HarelDeutschMD

Neurosurgery • Chicago, IL

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, Rush Medical College of Rush Univ

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Office
1725 W Harrison St
Ste 855
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone+1 312-942-6644
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Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1997 - 2002
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiInternship, Transitional Year, 1996 - 1997
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2003 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2014 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2002 - 2003
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Clinical Trials

A Pivotal Study of the Premia Spine TOPS™ System Start of enrollment: 2017 Jul 17
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Study of Posterior Cervical Stabilization System (PCSS) as Part of Circumferential Fusion to Treat Multilevel DDD Start of enrollment: 2020 Mar 18
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Postoperative adjacent segment disease in minimally-invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with adjacent laminectomy for grade I-II spondylolisthesis and adja...
Julia Mueller, Bradley Hunt, John E O'Toole, Daniel Wolfson, Ryan Kelly, Jacob Mazza, Bledi Brahimaj, Harel Deutsch, Richard G Fessler, Ricardo B V Fontes> ;World Neurosurgery. 2024 Apr 6
Effects of the 2016 CDC opioid prescription guidelines on opioid use and worker compensation case length in patients with back pain.
Anthony M Alvarado, Ethan Chung, Harel Deutsch> ;Acta Neurochirurgica. 2023 Aug 1
3 citations
Comparison of Fusion versus Nonunion After 4-Level and 5-Level Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion With Anterior Plate Fixation.
Adewale A Bakare, Adam D Smitherman, Ricardo B V Fontes, John E O'Toole, Harel Deutsch, Vincent C Traynelis> ;Neurosurgery. 2022 Nov 1
1 citations
Clinical Outcomes After 4- and 5-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Treatment of Symptomatic Multilevel Cervical Spondylosis.
Adewale A Bakare, Adam D Smitherman, Ricardo B V Fontes, John E O'Toole, Harel Deutsch, Vincent C Traynelis> ;World Neurosurgery. 2022 Jul 1
2 citations
Cervical Alignment Analysis Comparing Two-Level Cervical Disc Arthroplasty with Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with Anterior Plate Fixation.
Adewale A Bakare, John Paul G Kolcun, Ali Z Piracha, Jonah R Moss, Ryan Khanna, John E O'Toole, Harel Deutsch, Vincent C Traynelis, Richard G Fessler> ;World Neurosurgery. 2022 Sep 1
6 citations
Multilevel Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression: Clinical Efficacy and Durability to 2 Years.
Ryan Khanna, Hani Malone, Kavantissa M. Keppetipola, Harel Deutsch, Richard G. Fessler, Ricardo B. V. Fontes, John E. O'Toole> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2021 Jul 19
8 citations
The modified frailty index and patient outcomes following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion surgery for single-level degenerative spine disease.
Ziev B. Moses, Seok Yoon Oh, Ricardo B. V. Fontes, Harel Deutsch, John E. O'Toole, Richard G. Fessler> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2021 Jun 4
7 citations
A retrospective comparison of radiographic and clinical outcomes in single-level degenerative lumbar disease undergoing anterior versus transforaminal lumbar interbody...
Ziev B. Moses, Sharmeen Razvi, Seok Yoon Oh, Andrew Platt, Kevin C. Keegan, Fadi Hamati, Brian T. David, Ricardo B. V. Fontes, Harel Deutsch, John E. O'Toole, Richard ...> ;Journal of Spine Surgery. 2021 Jun 1
11 citations
Nonunion Rates After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Comparison of Polyetheretherketone vs Structural Allograft Implants
Won Hyung A. Ryu, Dominick Richards, Mena G. Kerolus, Adewale A. Bakare, Ryan Khanna, Victoria D. Vuong, Harel Deutsch, Ricardo Fontes, John E. O'Toole, Vincent C. Tra...> ;Neurosurgery. 2021 Jun 15
22 citations
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Pathway for Single-Level Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Decreases Length of Stay and Opioid Consumption.
Mena G. Kerolus, Ketan Yerneni, Alena Shelton, William Jeffrey Canar, Deval Daily, Ricardo B. V. Fontes, Harel Deutsch, Richard G. Fessler, Asokumar Buvanendran, John ...> ;Neurosurgery. 2021 Feb 16
8 citations
Hybrid decompression and reconstruction technique for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: case series and review of the literature
Won Hyung A. Ryu, Andrew Platt, Harel Deutsch> ;Journal of Spine Surgery. 2020 Feb 24
19 citations
Five-year Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial for Lumbar Artificial Discs in Single-level Degenerative Disc Disease
James J. Yue, Rolando Garcia, Scott L. Blumenthal, Dom Coric, Vikas V. Patel, Dzung H. Dinh, Glenn R. Buttermann, Harel Deutsch, Larry E. Miller, Elizabeth J Persaud, ...> ;Spine. 2019 Dec 15
29 citations
Fusion rate following three- and four-level ACDF using allograft and segmental instrumentation: A radiographic study
Joshua T. Wewel, Manish K. Kasliwal, Owoicho Adogwa, Harel Deutsch, John E. O'Toole, Vincent C. Traynelis> ;Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2019 Jan 25
2 citations
Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Fixation for Extension of Fusion in Cases of Failed Lumbosacral Fusion.
Mazda K Turel, Mena G. Kerolus, Harel Deutsch> ;Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. 2018 Oct 1
15 citations
Floseal only versus in combination in spine surgery: a comparative, retrospective hospital database evaluation of clinical and healthcare resource outcomes
Manuel G Ramirez, Harel Deutsch, Nitin Khanna, Donald Cheatem, Dongyan Yang, Erik Kuntze> ;Hospital Practice. 2018 Jul 23
12 citations
Variation in Spine Surgeon Selection Criteria Between Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery Patients.
Fady Y. Hijji, Ankur S. Narain, Brittany E. Haws, Kelly H. Yom, Harel Deutsch, Kern Singh, > ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2018 Mar 1
5 citations
Intradural spinal arachnoid cyst - A complication of lumbar epidural steroid injection.
Mazda K Turel, Mena G. Kerolus, Harel Deutsch> ;Neurology India. 2017 Jul 1
16 citations
The role of minimally invasive spine surgery in the management of pyogenic spinal discitis.
Mazda K Turel, Mena G. Kerolus, Harel Deutsch> ;Journal of Craniovertebral Junction & Spine. 2017 Jan 1
24 citations
Stand-alone anterior lumbar interbody fusion: indications, techniques, surgical outcomes and complications
Mena G. Kerolus, Mazda K Turel, Lee A. Tan, Harel Deutsch> ;Expert Review of Medical Devices. 2016 Nov 11
41 citations
Lumbar Total Disc Replacement for Discogenic Low Back Pain: Two-year Outcomes of the activL Multicenter Randomized Controlled IDE Clinical Trial.
Rolando Garcia, James J. Yue, Scott L. Blumenthal, Dom Coric, Vikas V. Patel, Scott P. Leary, Dzung H. Dinh, Glenn R. Buttermann, Harel Deutsch, Federico P. Girardi, J...> ;Spine. 2015 Dec 1
24 citations
Stand-alone interspinous spacer versus decompressive laminectomy for treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis.
Carl Lauryssen, Robert J Jackson, Jeffrey M Baron, Richard A. Tallarico, William F. Lavelle, Harel Deutsch, Jon E Block, Fred H. Geisler> ;Expert Review of Medical Devices. 2015 Oct 21
5 citations
Thermal injury of thoracic spinal cord after percutaneous cryoablation of spinal tumor--When needles are more dangerous than the knife.
Lee A. Tan, Harel Deutsch> ;British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2015 Jul 8
7 citations
The “screwed aorta” after spinal deformity surgery
Lee A. Tan, Sumeet K. Ahuja, Harel Deutsch> ;British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2015 Apr 23
3 citations
Rapidly progressive quadriparesis secondary to cervical epidural hematoma – A rare complication of epidural injection
Lee A. Tan, Manish K. Kasliwal, Harel Deutsch> ;British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2015 Apr 23
1 citations
Severe spinal cord compression due to extramedullary hematopoiesis.
Lee A. Tan, Harel Deutsch> ;British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2015 Mar 27
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Press Mentions

Reimbursements Remain Low While Costs Keep Climbing: 43 Healthcare Leaders Share Their Biggest Concerns Regarding Procedure ReimbursementsApril 28th, 2023
The Most Dangerous Trends in Orthopedics and Spine from 25 LeadersMarch 17th, 2023
7 Things ASC Leaders Are Excited AboutJanuary 13th, 2023
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