Fu, Kai-Ming

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Developing nonlinear k-nearest neighbors classification algorithms to identify patients at high risk of increased length of hospital stay following spine surgery. Neurosurgical focus. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
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. Neurosurgical focus. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Research using the Quality Outcomes Database: accomplishments and future steps toward higher-quality real-world evidence. Journal of neurosurgery. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Representativeness of the American Spine Registry: a comparison of patient characteristics with the National Inpatient Sample. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Incremental benefits of circumferential minimally invasive surgery for increasingly frail patients with adult spinal deformity. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Natural history of adult spinal deformity: how do patients with suboptimal surgical outcomes fare relative to nonoperative counterparts?. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Do comorbid self-reported depression and anxiety influence outcomes following surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy?. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Spinal Deformity Complexity Checklist for Minimally Invasive Surgery: Expert Consensus from the Minimally Invasive International Spine Study Group. World neurosurgery. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Sleep Disturbances in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Prevalence and Postoperative Outcomes-an Analysis From the Quality Outcomes Database. Clinical spine surgery. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Characteristics of patients who return to work after undergoing surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database study. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
How closely are outcome questionnaires correlated to patient satisfaction after cervical spine surgery for myelopathy?. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
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. Neurosurgical focus. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
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Variation in Cervical Pedicle Morphology: Important Considerations for Posterior Cervical Procedures. Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.). 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Development of new postoperative neck pain at 12 and 24 months after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database study. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
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. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 1
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. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy with severe axial neck pain: is anterior or posterior approach better?. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 2
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. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
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Inferior Clinical Outcomes for Patients with Medicaid Insurance After Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Prospective Registry Analysis of 608 Patients. World neurosurgery. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 1
Differences in postoperative quality of life in young, early elderly, and late elderly patients undergoing surgical treatment for degenerative cervical myelopathy. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
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Role of obesity in less radiographic correction and worse health-related quality-of-life outcomes following minimally invasive deformity surgery. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Social risk factors predicting outcomes of cervical myelopathy surgery. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 6
Differences in Patient-Reported Outcomes Between Anterior and Posterior Approaches for Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Quality Outcomes Database Analysis. World neurosurgery. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Utility of the MISDEF2 Algorithm and Extent of Fusion in Open Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery With Minimum 2-Year Follow-up. Neurospine. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
Classifying Patients Operated for Spondylolisthesis: A K-Means Clustering Analysis of Clinical Presentation Phenotypes. Neurosurgery. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
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Association of ≥ 12 months of delayed surgical treatment for cervical myelopathy with worsened postoperative outcomes: a multicenter analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
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Two- and three-year outcomes of minimally invasive and hybrid correction of adult spinal deformity. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2021 Review GET IT
Times cited: 2
Patient outcomes after circumferential minimally invasive surgery compared with those of open correction for adult spinal deformity: initial analysis of prospectively collected data. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
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Does reduction of the Meyerding grade correlate with outcomes in patients undergoing decompression and fusion for grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis?. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 5
"July Effect" Revisited: July Surgeries at Residency Training Programs are Associated with Equivalent Long-term Clinical Outcomes Following Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Surgery. Spine. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
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Identifying patients at risk for nonroutine discharge after surgery for cervical myelopathy: an analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 3
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. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
The minimally invasive interbody selection algorithm for spinal deformity. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 9
Impact of surgeon and hospital factors on surgical decision-making for grade 1 degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a Quality Outcomes Database analysis. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 5
Revision Surgery Rates After Minimally Invasive Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Correlation with Roussouly Spine Type at 2-Year Follow-Up?. World neurosurgery. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 1
Predictors of the Best Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Surgery for Grade 1 Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Neurosurgery. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 4
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. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 17
State of the art advances in minimally invasive surgery for adult spinal deformity. Spine deformity. 2020 Review GET IT
Times cited: 8
Sexual Dysfunction: Prevalence and Prognosis in Patients Operated for Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Neurosurgery. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
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). Clinical neurology and neurosurgery. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
Outcomes and Complications With Age in Spondylolisthesis: An Evaluation of the Elderly From the Quality Outcomes Database. Spine. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
Factors affecting approach selection for minimally invasive versus open surgery in the treatment of adult spinal deformity: analysis of a prospective, nonrandomized multicenter study. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
Open versus minimally invasive decompression for low-grade spondylolisthesis: analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 10
Correlation of return to work with patient satisfaction after surgery for lumbar spondylolisthesis: an analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database. Neurosurgical focus. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
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. Neurosurgical focus. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 26
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. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 10
Regional Variance in Disability and Quality-of-Life Outcomes After Surgery for Grade I Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Quality Outcomes Database Analysis. World neurosurgery. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 4
Minimally Invasive Spinal Deformity Surgery: Analysis of Patients Who Fail to Reach Minimal Clinically Important Difference. World neurosurgery. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
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Obese Patients Benefit, but do not Fare as Well as Nonobese Patients, Following Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Surgery: An Analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database. Neurosurgery. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 31
Predictors of nonroutine discharge among patients undergoing surgery for grade I spondylolisthesis: insights from the Quality Outcomes Database. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 14
Scoliosis Correction with One Ventricle: A Multispecialty Approach. 2019 GET IT
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The MISDEF2 algorithm: an updated algorithm for patient selection in minimally invasive deformity surgery. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 36
A comparison of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and decompression alone for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. Neurosurgical focus. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 23
Predictive model for long-term patient satisfaction after surgery for grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: insights from the Quality Outcomes Database. Neurosurgical focus. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 31
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Mild-to-Moderate Adult Spinal Deformities: Impact on Intensive Care Unit and Hospital Stay. World neurosurgery. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 14
Analysis of Complications with Staged Surgery for Less Invasive Treatment of Adult Spinal Deformity. World neurosurgery. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 9
Is achieving optimal spinopelvic parameters necessary to obtain substantial clinical benefit? An analysis of patients who underwent circumferential minimally invasive surgery or hybrid surgery with open posterior instrumentation. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 5
Laminectomy alone versus fusion for grade 1 lumbar spondylolisthesis in 426 patients from the prospective Quality Outcomes Database. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 44
The impact of age on surgical goals for spinopelvic alignment in minimally invasive surgery for adult spinal deformity. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 18
Evolution of the Minimally Invasive Spinal Deformity Surgery Algorithm: An Evidence-Based Approach to Surgical Strategies for Deformity Correction. Neurosurgery clinics of North America. 2018 Review GET IT
Times cited: 20
Treatment of the Fractional Curve of Adult Scoliosis With Circumferential Minimally Invasive Surgery Versus Traditional, Open Surgery: An Analysis of Surgical Outcomes. Global spine journal. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 12
Editorial. The relevance of sagittal radiographic parameters. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2018 Comment GET IT
Defining the minimum clinically important difference for grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: insights from the Quality Outcomes Database. Neurosurgical focus. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 82
Women fare best following surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a comparison of the most and least satisfied patients utilizing data from the Quality Outcomes Database. Neurosurgical focus. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 29
Minimally invasive versus open fusion for Grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database. Neurosurgical focus. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 62
Patient profiling can identify patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD) at risk for conversion from nonoperative to surgical treatment: initial steps to reduce ineffective ASD management. The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 17
Results of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Database 2009-2012: A Report From the Morbidity and Mortality Committee. Spine deformity. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 28
Outcomes of Operative and Nonoperative Treatment for Adult Spinal Deformity: A Prospective, Multicenter, Propensity-Matched Cohort Assessment With Minimum 2-Year Follow-up. Neurosurgery. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 151
Clinical and radiographic parameters associated with best versus worst clinical outcomes in minimally invasive spinal deformity surgery. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 42
The Health Impact of Symptomatic Adult Spinal Deformity: Comparison of Deformity Types to United States Population Norms and Chronic Diseases. Spine. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 152
Does Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Posterior Instrumentation Reduce Risk of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery? A Propensity-Matched Cohort Analysis. Neurosurgery. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 43
Optimizing Successful Outcomes in Complex Spine Reconstruction Using Local Muscle Flaps. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 33
Can a Minimal Clinically Important Difference Be Achieved in Elderly Patients with Adult Spinal Deformity Who Undergo Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery?. World neurosurgery. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 28
Reliability assessment of a novel cervical spine deformity classification system. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 198
Comparison of best versus worst clinical outcomes for adult spinal deformity surgery: a retrospective review of a prospectively collected, multicenter database with 2-year follow-up. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 90
Prospective multicenter assessment of risk factors for rod fracture following surgery for adult spinal deformity. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 179
Patients with adult spinal deformity treated operatively report greater baseline pain and disability than patients treated nonoperatively; however, deformities differ between age groups. Spine. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 33
Prevalence and type of cervical deformity among 470 adults with thoracolumbar deformity. Spine. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 71
Complications in adult spinal deformity surgery: an analysis of minimally invasive, hybrid, and open surgical techniques. Neurosurgical focus. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 110
Less invasive surgery for treating adult spinal deformities: ceiling effects for deformity correction with 3 different techniques. Neurosurgical focus. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 45
The minimally invasive spinal deformity surgery algorithm: a reproducible rational framework for decision making in minimally invasive spinal deformity surgery. Neurosurgical focus. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 111
Does recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 use in adult spinal deformity increase complications and are complications associated with location of rhBMP-2 use? A prospective, multicenter study of 279 consecutive patients. Spine. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 38
The SRS-Schwab adult spinal deformity classification: assessment and clinical correlations based on a prospective operative and nonoperative cohort. Neurosurgery. 2013 Academic Article GET IT
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Change in classification grade by the SRS-Schwab Adult Spinal Deformity Classification predicts impact on health-related quality of life measures: prospective analysis of operative and nonoperative treatment. Spine. 2013 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 217
Failure of lumbopelvic fixation after long construct fusions in patients with adult spinal deformity: clinical and radiographic risk factors: clinical article. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2013 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 90
Dysphagia following combined anterior-posterior cervical spine surgeries. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2013 Review GET IT
Times cited: 31
Clinical and radiographic evaluation of the adult spinal deformity patient. Neurosurgery clinics of North America. 2013 Review GET IT
Times cited: 97
Coronal realignment and reduction techniques and complication avoidance. Neurosurgery clinics of North America. 2013 Review GET IT
Revision extension to the pelvis versus primary spinopelvic instrumentation in adult deformity: comparison of clinical outcomes and complications. World neurosurgery. 2013 Academic Article GET IT
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Clinical and radiographic parameters that distinguish between the best and worst outcomes of scoliosis surgery for adults. 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. 2012 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 93
Assessment of symptomatic rod fracture after posterior instrumented fusion for adult spinal deformity. Neurosurgery. 2012 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 182
Multiple-day drainage when using bone morphogenic protein for long-segment thoracolumbar fusions is associated with low rates of wound complications. World neurosurgery. 2012 Academic Article GET IT
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Outcomes and complications of extension of previous long fusion to the sacro-pelvis: is an anterior approach necessary?. World neurosurgery. 2012 Academic Article GET IT
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Does prior short-segment surgery for adult scoliosis impact perioperative complication rates and clinical outcome among patients undergoing scoliosis correction?. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2012 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 30
Prevalence, severity, and impact of foraminal and canal stenosis among adults with degenerative scoliosis. Neurosurgery. 2011 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 55
Does bone morphogenetic protein increase the incidence of perioperative complications in spinal fusion? A comparison of 55,862 cases of spinal fusion with and without bone morphogenetic protein. 2011 GET IT
Times cited: 87
Complications in the surgical treatment of 19,360 cases of pediatric scoliosis: a review of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality database. Spine. 2011 Academic Article GET IT
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Rates of infection after spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee. Spine. 2011 Academic Article GET IT
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Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of six hundred five pediatric patients with isthmic or dysplastic spondylolisthesis. Spine. 2011 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 41
Correlation of higher preoperative American Society of Anesthesiology grade and increased morbidity and mortality rates in patients undergoing spine surgery. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2011 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 92
Morbidity and mortality associated with spinal surgery in children: a review of the Scoliosis Research Society morbidity and mortality database. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2011 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 68
Complication rates of three common spine procedures and rates of thromboembolism following spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee. Spine. 2010 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 100
Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of 10,329 adults with degenerative lumbar stenosis. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2010 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 65
Standardized measures of health status and disability and the decision to pursue operative treatment in elderly patients with degenerative scoliosis. Neurosurgery. 2010 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 38
Operative versus nonoperative treatment of leg pain in adults with scoliosis: a retrospective review of a prospective multicenter database with two-year follow-up. Spine. 2009 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 195
Improvement of back pain with operative and nonoperative treatment in adults with scoliosis. Neurosurgery. 2009 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 199
Radiographic restoration of lumbar alignment after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. Neurosurgery. 2009 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 112
Neurological symptoms and deficits in adults with scoliosis who present to a surgical clinic: incidence and association with the choice of operative versus nonoperative management. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 2008 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 70
Surgical management of global sagittal deformity in ankylosing spondylitis. Neurosurgical focus. 2008 Review GET IT
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Cortical and subcortical brain shift during stereotactic procedures. Journal of neurosurgery. 2007 Academic Article GET IT
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Incidence of symptomatic hemorrhage after stereotactic electrode placement. Journal of neurosurgery. 2007 Academic Article GET IT
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Ipsilateral hand input to area 3b revealed by converging hemodynamic and electrophysiological analyses in macaque monkeys. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. 2006 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 76
Timing of pure tone and noise-evoked responses in macaque auditory cortex. Neuroreport. 2005 Academic Article GET IT
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Timing and laminar profile of eye-position effects on auditory responses in primate auditory cortex. Journal of neurophysiology. 2004 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 73
Anatomical mechanisms and functional implications of multisensory convergence in early cortical processing. International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology. 2003 Review GET IT
Times cited: 149
Auditory cortical neurons respond to somatosensory stimulation. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. 2003 Academic Article GET IT
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Background

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M.D., Ph.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University 2004
M.S., Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University 2001
B.A., B.S., Stanford University 1997

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VIVO Weill Cornell Medical College

Kai-Ming Fu Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery

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