KaithAlmeftyMD

Neurosurgery • Chandler, AZ

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Office
485 S Dobson Rd
Ste 101
Chandler, AZ 85224
Phone+1 480-917-5600

Fax+1 602-294-8289
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Education & Training

Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2009 - 2016
University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of MedicineClass of 2009

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2013 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2014 - 2015
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Metastasis of Intracranial Meningioma to the Osseous Spine: Systematic Literature Review and Case Report.
James J Zhou, S Harrison Farber, Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Joseph D DiDomenico, Gabriella P Williams, Kaith K Almefty, U Kumar Kakarla, Juan S Uribe, Jay D Turner> ;World Neurosurgery. 2024 Mar 1
Supracerebellar "Flyover" Approach to Dumbbell Falcotentorial Meningioma Encasing the Galenic Venous System.
Sabino Luzzi, Alice Giotta Lucifero, Kaith K Almefty, Rami O Almefty, Paulo A S Kadri, Ossama Al-Mefty> ;World Neurosurgery. 2024 Jan 1
3 citations
Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage in Patients with Acute Spinal Cord Injury: A Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial.
Nicholas Theodore, Nikolay Martirosyan, Andrew M Hersh, Jeff Ehresman, A Karim Ahmed, Jill Danielson, Cindy Sullivan, Christopher D Shank, Kaith Almefty, G Michael Lem...> ;World Neurosurgery. 2023 Jun 24
1 citations
Intracranial Facial Schwannomas: Multiple Distinct Entities Necessitating Tailored Management.
Kaith K Almefty, Michael A Mooney, Ossama Al-Mefty, Walid Ibn Essayed, Wenya Linda Bi, Li Cai, Paulo A S Kadri> ;World Neurosurgery. 2022 Dec 1
2 citations
Perioperative Complication Profile of Skull Base Meningioma Resection in Older versus Younger Adult Patients.
Colin J Przybylowski, Kelly A Shaftel, Benjamin K Hendricks, Kristina M Chapple, Shawn M Stevens, Randall W Porter, Nader Sanai, Andrew S Little, Kaith K Almefty> ;Journal of Neurological Surgery. Part B, Skull Base. 2022 Aug 1
1 citations
Early Detection and Management of Venous Thrombosis in Skull Base Surgery: Role of Routine Doppler Ultrasound Monitoring.
Abdullah M Abunimer, Asad M Lak, Paola Calvachi, Timothy R Smith, Linda S Aglio, Kaith K Almefty, Ian F Dunn, Wenya Linda Bi, Samuel Z Goldhaber, Ossama Al-Mefty> ;Neurosurgery. 2022 Jul 1
2 citations
Residual Tumor Volume and Tumor Progression after Subtotal Resection and Observation of WHO Grade I Skull Base Meningiomas.
Colin J Przybylowski, Benjamin K Hendricks, Charuta G Furey, Joseph D DiDomenico, Randall W Porter, Nader Sanai, Kaith K Almefty, Andrew S Little> ;Journal of Neurological Surgery. Part B, Skull Base. 2022 Jun 1
3 citations
Middle Fossa Approach for Resection of a Giant Trigeminal Schwannoma Through an Expanded Meckel Cave: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
Kaith K Almefty, Samer Ayoubi, Ossama Al-Mefty> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2022 Mar 1
1 citations
Multimodal Intraoperative Image-Driven Surgery for Skull Base Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas.
Walid I Essayed, Parikshit Juvekar, Joshua D Bernstock, Marcio S Rassi, Kaith Almefty, Amir Arsalan Zamani, Alexandra J Golby, Ossama Al-Mefty> ;Cancers. 2022 Feb 15
1 citations
Resection of a Dumbbell-Shaped Facial Nerve Schwannoma With Preservation of Facial Nerve Function Through the Extended Middle Fossa Approach: 2-Dimensional Operative V...
Kaith K. Almefty, Wenya Linda Bi, Walid Ibn Essayed, Ossama Al-Mefty> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2021 Sep 24
1 citations
Integrating Stereoscopic Video with Modular 3D Anatomic Models for Lateral Skull Base Training.
Samuel R. Barber, Saurabh Jain, Young Jun Son, Kaith K. Almefty, Michael T. Lawton, Shawn M. Stevens> ;Journal of Neurological Surgery. Part B, Skull Base. 2021 Jul 1
1 citations
Recurrent Chordoma Resection in the Advanced Multimodality Image Guided Operating Suite: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
Walid Ibn Essayed, Kaith K. Almefty, Ossama Al-Mefty> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2021 Apr 15
3 citations
Petrosal Approach With Preservation of the Superior Petrosal Sinus (the Graceful Petrosal) for Resection of Giant Trigeminal Schwannoma: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
Kaith K. Almefty, Ossama Al-Mefty> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2021 Apr 15
14 citations
Preoperative embolization versus no embolization for WHO grade I intracranial meningioma: a retrospective matched cohort study
Colin J. Przybylowski, Xiaochun Zhao, Jacob F Baranoski, Leandro Borba Moreira, Sirin Gandhi, Kristina Chapple, Kaith K. Almefty, Nader Sanai, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felip...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2021 Mar 1
3 citations
Transtemporal Suprajugular Approach with Neck Dissection for Jugular Foramen Tumor Resection: Operative Video.
Christina E. Sarris, Shawn M. Stevens, Kaith K. Almefty> ;Journal of Neurological Surgery. Part B, Skull Base. 2021 Feb 1
25 citations
Prognostic value of the Simpson grading scale in modern meningioma surgery: Barrow Neurological Institute experience.
Colin J. Przybylowski, Benjamin K Hendricks, Fabio A Frisoli, Xiaochun Zhao, Claudio Cavallo, Leandro Borba Moreira, Sirin Gandhi, Nader Sanai, Kaith K. Almefty, Micha...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2021 Aug 1
2 citations
Dissection of the Petrosal Presigmoid-Retrolabyrinthine Approach for the Petroclival Region on a Cadaver: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
Leandro Borba Moreira, Ali Tayebi Meybodi, Xiaochun Zhao, Kaith K. Almefty, Michael T. Lawton, Mark C. Preul> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2020 Sep 15
4 citations
Combining Stereoscopic Video and Virtual Reality Simulation to Maximize Education in Lateral Skull Base Surgery.
Samuel R. Barber, Saurabh Jain, Michael A Mooney, Kaith K. Almefty, Michael T. Lawton, Young Jun Son, Shawn M. Stevens> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2020 Mar 17
6 citations
Functional improvement in hand strength and dexterity after surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a prospective quantitative study
Tyler S Cole, Kaith K. Almefty, Jakub Godzik, Amy H Muma, Randall J. Hlubek, Eduardo Martinez-del-Campo, Nicholas Theodore, U Kumar Kakarla, Jay D. Turner> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2020 Feb 7
16 citations
Three-Dimensional Printed Models for Lateral Skull Base Surgical Training: Anatomy and Simulation of the Transtemporal Approaches.
Michael A Mooney, Claudio Cavallo, James J Zhou, Michael A. Bohl, Evgenii Belykh, Sirin Gandhi, Sarah McBryan, Shawn M. Stevens, Michael T. Lawton, Kaith K. Almefty, P...> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2019 Jun 7
1 citations
Posterior Petrosal Transotic Approach for Cerebellopontine Angle Hemangioblastoma: Technical Case Report.
Michael A Mooney, Claudio Cavallo, Evgenii Belykh, Sirin Gandhi, Justin R Mascitelli, Mark C. Preul, Shawn M. Stevens, Kaith K. Almefty, Michael T. Lawton> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2019 Dec 1
Endoscope-Assisted, Transmastoid, High Cervical Approach for Resection of a Jugular Foramen Schwannoma: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
Michael A Mooney, Kaith K. Almefty> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2019 Jun 19
6 citations
CyberKnife radiosurgery for acoustic neuromas: Tumor control and clinical outcomes.
Colin J. Przybylowski, Jacob F Baranoski, Gabriella M Paisan, Kristina Chapple, Andrew J. Meeusen, Stephen Sorensen, Kaith K. Almefty, Randall W. Porter> ;Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2019 May 1
9 citations
Pedicled Vascularized Bone Grafts for Posterior Occipitocervical and Cervicothoracic Fusion: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study.
Michael A. Bohl, Michael A Mooney, Joshua S Catapano, Kaith K. Almefty, Jay D. Turner, Steve W. Chang, Mark C. Preul, Edward M. Reece, U Kumar Kakarla> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2018 Sep 1
7 citations
Pedicled Vascularized Bone Grafts for Posterior Lumbosacral Fusion: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study and Case Report.
Michael A. Bohl, Michael A Mooney, Joshua S Catapano, Kaith K. Almefty, Jay D. Turner, Steve W. Chang, Mark C. Preul, Edward M. Reece, U Kumar Kakarla> ;Spine Deformity. 2018 Sep 1
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Authored Content

Vascularized Spinous Process Graft Rotated on a Paraspinous Muscle Pedicle for Lumbar Fusion: Technique Description and Early Clinical ExperienceApril 2018