Here is a list of my twenty scholarly works within the realm of Spine Oncology.
This includes 15 publications in peer-reviewed journals and
four book chapters.
These are
the articles for which I served as FIRST AUTHOR:
Fahim DK, Johnson
KK, Whitehead WE, Curry DJ, Luerssen TG, Jea A. Periosteal chondroma
of the pediatric cervical spine. Journal of neurosurgery.
Pediatrics. 02/2009; 3(2): 151-6. 19278317
Fahim DK, Rhines
LD. Combined Lateral/Posterior Approach for Large Anterior/Lateral
Lesions. Ames C, Boriani S, Jandial R Spine and Spinal Cord Tumors:
Advanced Management and Operative Techniques. Boca Raton: Taylor &
Francis; 2013
Fahim DK, Tatsui
CE, Suki D, Gumin J, Lang FF, Rhines LD. Orthotopic murine model of a
primary malignant bone tumor in the spine: functional,
bioluminescence, and histological correlations. Journal of
neurosurgery. Spine. 09/2014; 21(3): 378-85. 24971476
These are
the articles for which I served as the SENIOR AUTHOR:
(my
residents or medical students are the first authors)
D'Andrea K, Dreyer J, Fahim DK. Utility of Preoperative
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Coregistered with Intraoperative Computed
Tomographic Scan for the Resection of Complex Tumors of the Spine.
World neurosurgery. 12/2015; 84(6): 1804-15. 26278864
Lee IJ, Lee RJ, Fahim DK. Prognostic Factors and Survival
Outcome in Patients with Chordoma in the United States: A
Population-Based Analysis. World neurosurgery. 08/2017; 104:
346-355. 28457925
Turk A, Fahim DK. Radiofrequency Tumor Ablation with
Vertebroplasty for the Treatment of Spine Metastases. Editor:
Perez-Cruet MJ An Anatomical Approach to Minimally Invasive Spine
Surgery. NY: Thieme; 2018
Jawad MS, Fahim DK. Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Tumors of the
Spine. Editor: Perez-Cruet MJ An Anatomical Approach to Minimally
Invasive Spine Surgery. NY: Thieme; 2018
Goldman JJ, Huynh KA, Elfallal W, Chaiyasate K, Fahim DK.
Cervical Spine and Craniocervical Junction Reconstruction with a
Vascularized Fibula Free Flap. World neurosurgery. 12/2020;
144: 34-38. 32795683
Mong ER, Fahim DK. Minimally Invasive Treatment of Spinal
Metastases. Editor: Perez-Cruet MJ Minimally Invasive Spine Fusion.
London, England: Intech Open; 2021
Ragheb A, Vanood A, Fahim DK. The Addition of Radiofrequency
Tumor Ablation to Kyphoplasty May Reduce the Rate of Local Recurrence
in Spinal Metastases Secondary to Breast Cancer. World neurosurgery.
05/2022; 161: e500-e507. 35183797
These are the article for which I served as a COLLABORATOR:
Patel AJ, Fox BD, Fahim DK, Fulkerson DH, Whitehead WE, Curry
DJ, Luerssen TG, Jea A. A clinicopathologic correlation in
osteoblastoma of the spine in a child. Journal of clinical
neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of
Australasia. 12/2011; 18(12): 1728-30. 21992740
Gerszten PC, Sahgal A, Sheehan JP, Kersh R, Chen S, Flickinger
JC, Quader M, Fahim D, Grills I, Shin JH, Winey B, Oh
K, Sweeney RA, Guckenberger M. A multi-national report on methods for
institutional credentialing for spine radiosurgery. Radiation
oncology (London, England). 06/2013; 8: 158. 23806078
Guckenberger M, Mantel F, Gerszten PC, Flickinger JC, Sahgal
A, L'tourneau D, Grills IS, Jawad M, Fahim DK, Shin JH, Winey
B, Sheehan J, Kersh R. Safety and efficacy of stereotactic body
radiotherapy as primary treatment for vertebral metastases: a
multi-institutional analysis. Radiation oncology (London, England).
10/2014; 9: 226. 25319530
Jawad MS, Zhou J, Harb JG, Wilkinson JB, Prausa SK, Wloch J, Krauss
DJ, Fahim D, Yan D, Grills IS. Dosimetric evaluation of target
coverage as a predictor of local failure following stereotactic body
radiation therapy for spinal tumors. Journal of radiosurgery and
SBRT. 01/2015; 3(3): 225-235. 29296405
Sellin JN, Suki D, Harsh V, Elder BD, Fahim DK, McCutcheon
IE, Rao G, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE. Factors affecting survival in 43
consecutive patients after surgery for spinal metastases from thyroid
carcinoma. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 10/2015; 23(4):
419-28. 26140400
Jawad MS, Fahim DK, Gerszten PC, Flickinger JC, Sahgal
A, Grills IS, Sheehan J, Kersh R, Shin J, Oh K, Mantel F, Guckenberger
M, , on behalf of the Elekta Spine Radiosurgery Research Consortium.
Vertebral compression fractures after stereotactic body radiation
therapy: a large, multi-institutional, multinational evaluation.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 06/2016; 24(6): 928-36. 26895526
Hashmi A, Guckenberger M, Kersh R, Gerszten PC, Mantel F, Grills
IS, Flickinger JC, Shin JH, Fahim DK, Winey B, Oh K, John Cho
BC, L'tourneau D, Sheehan J, Sahgal A. Re-irradiation stereotactic
body radiotherapy for spinal metastases: a multi-institutional outcome
analysis. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. 11/2016; 25(5):
646-653. 27341054
Roesch J, Cho JBC, Fahim DK, Gerszten PC, Flickinger JC, Grills
IS, Jawad M, Kersh R, Letourneau D, Mantel F, Sahgal A, Shin JH, Winey
B, Guckenberger M. Risk for surgical complications after previous
stereotactic body radiotherapy of the spine. Radiation oncology
(London, England). 09/2017; 12(1): 153. 28893299
Foerster R, Cho BCJ, Fahim DK, Gerszten PC, Flickinger
JC, Grills IS, Jawad MS, Kersh CR, L�tourneau D, Mantel F, Sahgal
A, Shin JH, Winey BA, Guckenberger M. Histopathological Findings After
Reirradiation Compared to First Irradiation of Spinal Bone Metastases
With Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy: A Cohort Study. Neurosurgery.
02/2019; 84(2): 435-441. 29547929
My most recent publication in WORLD NEUROSURGERY regarding the
addition of radiofrequency ablation to kyphoplasty procedures for
patients with compression fractures secondary to metastatic disease to
the spine will likely impact the care of thousands or tens of
thousands of breast cancer patients every year.
This article suggests that adding a simple step (radiofrequency
ablation) to a procedure already being performed for these patients to
treat their fractures (kyphoplasty), may significantly decrease their
risk of tumor recurrence.
This was my series of breast cancer patients, but I intend to publish
my findings regarding the use of this treatment in other common
cancers that spread to the spine.
As a collaborator with the International Spine Radiosurgery Research
Consortium, I have had the opportunity to contribute to some of the
most significant scholarly works regarding the use of spine
radiosurgery for the treatment of patients with metastatic disease to
the spine. Our manuscript
on institutional credentialing is used to guide institutions around
the world in their credentialing of physicians performing spine
radiosurgery.
I am particularly excited about my research that I recently presented
at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Meeting in San Francisco.
Preliminary findings of this research were presented at the
American Association of Neurological Surgeons Meeting in
Philadelphia last Spring and most recently at the European
Association of Neurological Surgeons Meeting in Belgrade, Serbia.
I believe this reasearch has the potential to revolutionize and
redefine the standard of care for spine instrumentation and
reconstruction in the setting of vertebrectomy for metastatic disease
of the spine. Currently when
patients need a vertebrectomy for metastatic disease to the spine,
they undergo a long operation with a long incision and significant
blood loss in order to have screws placed at two or three levels above
and below the level with the tumor.
My series shows that it is perfectly safe to place screws at
only ONE level above and ONE level below the tumor resection.
This means shorter operations, smaller incisions, less blood
loss, lower risk of complications, and faster recovery for patients
who are already suffering from metastatic cancer.