James M Schuster MD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine
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3400 Spruce StFl 3Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-615-4587
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Education & Training
University of WashingtonResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1993 - 2001
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2025 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
Clinical Trials
- A Study of Rindopepimut/GM-CSF in Patients With Relapsed EGFRvIII-Positive Glioblastoma Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 01
- Riluzole in Spinal Cord Injury Study Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
- The Epidemiology, Process and Outcomes of Spine Oncology (EPOSO) Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Percutaneous navigation-assisted versus open posterior fixation for thoracolumbar fractures in ankylosing spinal diseases: a single-institution 15-year cohort analysis.Joshua L Golubovsky, Akshath Rajan, Ben J Gu, H Isaac Chen, Dmitriy Petrov
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2026-05-15 - A retrospective cohort analysis evaluating the utility of the spinal instability neoplastic score (SINS) in screening for spinal instability and vertebral compression ...Joshua L Golubovsky, George A Crabill, Akshath Rajan, Ian Messing, Elie Massaad
The Spine Journal. 2026-04-14 - Matched Analysis of the Risk Assessment and Prediction Tool for Post-Operative Disposition Needs in a Spinal Oncology Population.Emily Xu, Ritesh Karsalia, Jason Kost, Kristen Park, Rainer D Malhotra
Global Spine Journal. 2026-02-10
Journal Articles
- Original Article Predictors of Failure of Non-Operative Management Following Subaxial Spine Trauma and Creation of the Modified Subaxial Injury Classification (mSLIC) ...Neil R Malhotra, Zarina S Ali, Cole Rinehart, James M Schuster, Ali K Ozturk, ScienceDirect
Authored Content
- Neurologic Status on Presentation as Predictive Measurement in Success of Closed Reduction in Traumatic Cervical Facet FracturesMarch 2018
Press Mentions
InVivo Therapeutics Announces Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania as New Site for INSPIRE StudyMay 11th, 2016
Professional Memberships
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