
Ryan Christoph Hofler MD MS
Neurosurgical Spine Surgery
Assistant Professor
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800 Rose StLexington, KY 40536
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Summary
- Dr. Ryan Hofler is a neurosurgeon in Lexington, KY and is affiliated with University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital. He received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He specializes in neurosurgical spine surgery and is experienced in minimally invasive spine surgery, adult spinal deformity, spine disorders, neurosurgery, and spine trauma. He has more than 10 publications and 48 citings.
Education & Training
Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2020 - 2021
Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2013 - 2020
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2026 - 2027
KY State Medical License 2021 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2013 - 2021
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsIncreased Change in Cervical Lordosis Is Associated With Decreased Rate of Recovery in Patients With C5 Palsy.Joseph N Frazzetta, Nathan Pecoraro, Ignacio Jusue-Torres, Paul M Arnold, Ryan Hofler
Clinical Spine Surgery. 2025-04-01 - In Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding "Risk Factors of Pulmonary Embolism in Long-Segment Posterior Thoracolumbar Fusion: Scoring System for Prophylactic Infe...Jonah Heidel, H Francis Farhadi, Ryan Hofler, R Carter Cassidy, Rouzbeh Motiei-Langroudi
World Neurosurgery. 2025-04-01 - Editorial: Surgical management of spine and spinal cord metastasis.Rouzbeh Motiei-Langroudi, Efstathios Papavassiliou, Andrew Grossbach, Ryan C Hofler
Frontiers in Neurology. 2025-01-01
Journal Articles
- Risk for Pseudoarthrosis After Spinal Fusion: Analysis from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization ProjectRyan Hofler, MD, World Neurosurgery
Authored Content
- Medical and Surgical Treatment of Endemic Mycotic Spinal OsteomyelitisFebruary 2018
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