Research Summary

Dr. Dean Chou is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Neurosurgery at UCSF.

Education

University of California Berkeley, 1991, B.A., Biochemistry
University of California, San Francisco, 1996, M.D., Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1996-1997, Intern, General Surgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1997-2002, Resident, Neurosurgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Assistant Chief of Service, 2002-2003, Neurosurgery
Barrow Neurological Institute, Spine Fellow, 2003-2004, Spine surgery

Honors & Awards

  • 1990
    UC Berkeley Honor Students Society
  • 1990
    American Heart Association Research Fellowship
  • 1991
    Golden Key National Honor Society
  • 1992
    UCSF School of Medicine Dean's Summer Research Fellowship
  • 1993
    UCSF Travel Award to Western Student Medical Research Committee Meeting in Carmel, CA
  • 1993
    American Federation for Clinical Research Award for Excellence in Research
  • 1994
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Training Fellowship
  • 1995
    Lucien J. Rubinstein Award for Best Paper in Neuro-Oncology, American Association of Neuropathologists Annual Meeting
  • 2000
    AANS Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) Grant
  • 2004
    Cover Article, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
  • 2007
    Who's Who in American Teachers and Educators
  • 2007
    Who's Who in Science and Engineering
  • 2007
    Harold Rosegay Neurosurgery Resident Teaching Award
  • 2009
    Best Doctors in America
  • 2009
    Cover Article, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
  • 2010
    Outcomes Committee Award, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
  • 2010
    Cover Article, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Selected Publications

  1. Macki M, Tawil ME, Alan N, Han N, Prablek M, Le VP, Aabedi A, Park P, Uribe JS, Turner JD, Eastlack RK, Fessler RG, Fu KM, Wang MY, Kanter AS, Okonkwo DO, Nunley PD, Anand N, Mundis GM, Passias PG, Bess S, Shaffrey CI, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, International Spine Study Group Does Velocity of Return-to-Work Differ between Circumferential Minimally-Invasive and Open Surgery to Treat Adult Spinal Deformity?  View on PubMed
  2. Khanna R, Eastlack R, Mundis G, Passias P, Chou D, Kelly M, Fessler R, Park P, Wang M, Kanter A, Hamilton K, Okonkwo D, Nunley P, Anand N, Uribe J, Turner J, Bess S, Shaffrey C, Burton D, Le V, Mummaneni P, International Spine Study Group (ISSG) Does Achievement of Ideal L1 Pelvic Angle with MIS Techniques in Adult Spinal Deformity Correction Lead to Better Outcomes?  View on PubMed
  3. Chan AK, Ambati VS, Upadhyayula P, Chou D, Bydon M, Bisson EF, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Potts EA, Yen CP, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV Five-year follow-up after minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion versus decompression alone for grade 1 spondylolisthesis: are there any differences in outcomes?  View on PubMed
  4. Turner JD, Chou D, Lenke LG, Snyder LA, Erickson M, Bisson E, Uribe JS Introduction. Proceedings of Spine Summit 2025.  View on PubMed
  5. Passias PG, Onafowokan OO, Lafage R, Smith J, Hamilton KD, Schoenfeld AJ, Yung A, Fisher MR, Diebo B, Daniels AH, Eastlack R, Mundis G, Line B, Agarwal N, Uribe J, Wang M, Fessler R, Protopsaltis T, Okonkwo D, Kebaish K, Soroceanu A, Mummaneni P, Chou D, Kim HJ, Hostin R, Gupta M, Ames C, Schwab F, Shaffrey CI, Bess S, Lenke L, Lafage V, International Spine Study Group Are we Getting Better at Achieving Optimal Lumbar Segmental Sagittal Alignment in Complex Adult Spine Deformity Surgery?  View on PubMed
  6. Das A, Onafowokan O, De Jong J, Fisher M, Janjua MB, Lafage R, Diebo B, Daniels A, Protopsaltis T, Lau D, Smith J, Okonkwo D, Scheer J, Mikula A, Hostin R, Mummaneni P, Lee S, Buell T, Gupta M, Klineberg E, Kim HJ, Chou D, Ames C, Shaffrey C, Hamilton DK, Lafage V, Bess S, Passias PG Late to Extubate? Risk Factors and Associations for Delayed Extubation after Adult Cervical Deformity Corrective Surgery.  View on PubMed
  7. Yang E, Schonfeld E, Boyett D, Mummaneni PV, Chou D, Bydon M, Bisson EF, Shaffrey CI, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Potts EA, Yen CP, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Haid RW, Chan AK Does back pain catastrophizing influence 60-month surgical outcomes for patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis? A Quality Outcomes Database study.  View on PubMed
  8. Yang E, Howell H, Mummaneni PV, Chou D, Bydon M, Bisson EF, Shaffrey CI, Gottfried ON, Asher AL, Coric D, Potts EA, Foley KT, Wang MY, Fu KM, Virk MS, Knightly JJ, Meyer S, Park P, Upadhyaya CD, Yen CP, Uribe JS, Tumialán LM, Turner JD, Haid RW, Chan AK Defining cervical spondylotic myelopathy surgical endotypes using comorbidity clustering: a Quality Outcomes Database cervical spondylotic myelopathy study.  View on PubMed
  9. Barbanti Brodano G, Griffoni C, Salamanna F, Noli LE, Monetta A, Luzzati A, Disch AC, Lazary A, Barzilai O, Laufer I, Gokaslan ZL, Fehlings MG, Verlaan JJ, Chou D, Rhines LD, Shin JH, Teixeira WGJ, Sciubba DM, Bettegowda C, Charest-Morin R, Boriani S, Goldschlager T, Weber MH, Clarke MJ, O'Toole JE, Netzer C, Goodwin CR, Mesfin A, Mummaneni PV, Dea N, Reynolds JJ, Sahgal A, Fisher CG, Gasbarrini A, AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor Evaluation of Adverse Events and the Impact on Health-Related Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Metastatic Spine Tumors: Analysis of the Metastatic Tumor Research and Outcomes Network (MTRON) Registry Dataset.  View on PubMed
  10. Passias PG, Mir JM, Schoenfeld AJ, Yung A, Smith JS, Lafage V, Lafage R, Diebo B, Daniels AH, Line BG, Eastlack RK, Mundis GM, Kebaish KM, Mullin JP, Fessler RG, Mummaneni PV, Chou D, Hamilton DK, Lee SH, Soroceanu A, Scheer JK, Protopsaltis T, Kim HJ, Buell TJ, Hostin RA, Gupta MC, Klineberg EO, Riew KD, Burton DC, Schwab FJ, Bess S, Shaffrey CI, Ames CP, International Spine Study Group Quantifying the Importance of Upper Cervical Extension Reserve in Adult Cervical Deformity Surgery and Its Impact on Baseline Presentation and Outcomes.  View on PubMed
  11. Mir JM, Smith JS, Yung A, Onafowokan OO, Lafage R, Gum J, Line BG, Diebo B, Daniels AH, Hamilton DK, Agarwal N, Buell TJ, Scheer JK, Eastlack RK, Mullin JP, Mundis GM, Hosogane N, Yagi M, Anand N, Mummaneni PV, Chou D, Klineberg EO, Kebaish KM, Gupta MC, Kim HJ, Lenke LG, Ames CP, Schwab FJ, Lafage V, Hostin RA, Bess S, Burton DC, Shaffrey CI, Passias PG Impact of thoracolumbar inflection point on outcomes and complications in adult spinal deformity.  View on PubMed
  12. Agarwal N, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Asher AL, Chan AK, Wang MY, Haid RW, Knightly JJ, Gottfried ON, Shaffrey CI, Virk MS, Shaffrey ME, Park P, Foley KT, Coric D, Upadhyaya CD, Potts EA, Tumialán LM, Fu KG, Lavadi RS, Johnson SE, Chou D, Mummaneni PV Gain of care independence following surgical intervention for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database study.  View on PubMed
  13. Porche K, Sherrod BA, Rosero S, Chan AK, Shaffrey CI, Gottfried ON, Bydon M, Asher AL, Coric D, Potts EA, Foley KT, Wang MY, Fu KM, Virk MS, Knightly JJ, Meyer S, Upadhyaya CD, Shaffrey ME, Uribe JS, Tumialán LM, Turner JD, Chou D, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV, Park P, Bisson EF A comparative study on the effect of age on Neck Disability Index improvement at 24 months after surgical intervention for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database study.  View on PubMed
  14. Berlin C, Ibrahim S, Mummaneni PV, Chan AK, Chou D, Fu KM, Bydon M, Bisson EF, Shaffrey CI, Gottfried ON, Asher AL, Coric D, Potts E, Foley KT, Wang MY, Virk MS, Knightly JJ, Meyer S, Park P, Upadhyaya C, Tumialán LM, Turner J, Uribe J, Haid RW, Yen CP, Shaffrey ME Are There Differences in 2-Year Outcomes Between Two-Level Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion Versus Single-Level Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion to Treat Cervical Myelopathy? A Quality Outcomes Database Study.  View on PubMed
  15. Jian Q, Da W, DePhillips J, McGuckin JP, Lachcik IT, Myers NA, Mahoney JM, Chou D, Bucklen BS A Biomechanical Comparison of Alternatives to C2 Pedicle Screws.  View on PubMed
  16. Ambati VS, Patel A, Dada A, Macki M, Chan AK, Chou D, Bisson E, Bydon M, Asher A, Coric D, Potts E, Foley K, Wang M, Fu KM, Virk M, Knightly J, Meyer S, Park P, Upadhyaya C, Tumialán L, Turner J, Uribe J, Gottfried O, Shaffrey C, Haid RW, DiGiorgio A, Mummaneni PV Do Patients With High ASA Grades Benefit From CSM Surgery?: A Report From the Quality Outcomes Database.  View on PubMed
  17. Tang AJ, Kim DK, Wright MA, Chou D, Rohde CH, Chan AK Sociodemographic and hospital-level predictors of muscle flap reconstruction in spinal fusion surgeries: a propensity score-matched analysis.  View on PubMed
  18. Bergin SM, Woo J, Johnson SE, Barrett C, Michalopoulos G, Bydon M, Bisson EF, Haid RW, Glassman SD, Chan AK, Chou D, Wang MY, Knightly JJ, Gottfried ON, Shaffrey CI, Virk MS, Fu KG, Shaffrey ME, Park P, Foley KT, Upadhyaya CD, Potts EA, Tumialán LM, Turner JD, Uribe JS, McGirt MJ, Kim PK, Mummaneni PV, Than KD Impact of the day of the week on clinical outcomes following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery.  View on PubMed
  19. Winans NJ, Ayloo B, Chou D, Chan AK Minimally invasive surgery lateral percutaneous sacroiliac joint fusion in a patient with radicular-type pain: case report and review of the literature.  View on PubMed
  20. Chan AK, Upadhyayula PS, Tang AJ, Chou D Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for scoliosis: surgical technique for focal treatment of the lumbosacral fractional curve.  View on PubMed

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