Neurological Surgery

Surgeons in the Department of Neurosurgery treat adult and pediatric patients with disorders of the nervous system, brain, meninges, skull, and blood supply, the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; brain tumors, disorders of the pituitary gland, disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial, spinal and peripheral nerves.

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Neill M. Wright, MD

Specialty Areas
Neurological Surgery
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Neuro Oncology
Spine Surgery - Neurosurgery
Cervical Spine Surgery
Spinal Cord Tumors

Areas of Clinical Interest
Operative treatment of disorders of the spine and spinal cord, with a special interest and expertise in the treatment of cervical spine problems. Special interests include atlantoaxial instability, cervical spondylosis, degenerative disc disease, trauma, tumors of the spine and spinal cord. Other interests include minimally invasive surgical techniques for the treatment of spinal problems.

Major or Recent Publications/Awards

Honors and Awards
Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2007-2009 (Best Doctors, Inc)
Russell S. Hibbs Basic Science Award, Scoliosis Research Society, 2000
Outstanding Basic Science Research Award, The Cervical Spine Research Society, 2000
Mayfield Award for Basic Science Research, American Association of Neurological Surgeons / Congress of Neurological Surgeons Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, 2000
Richard D. Walter Award, Outstanding Performance as a Medical Student in Neurology, Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine, 1993

Book Chapters

Johnson JP, Wright NM, Patel NP. Biportal endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy. In Press

Wright NM, Wong M, Mink J. Neurphysiology. In: Batjer H. and Joftus C. (eds.), Textbook of Neurosurgery. Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven. In Press

Wright NM, Shafaie F, Lauryssen C. Evaluation of the post-operative thoracic spine. In: Boden S. (ed.), The Failing Spine, Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven. In Press

Publications

Menendez, J. and Wright, N.M. Techniques of posterior C1-2 fusion. Neurosurgery 60(S1):103-111, 2007.

Cassinelli, E., Lee, M., Skalak, A., Ahn, N., and Wright, N.M. Anatomic considerations for the placement of C2 laminar screws. Spine 31(24):2767-2771, 2006.

Ashley, W., and Wright, N.M. A giant nonsyndromic anterior sacral meningocele resected via an anterior approach: case report and review of literature. Surgical Neurology 66(1):89-93, 2006.

Leonard, J.J., and Wright, N.M. Pediatric atlantoaxial fixation with bilateral, crossing C2 translaminar screws. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics 104(1):59-63, 2006 [cover article].

Limbrick, D., and Wright, N.M. Verification of nerve root decompression during minimally-invasive lumbar microdiskectomy: a
practical application of surgeon-driven evoked EMG. Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery 48:1-5, 2005.

Wright, N.M. Translaminar rigid fixation of the axis. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 3:409-14, 2005.

Guarino, A.H., and Wright, N.M. Pneumocephalus after a lumbar epidural steroid injection. Pain Physician 8(2):239-41, 2005.

Wright, N.M. Single-surgeon simultaneous versus staged anterior and posterior spine reconstruction: a comparative study. Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques 18(S1):48-57, 2005.

Wright, N.M. Posterior C2 fixation using bilateral, crossing C2 laminar screws: case series and technical note. Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques 17(2):158-162, 2004.

Jost, S.C., Hsien, T.P., and Wright, N.M. Symptomatic intraosseous synovial cyst in the cervical spine: a case report. Spine 28 (17): E344-6, 2003.

Riew, K.D., Lou, J., Wright, N.M., Cheng, S.L., Bae, T., and Avioli, L.V. Thoracoscopic intradiscal spine fusion using a minimally invasive gene therapy technique. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 85-A (5):866-71, 2003.

Walker, D.H., and Wright, N.M. Bone morphogenetic proteins and spinal fusion. Neurosurgery Focus 13(6) Article 3, 2002.

Patel, N.P., Wright, N.M., Choi, W.W., McBride, D.Q., and Johnson, J.P. Forestier disease associated with a retroodontoid mass causing cervicomedullary compression. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 96(3):190-6, 2002.

Cheng, S.L., Lou, J., Wright, N.M., Lai, C.F., Avioli, L.V., and Riew, K.D. In Vitro and In Vivo induction of bone formation using a recombinant adenoviral vector carrying the human BMP-2 gene. Calcified Tissue International 68(2):87-94, 2001.


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Neill M. Wright, MD