JamesMSchusterMD

Neurosurgery • Philadelphia, PA

Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine

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Office
3400 Spruce St
Fl 3
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-615-4587

Education & Training

University of WashingtonResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1993 - 2001
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Clinical Trials

A Study of Rindopepimut/GM-CSF in Patients With Relapsed EGFRvIII-Positive Glioblastoma Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 2
Riluzole in Spinal Cord Injury Study Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Terminated
Phase 2, Phase 3
The Epidemiology, Process and Outcomes of Spine Oncology (EPOSO) Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Metastatic Tumor Research and Outcomes Network Start of enrollment: 2017 Nov 15
Recruiting
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Diabetes and heart disease do not affect short-term lumbar fusion outcomes accounting for other risk factors in a matched cohort analysis.
Ryan S Gallagher, Connor A Wathen, Ritesh Karsalia, Austin J Borja, Tara Collier
World Neurosurgery. 2024-10-01
1 citations
Multi-institutional review of characteristics and management of gunshot wounds to the spine.
Gabrielle Santangelo, Connor Wathen, Thomas Pieters, Derek D George, Logan Worley
The Spine Journal. 2024-09-01
The effect of chronic kidney disease on short-term single-level lumbar fusion outcomes.
Ritesh Karsalia, Emily Xu, Claudia Hejazi-Garcia, Jianbo Na, Scott D McClintock
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2024-09-01

Journal Articles

Original Article Predictors of Failure of Non-Operative Management Following Subaxial Spine Trauma and Creation of the Modified Subaxial Injury Classification (mSLIC) ...
Neil R Malhotra, Zarina S Ali, Cole Rinehart, James M Schuster, Ali K Ozturk, ScienceDirect

Abstracts/Posters

Correlation of Bridging and Lymphodepleting Chemotherapy with Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Treated with Tisagen...
J Schuster, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019

Authored Content

Neurologic Status on Presentation as Predictive Measurement in Success of Closed Reduction in Traumatic Cervical Facet FracturesMarch 2018

Press Mentions

InVivo Therapeutics Announces Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania as New Site for INSPIRE StudyMay 11th, 2016

Professional Memberships