SandiLamMDMBA

PubMed

• Use of a percutaneous bone fiducial screw for elevating simple closed depressed skull fractures: illustrative cases.
  Lucinda Chiu, Jonathan Scoville, Erin M Hoeman, Jeffrey S Raskin, Sandi Lam
  Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons. 2024-11-11
• Pediatric CSF diversion procedures for treatment of hydrocephalus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Paige Lundy, Ariana Barkley, A K M Fazlur Rahman, Anastasia Arynchyna-Smith, Jessica Thrower
  Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2024-10-11
• Re-examining the classification of abdominal pseudocysts as surgical site infections through review of broad-range polymerase chain reaction results.
  Thao T Truong, Joshua A Lieberman, Jeffrey S Raskin, Sandi K Lam, Ravi Jhaveri
  Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2024-10-01

Journal Articles

• Subcentimeter Epilepsy Surgery Targets by Resting State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Can Improve Outcomes in Hypothalamic Hamartoma  
  Aditya Vedantam, Randa Jarrar, Angus A Wilfong, John F Kerrigan, Virendra R Desai, Sandi Lam, Korwyn Williams, Daniel J Curry, Epilepsia
• Intracranial Venous Hypertension in Craniosynostosis: Mechanistic Underpinnings and Therapeutic Implications  
  Sandi Lam, Gavin Britz, World Neurosurgery
• Health-related quality of life outcomes and level of evidence in Pediatric Neurosurgery  
  Hansen D, Vedantam V, Briceno V, Lam SK, Luerssen TG, Jea A, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/27/2016
• Trends in epidemiology and hospitalization utilization for myelomeningocele repair from 2000 to 2009  
  Harris DA, Cherian J, Lopresti M, Luerssen TG, Jea A, Lam S, Child's Nervous System, 1/26/2016
• Massive sialadenitis following elective craniotomy  
  Vedantam A, Hansen D, Daniels B, Lam S, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/3/2016
• Response to Editorial: Does it pass the sniff test? Mining the NSQIP-P database for neurosurgical diseases  
  Cherian J, Staggers K, Pan IW, Lopresti M, Jea A, Lam S, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/3/2016
• Pediatric knowledge update: approach to the management of Vein of Galen aneurysmal malformations in neonates  
  Hansen D, Kan P, Reddy GD, Mohan AC, Jea A, Lam S, Surgical Neurology International, 1/1/2016
• 30-day outcomes after postnatal myelomeningocele repair: a NSQIP pediatric analysis  
  Cherian JC, Staggers KA, Pan IW, Lopresti M, Jea A, Lam S, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/1/2016
• Pediatric National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP Peds): useful for quality improvement in craniosynostosis surgery?  
  Lam S, Fridley J, Desai VR, Srinivasan VM, Jea A, Luerssen TG, Pan IW, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 1/1/2016
• Predictors of thirty-day readmission following posterior cervical fusion in 3401 patients  
  Choy W, Lam S, Smith ZA, Dahdaleh, Spine, 1/1/2016
• Treatment options for pediatric craniopharyngioma  
  Reddy GD, Hansen D, Patel A, Lin Y, Jea A, Lam S, Surgical Neurology International, 1/1/2016
• Bridging the gap between administrative data and clinical observations (Letter to the Editor)  
  Lam S, Pan IW, Jea A, Luerssen TG, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/1/2016
• Use of subtransverse process polyester bands (The "Eleghia" technique) in pediatric spine surgery: a case series of 4 patients with a minimum of 12 months' follow-up  
  Strickland B, Sayama CM, Briceno V, Lam S, Luerssen TG, Jea A, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/30/2015
• Use of a Formal Assessment Instrument for Evaluation of Resident Operative Skills in Pediatric Neurosurgery  
  Hadley C, Lam S, Briceno V, Luerssen TG, Jea A, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/28/2015
• Intraventricular cyst causing acute obstructive hydrocephalus: neurocysticercosis managed with neuroendoscopy  
  Vedantam A, Daniels B, Lam S, Pediatric Neurology, 1/26/2015
• Patient and treatment factors associated with survival among adult glioblastoma patients: a US population-based study 2000-2010  
  Pan IW, Ferguson SD, Lam S, Journal of Clinical Neurosciences, 1/26/2015
• The effect of weekend and after-hours surgery on morbidity and mortality rates in Pediatric Neurosurgery  
  Desai V, Gonda D, Ryan S, Briceno V, Lam S, Luerssen TG, Jea A, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/25/2015
• Impact of Preoperative Anemia and Blood Transfusions in Spine Surgery on Length of Hospital Stay and Readmission Rates  
  Khanna R, Harris DA, McDevitt JL, Fessler RG, Carabini LM, Lam SK, Dahdaleh NS, Smith ZA, Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques, 1/18/2015
• Cranial Fasciitis: a systematic review and diagnostic approach to a pediatric scalp mass  
  Wagner RD, Wang EK, Lloyd MS, Lam SK, Khechoyan DY, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 1/16/2015
• Acute spinal cord injury associated with multilevel pediatric idiopathic or inflammatory intervertebral disk calcification (PIIVDC)  
  Lam S, Niedzwecki C, Daniels B, Vakharia M, Mayer RR, Jea A, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/16/2015
• Infected subgaleal hematoma following blunt head trauma in a child: case report and review of the literature  
  Barry JM, Fridley J, Sayama CM, Lam S, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 1/13/2015
• The Safety and Efficacy of Use of Low Molecular Weight Heparin in Pediatric Neurosurgical Patients  
  Gonda D, Fridley J, Ryan SL, Briceño V, Lam SK, Luerssen TG, Jea A, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/12/2015
• Orbital infection with intracranial involvement  
  Steele WJ, Chang R, Lam S, Pediatric Neurology, 1/11/2015
• Eosinophilic granuloma/Langerhans cell histiocytosis in Pediatric Neurosurgery  
  Lam S, Reddy GD, Mayer RR, Lin Y, Jea A, Surgical Neurology International, 1/7/2015
• Survey of the Effectiveness of Internet Information on Patient Education for Bone Morphogenetic Protein  
  Huang M, Briceno V, Lam S, Luerssen TG, Jea A, World Neurosurgery, 1/4/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

• Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques: Spine and Peripheral Nerves 
  Chapter: Congenital Anomalies of the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine 
  Lam S, Sayama CM, Fridley J, Daniels B, Jea AEditors: Fessler R, Sekhar L.Thieme, New York, NYEdition 2nd,2016
• Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques: Spine and Peripheral Nerves 
  Chapter: Occipital Cervical Encephalocele 
  Lam S, Jea AEditors: Fessler R, Sekhar L.Thieme, New York, NYEdition 2nd,2016
• Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques: Spine and Peripheral Nerves 
  Chapter: Repair of Diastematomyelia 
  Lam S, Jea AEditors: Fessler R, Sekhar L.Thieme, New York, NYEdition 2nd,2016
• International Neurology: A Clinical Approach 
  Chapter: Epidural abscess 
  Lam S, Fridley J, Okechi HEditors: Lisak RP, Truong DP, Carroll W, Bhidayasin R.Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UKEdition 2nd,2016
• International Neurology 
  Chapter: Subdural Empyema 
  Lam S, Momin EEditors: Lisak, RP, Truong DP, Carroll W, Bhidayasin R.Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK2016
• Neurosurgery Knowledge Update: A Comprehensive Review 
  Chapter: Chiari malformations and hydrosyringomyelia 
  Lam SEditors: Harbaugh W, Berger M, Couldwell W, Shaffrey C.Thieme, New York, NY2015
• Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery 
  Chapter: Extraaxial Fluid Collections of Infancy 
  Lam S and Frim DEditors: Albright L, Pollack IF, Adelson D.Thieme, New York, NYEdition 2nd,2014
• Neurosurgical Infectious Disease: Surgical and Nonsurgical Management 
  Chapter: Epidural and Subdural Infections 
  Lam S and Warnke PCEditors: Hall W and Kim PD.Thieme, New York, NY2013
• Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery: Preoperative Assessment and Surgical Treatment 
  Chapter: Functional Hemispherectomy: The UCLA Experience 
  Lam S and Mathern GWEditors: Cataltepe O and Jallo G.Thieme, New York, NY2009
• International Neurology: A Clinical Approach 
  Chapter: Subdural Empyema 
  Lam S and Nguyen, TTEditors: Lisak, RP, Truong DP, Carroll W, Bhidayasin R.Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK2009
• Spinal Deformity: A Guide to Surgical Planning and Management 
  Chapter: Anterior Minimally Invasive Thoracolumbar Junction Corpectomies for Nontraumatic Deformity 
  Lam S and Khoo LTEditors: Mummaneni, Haid, Lenke.Quality Medical Publishing, St. Louis, MO2007
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Abstracts/Posters

• Quality improvement and increased value from implementation of a multidisciplinary care pathway for craniosynostosis surgery.
  Lam S, American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons annual meeting, Aruba, 1/1/2016
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Placement in Children: A Model Of Hospitalization Cost.
  Pan IW, Mayer RR, Luerssen TG, Lam S, International Society of Pharmacoeconomics Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 1/1/2016
• Multicenter 30 day outcomes of postnatal myelomeningocele surgery using Pediatric NSQIP.
  Cherian J, Pan IW, Mayer RR, Lam S, CNS/AANS Joint Pediatric Neurosurgery Section Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2015
• Predictors of perioperative complications following bypass surgery for pediatric moyamoya.
  Lin Y, Harris DA, Pan IW, Luerssen TG, Lam S, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2015
• Surgeon-Driven Value-based Care: Creating a Data-Driven Multidisciplinary Craniosynostosis Surgery Program.
  Lam S, Children's Hospital Association Data Analytics Conference, Kansas City, MO, 1/1/2015
• The association between insurance stability and healthcare utilization among children with special healthcare needs.
  Pan IW, Lam S, Shih YC, Academy Health Research Meeting ("Access to Health" Special Interest Group), Minneapolis, MN, 1/1/2015
• Comparison of Pediatric NSQIP and KID database reports of perioperative complications in craniosynostosis surgery.
  Lin Y, Pan IW, Gouvion J, Luerssen TG, Lam S, American Neurological Surgeons' Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2015
• Surgical treatment of pediatric hydrocephalus: feasibility of using administrative data for comparative effectiveness studies.
  Lam S, Luerssen TG, Pan IW, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, Kona, HI, 1/1/2015
• The impact of steroids, methotrexate, and biologics on clinical and radiographic outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing fusions at the craniovertebr...
  Khanna R, Dlouhy BJ, Smith ZA, Lam SK, Koski TR, Dahdaleh NS, American Academy of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2015
• Impact of blood transfusions on length of hospital stay and readmission rates in spinal surgery.
  Khanna R, Harris D, McDevitt JL, Fessler RG, Lam S, Dahdaleh NS, Smith ZA, American Academy of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2015
• The use of antibiotic prophylaxis for intrathecal baclofen pump placement in pediatric patients.
  Pan IW, Kuo G, Lam S, International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, 20th Annual International Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2015
• Quality improvement and increased value from implementation of a multidisciplinary care pathway for craniosynostosis surgery
  Lam S, Monson L, Luerssen TG, Pan IW, American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program National Conference, 1/1/2015
• Using Pediatric National Quality Improvement Program data to report 30-day outcomes in craniosynostosis surgery.
  Lam S, Luerssen TG, Pan IW, American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program National Conference, 1/1/2015
• Predictors of Adherence to Treatment Recommendations for Positional Skull Deformity in Infants.
  Pan IW, Lam S, Daniels B, Luerssen TG, Congress of Neurosurgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2015
• Factors Influencing Amount of Head Shape Deformity Correction in the Treatment of Positional Plagiocephaly.
  Pan IW, Lam S, Strickland BA, Hadley C, Luerssen TG, Congress of Neurosurgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2015
• Comparison of patient populations for hypothalamic hamartoma treatment.
  Lam S, Curry DJ, Luerssen TG, Pan IW, Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Amelia Island, FL, 1/1/2014
• Pediatric Outcomes Workgroup. Outcomes of Pediatric Autologous Cranioplasty After Decompressive Craniectomy: A Multicenter Study.
  Lam S, Rocque B, CNS/AANS Joint Pediatric Neurosurgery Section Annual Meeting, Amelia Island, FL, 1/1/2014
• Association between obesity and Chiari 1 malformation.
  Lam S, Auffinger B, Tormenti M, Bonfield C, Greene S, American Syringomyelia Alliance Project Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2013
• Risk factors and survival in high-grade spinal cord astrocytoma: a population-based study.
  Lall R, Wong A, Dahdaleh N, Fessler RG, Smith ZA, Lam S, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2013
• Venous thromboembolism in the setting of pediatric traumatic brain injury.
  Harris D, Lam S, Joint Pediatric Neurosurgery Section Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 1/1/2013
• Growth acceleration following tethered cord release in symptomatic children with tight filum terminale syndrome.
  Foster K, Lam S, Greene S, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2012
• Comparison between patient and surgeon perception of outcomes of operations for degenerative spine disease: a prospective blinded database study.
  Roitberg BZ, Thaci B, Brown FB, Shen J, Lam S, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2012
• The case for international pediatric neurosurgical experiences: a breakdown of US resident experiences with pediatric spinal dysraphism cases.
  Rocque BG, Foster KA, Tomycz L, Forbes J, Albright LA, Lam S, CNS/AANS Joint Pediatric Neurosurgery Section Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, 1/1/2012
• Morphologic Intracranial Pressure Waveform Analysis in the Setting of Ventricular Enlargement.
  Lam S, Asgari S, Hu X, Bersgsneider M, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2009
• Tailored Deep Brain Stimulation Targets for Chronic Pain Syndromes.
  Langevin JP, Lam S, DeSalles AA, Gorgulho A, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2008
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Lectures

• Face-off: Cost-effectiveness of selective dorsal rhizotomy versus intrathecal baclofen pump therapy. The case for selective dorsal rhizotomy. 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2016
• Quality Improvement and Craniosynostosis Surgery 
  Houston, TX - 1/1/2016
• Resective Epilepsy Surgery. 
  Houston, TX - 1/1/2016
• The use of antibiotic prophylaxis for intrathecal baclofen pump placement in pediatric patients. 
  Houston, TX - 1/1/2015
• Craniofacial syndromes 
  Houston, TX - 1/1/2015
• Quality improvement and increased value from implementation of a multidisciplinary care pathway for craniosynostosis surgery. 
  Houston, TX - 1/1/2015
• An unusual case of postoperative neck swelling following craniotomy. 
  Houston, TX - 1/1/2015
• International Neurosurgery in Kijabe, Kenya: Opportunities and Challenges 
  Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX - 1/1/2015
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