Research & Publication

In addition to providing patient care, spine surgeon Dr. Hieu Ball pushes the industry forward through innovative research. Dr. Ball has published hundreds of research papers, articles, and book chapters on a range of topics. The research conducted in partnership with other leading minimally invasive spine surgeons helps train other surgeons and provide better understanding to the community at large.

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Recent notable research

• Justin W. Silverstein, DHSc, Jon Block, DC, Michael L. Smith, MD, Hieu Ball, MD, Jason A. Ellis, MD, Matthew Goldstein, MD, Grigoriy Arutyunyan, MD, Joshua Marcus, MD, Noel Goldthwaite, MD, Sun Ik Lee, MD, James Reynolds, MD, Margaret Riordan, MD, Nick Pirnia, MD, Sandeep Kunwar, MD, Gaurav Abbi, MD, Sarita Gupta, MD, Laurence E. Mermelstein, MD. Femoral nerve neuromonitoring for lateral lumbar interbody fusion surgery. The Spine Journal Vol 22, ISSUE 2, P296-304, February 1, 2022
• Justin W. Silverstein, DHSc, CNIM; Jon Block, DC, CNIM; Dorothy Porter, BS, Hieu Ball, MD; Paul Slosar, MD; James Reynolds, MD; Noel Goldthwaite, MD; Bradley Johnson; Kris Okumo, MD; Sun Ik Lee, MD; Margaret Riordan MD; Bruce Bizzini; Sarita Gupta; Sandeep Kunwar, MD Sushil Basra, MD; Jason Zook, MD; David Kramer, MD. Protecting the Femoral Nerve in Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF) 2020 “Best of Awards Section” International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS)
• J. Silverstein, J. Block, M. Goldstein, H. DeWal, J. Zook, P. Slosar, R. Madhok, L. Mermelstein, S. Basra, J.Reynolds, N. Goldthwaite, H. Ball, B. Bizzini Femoral Nerve Protection in Transpsoas Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF) International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) April 2017
• Silverstein, J., Block, J., Madhok, R., Goldstein, M., Basra, S., Mermelstein, L., DeWal, H., Porter, D., & Ball, H. (2015). Alerts for femoral nerve monitoring during lateral lumbar interbody fusion procedures. International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) April 2016
• Block, J., Silverstein, J., Ball, H., Mermelstein, L., DeWal, H., Madhok, R., Basra, S., & Goldstein, M. (2015). Motor Evoked Potentials for femoral nerve protection in transpsoas lateral surgery. Neurodiagostic Journal 2015 Neurodiagnostic Journal. 55(1):36-45 Silverstein, J., Block, J. & Basra, S. (2014).