Posts by John H. Shin, MD
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Clinical Advances in Minimally Invasive Spinal Neurosurgery
Neurosurgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital's Neurosurgical Spine Service are advancing minimally invasive spinal surgery for intervention in a wide range of challenging diagnoses, including spinal deformities and tumor-related diseases.
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Body Composition Influences Risk of Survival After Surgery for Spinal Metastases
Elie Massaad, MD, MMSc, John H. Shin, MD, and colleagues found that body composition analysis of routinely obtained presurgical CT scans, performed by an unsupervised machine learning–based system, was superior to measurement of sarcopenia alone for predicting mortality after surgery for spinal metastases.
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Review: Novel Applications of Spinal Navigation in Deformity and Oncology Surgery
Elie Massaad, MD, and colleagues recently reviewed early work showing the promise of computer-assisted navigation—beyond screw placement—in surgeries to correct spinal deformities and resect spinal tumors.
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Topical Tranexamic Acid: An Effective Hemostatic Agent for Complex Spine Surgeries
In a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing topical tranexamic acid (tTXA) with IV TXA and saline, neurosurgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital determined that tTXA, used at the end of spinal deformity surgery, effectively promotes hemostasis but does not reduce the risk of postoperative complications.
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Metastatic Spinal Tumor Frailty Index Does Not Perform Consistently
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital found the Metastatic Spinal Tumor Frailty Index did not predict complications, in-patient mortality or length of stay following metastatic spinal tumor surgery when applied to data outside the development cohort.
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Novel Technique Reconstructs Lumbar Spine After Spondylectomy of Malignant Tumor
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have devised a method—the addition of a femoral allograft sleeve—to strengthen the reconstruction of the lumbar spine after resection of a malignant tumor.
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Advanced Technology Improves Cervical Spine Surgery Outcomes
Surgeons in Massachusetts General Hospital's Neurosurgical Spine Service use a multidisciplinary approach to treat cervical spine deformities with complex surgeries using innovative technology including artificial intelligence.
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Improving Patient Safety in Spine Surgeries
In-patient safety is an important aspect of spinal deformity surgery. In this video, John Shin, MD, describes how he has formed a multidisciplinary team to dramatically improve patient outcomes and safety in spine surgeries.
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The Mass General Neurosurgery Mission
Researchers from the Department of Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital discuss their collaborative work in clinical and translational research.
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Using Data and AI to Predict Patient Outcomes in Spinal Osteotomies
In this video, John H. Shin, MD, discusses his research on the use of innovative technologies to help us predict which patients will benefit from complex spinal osteotomies for deformity, which has a very high complication rate.
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First Case of Intradural Myopericytoma at the Cervicomedullary Junction Described
Neurosurgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital recently detected and successfully removed the first myopericytoma ever observed at the cervicomedullary junction, near the vertebral artery.
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Real-time CT Guidance Minimizes Complications of Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy at Cervicothoracic Junction
Surgeons at Mass General have demonstrated that intraoperative CT-guided navigation minimizes complications associated with inadequate surgical visualization during pedicle subtraction osteotomy at the cervicothoracic junction.
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Genetic Alterations Affect Prognosis of Lung Cancer Patients with Spinal Metastases
Mass General researchers are exploring how genetic mutational data could help guide surgical decision-making for patients who have lung cancer metastatic to the spine.
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Managing Spinal Osteosarcoma After Subtotal Resection
Because primary osteosarcoma of the spine is so rare, little is known about how to manage residual or recurrent disease after initial therapy. Mass General researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis that provide guidance.
Biography
Dr. John H. Shin is a board certified neurosurgeon at Mass General who specializes in complex spinal reconstruction surgery. He is a fellowship-trained spine surgeon, having completed a combined orthopedic and neurosurgery spine surgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. He also completed fellowship training in stereotactic spine radiosurgery and spine oncology. Dr. Shin operates using modern techniques in spine instrumentation and the latest advances in surgical technology and imaging.
Dr. Shin's expertise is primarily in adult spinal deformity and spinal oncology. He also specializes in cervical myelopathy, scoliosis, craniocervical disorders, chin-on-chest deformity, thoracolumbar disorders, instrumentation failure, spinal revision surgery, lumbar stenosis, and spondylolisthesis.
He treats the full range of cancers and tumors affecting the spinal column, both primary and metastatic. He works together with multidisciplinary teams of medical and radiation oncologists to provide comprehensive care for patients with these challenging tumors. He is an advocate for collaborative, team-based care. His research laboratory focuses on identifying molecular markers of spine metastases and developing targeted therapies to the spine.
Dr. Shin is a sideline neuro trauma consultant for the National Football League and an expert in the surgical management of traumatic spinal column injuries.
