives Which?

  Global spine journal · 2020

  HJHan Jo KimBABryan Ang

  PMID: 32875889·PMCID: PMC8119914·DOI·8 citations·Abstract

  With Bryan Ang · MD mentee · Class of 2021

• Factors Associated With Short Length of Stay After Long Fusions for Adult Spinal Deformity: Initial Steps Toward Developing an Enhanced Recovery Pathway.

  Global spine journal · 2020

  HJHan Jo KimBABryan AngFLFrancis LovecchioMSMichael SteinhausEMEllen Marie Soffin+1 more →

  PMID: 32787569·PMCID: PMC8258808·DOI·29 citations·Abstract

  With Bryan Ang · MD mentee · Class of 2021