Erica F. Bisson
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Erica F. Bisson, MD, MPH

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Clinical Neurosciences Center

Salt Lake City
801-585-7575

South Jordan Health Center

South Jordan
801-213-4500

  • Dr. Erica Bisson is a Professor of Neurosurgery, as well as Adjunct Professor of Orthopaedics. She received her medical school training at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts and completed her Neurosurgical training at the University of Vermont. She then went on to complete a fellowship in complex spinal disorders at the University of Utah, under the direction of Dr. Ronald Apfelbaum. After which, she joined the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Massachusetts and Emerson Hospital as Senior Staff with an adjunct appointment as Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Tufts University, School of Medicine. She returned to Utah in 2009 joining the Spine Division in the Department of Neurosurgery.

    Dr. Bisson is a fellow of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons, and a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Spine Section. Dr. Bisson has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and serves as principal investigator on several national and international multicenter trials. She continues to work collaboratively on research with faculty in Neuroradiology and Exercise and Sports Medicine at the University of Utah as well as Neurosurgery Spine faculty at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Additionally, she serves many roles nationally for neurosurgery, including being a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Neurosurgery and serving as the Scientific Program Chair for the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Spine and Peripheral Nerves.

    In addition to early career leadership opportunities, including being selected to participate in the 2012 AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar, Dr. Bisson has been elected by UUMG to participate in both the University of Utah and the Intermountain Healthcare Leadership courses. Dr. Bisson currently serves as Executive Medical Officer for the University Medical Group and is the Past President of the University of Utah Medical Board.

    Dr. Erica Bisson specializes in complex spine surgery with a focus on cervical disease (neck pain), utilizing both novel artificial disc and fusion technology. She also treats patients with spinal cord injury, spine trauma, and degenerative spinal conditions (neck and back pain). Dr. Bisson’s professional interests include occipitocervical disease, cervical degenerative disorders, advanced spinal fusion techniques, and image-guided surgery. In her free time, Dr. Bisson enjoys outdoor recreation with her family. She is currently welcoming new patients, and accepts most insurance plans.

    Specialties

  • Dr. Erica Bisson is a Professor of Neurosurgery, as well as Adjunct Professor of Orthopaedics. She received her medical school training at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts and completed her Neurosurgical training at the University of Vermont. She then went on to complete a fellowship in complex spinal disorders at the University of Utah, under the direction of Dr. Ronald Apfelbaum. After which, she joined the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Massachusetts and Emerson Hospital as Senior Staff with an adjunct appointment as Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Tufts University, School of Medicine. She returned to Utah in 2009 joining the Spine Division in the Department of Neurosurgery.

    Dr. Bisson is a fellow of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons, and a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Spine Section. Dr. Bisson has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and serves as principal investigator on several national and international multicenter trials. She continues to work collaboratively on research with faculty in Neuroradiology and Exercise and Sports Medicine at the University of Utah as well as Neurosurgery Spine faculty at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Additionally, she serves many roles nationally for neurosurgery, including being a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Neurosurgery and serving as the Scientific Program Chair for the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Spine and Peripheral Nerves.

    In addition to early career leadership opportunities, including being selected to participate in the 2012 AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar, Dr. Bisson has been elected by UUMG to participate in both the University of Utah and the Intermountain Healthcare Leadership courses. Dr. Bisson currently serves as Executive Medical Officer for the University Medical Group and is the Past President of the University of Utah Medical Board.

    Dr. Erica Bisson specializes in complex spine surgery with a focus on cervical disease (neck pain), utilizing both novel artificial disc and fusion technology. She also treats patients with spinal cord injury, spine trauma, and degenerative spinal conditions (neck and back pain). Dr. Bisson’s professional interests include occipitocervical disease, cervical degenerative disorders, advanced spinal fusion techniques, and image-guided surgery. In her free time, Dr. Bisson enjoys outdoor recreation with her family. She is currently welcoming new patients, and accepts most insurance plans.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Neurosurgery -Primary
    Orthopaedics -Adjunct

    Education history

    Fellowship Executive Leadership in Health Care - Drexel University Fellow
    Graduate Training University of Utah M.P.H.
    Fellowship Spine Surgery - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
    Residency Neurosurgery - University of Vermont College of Medicine Resident
    Internship General Surgery - University of Vermont College of Medicine Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - Tufts University School of Medicine M.D.
    Other Training San Diego State University Postbaccalaureate Studies
    Undergraduate University of Vermont B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Porche K, Bisson EF, Sherrod B, Dru A, Chan AK, Shaffrey CI, Gottfried ON, Bydon M, Asher AL, Coric D, Potts EA, Foley KT, Wang MY, Fu KM, Virk MS, Knightly JJ, Meyer S, Upadhyaya CD, Shaffrey ME, Uribe JS, Tumialn LM, Turner JD, Chou D, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV, Park P (2024). Comparative analysis of patient-reported outcomes in myelopathy and myeloradiculopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database study. J Neurosurg Spine, 41(6), 734-745. (Read full article)
    2. Zhang JK, Yakdan S, Kaleem MI, Javeed S, Greenberg JK, Botterbush KS, Benedict B, Reis M, Hongsermeier-Graves N, Twitchell S, Sherrod B, Mazur MS, Mahan MA, Dailey AT, Bisson EF, Song SK, Ray WZ (2024). Spinal cord metrics derived from diffusion MRI: improvement in prognostication in cervical spondylotic myelopathy compared with conventional MRI. J Neurosurg Spine, 41(5), 639-647. (Read full article)
    3. Schupper AJ, DiDomenico J, Farber SH, Johnson SE, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Asher AL, Coric D, Potts EA, Foley KT, Wang MY, Fu KM, Virk MS, Shaffrey CI, Gottfried ON, Park C, Knightly JJ, Meyer S, Park P, Upadhyaya C, Shaffrey ME, Chan AK, Tumialn LM, Chou D, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV, Uribe JS, Turner JD (2024). Predictors of patient satisfaction in the surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy. J Neurosurg Spine, 41(5), 611-618. (Read full article)
    4. Yee TJ, Liles C, Johnson SE, Ambati VS, DiGiorgio AM, Alan N, Coric D, Potts EA, Bisson EF, Knightly JJ, Fu KG, Foley KT, Shaffrey ME, Bydon M, Chou D, Chan AK, Meyer S, Asher AL, Shaffrey CI, Slotkin JR, Wang MY, Haid RW, Glassman SD, Virk MS, Mummaneni PV, Park P (2024). Cost-effectiveness of posterior lumbar interbody fusion and/or transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for grade 1 lumbar spondylolisthesis: a 5-year Quality Outcomes Database study. J Neurosurg Spine, 41(5), 596-603. (Read full article)
    5. Dru A, Johnson SE, Linzey JR, Foley KT, Digiorgio A, Alan N, Coric D, Potts EA, Bisson EF, Knightly JJ, Fu KM, Shaffrey ME, Weaver J, Bydon M, Chou D, Meyer SA, Asher AL, Shaffrey CI, Slotkin JR, Wang MY, Haid RW, Glassman SD, Virk MS, Mummaneni PV, Park P (2024). Predictors of patient satisfaction after surgery for grade 1 degenerative spondylolisthesis: a 5-year analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database. J Neurosurg Spine, 41(5), 658-665. (Read full article)
    6. DiDomenico J, Farber SH, Virk MS, Godzik J, Johnson SE, Bydon M, Mummaneni PV, Bisson EF, Glassman SD, Chan AK, Chou D, Fu KM, Shaffrey CI, Asher AL, Coric D, Potts EA, Foley KT, Wang MY, Knightly JJ, Park P, Shaffrey ME, Slotkin JR, Haid RW, Uribe JS, Turner JD (2024). Does comorbid depression and anxiety portend poor long-term outcomes following surgery for lumbar spondylolisthesis? Five-year analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database. J Neurosurg Spine, 41(5), 579-588. (Read full article)
    7. Zammar SG, Ambati VS, Yee TJ, Patel A, Le VP, Alan N, Coric D, Potts EA, Bisson EF, Knightly JJ, Fu KM, Foley KT, Shaffrey ME, Bydon M, Chou D, Chan AK, Meyer S, Asher AL, Shaffrey CI, Slotkin JR, Wang M, Haid R, Glassman SD, Park P, Virk M, Mummaneni PV (2024). Do obese patients undergoing surgery for grade 1 spondylolisthesis have worse outcomes at 5 years' follow-up? A QOD study. J Neurosurg Spine, 41(5), 564-571. (Read full article)
    8. Park C, Bhowmick DA, Shaffrey CI, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Asher AL, Coric D, Potts EA, Foley KT, Wang MY, Fu KM, Virk MS, Knightly JJ, Meyer S, Park P, Upadhyaya C, Shaffrey ME, Schupper AJ, Uribe JS, Tumialn LM, Turner JD, Chan AK, Chou D, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV, Gottfried ON (2024). Do class III obese patients achieve similar outcomes and satisfaction to nonobese patients following surgery for cervical myelopathy? A QOD study. J Neurosurg Spine, 41(5), 604-610. (Read full article)
    9. Djurasovic M, Owens RK, Carreon LY, Gum JL, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Glassman SD (2024). The impact of smoking on patient-reported outcomes following lumbar decompression: an analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database. J Neurosurg Spine, 1-6. (Read full article)
    10. Birlingmair J, Carreon LY, Djurasovic M, Mummaneni PV, Asher A, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Chan AK, Chou D, Coric D, Foley KT, Fu KM, Haid R, Knightly JJ, Le VP, Park P, Potts EA, Shaffrey CI, Shaffrey ME, Slotkin JR, Virk MS, Wang MY, Glassman SD (2024). Incidence of revision surgery and patient-reported outcomes within 5 years of the index procedure for grade 1 spondylolisthesis: an analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database spondylolisthesis data. J Neurosurg Spine, 1-6. (Read full article)
    11. Agarwal N, Chan AK, Bisson EF, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Gottfried ON, Tumialn LM, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Ibrahim S, Mitha R, Michalopoulos G, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Guan J, Haid RW, Chou D, Bydon M, Mummaneni PV (2024). Impact of educational background on preoperative disease severity and postoperative outcomes among patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis: a Quality Outcomes Database study. J Neurosurg Spine, 41(3), 341-352. (Read full article)
    12. Djurasovic M, Carreon LY, Bisson EF, Chan AK, Bydon M, Mummaneni PV, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Chou D, Haid RW, Glassman SD (2024). Predictors of Delayed Clinical Benefit Following Surgical Treatment for Low Grade Spondylolisthesis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). (Read full article)
    13. Paziuk T, Mazmudar AS, Issa TZ, Henry TW, Patel AA, Hilibrand AS, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Rihn JA, Brodke DS, Bisson EF, Karamian BA (2024). Does operative level impact dysphagia severity following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion? a multicenter prospective analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 49(13), 909-915. (Read full article)
    14. Mummaneni PV, Bisson EF, Michalopoulos G, Mualem WJ, El Sammak S, Wang MY, Chan AK, Haid RW, Knightly JJ, Chou D, Sherrod BA, Gottfried ON, Shaffrey CI, Goldberg JL, Virk MS, Hussain I, Agarwal N, Glassman SD, Shaffrey ME, Park P, Foley KT, Pennicooke B, Coric D, Slotkin JR, Potts EA, Fu KG, Asher AL, Bydon M (2024). Comparing posterior cervical foraminotomy with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in radiculopathic patients: an analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database. J Neurosurg Spine, 41(1), 56-68. (Read full article)
    15. Miranda SP, Whitmore RG, Kanter A, Mummaneni PV, Bisson EF, Barker FG 2nd, Harrop J, Magge SN, Heary RF, Fehlings MG, Albert TJ, Arnold PM, Riew KD, Steinmetz MP, Wang MC, Heller JG, Benzel EC, Ghogawala Z (2024). Patients May Return to Work Sooner After Laminoplasty: Occupational Outcomes of the Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgical Trial. Neurosurgery. (Read full article)
    16. Zhang JK, Javeed S, Greenberg JK, Yakdan S, Kaleem MI, Botterbush KS, Benedict B, Dibble CF, Sun P, Sherrod B, Dailey AT, Bisson EF, Mahan M, Mazur M, Song SK, Ray WZ (2024). Diffusion MRI Metrics Characterize Postoperative Clinical Outcomes After Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Neurosurgery. (Read full article)
    17. Mazmudar A, Paziuk T, Mangan J, Tran K, Oh S, Li S, Sherrod B, Bisson E, Brodke D, Kepler C, Schroeder G, Vaccaro A, Hilibrand A, Rihn JA (2023). Evaluating the Effect of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease on Postoperative Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery-A Prospective, Multicenter Study. Global Spine J, 14(5), 1595-1600. (Read full article)
    18. Hamrick FA, Sherrod BA, Cole K, Cox P, Croci DM, Bowers CA, Mazur MD, Dailey AT, Bisson EF (2023). Using Frailty Measures to Predict Functional Outcomes and Mortality After Type II Odontoid Fracture in Elderly Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Global Spine J, 14(5), 1552-1562. (Read full article)
    19. Sherrod BA, Young JB, Wilkerson CG, Bisson EF, Dailey AT, Mazur MD (2023). Epidemiology of Gunshot-related Spinal Injuries and Related Risk Factors for In-hospital Mortality in the United States from 2015-2019: An NTDB Analysis. J Neurotrauma, 41(9-10), 1112-1121. (Read full article)
    20. Agarwal N, Johnson SE, Bydon M, Bisson EF, Chan AK, Shabani S, Letchuman V, Michalopoulos GD, Lu DC, Wang MY, Lavadi RS, Haid RW, Knightly JJ, Sherrod BA, Gottfried ON, Shaffrey CI, Goldberg JL, Virk MS, Hussain I, Glassman SD, Shaffrey ME, Park P, Foley KT, Pennicooke B, Coric D, Slotkin JR, Upadhyaya C, Potts EA, Tumialn LM, Chou D, Fu KG, Asher AL, Mummaneni PV (in press). Cervical spondylotic myelopathy and driving abilities: defining the prevalence and long-term postoperative outcomes using the Quality Outcomes Database. J Neurosurg Spine, 40(5), 630-641. (Read full article)
    21. Yang E, Mummaneni PV, Chou D, Izima C, Fu KM, Bydon M, Bisson EF, Shaffrey CI, Gottfried ON, Asher AL, Coric D, Potts E, Foley KT, Wang MY, Virk MS, Knightly JJ, Meyer S, Park P, Upadhyaya C, Shaffrey ME, Uribe JS, Tumialn LM, Turner J, Haid RW Jr, Chan AK (2024). Is Upper Extremity or Lower Extremity Function More Important for Patient Satisfaction? An Analysis of 24-Month Outcomes from the QOD Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Cohort. Clin Spine Surg, 37(4), 188-197. (Read full article)
    22. Agarwal N, DiGiorgio A, Michalopoulos GD, Letchuman V, Chan AK, Shabani S, Lavadi RS, Lu DC, Wang MY, Haid RW, Knightly JJ, Sherrod BA, Gottfried ON, Shaffrey CI, Goldberg JL, Virk MS, Hussain I, Glassman SD, Shaffrey ME, Park P, Foley KT, Pennicooke B, Coric D, Upadhyaya C, Potts EA, Tumialn LM, Fu KG, Asher AL, Bisson EF, Chou D, Bydon M, Mummaneni PV (2023). Impact of Educational Background on Preoperative Disease Severity and Postoperative Outcomes Among Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Clin Spine Surg, 37(3), E137-E146. (Read full article)
    23. Chan AK, Park C, Shaffrey CI, Gottfried ON, Than KD, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Asher AL, Coric D, Potts EA, Foley KT, Wang MY, Fu KM, Virk MS, Knightly JJ, Meyer S, Park P, Upadhyaya CD, Shaffrey ME, Buchholz AL, Tumialn LM, Turner JD, Michalopoulos G, Sherrod BA, Agarwal N, Chou D, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV (2024). What predicts the best 24-month outcomes following surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A QOD prospective registry study. J Neurosurg Spine, 40(4), 453-464. (Read full article)
    24. Park C, Shaffrey CI, Than KD, Bisson EF, Sherrod BA, Asher AL, Coric D, Potts EA, Foley KT, Wang MY, Fu KM, Virk MS, Knightly JJ, Meyer S, Park P, Upadhyaya C, Shaffrey ME, Buchholz AL, Tumialn LM, Turner JD, Agarwal N, Chan AK, Chou D, Chaudhry NS, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV, Michalopoulos GD, Bydon M, Gottfried ON (2024). Does the number of social factors affect long-term patient-reported outcomes and satisfaction in those with cervical myelopathy? A QOD study. J Neurosurg Spine, 40(4), 428-438. (Read full article)
    25. Mooney J, Nathani KR, Zeitouni D, Michalopoulos GD, Wang MY, Coric D, Chan AK, Lu DC, Sherrod BA, Gottfried ON, Shaffrey CI, Than KD, Goldberg JL, Hussain I, Virk MS, Agarwal N, Glassman SD, Shaffrey ME, Park P, Foley KT, Chou D, Slotkin JR, Tumialn LM, Upadhyaya CD, Potts EA, Fu KG, Haid RW, Knightly JJ, Mummaneni PV, Bisson EF, Asher AL, Bydon M (2023). Does diabetes affect outcome or reoperation rate after lumbar decompression or arthrodesis? A matched analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database data set. J Neurosurg Spine, 40(3), 331-342. (Read full article)
    26. Conger AM, Randall DJ, Sperry BP, Kuo KT, Petersen R, Henrie AM, Kendall RW, Bisson EF, Teramoto M, Martin BI, Burnham TR, McCormick ZL (2023). The effectiveness of cervical transforaminal epidural steroid injections for the treatment of cervical radicular pain: A prospective cohort study reporting 12-month outcomes. Interventional Pain Medicine, 3(1), 100379. (Read full article)
    27. Park C, Shaffrey CI, Than KD, Michalopoulos GD, El Sammak S, Chan AK, Bisson EF, Sherrod BA, Asher AL, Coric D, Potts EA, Foley KT, Wang MY, Fu KM, Virk MS, Knightly JJ, Meyer S, Park P, Upadhyaya C, Shaffrey ME, Buchholz AL, Tumialn LM, Turner J, Agarwal N, Chou D, Chaudhry NS, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV, Bydon M, Gottfried ON (2023). What factors influence surgical decision-making in anterior versus posterior surgery for cervical myelopathy? A QOD analysis. J Neurosurg Spine, 40(2), 206-215. (Read full article)
    28. Croci DM, Shipman H, Monsour M, Foley MM, Marbacher S, Bisson EF (2023). IL-6 in spinal cord injury: could immunomodulation replace immunosuppression in the management of acute traumatic spinal cord injuries? J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg, 85(6), 602-609. (Read full article)
    29. Patel A, Kondapavulur S, Umbach G, Chan AK, Le VP, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Chou D, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin J, Asher AL, Virk MS, Haid RW, Gottfried O, Meyer S, Upadhyaya CD, Tumialn LM, Turner JD, Mummaneni PV (2023). Greater improvement in Neck Disability Index scores in women after surgery for cervical myelopathy: an analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database. Neurosurg Focus, 55(5), E7. (Read full article)
    30. Zhang H, Glassman SD, Bisson EF, Potts EA, Jazini E, Carreon LY (2023). Patient expectations impact patient-reported outcomes and satisfaction after Lumbar Fusion. Spine J, 24(2), 273-277. (Read full article)
    31. Mazmudar A, Paziuk T, Tran KS, Henry T, Oh S, Purtill C, Habbal D, Yalla G, Harrill Q, Sherrod B, Bisson E, Brodke D, Kepler C, Schroeder G, Vaccaro A, Hilibrand A, Rihn JA (2023). Evaluating Dysphagia Duration and Severity After ACDF in Patients With Underlying Dysphagia - A Prospective, Multicenter Study. Global Spine J, 21925682231201249. (Read full article)
    32. Ambati VS, Macki M, Chan AK, Michalopoulos GD, Le VP, Jamieson AB, Chou D, Shaffrey CI, Gottfried ON, Bisson EF, Asher AL, Coric D, Potts EA, Foley KT, Wang MY, Fu KM, Virk MS, Knightly JJ, Meyer S, Park P, Upadhyaya C, Shaffrey ME, Buchholz AL, Tumialn LM, Turner JD, Sherrod BA, Haid RW, Bydon M, Mummaneni PV (2023). Three-level ACDF versus 3-level laminectomy and fusion: are there differences in outcomes? An analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database cervical spondylotic myelopathy cohort. Neurosurg Focus, 55(3), E2. (Read full article)
    33. Chan AK, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Mummaneni PV (2023). Introduction. Toward a contemporaneous understanding of cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Neurosurg Focus, 55(3), E1. (Read full article)
    34. Yang E, Mummaneni PV, Chou D, Bydon M, Bisson EF, Shaffrey CI, Gottfried ON, Asher AL, Coric D, Potts EA, Foley KT, Wang MY, Fu KM, Virk MS, Knightly JJ, Meyer S, Park P, Upadhyaya CD, Shaffrey ME, Buchholz AL, Tumialn LM, Turner JD, Michalopoulos GD, Sherrod BA, Agarwal N, Haid RW, Chan AK (2023). Cervical laminoplasty versus laminectomy and posterior cervical fusion for cervical myelopathy: propensity-matched analysis of 24-month outcomes from the Quality Outcomes Database. J Neurosurg Spine, 39(5), 671-681. (Read full article)
    35. Bydon M, Sardar ZM, Michalopoulos GD, El Sammak S, Chan AK, Carreon LY, Norheim E, Park P, Ratliff JK, Tumialn L, Pugely AJ, Steinmetz MP, Hsu W, Knightly JJ, Ziegenhorn DM, Donnelly PC, Mullen KJ, Rykowsky S, De A, Potts EA, Coric D, Wang MY, Qureshi S, Sethi RK, Fu KM, Patel AA, Yoon ST, Brodke D, Stroink AR, Bisson EF, Haid RW, Asher AL, Burton D, Mummaneni PV, Glassman SD (2023). Representativeness of the American Spine Registry: a comparison of patient characteristics with the National Inpatient Sample. J Neurosurg Spine, 39(2), 228-237. (Read full article)
    36. Shahrestani S, Chan AK, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Michalopoulos GD, Guan J, Haid RW, Agarwal N, Chou D, Mummaneni PV (2022). Developing nonlinear k-nearest neighbors classification algorithms to identify patients at high risk of increased length of hospital stay following spine surgery. Neurosurg Focus, 54(6), E7. (Read full article)
    37. Park C, Mummaneni PV, Gottfried ON, Shaffrey CI, Tang AJ, Bisson EF, Asher AL, Coric D, Potts EA, Foley KT, Wang MY, Fu KM, Virk MS, Knightly JJ, Meyer S, Park P, Upadhyaya C, Shaffrey ME, Buchholz AL, Tumialn LM, Turner JD, Sherrod BA, Agarwal N, Chou D, Haid RW, Bydon M, Chan AK (2023). Which supervised machine learning algorithm can best predict achievement of minimum clinically important difference in neck pain after surgery in patients with cervical myelopathy? A QOD study. Neurosurg Focus, 54(6), E5. (Read full article)
    38. Asher AL, Haid RW, Stroink AR, Michalopoulos GD, Alexander AY, Zeitouni D, Chan AK, Virk MS, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Slotkin JR, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Shaffrey CI, Park P, Upadhyaya C, Coric D, Tumialn LM, Chou D, Fu KG, Knightly JJ, Orrico KO, Wang MY, Bisson EF, Mummaneni PV, Bydon M (2023). Research using the Quality Outcomes Database: accomplishments and future steps toward higher-quality real-world evidence. J Neurosurg, 1-19. (Read full article)
    39. Bisson EF, Mummaneni PV, Michalopoulos GD, El Sammak S, Chan AK, Agarwal N, Wang MY, Knightly JJ, Sherrod BA, Gottfried ON, Than KD, Shaffrey CI, Goldberg JL, Virk MS, Hussain I, Shabani S, Glassman SD, Tumialan LM, Turner JD, Uribe JS, Meyer SA, Lu DC, Buchholz AL, Upadhyaya C, Shaffrey ME, Park P, Foley KT, Coric D, Slotkin JR, Potts EA, Stroink AR, Chou D, Fu KG, Haid RW, Asher AL, Bydon M (2023). Sleep Disturbances in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Prevalence and Postoperative Outcomes-an Analysis From the Quality Outcomes Database. Clin Spine Surg, 36(3), 112-119. (Read full article)
    40. Chan AK, Shaffrey CI, Park C, Gottfried ON, Than KD, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Asher AL, Coric D, Potts EA, Foley KT, Wang MY, Fu KM, Virk MS, Knightly JJ, Meyer S, Park P, Upadhyaya CD, Shaffrey ME, Buchholz AL, Tumialn LM, Turner JD, Michalopoulos GD, Sherrod BA, Agarwal N, Chou D, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV (in press). Do comorbid self-reported depression and anxiety influence outcomes following surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy? J Neurosurg Spine, 39(1), 11-27. (Read full article)
    41. Bergin SM, Michalopoulos GD, Shaffrey CI, Gottfried ON, Johnson E, Bisson EF, Wang MY, Knightly JJ, Virk MS, Tumialn LM, Turner JD, Upadhyaya CD, Shaffrey ME, Park P, Foley KT, Coric D, Slotkin JR, Potts EA, Chou D, Fu KG, Haid RW, Asher AL, Bydon M, Mummaneni PV, Than KD (2023). Characteristics of patients who return to work after undergoing surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database study. J Neurosurg Spine, 38(5), 530-539. (Read full article)
    42. Zaki MM, Joshi RS, Ibrahim S, Michalopoulos GD, Linzey JR, Saadeh YS, Upadhyaya C, Coric D, Potts EA, Bisson EF, Turner JD, Knightly JJ, Fu KM, Foley KT, Tumialan L, Shaffrey ME, Bydon M, Mummaneni PV, Chou D, Chan AK, Meyer S, Asher AL, Shaffrey CI, Gottfried ON, Than KD, Wang M, Haid R, Slotkin JR, Glassman SD, Park P (2023). How closely are outcome questionnaires correlated to patient satisfaction after cervical spine surgery for myelopathy? J Neurosurg Spine, 38(5), 521-529. (Read full article)
    43. Chan AK, Bydon M, Bisson EF, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Michalopoulos GD, Guan J, Haid RW, Agarwal N, Park C, Chou D, Mummaneni PV (2022). Minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for grade I lumbar spondylolisthesis: 5-year follow-up from the prospective multicenter Quality Outcomes Database registry. Neurosurg Focus, 54(1), E2. (Read full article)
    44. Alentado VJ, Bisson EF, Potts EA (2022). Dysphagia after cervical spine surgery: a review of risk factors and preventative measures. J Neurosurg Spine, 38(3), 382-388. (Read full article)
    45. Croci DM, Nguyen S, Streitmatter SW, Sherrod BA, Hardy J, Cole KL, Gamblin AS, Bisson EF, Mazur MD, Dailey AT (2022). O-Arm Accuracy and Radiation Exposure in Adult Deformity Surgery. World Neurosurg, 171, e440-e446. (Read full article)
    46. Sherrod BA, Michalopoulos GD, Mulvaney G, Agarwal N, Chan AK, Asher AL, Coric D, Virk MS, Fu KM, Foley KT, Park P, Upadhyaya CD, Knightly JJ, Shaffrey ME, Potts EA, Shaffrey CI, Gottfried ON, Than KD, Wang MY, Tumialn LM, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Bydon M, Bisson EF (2022). Development of new postoperative neck pain at 12 and 24 months after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database study. J Neurosurg Spine, 38(3), 357-365. (Read full article)
    47. Sherrod BA, Kim R, Hunsaker J, Rada C, Christensen C, Stoddard GJ, Brodke D, Mahan MA, Mazur MD, Bisson EF, Dailey AT (2022). Postoperative ileus risk after posterior thoracolumbar fusion performed with total intravenous anesthesia versus inhaled anesthesia. J Neurosurg Spine, 38(3), 307-312. (Read full article)
    48. Agarwal N, Aabedi AA, Chan AK, Letchuman V, Shabani S, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Haid RW, Chou D, Mummaneni PV (2022). Leveraging machine learning to ascertain the implications of preoperative body mass index on surgical outcomes for 282 patients with preoperative obesity and lumbar spondylolisthesis in the Quality Outcomes Database. J Neurosurg Spine, 38(2), 182-191. (Read full article)
    49. Mooney J, Michalopoulos GD, Zeitouni D, Sammak SE, Alvi MA, Wang MY, Coric D, Chan AK, Mummaneni PV, Bisson EF, Sherrod B, Haid RW, Knightly JJ, Devin CJ, Pennicooke BH, Asher AL, Bydon M (2022). Outpatient versus inpatient lumbar decompression surgery: a matched noninferiority study investigating clinical and patient-reported outcomes. J Neurosurg Spine, 37(4), 485-497. (Read full article)
    50. Yee TJ, Upadhyaya C, Coric D, Potts EA, Bisson EF, Turner J, Knightly JJ, Fu KM, Foley KT, Tumialan L, Shaffrey ME, Bydon M, Mummaneni P, Chou D, Chan A, Meyer S, Asher AL, Shaffrey C, Gottfried ON, Than KD, Wang MY, Buchholz AL, Haid R, Park P (2022). Correlation of the Modified Japanese Orthopedic Association With Functional and Quality-of-Life Outcomes After Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Quality Outcomes Database Study. Neurosurgery, 91, 952-960. (Read full article)
    51. Sherrod BA, Wilkerson CG, Rolston JD, Bisson EF, Mazur MD, Couldwell WT, Dailey AT (2022). Neurosurgery at Pearl Harbor: Ralph Cloward's legacy. Neurosurg Focus, 53(3), E14. (Read full article)
    52. Chan AK, Shaffrey CI, Gottfried ON, Park C, Than KD, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Asher AL, Coric D, Potts EA, Foley KT, Wang MY, Fu KM, Virk MS, Knightly JJ, Meyer S, Park P, Upadhyaya C, Shaffrey ME, Buchholz AL, Tumialn LM, Turner JD, Michalopoulos GD, Sherrod BA, Agarwal N, Chou D, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV (2022). Cervical spondylotic myelopathy with severe axial neck pain: is anterior or posterior approach better? J Neurosurg Spine, 38, 1-14. (Read full article)
    53. Nguyen S, Sherrod BA, Paziuk TM, Rihn JA, Patel AA, Brodke DS, Bisson EF (2021). Predictors of Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Prospective Multicenter Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 47(12), 859-864. (Read full article)
    54. Cook CE, George SZ, Asher AL, Bisson EF, Buchholz AL, Bydon M, Chan AK, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV, Park P, Shaffrey CI, Than KD, Tumialan LM, Wang MY, Gottfried ON (2022). High-impact chronic pain transition in surgical recipients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy. J Neurosurg Spine, 37(1), 31-40. (Read full article)
    55. Rethorn ZD, Cook CE, Park C, Somers T, Mummaneni PV, Chan AK, Pennicooke BH, Bisson EF, Asher AL, Buchholz AL, Bydon M, Alvi MA, Coric D, Foley KT, Fu KM, Knightly JJ, Meyer S, Park P, Potts EA, Shaffrey CI, Shaffrey M, Than KD, Tumialan L, Turner JD, Upadhyaya CD, Wang MY, Gottfried O (2022). Social risk factors predicting outcomes of cervical myelopathy surgery. J Neurosurg Spine, 37(1), 41-48. (Read full article)
    56. Berlin C, Marino AC, Mummaneni PV, Uribe J, Tumialn LM, Turner J, Wang MY, Park P, Bisson EF, Shaffrey M, Gottfried O, Than KD, Fu KM, Foley K, Chan AK, Bydon M, Alvi MA, Upadhyaya C, Coric D, Asher A, Potts EA, Knightly J, Meyer S, Buchholz A (2022). Determining the time frame of maximum clinical improvement in surgical decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy when stratified by preoperative myelopathy severity: a cervical Quality Outcomes Database study. J Neurosurg Spine, 37(5), 758-766. (Read full article)
    57. Asher AL, Sammak SE, Michalopoulos GD, Yolcu YU, Alexander AY, Knightly JJ, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Harbaugh RE, Rose GA, Coric D, Bisson EF, Glassman SD, Mummaneni PV, Bydon M (2021). Time trend analysis of database and registry use in the neurosurgical literature: evidence for the advance of registry science. J Neurosurg, 136(6), 1804-0809. (Read full article)
    58. Chan AK, Letchuman V, Mummaneni PV, Burke JF, Agarwal N, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Glassman SD, Wang MY, Park P, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Kerezoudis P, Alvi MA, Guan J, Haid RW, DiGiorgio A (2022). Inferior Clinical Outcomes for Patients with Medicaid Insurance following Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Prospective Registry Analysis of 608 Patients. World Neurosurg, 164, e1024-e1033. (Read full article)
    59. Mooney J, Michalopoulos GD, Alvi MA, Zeitouni D, Chan AK, Mummaneni PV, Bisson EF, Sherrod BA, Haid RW, Knightly JJ, Devin CJ, Pennicooke B, Asher AL, Bydon M (2021). Minimally invasive versus open lumbar spinal fusion: a matched study investigating patient-reported and surgical outcomes. J Neurosurg Spine, 36(5), 753-766. (Read full article)
    60. Wang MY, Yoon JW, Zadeh G, Park P, Bisson EF, Sciubba DM (2022). Introduction. Big data and its impact on the future of neurosurgery. Neurosurg Focus, 52(4), E1. (Read full article)
    61. Croci DM, Sherrod B, Alvi MA, Mummaneni PV, Chan AK, Bydon M, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Than KD, Gottfried ON, Shaffrey CI, Virk MS, Bisson EF (2022). Differences in postoperative quality of life in young, early elderly, and late elderly patients undergoing surgical treatment for degenerative cervical myelopathy. J Neurosurg Spine, 37(3), 339-349. (Read full article)
    62. Wilkerson CG, Sherrod BA, Alvi MA, Asher AL, Coric D, Virk MS, Fu KM, Foley KT, Park P, Upadhyaya CD, Knightly JJ, Shaffrey ME, Potts EA, Shaffrey C, Wang MY, Mummaneni PV, Chan AK, Bydon M, Tumialn LM, Bisson EF (2022). Differences in Patient-Reported Outcomes Between Anterior and Posterior Approaches for Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Quality Outcomes Database Analysis. World Neurosurg, 160, e436-e441. (Read full article)
    63. Croci DM, Gamboa NT, Osman AEG, Maese L, Mazur M, Bisson EF, Dailey AT (2021). Solitary manifestations of primary B-lymphoblastic lymphoma of the spine: Systematic literature review with case illustration. Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 212, 107064.
    64. Chan AK, Wozny TA, Bisson EF, Pennicooke BH, Bydon M, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Kerezoudis P, Alvi MA, Guan J, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV (2021). Classifying Patients Operated for Spondylolisthesis: A K-Means Clustering Analysis of Clinical Presentation Phenotypes. Neurosurgery, 89(6), 1033-1041. (Read full article)
    65. Asuzu DT, Yun JJ, Alvi MA, Chan AK, Upadhyaya CD, Coric D, Potts EA, Bisson EF, Turner JD, Knightly JJ, Fu KM, Foley KT, Tumialan L, Shaffrey M, Bydon M, Mummaneni PV, Park P, Meyer S, Asher AL, Gottfried ON, Than KD, Wang MY, Buchholz AL (2021). Association of ≥ 12 months of delayed surgical treatment for cervical myelopathy with worsened postoperative outcomes: a multicenter analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database. J Neurosurg Spine, 36, 1-7. (Read full article)
    66. Mohamed B, Wang MC, Bisson EF, Dimar J, Harrop JS, Hoh DJ, Mummaneni PV, Dhall S (2021). Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for Perioperative Spine: Preoperative Pulmonary Evaluation and Optimization. Neurosurgery, 89(Supplement_1), S33-S41. (Read full article)
    67. Wang MC, Harrop JS, Bisson EF, Dhall S, Dimar J, Mohamed B, Mummaneni PV, Hoh DJ (2021). Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for Perioperative Spine: Preoperative Opioid Evaluation. Neurosurgery, 89(Supplement_1), S1-S8. (Read full article)
    68. Dimar J, Bisson EF, Dhall S, Harrop JS, Hoh DJ, Mohamed B, Wang MC, Mummaneni PV (2021). Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for Perioperative Spine: Preoperative Osteoporosis Assessment. Neurosurgery, 89(Supplement_1), S19-S25. (Read full article)
    69. Bisson EF, Dimar J, Harrop JS, Hoh DJ, Mohamed B, Mummaneni PV, Wang MC, Dhall S (2021). Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for Perioperative Spine: Preoperative Nutritional Assessment. Neurosurgery, 89(Supplement_1), S26-S32. (Read full article)
    70. Harrop JS, Mohamed B, Bisson EF, Dhall S, Dimar J, Mummaneni PV, Wang MC, Hoh DJ (2021). Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for Perioperative Spine: Preoperative Surgical Risk Assessment. Neurosurgery, 89(Supplement_1), S9-S18. (Read full article)
    71. Chan AK, Mummaneni PV, Burke JF, Mayer RR, Bisson EF, Rivera J, Pennicooke B, Fu KM, Park P, Bydon M, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Wang MY, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Kerezoudis P, Alvi MA, Guan J, Haid RW, Chou D (2022). Does reduction of the Meyerding grade correlate with outcomes in patients undergoing decompression and fusion for grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis? J Neurosurg Spine, 36(2), 177-184. (Read full article)
    72. Conger A, Kendall RW, Sperry BP, Petersen R, Salazar F, Cunningham S, Henrie AM, Bisson EF, Teramoto M, McCormick ZL (2021). One-year results from a randomized comparative trial of targeted steroid injection via epidural catheter versus standard transforaminal epidural injection for the treatment of unilateral cervical radicular pain. Reg Anesth Pain Med, 46(9), 813-819. (Read full article)
    73. Protzer LA, Glassman SD, Mummaneni PV, Bydon M, Bisson EF, Djurasovic M, Carreon LY (2021). Return to work in patients with lumbar disc herniation undergoing fusion. J Orthop Surg Res, 16(1), 534. (Read full article)
    74. Devin CJ, Asher AL, Alvi MA, Yolcu YU, Kerezoudis P, Shaffrey CI, Bisson EF, Knightly JJ, Mummaneni PV, Foley KT, Bydon M (2021). Impact of predominant symptom location among patients undergoing cervical spine surgery on 12-month outcomes: an analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database. J Neurosurg Spine, 35(4), 399-409. (Read full article)
    75. Chan AK, Patel AB, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KG, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Kerezoudis P, Alvi MA, Guan J, Choy W, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV (2021). "July Effect" Revisited: July Surgeries at Residency Training Programs are Associated with Equivalent Long-term Clinical Outcomes Following Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 46(12), 836-843. (Read full article)
    76. Mummaneni PV, Bydon M, Knightly JJ, Alvi MA, Yolcu YU, Chan AK, Foley KT, Slotkin JR, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Shaffrey CI, Fu KM, Wang MY, Park P, Upadhyaya CD, Asher AL, Tumialan L, Bisson EF (2021). Identifying patients at risk for nonroutine discharge after surgery for cervical myelopathy: an analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database. J Neurosurg Spine, 1-9. (Read full article)
    77. Bisson EF, Guan J, Bydon M, Alvi MA, Goyal A, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Potts EA, Shaffrey CI, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Yew AY, Haid RW, Chan AK, Mummaneni PV (2021). Patient-reported outcome improvements at 24-month follow-up after fusion added to decompression for grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a multicenter study using the Quality Outcomes Database. J Neurosurg Spine, 1-10. (Read full article)
    78. Kashigar A, Laratta JL, Carreon LY, Bisson EF, Ghogawala Z, Yew AY, Mkorombindo T, Mummaneni PV, Glassman SD (2020). Is There Additional Value to Flexion-Extension Radiographs for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis? Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 46(7), E458-E462. (Read full article)
    79. Ghogawala Z, Terrin N, Dunbar MR, Breeze JL, Freund KM, Kanter AS, Mummaneni PV, Bisson EF, Barker FG 2nd, Schwartz JS, Harrop JS, Magge SN, Heary RF, Fehlings MG, Albert TJ, Arnold PM, Riew KD, Steinmetz MP, Wang MC, Whitmore RG, Heller JG, Benzel EC (2021). Effect of Ventral vs Dorsal Spinal Surgery on Patient-Reported Physical Functioning in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA, 325(10), 942-951. (Read full article)
    80. Huang M, Buchholz A, Goyal A, Bisson E, Ghogawala Z, Potts E, Knightly J, Coric D, Asher A, Foley K, Mummaneni PV, Park P, Shaffrey M, Fu KM, Slotkin J, Glassman S, Bydon M, Wang M (2021). Impact of surgeon and hospital factors on surgical decision-making for grade 1 degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a Quality Outcomes Database analysis. J Neurosurg Spine, 1-11. (Read full article)
    81. Jeong K, Shah LM, Lee YJ, Thapa B, Sapkota N, Bisson E, Carlson NG, Jeong EK, Rose JW (2021). High-b diffusivity of MS lesions in cervical spinal cord using ultrahigh-b DWI (UHb-DWI). Neuroimage Clin, 30, 102610. (Read full article)
    82. Conger A, Sperry BP, Cheney CW, Kuo K, Petersen R, Randall D, Salazar F, Cunningham S, Henrie AM, Bisson E, Kendall R, Teramoto M, McCormick ZL (2020). Does the Contrast Dispersion Pattern During Fluoroscopically Guided Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection Predict Short-Term Pain and Functional Outcomes? An Exploratory Analysis of Prospective Cohort Data. Pain Med, 21(12), 3350-3359. (Read full article)
    83. Chan AK, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Kerezoudis P, Alvi MA, Guan J, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV (2019). Predictors of the Best Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Surgery for Grade 1 Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Neurosurgery, 87(6), 1130-1138. (Read full article)
    84. Archer KR, Bydon M, Khan I, Nian H, Pennings JS, Harrell FE Jr, Sivaganesan A, Chotai S, McGirt MJ, Foley KT, Glassman SD, Mummaneni PV, Bisson EF, Knightly JJ, Shaffrey CI, Asher AL, Devin CJ, QOD Vanguard sites (2020). Development and Validation of Cervical Prediction Models for Patient-Reported Outcomes at 1 Year After Cervical Spine Surgery for Radiculopathy and Myelopathy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 45(22), 1541-1552. (Read full article)
    85. Devin CJ, Asher AL, Archer KR, Goyal A, Khan I, Kerezoudis P, Alvi MA, Pennings JS, Karacay B, Shaffrey CI, Bisson EF, Knightly JJ, Mummaneni PV, Foley KT, Bydon M (2019). Impact of Dominant Symptom on 12-Month Patient-Reported Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery. Neurosurgery, 87(5), 1037-1045. (Read full article)
    86. Kashlan O, Swong K, Alvi MA, Bisson EF, Mummaneni PV, Knightly J, Chan A, Yolcu YU, Glassman S, Foley K, Slotkin JR, Potts E, Shaffrey M, Shaffrey CI, Haid RW Jr, Fu KM, Wang MY, Asher AL, Bydon M, Park P (2020). Patients with a depressive and/or anxiety disorder can achieve optimum Long term outcomes after surgery for grade 1 spondylolisthesis: Analysis from the quality outcomes database (QOD). Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 197, 106098. (Read full article)
    87. McCormick ZL, Conger A, Sperry BP, Teramoto M, Petersen R, Salazar F, Cunningham S, Michael Henrie A, Bisson E, Kendall R (2020). A Randomized Comparative Trial of Targeted Steroid Injection via Epidural Catheter vs Standard Transforaminal Epidural Injection for the Treatment of Unilateral Cervical Radicular Pain: Six-Month Results. Pain Med, 21(10), 2077-2089. (Read full article)
    88. Carreon LY, Bisson EF, Potts EA, Brown ME, Gren S, Cowan RR, Glassman SD (2019). Clinical Outcomes of Decompression Alone Versus and Decompression and Fusion for First Episode Recurrent Disc Herniation. Global Spine J, 10(7), 832-836. (Read full article)
    89. Chan AK, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Foley KT, Glassman SD, Shaffrey CI, Wang MY, Park P, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Kerezoudis P, Alvi MA, Guan J, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV (2020). A Comparison of Minimally Invasive and Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Grade 1 Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: An Analysis of the Prospective Quality Outcomes Database. Neurosurgery, 87(3), 555-562. (Read full article)
    90. Zuckerman SL, Devin CJ, Rossi V, Chotai S, Dyer EH, Knightly JJ, Potts EA, Foley KT, Bisson EF, Glassman SD, Mummaneni PV, Bydon M, Asher AL (2020). The Institute for Healthcare Improvement-NeuroPoint Alliance collaboration to decrease length of stay and readmission after lumbar spine fusion: using national registries to design quality improvement protocols. J Neurosurg Spine, 1-10. (Read full article)
    91. Chan AK, Bisson EF, Fu KM, Park P, Robinson LC, Bydon M, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Wang MY, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Kerezoudis P, Alvi MA, Guan J, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV (2019). Sexual Dysfunction: Prevalence and Prognosis in Patients Operated for Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Neurosurgery, 87(2), 200-210. (Read full article)
    92. Laratta J, Carreon LY, Buchholz AL, Yew AY, Bisson EF, Mummaneni PV, Glassman SD (2020). Effects of preoperative obesity and psychiatric comorbidities on minimum clinically important differences for lumbar fusion in grade 1 degenerative spondylolisthesis: analysis from the prospective Quality Outcomes Database registry. J Neurosurg Spine, 1-8. (Read full article)
    93. Karsy M, Chan AK, Mummaneni PV, Virk MS, Bydon M, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Potts EA, Shaffrey CI, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Asher AL, Knightly JJ, Park P, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Haid RW, Wang M, Bisson EF (2020). Outcomes and Complications With Age in Spondylolisthesis: An Evaluation of the Elderly From the Quality Outcomes Database. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 45(14), 1000-1008. (Read full article)
    94. Chavez JL, Porucznik CA, Gren LH, Guan J, Joyce E, Brodke DS, Dailey AT, Mahan MA, Hood RS, Lawrence BD, Spiker WR, Spina NT, Bisson EF (2020). The Impact of Preoperative Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Postoperative Outcomes in Lumbar Spine Degenerative Disease: 3-Month and 12-Month Results of a Pilot Study. World Neurosurg, 139, e230-e236. (Read full article)
    95. Khan I, Archer KR, Wanner JP, Bydon M, Pennings JS, Sivaganesan A, Knightly JJ, Foley KT, Bisson EF, Shaffrey C, McGirt MJ, Asher AL, Devin CJ, QOD Vanguard Sites (2019). Trajectory of Improvement in Myelopathic Symptoms From 3 to 12 Months Following Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy. Neurosurgery, 86(6), 763-768. (Read full article)
    96. Sherrod BA, Mummaneni PV, Alvi MA, Chan AK, Bydon M, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Bisson EF (2020). Regional Variance in Disability and Quality-of-Life Outcomes After Surgery for Grade I Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Quality Outcomes Database Analysis. World Neurosurg, 138, e336-e344. (Read full article)
    97. Bisson EF, Mummaneni PV, Virk MS, Knightly J, Alvi MA, Goyal A, Chan AK, Guan J, Glassman S, Foley K, Slotkin JR, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Shaffrey CI, Haid RW, Fu KM, Wang MY, Park P, Asher AL, Bydon M (2020). Open versus minimally invasive decompression for low-grade spondylolisthesis: analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database. J Neurosurg Spine, 1-11. (Read full article)
    98. Khan I, Sivaganesan A, Archer KR, Bydon M, McGirt MJ, Nian H, Harrell FE, Foley KT, Mummaneni PV, Bisson EF, Shaffrey C, Harbaugh R, Asher AL, Devin CJ, QOD Vanguard Sites (2018). Does Neck Disability Index Correlate With 12-Month Satisfaction After Elective Surgery for Cervical Radiculopathy? Results From a National Spine Registry. Neurosurgery, 86(5), 736-741. (Read full article)
    99. Asher AL, Knightly J, Mummaneni PV, Alvi MA, McGirt MJ, Yolcu YU, Chan AK, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Slotkin JR, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Shaffrey CI, Haid RW, Fu KM, Wang MY, Park P, Bisson EF, Harbaugh RE, Bydon M (2020). Quality Outcomes Database Spine Care Project 2012-2020: milestones achieved in a collaborative North American outcomes registry to advance value-based spine care and evolution to the American Spine Registry. Neurosurg Focus, 48(5), E2. (Read full article)
    100. DiGiorgio AM, Mummaneni PV, Park P, Chan AK, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Foley KT, Glassman SD, Shaffrey CI, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Wang MY, Fu KM, Asher AL, Virk MS, Kerezoudis P, Alvi MA, Guan J, Haid RW, Slotkin JR (2019). Correlation of return to work with patient satisfaction after surgery for lumbar spondylolisthesis: an analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database. Neurosurg Focus, 48(5), E5. (Read full article)
    101. Bisson EF, Mummaneni PV, Knightly J, Alvi MA, Goyal A, Chan AK, Guan J, Biase M, Strauss A, Glassman S, Foley K, Slotkin JR, Potts E, Shaffrey M, Shaffrey CI, Haid RW, Fu KM, Wang MY, Park P, Asher AL, Bydon M (2020). Assessing the differences in characteristics of patients lost to follow-up at 2 years: results from the Quality Outcomes Database study on outcomes of surgery for grade I spondylolisthesis. J Neurosurg Spine, 1-9. (Read full article)
    102. Wilde H, Gamblin AS, Reese J, Garry JG, Guan J, Mortenson J, Flis A, Rosenbluth JP, Karsy M, Bisson EF, Dailey AT (2019). The Effect of Hospital Transfer on Patient Outcomes After Rehabilitation for Spinal Injury. World Neurosurg, 133, e76-e83. (Read full article)
    103. Shah LM, Bisson EF (2019). Susceptibility of Cervical Spinal Stenosis to Hypoxic-Ischemic Cord Injury. World Neurosurg, 133, 314-317. (Read full article)
    104. Mummaneni PV, Bydon M, Knightly J, Alvi MA, Goyal A, Chan AK, Guan J, Biase M, Strauss A, Glassman S, Foley KT, Slotkin JR, Potts E, Shaffrey M, Shaffrey CI, Haid RW, Fu KM, Wang MY, Park P, Asher AL, Bisson EF (2019). Predictors of nonroutine discharge among patients undergoing surgery for grade I spondylolisthesis: insights from the Quality Outcomes Database. J Neurosurg Spine, 1-10. (Read full article)
    105. Khan I, Bydon M, Archer KR, Sivaganesan A, Asher AM, Alvi MA, Kerezoudis P, Knightly JJ, Foley KT, Bisson EF, Shaffrey C, Asher AL, Spengler DM, Devin CJ (2019). Impact of occupational characteristics on return to work for employed patients after elective lumbar spine surgery. Spine J, 19(12), 1969-1976. (Read full article)
    106. Lau D, DiGiorgio AM, Chan AK, Dalle Ore CL, Virk MS, Chou D, Bisson EF, Mummaneni PV (2019). Applicability of cervical sagittal vertical axis, cervical lordosis, and T1 slope on pain and disability outcomes after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in patients without deformity. J Neurosurg Spine, 1-8. (Read full article)
    107. Gamblin A, Garry JG, Wilde HW, Reese JC, Sherrod B, Karsy M, Guan J, Mortenson J, Flis A, Rosenbluth JP, Bisson E, Dailey A (2019). Cost Analysis of Inpatient Rehabilitation after Spinal Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. Cureus, 11(9), e5747. (Read full article)
    108. Ahmad FU, Bisson EF, Burks SS, Chang JJ, Chugh AJ, Ct I, Frerich JM, Gersey ZC, Hendricks BK, Karsy M, Kasliwal M, Krause KL, Manzano GR, Morgan CD, Snyder LA, Swinney CC, Than KD, Theodotou CB, Veeravagu A, Ventura J (2019). Spine. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown), 17(Suppl 2), S153-S181. (Read full article)
    109. Karsy M, Bisson EF (2019). Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Neurosurg Clin N Am, 30(3), 333-340. (Read full article)
    110. Mummaneni PV, Bydon M, Alvi MA, Chan AK, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Potts EA, Shaffrey CI, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Kerezoudis P, Guan J, Haid RW, Bisson EF (2018). Predictive model for long-term patient satisfaction after surgery for grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: insights from the Quality Outcomes Database. Neurosurg Focus, 46(5), E12. (Read full article)
    111. Chan AK, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Potts EA, Shaffrey CI, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Kerezoudis P, Alvi MA, Guan J, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV (2018). A comparison of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and decompression alone for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. Neurosurg Focus, 46(5), E13. (Read full article)
    112. Ravindra VM, Guan J, Holland CM, Dailey AT, Schmidt MH, Godzik J, Hood RS, Ray WZ, Bisson EF (2019). Vitamin D status in cervical spondylotic myelopathy: comparison of fusion rates and patient outcome measures. J Neurosurg Sci, 63(1), 36-41. (Read full article)
    113. Jazini E, Glassman SD, Bisson EF, Potts EA, Carreon LY (2018). Do Former Smokers Exhibit a Distinct Profile Before and After Lumbar Spine Surgery? Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 43(3), 201-206. (Read full article)
    114. Holland CM, Mazur MD, Bisson EF, Schmidt MH, Dailey AT (2017). Trends in Patient Care for Traumatic Spinal Injuries in the United States: A National Inpatient Sample Study of the Correlations With Patient Outcomes From 2001 to 2012. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 42(24), 1923-1929. (Read full article)
    115. Guan J, Karsy M, Schmidt MH, Dailey AT, Bisson EF (2017). Multivariable analysis of factors affecting length of stay and hospital charges after single-level corpectomy. J Clin Neurosci, 44, 279-283. (Read full article)
    116. Karsy M, Brock AA, Guan J, Bisson EF, Couldwell WT (2017). Assessment of Cost Drivers in Transsphenoidal Approaches for Resection of Pituitary Tumors Using the Value-Driven Outcome Database. World Neurosurg, 105, 818-823. (Read full article)
    117. Bisson EF, Rajakumar DV, Mummaneni PV (2017). Introduction. Minimally invasive spine surgery. Neurosurg Focus, 43(2), E1. (Read full article)
    118. Mummaneni PV, Bisson EF, Kerezoudis P, Glassman S, Foley K, Slotkin JR, Potts E, Shaffrey M, Shaffrey CI, Coric D, Knightly J, Park P, Fu KM, Devin CJ, Chotai S, Chan AK, Virk M, Asher AL, Bydon M (2017). Minimally invasive versus open fusion for Grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database. Neurosurg Focus, 43(2), E11. (Read full article)
    119. Sapkota N, Shi X, Shah LM, Bisson EF, Rose JW, Jeong EK (2017). Two-dimensional single-shot diffusion-weighted stimulated EPI with reduced FOV for ultrahigh-b radial diffusion-weighted imaging of spinal cord. Magn Reson Med, 77(6), 2167-2173. (Read full article)
    120. Guan J, Karsy M, Schmidt M, Dailey AT, Bisson E (2017). Multivariable Analysis of Factors Affecting Length of Stay and Hospital Charges After Atlantoaxial Fusion. Cureus, 9(4), e1173. (Read full article)
    121. Guan J, Holland CM, Schmidt MH, Dailey AT, Mahan MA, Bisson EF (2017). Association of low perioperative prealbumin level and surgical complications in long-segment spinal fusion patients: A retrospective cohort study. Int J Surg, 39, 135-140. (Read full article)
    122. Guan J, Ravindra VM, Schmidt MH, Dailey AT, Hood RS, Bisson EF (2017). Comparing clinical outcomes of repeat discectomy versus fusion for recurrent disc herniation utilizing the N(2)QOD. J Neurosurg Spine, 26(1), 39-44. (Read full article)
    123. Ravindra VM, Mazur MD, Bisson EF, Barton C, Shah LM, Dailey AT (2016). The Usefulness of Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography in Defining Painful Upper Cervical Facet Arthropathy. World Neurosurg, 96, 390-395. (Read full article)
    124. Sapkota N, Yoon S, Thapa B, Lee Y, Bisson EF, Bowman BM, Miller SC, Shah LM, Rose JW, Jeong EK (2016). Characterization of spinal cord white matter by suppressing signal from hindered space. A Monte Carlo simulation and an ex vivo ultrahigh-b diffusion-weighted imaging study. J Magn Reson, 272, 53-59. (Read full article)
    125. Sapkota N, Thapa B, Lee Y, Kim T, Bisson EF, Shah LM, Rose JW, Jeong EK (2016). Eight-Channel Decoupled Array for Cervical Spinal Cord Imaging at 3T: Six-Channel Posterior and Two-Channel Anterior Array Coil. Concepts Magn Reson Part B Magn Reson Eng, 46B(2), 90-99.
    126. Guan J, Bisson EF, Dailey AT, Hood RS, Schmidt MH (2016). Comparison of Clinical Outcomes in the National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database for Open Versus Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 41(7), E416-21. (Read full article)
    127. Guan J, Karsy M, Eli I, Bisson EF, McNally S, Taussky P, Park MS (2016). Increased Incidence of Hypovitaminosis D Among Patients Requiring Treatment for Cerebral Aneurysms. World Neurosurg, 88, 15-20. (Read full article)
    128. Bisson E, Jackman T (2015). The "Value" of a Health-care Provider. 24(4).
    129. Ravindra VM, Godzik J, Dailey AT, Schmidt MH, Bisson EF, Hood RS, Cutler A, Ray WZ (2015). Vitamin D Levels and 1-Year Fusion Outcomes in Elective Spine Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 40(19), 1536-41. (Read full article)
    130. Guan J, Karsy M, Schmidt MH, Bisson EF (2015). Impact of Preoperative Hematocrit Level on Length of Stay after Surgery on the Lumbar Spine. Global Spine J, 5(5), 391-5. (Read full article)
    131. Ravindra VM, Neil JA, Shah LM, Schmidt RH, Bisson EF (2015). Surgical management of traumatic frontal sinus fractures: Case series from a single institution and literature review. Surg Neurol Int, 6, 141. (Read full article)
    132. Godzik J, Ravindra VM, Ray WZ, Schmidt MH, Bisson EF, Dailey AT (2015). Comparison of structural allograft and traditional autograft technique in occipitocervical fusion: radiological and clinical outcomes from a single institution. J Neurosurg Spine, 23(2), 144-52. (Read full article)
    133. Ghogawala Z, Benzel EC, Riew KD, Bisson EF, Heary RF (2015). Surgery vs Conservative Care for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Surgery Is Appropriate for Progressive Myelopathy. Neurosurgery, 62 Suppl 1, 56-61. (Read full article)
    134. Ray WZ, Akbari S, Shah LM, Bisson E (2015). Correlation of Foraminal Area and Response to Cervical Nerve Root Injections. Cureus, 7(7), e286. (Read full article)
    135. Bisson EF, Mumert ML, Mazur MD, Dailey AT, Schmidt MH (2015). The Fate of Type II Odontoid Fractures after Posterior Atlantoaxial Fusion: Where Does Healing Occur? J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg, 76(4), 274-8. (Read full article)
    136. Mazur MD, McEvoy S, Schmidt MH, Bisson EF (2015). High self-assessment of disability and the surgeon's recommendation against surgical intervention may negatively impact satisfaction scores in patients with spinal disorders. J Neurosurg Spine, 22(6), 666-71. (Read full article)
    137. Ravindra VM, Godzik J, Guan J, Dailey AT, Schmidt MH, Bisson EF, Hood RS, Ray WZ (2015). Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients Undergoing Elective Spine Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. World Neurosurg, 83(6), 1114-9. (Read full article)
    138. Bisson EF, Bowers CA, Hohmann SF, Schmidt MH (2015). Smoking is Associated with Poorer Quality-Based Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with Spinal Disease. Front Surg, 2, 20. (Read full article)
    139. Bisson EF, Sauri-Barraza JC, Niazi T, Schmidt MH (2013). Synovial cysts of the cervicothoracic junction causing myelopathy: report of 3 cases and review of the literature. Neurosurg Focus, 35(1), E3. (Read full article)
    140. Sayama CM, Schmidt MH, Bisson EF (2012). Cervical spine metastases: techniques for anterior reconstruction and stabilization. Neurosurg Rev, 35(4), 463-74; discussion 475. (Read full article)
    141. Ghogawala Z, Martin B, Benzel EC, Dziura J, Magge SN, Abbed KM, Bisson EF, Shahid J, Coumans JV, Choudhri TF, Steinmetz MP, Krishnaney AA, King JT Jr, Butler WE, Barker FG 2nd, Heary RF (2010). Comparative effectiveness of ventral vs dorsal surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Neurosurgery, 68(3), 622-30; discussion 630-1. (Read full article)
    142. Bisson EF, Samuelson MM, Apfelbaum RI (2010). Intermediate segment degeneration after noncontiguous anterior cervical fusion. Acta Neurochir (Wien), 153(1), 123-7; discussion 128. (Read full article)
    143. Bisson E, Florman J, Wald S, Tranmer B (2002). Primitive neuroectodermal tumor arising in long-standing cerebellar atrophy. Pediatr Neurosurg, 38(2), 76-8. (Read full article)
    144. Ishiguro M, Puryear CB, Bisson E, Saundry CM, Nathan DJ, Russell SR, Tranmer BI, Wellman GC (2002). Enhanced myogenic tone in cerebral arteries from a rabbit model of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 283(6), H2217-25. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Alvarez-Crespo DJ, Conlon M, Kazim SF, Skandalakis GP, Bowers CA, Chhabra K, Tarawneh O, Arbuiso S, Cole KL, Dominguez J, Dicpinigaitis AJ, Vellek J, Thommen R, Bisson EF, Couldwell WT, Cole CD, Schmidt MH (2023). Clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes of 2542 patients with spinal schwannomas: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [Review]. World Neurosurg, 182, 165-183.e1. (Read full article)
    2. Guan J, Bisson EF (2017). Treatment of Odontoid Fractures in the Aging Population. [Review]. Neurosurg Clin N Am, 28(1), 115-123. (Read full article)

    Book Chapter

    1. Mazur MD, Shah LM, Bisson EF, Schmidt MH (2016). Assessment of Spinal Imaging. In Winn HR (Ed.), Youman's Neruological Surgery. Philadelphia: Elsevier.
    2. Holland C, Bisson EF, Schmidt MH (2017). Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion. In Wolfla C, Resnick D (Eds.), Neurosurgical Operative Atlas: Spine and Peripheral Nerve. New York: Thieme.
    3. Bisson EF, Guan J, Schmidt MH, Apfelbaum RI (2016). Upper Cervical Screw Fixation Techniques. In Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC (Eds.), Benzel's Spine Surgery (4th ed., Chapter 55, pp. 478-490). Philadelphia: Elsevier.
    4. Schmidt MH, Bisson EF (2015). Radiographs, CT and MRI. In Harbaugh RE, Shaffrey C, Couldwell WT, Berger MS (Eds.), Neurosurgery Knowledge Update (Chapter 74, pp. 473-478). New York: Thieme.

    Case Report

    1. Croci DM, Gamboa NT, Osman AEG, Maese L, Mazur M, Bisson EF, Dailey AT (2021). Solitary manifestations of primary B-lymphoblastic lymphoma of the spine: Systematic literature review with case illustration. Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 212, 107064. (Read full article)

    Editorial

    1. Bydon M, Bisson EF, Chan AK, Mummaneni PV (2023). Editorial. Four-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a cautionary tale. Neurosurg Focus, 55(3), E5. (Read full article)
    2. Ghogawala Z, Kurpad S, Falavigna A, Groff MW, Sciubba DM, Wu JC, Park P, Berven S, Hoh DJ, Bisson EF, Steinmetz MP, Wang MC, Chou D, Sansur CA, Smith JS, Tumialn LM (2020). Editorial. COVID-19 and spinal surgery. J Neurosurg Spine, 1-3. (Read full article)

    Letter

    1. Shah LM, Bisson EF (2020). In Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding "Susceptibility of Cervical Spinal Stenosis to Hypoxic-Ischemic Cord Injury". [Letter to the editor]. World Neurosurg, 136, 441. (Read full article)

    Patent

    1. Eun-Kee (E.K.) Jeong, Nabraj Sapkota, Bijaya Thapa, Youjung Lee, Kyle Jeong, John W. Rose, Lubdha Shah, Erica Bisson (2016). Evaluation of axonal loss and demyelination in spinal cord using Ultra-High-B Diffusion MRI (UHB-rDWI) measured by 2D singleshot-DWSTEPI-rFOV. U.S. Patent No. 8,143,889 B2. Washington, D.C.:U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.