Anthony Frempong-Boadu MD FACS FAANS FCNS

PubMed

• Fluoroscopy-Guided Removal of Tethered Surgical Drain via Guidewire Electrification: A Case Report.
  Austin Feng, Cordelia Orillac, Eytan Raz, Donato Pacione, Anthony Frempong-Boadu
  Cureus. 2025-06-01
• 2 citations
  Augmenting Large Language Models With Automated, Bibliometrics-Powered Literature Search for Knowledge Distillation: A Pilot Study for Common Spinal Pathologies.
  David B Kurland, Daniel A Alber, Adhith Palla, Daniel N de Souza, Darryl Lau
  Neurosurgery. 2025-01-16
• 9 citations
  What Are We Transfusing? Evaluating the Quality and Clinical Utility of Intraoperatively Salvaged Red Blood Cells in Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Nonrandomized Controll...
  David B Kurland, Daniel Alber, Andrew Smith, Shah Ahmed, Daniel Orringer
  Neurosurgery. 2024-11-01

Journal Articles

• Lumbar Laminectomy and Fusion with Routine Local Application of Vancomycin Powder: Decreased Infection Rate in Instrumented and Non-instrumented Cases  
  Strom RG, Pacione D, Kalhorn SP, Frempong-Boadu AK, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 1/1/2013
• Impact of Starting Point and Bicortical Purchase of C1 Lateral Mass Screws on Atlantoaxial Fusion: Meta-analysis and Review of Literature  
  Elliott R, Tanweer O, Smith M, Frempong-Boadu A, Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques, 1/1/2013
• Is External Cervical Orthotic Bracing Necessary after Posterior Atlantoaxial Instrumentation with Modern Instrumentation: Meta-analysis and Review of Literature  
  Elliott R, Tanweer O, Morsi A, Boah A, Ma T, Frempong-Boadu A, Smith M, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2013
• Endovascular Solutions to Arterial Injury due to Posterior Spine Surgery  
  Shang A. Loh, M.D., Thomas S. Maldonaldo, M.D., Caron B. Rockman, M.D., Patrick J. Lamparello, M.D., Mark A. Adelman, M.D., Stephen P. Kalhorn, M.D., Anthony Frempong-..., Journal of Vascular Surgery, 1/1/2012
• Impact of Starting Point and C2 Nerve Status on the Safety and Accuracy of C1 Lateral Mass Screws: Meta-Analysis and Review of the Literature  
  Elliott R, Tanweer O, Boah A, Smith M, Frempong-Boadu A, Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques, 1/1/2012
• Comparison of Safety and Stability of C2 Pars and Pedicle Screws for Atlantoaxial Fusion: Meta-Analysis and Review of the Literature  
  Elliott R, Tanweer O, Boah A, Smith M, Frempong-Boadu A, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2012
• Outcomes of Fusion for Lateral Atlantoaxial Osteoarthritis: Meta-analysis and Review of Literature  
  Elliott R, Tanweer O, Smith M, Frempong-Boadu A, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2012
• Outcome Comparison of Atlantoaxial Fusion With Transarticular Screws and Screw-Rod Constructs: Meta-Analysis and Review of Literature'  
  Elliott R, Tanweer O, Boah A, Morsi A, Ma T, Frempong-Boadu A, Smith M, Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques, 1/1/2012
• Atlantoaxial Fusion with Screw-rod Constructs: Meta-analysis and Review of Literature  
  Elliott R, Tanweer O, Morsi A Boah A, Ma T, Smith M, Frempong-Boadu A, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2012
• Atlantoaxial Fusion with Transarticular Screws: Meta-analysis and Review of Literature  
  Elliott R, Tanweer O, Morsi A Boah A, Ma T, Frempong-Boadu A, Smith M, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2012
• Is Allograft Sufficient for Posterior Atlantoaxial Instrumented Fusions: Structured Review of Literature  
  Elliott R, Smith M, Morsi A, Frempong-Boadu, A, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2012
• Meningeal Melanocytoma: A Series of 5 Cases with Review of Pathology and Management  
  Rodgers S, Marascalchi BJ, Strom RG, Riina H, Samadani U, Frempong-Boadu A, Babu, R, Sen C, Zagzag D, Neuro-oncology, 1/1/2012
• Comparison of Screw Malposition and Vertebral Artery Injury of C2 Pedicle and Transarticular Screws: Meta-Analysis and Review of the Literature  
  Elliott R, Tanweer O, Boah A, Ma T, Morsi A, Frempong-Boadu A, Smith M, Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques, 1/1/2012
• Rivastigmine in the Treatment of Postoperative Delirium: A Pilot Clinical Trial  
  Zaslavsky A, Haile M, Kline R, Iospa A, Frempong-Boadu A, Bekker A, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 1/1/2012
• C2 Nerve Root Sectioning in Posterior Atlantoaxial Instrumented Fusions: A Structured Review of Literature  
  Elliott R, Kang M, Smith M, Frempong-Boadu A, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2012
• Diffusion Tensor Imaging of The Spondylotic Cervical Spinal Cord: A Preliminary Study Of Quantifiable Markers In The Evaluation For Surgical Decompression  
  Kang M, Anderer E, Marcus J, Ge Y, Hesseltine S, Elliott R, Kalhorn S, Law M, Cooper P, Frempong-Boadu A, Internet Journal of Head and Neck Surgery, 1/1/2011
• Spine Postoperative Infections: Risk Factors  
  Tomas Funes1, MD, Donato Pacione MD, Stephen Kalhorn MD, Pablo Jalón MD, Anthony Frempong-Boadu MD, Juan Jose Mezzadri MD, PhD., WFNS Reviews in Neurosurgery, 1/1/2011
• Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Lung Metastasis to the Cauda Equina  
  Tsimpas A, Post NH, Moshel YA, Frempong-Boadu AK, The Spine Journal, 1/1/2010
• Metameric Thoracic Lesion: Report of a Rare Case and a Guide to Management Case Report  
  Kalhorn SP, Frempong-Boadu AK, Mikolaenko I, Becske T, Harter D., J Neurosurg Spine, 1/1/2010
• Successful Management of an Anterior Thoracic Type IV Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation with Two Associated Aneurysms Utilizing Vertebrectomy  
  Anderer EG, Kang MM, Moshel YA, Frempong-Boadu A, J Neurosurg Spine, 1/1/2008
• Cutting C2 Bilaterally in Posterior Atlanto-axial Instrumented Fixation: Answers to a Controversial Issue  
  Kang M, Post N, Costa ME, Marcus J, Koslow M, Cooper P, Frempong-Boadu A, The Spine Journal, 1/1/2007
• The Unique Features of Herniated Discs at the Cervicothoracic Junction: Clinical Presentation, Imaging, Operative Management and Outcome After Anterior Decompressive O...  
  Post NH, Cooper PR, Frempong-Boadu AK, Costa ME, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2006
• Anesthesia for an Adult with Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I  
  Ard JL, Bekker A, Frempong-Boadu AK, Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 1/1/2005
• Bowel Injury as a Complication of Microdiscectomy: Case Report and Literature Review  
  Houten JK, Frempong-Boadu AK, Arkovitz MS, J Spinal Disorders & Techniques, 1/1/2004
• Swallowing and Speech Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion: A Prospective, Objective Preoperative and Postoperative Assessment  
  Frempong-Boadu A, Houten JK, Osborn B, Kells L, Opulencia T, Guida TD LeRoux PD, J Spinal Disorders & Techniques, 1/1/2002
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Books/Book Chapters

• Surgical Anatomy & Techniques to the Spine 
  Chapter: Posterolateral Approaches to the Cervicothoracic Junction: Transpedicular, Costotransversectomy, Lateral Extracavitary, and Parascapular Extrapleural Approaches 
  Page 255 - 267Pacione D, Wilson T, Perin N, Frempong-Boadu AKEditors: Kim D, Vaccaro A, and Dickman C.Elsevier PublishersEdition 2nd,2012
• Neurosurgical Operative Atlas 2E: Spine and Peripheral Nerve 
  Chapter: Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion 
  Page 87 - 91Douglas AF, Frempong-Boadu AKEditors: Wolfla C and Resnick DK.Thieme Publishers2007
• Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques 
  Chapter: Transthoracic Approach to the Thoracic Spine 
  Page 335 - 342Frempong-Boadu AK, Fessler RGEditors: Fessler RG, Sekhar L.Thieme Publishers2006
• Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques 
  Chapter: Disc Disease of the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine 
  Page 378 - 382Post N, Frempong-Boadu AKEditors: Fessler RG, Sekhar L.Thieme Publishers2006
• Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques 
  Chapter: Anterior Transperitoneal Approach to the Lumbosacral Junction 
  Page 596 - 603Frempong-Boadu AKEditors: Fessler RG, Sekhar L.Thieme Publishers2006
• Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques 
  Chapter: Retroperitoneal Exposure of the Lumbar Spine 
  Page 837 - 845Frempong-Boadu AKEditors: Fessler RG, Sekhar L.Thieme Publishers2006
• Spinal Cord and Spinal Cord Tumors: Principles and Practice 
  Chapter: Anterior Transperitoneal & Retroperitoneal Approaches to the Lumbar Spine 
  Page 536 - 548Heary R, Frempong-Boadu AKEditors: Dickman C, Fehlings M, and Gokaslan Z.Thieme Publishers2006
• Endoscopic Spine Surgery and Instrumentation 
  Chapter: Endoscopically Assisted Transoral Odontoidectomy 
  Page 41 - 47Refai D, Sandhu F, Frempong-Boadu AK, Fessler RGEditors: Kim D, Fessler RG, and Regan J.Thieme Publishers2005
• Lumbar Interbody Fusion Techniques: Cages, Dowels, and Grafts 
  Chapter: History and Overview of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion 
  Page 81 - 86Frempong-Boadu AK, Fessler RGEditors: Haid R, McLaughlin, and Fessler R.Quality Medical Publishing2003
• Textbook of Neurological Surgery 
  Chapter: Metastatic Disease of the Subaxial Cervical Spine 
  Page 1811 - 1820Frempong-Boadu AK, Cooper PREditors: Batjer H, Loftus C.Lippincott-Raven Publishers2003
• Textbook of Neurological Surgery 
  Chapter: Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Thoracic Spine 
  Page 1544 - 1551Frempong-Boadu AK, Guiot BHEditors: Batjer H, Loftus C.Lippincott-Raven Publishers2003
• Contemporary Neurosurgery 
  Chapter: Lessons in the Techniques of Surgical Exposures of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine. Anterior Approaches 
  Frempong-Boadu AK, Fessler RGEditors: Krisht A.
• Contemporary Neurosurgery 
  Chapter: Lessons in the Techniques of Surgical Exposures of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine. Posterior Approaches 
  Frempong-Boadu AK, Fessler RGEditors: Krisht A.
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Abstracts/Posters

• Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion With Routine Local Application of Vancomycin Powder: Decreased Infection Rate In Instrumented And Non-instrumented Cases
  Strom R, Frempong-Boadu AK, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2013
• Low Molecular Weight Heparin Prophylaxis 24-36 Hours After Degenerative Spine Surgery: Risk of Hemorrhage And Venous Thromboembolism
  Strom R, Frempong-Boadu AK, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2013
• Outcomes of Fusion for Lateral Atlantoaxial Osteoarthritis: Meta-analysis and Review of Literature
  Elliott R, Tanweer O, Smith M, Frempong-Boadu A, Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS), Chicago, IL, 1/1/2012
• Comparison of Safety and Stability of C2 Pars and Pedicle Screws for Atlantoaxial Fusion: Meta-Analysis and Review of the Literature
  Elliott R, Tanweer O, Boah A, Smith M, Frempong-Boadu A, Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS), Chicago, IL, 1/1/2012
• Meningeal Melanocytoma: A Series of 5 Cases with Review of Pathology and Management
  Rodgers S, Marascalchi B, Strom R, Samadani U, Riina H, Babu R, Frempong-Boadu, A, Sen C, Zagzag D, Society for Neuro-Oncology, Washington DC, 1/1/2012
• Vertebral Artery Injury and Misplacement of Transarticular versus C2 Pedicle/pars Screws: Structured Review of Literature
  Elliott R, Tanweer O, Morsi A Boah A, Ma T, Frempong-Boadu A, Smith M, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Miami, Fl, 1/1/2012
• Outcomes of transarticular screws versus screw-rod constructs for atlantoaxial instrumented fusion: Structured review of literature
  Elliott R, Tanweer O, Morsi A Boah A, Ma T, Frempong-Boadu A, Smith M, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Miami, Fl, 1/1/2012
• Is External Cervical Orthosis Necessary after C1-2 Posterolateral Instrumentation and Fusion? Structured Review of Literature
  Elliott R, Tanweer O, Boah A, Morsi A, Ma T, Frempong-Boadu A, Smith M, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Miami, Fl, 1/1/2012
• Are C2 Pars Screws Safer than Pedicle Screws? Structured Review of Literature
  Elliott R, Tanweer O, Boah A, Morsi A, Ma T, Frempong-Boadu A, Smith M, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Miami, Fl, 1/1/2012
• Impact of Technique on Accuracy of C1 Lateral Mass Screws: Structured Review of Literature
  Elliott R, Tanweer O, Morsi A, Boah A, Ma T, Frempong-Boadu A, Smith M, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Miami, Fl, 1/1/2012
• The Clinical Importance of Radiographic Bony Fusion in Instrumented Lumbar Arthrodesis
  Anderer EG, Latzman J, Frempong-Boadu AK, Samadani U, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2009
• Qualitative Analysis of Cervical Spondylosis using Diffusion Tensor Imaging
  Kang MW, Cooper PR, Frempong A, Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, AANS/CNS, Orlando, Fl, 1/1/2008
• The Influence of Lordosis in Anterior Fusions on Adjacent Segment Disease
  Anderer EG, Kang MM, Moshel YA, Frempong-Boadu AK, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2008
• Cutting C2 Bilaterally in Posterior Atlanto-axial Instrumented Fixation: Answers to a Controversial Issue
  Kang M, Post N, Marcus J, Cooper P, Frempong-Boadu A, International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Hong Kong, 1/1/2008
• Cutting C2 Bilaterally in Posterior Atlanto-axial Instrumented Fixation: Answers to a Controversial Issue
  Kang M, Post N, Marcus J, Cooper P, Frempong-Boadu A, North American Spine Society, Austin, TX, 1/1/2007
• Absence of Debilitating Neuralgia After C2 Sacrifice in Posterior C1-C2 Instrumented Fixation
  Kang M, Post N, Costa ME, Marcus J, Hong D, Koslow M, Cooper P, Frempong-Boadu A, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2007
• A Case Series of Minimally Invasive C1-2 Fusions
  Issacs R, Frempong-Boadu AK, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Washington, DC, 1/1/2007
• Minimally Invasive Atlantoaxial Fusion
  Issacs R, Frempong-Boadu A, Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, AANS/CNS, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2007
• Minimally Invasive Atlanto-axial Fixation: Technique and Preliminary Results in Three Patients
  Joseffer SS, Post NH, Frempong-Boadu AK, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Boston, MA, 1/1/2005
• Uniform Approach to Instrumented Cervicothoracic Spinal Stabilization: Case Series
  Douglas A, Frempong-Boadu AK, World Spine III Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1/1/2005
• The Anterior Approach to C7-T1 Disc Herniations: Clinical and Operative Nuances
  Post NH, Frempong-Boadu AK, Cooper PR, World Spine III Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1/1/2005
• Management of Symptomatic C1/2 Intraspinal Synovial Cysts with Decompression and Fusion: Report of Three Cases
  Mehta V, Sanderson SP, Boyarsky JS, Frempong-Boadu AK, Cooper PR, Houten JK, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2005
• Herniated Discs at the Cervicothoracic Junction: Operative Nuances and Outcomes in Ten Patients Treated with Anterior Cervical Discectomy And Fusion
  Post NH, Frempong-Boadu AK, Cooper PR, Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, AANS/CNS, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2005
• Evaluation of Swallowing Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
  Frempong-Boadu A, Rezai AR, Osborn B, Kells L, LeRoux P, Cervical Spine Research Society, Palm Springs, CA, 1/1/1997
• Factors Associated with Recurrence and Survival in Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors
  Woo HH, Lee MR, Rezai AR, Frempong-Boadu AK, Freed D, Miller DC, Epstein FJ, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/1995
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Lectures

• Surgical Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: The Failed Back 
  New York, NY - 1/28/2013
• Comprehensive Spine Course 
  New York, NY - 1/1/2013
• Spinal Cord Tumors 
  New York, NY - 1/1/2013
• Comparative Outcome Analysis in Degenerative Lumbar Surgery 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/31/2012
• Management of and Complication Avoidance in Spinal 
  Miami, Fl - 1/17/2012
• Management of and Complication Avoidance in Spinal Surgery on the Osteoporotic Patient 
  Denver, CO - 1/11/2011
• Minimally Invasive Cervical Fusion and Instrumentation: Indications and Complication Management 
  Phoenix, AZ - 1/9/2011
• Operative Management of Spinal Metastasis and Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors 
  New York, NY - 1/4/2011
• The Patient with Spinal Injury 
  New York, NY - 1/26/2010
• Oral Poster Presentations 3 
  Orlando, Fl - 1/20/2010
• What's New Session 2 
  Orlando, Fl - 1/18/2010
• Oral Platform Presentations 1. FDA IDE Prospective Randomized Comparison of Three Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacements (ADR) with Minimum Three-year Follow-up 
  Orlando, Fl - 1/18/2010
• Minimally Invasive Atlanto-Axial Fusion: Feasibility and Technique 
  Orlando, Fl - 1/18/2010
• Advanced MIS Techniques/ Managing MIS Complications 
  Orlando, Fl - 1/17/2010
• Minimally Invasive Approaches and Techniques for the Management of Degenerative Disease of the Cervical Spine 
  Philadelphia, PA - 1/12/2010
• Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors: Diagnosis and Operative Management 
  Orlando, FL - 1/3/2010
• Surgical Management of Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/28/2009
• Degenerative Disease and Deformity of the Spine: Diagnosis and Management 
  New York University Post Graduate Medical School, New York, NY - 1/23/2009
• Operative Management of Lumbar Disc Herniation: Indications and Outcome 
  New York, NY - 1/23/2009
• Surgical Management of the Osteoporotic Patient 
  Rochester. NY - 1/18/2009
• Current Concepts in Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery 
  Rochester, NY - 1/17/2009
• 2009 J. Lawrence Pool - Memorial Research Symposium 
  Columbia University Post Graduate Medical School, New York, NY - 1/4/2009
• The Aging Spine 
  New York, NY - 1/4/2009
• Current Surgical Techniques and Approaches to MIS Spine Surgery 
  San Diego, CA - 1/2/2009
• Postoperative Management of Patients Undergoing Complex Spinal Instrumentation Surgery 
  New York University Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, New York, NY - 1/30/2008
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Other

• HOST "The Back Pain Special" 
  Sirius Doctor Radio
  1/12/2013
• Featured Guest on "The Orthopedics Show" 
  Sirius Doctor Radio
  1/9/2012
• Featured Guest on "Superquark" 
  Italian National Television RAI UNO
  1/1/2012
• Featured Guest on "The Rehab Show" 
  Sirius Doctor Radio
  1/24/2010
• Featured in New York Magazine 2010 Best Doctors 
  
  http://nymag.com/health/bestdoctors/2010/66461/
  1/1/2010
• Featured Guest 
  Sirius Doctor Radio
  1/13/2009
• Featured Guest on "The Pulse" 
  Sirius Doctor Radio
  1/29/2008
• Featured as a Commentator at the Dean's Investiture 
  
  http://www.med.nyu.edu/webcasts/grossman/
  1/29/2007
• Featured 
  Conde Nast Portfolio.com
  http://www.portfolio.com/careers/features/2007/09/10/Recuperating-from-Surgery
  1/10/2007
• Latest Section - New Neck Implant Reduces Pain 2:15 
  CNNMoney.com
  http://money.cnn.com/video/
  1/5/2007
• Featured as a Commentator for E Networks: Celebrity Near Death Experiences 
  
  1/1/2007
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