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Asad S. Akhter

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1997Rising activity
Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyNerve injury and regenerationVirus-based gene therapy researchNeurological disorders and treatments

Publications

29

Citations

317

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

30

Publishing since 1997

Research summary
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Asad S. Akhter works in neurosurgery, with clinical and research interests spanning spinal disorders and reconstructive spine surgery, brain tumors, and gene-therapy delivery methods for neurological disease. Published work includes case reports, surgical technique papers, and clinical trial results covering topics like spinal metastasis treatment, cerebral aneurysm bypass surgery, and convective delivery of viral gene therapy directly into brain tissue. Prospective students would be looking at a practice-oriented neurosurgical research profile rather than a large, continuously funded laboratory group.

Spinal surgery and reconstructionBrain and spinal tumorsGene therapy delivery to the nervous systemCerebrovascular neurosurgery (aneurysm bypass)Neurological disorder treatment techniques

Publication output has been variable but shows a general upward trend over the last decade, rising from a few papers per year around 2017-2019 to a steadier 4-5 per year from 2022-2024.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.6/year recently
2017: 3 publications17182019: 2 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 4 publications222023: 5 publications5232024: 5 publications5242025: 3 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • World Neurosurgery×4
  • Neurosurgery×3
  • Molecular Therapy×2
  • Stroke Vascular and Interventional Neurology×2
  • Journal of neurosurgery×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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