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MARIA PUNCHAK

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    1. Howard SD, Potluri VS, Hejazi-Garcia C, Davis P, Heuer GG, Punchak MA, Malhotra NR, Hsu JY, Cajigas I. The social deprivation index and deep brain stimulation: A cohort study. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2025 May; 252:108860. PMID: 40147170.
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    2. Punchak MA, Salwi SR, Land SD, Hamimi S, Reynolds TA, Swanson JW, Taylor JA, Paidas Teefey C, Gebb JS, Khalek N, Soni S, Moldenhauer JS, Adzick NS, Heuer GG, Flanders TM. In utero progression of cephaloceles: prenatal to postnatal analysis. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2025 Apr 01; 35(4):417-423. PMID: 39793016.
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    3. Flanders TM, Punchak MA, Oliver ER, Land SD, Flohr SJ, Reynolds TA, Schmidt KM, Ertz DD, Moldenhauer JS, Adzick NS, Heuer GG. The clinical significance of lack of hindbrain herniation in fetal myelomeningocele/myeloschisis patients. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2025 Jan 01; 35(1):4-9. PMID: 39423442.
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    4. Punchak MA, Miranda S, Montgomery C, Agbodza E, Chauhan D, Houtrow A, Smith K, Foy AB, Leonard JR, Castillo H, Castillo J, Cady RG, Bowman RM, Freeman KA, Rocque BG, Flanders TM, Heuer GG. Association between social determinants of health and select neurosurgical procedures in the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 Dec 01; 34(6):601-609. PMID: 39366013.
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    5. Punchak MA, Alvarez-Castro JA, Escalante JR, Hidalgo KMA, Zamarripa MM, Navarrete XD, Soto FC, Castellanos M, Moreno-Jim?nez S, Lawton MT, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Mej?a P?rez SI. Association between sociodemographic variables and delayed patient presentation among surgical neuro-oncology patients in Mexico City: a single institution experience. J Neurooncol. 2025 Jan; 171(1):191-199. PMID: 39316314; PMCID: PMC11685234.
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    6. Chauhan D, Punchak M, Gutbrod J, Moorthy G, Thach B, Rosseau G. Tracking the Global Burden of Neural Tube Defects and Assessing Disparities Across World Health Organization Regions: A Scoping Literature Review. Neurosurgery. 2024 Nov 01; 95(5):963-975. PMID: 38836618.
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    7. Flanders TM, Schreiber JE, Punchak MA, Land SD, Reynolds TA, Soni S, Adzick NS, Heuer GG. Periventricular nodular heterotopia in patients with a prenatal diagnosis of myelomeningocele/myeloschisis: associations with seizures and neurodevelopmental outcomes during early childhood. Childs Nerv Syst. 2024 Aug; 40(8):2521-2526. PMID: 38676719.
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    8. Gallagher RS, Karsalia R, Borja AJ, Malhotra EG, Punchak MA, Na J, McClintock SD, Malhotra NR. Low Household Income Increases Hospital Length of Stay and Decreases Home Discharge Rates in Lumbar Fusion. Global Spine J. 2025 Mar; 15(2):1330-1337. PMID: 38514934; PMCID: PMC11572204.
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    9. Wathen CA, Punchak M, Madsen P, Vaughan K, Buch V, Marcotte PJ. Navigated peel-away sheath assisted placement of fully pre-assembled Ommaya reservoir systems: Technical note. World Neurosurg X. 2024 Jul; 23:100295. PMID: 38497062; PMCID: PMC10940792.
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    10. Punchak MA, Bond KM, Wathen CA, Hollawell ML, Zhao C, Sarris C, Flanders TM, Madsen PJ, Tucker AM, Heuer GG. Use of a machine learning algorithm with a focus on spinopelvic parameters to predict development of symptomatic tethered cord after initial untethering surgery. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 May 01; 33(5):405-410. PMID: 38428005.
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    11. Borja AJ, Gallagher RS, Karsalia R, Chauhan D, Malhotra EG, Punchak MA, Na J, McClintock SD, Schuster JM, Malhotra NR. Racial disparities in short-term spinal fusion outcomes across 4263 consecutive patients. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Jun 01; 40(6):717-722. PMID: 38394654.
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    12. Borja AJ, Karsalia R, Chauhan D, Gallagher RS, Malhotra EG, Punchak MA, Na J, McClintock SD, Marcotte PJ, Yoon JW, Ali ZS, Malhotra NR. Association Between Race and Short-Term Outcomes Across 3988 Consecutive Single-Level Spinal Fusions. Neurosurgery. 2024 Feb 09. PMID: 38334372.
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    13. Punchak MA, Sarris C, Xu E, Flanders TM, Lang SS, Swanson JW, Taylor JA, Heuer GG. Craniosynostosis in primary metabolic bone disorders: a single-institution experience. Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 Dec; 39(12):3583-3588. PMID: 37420034.
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    14. Punchak M, Nambi Najjuma J, Razak SS, Nakaziba Z, Kasoba AM, Haglund MM, Fuller AT, Kitya D. Demographics, referral patterns, and outcome of patients with neural tube defects in southwestern Uganda. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2023 08 01; 32(2):149-157. PMID: 37243550.
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    15. Shlobin NA, Punchak MA, Boyke AE, Beestrum M, Gutzman K, Rosseau G. Language and Geographic Representation of Neurosurgical Journals: A Meta-Science Study. World Neurosurg. 2022 10; 166:171-183. PMID: 35953039.
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    16. Punchak MA, Hollawell ML, Viaene AN, Cahill AM, Storm PB, Madsen PJ, Tucker AM. Large scalp venous malformation in a pediatric patient managed with sclerotherapy and surgery: a case report and review of literature. Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 01; 39(1):295-299. PMID: 35849142.
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    17. Punchak MA, Agarwal AK, Joshi D, Xiong R, Malhotra NR, Marcotte PJ, Ozturk A, Petrov D, Schuster J, Welch W, Delgado MK, Ali Z. Understanding the Natural History of Postoperative Pain and Patient-Reported Opioid Consumption After Elective Spine and Nerve Surgeries With an Automated Text Messaging System. Neurosurgery. 2022 03 01; 90(3):329-339. PMID: 35849495.
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    18. Punchak M, Miranda SP, Gutierrez A, Brem S, O'Rourke D, Lee JYK, Shabason JE, Petrov D. Resecting the dominant lesion: Patient outcomes after surgery and radiosurgery vs stand-alone radiosurgery in the setting of multiple brain metastases. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 12; 211:107016. PMID: 34823154.
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    19. Punchak M, Mbabazi Kabachelor E, Ogwal M, Nalule E, Nalwoga J, Ssenyonga P, Mugamba J, Rattani A, Dewan MC, Kulkarni AV, Schiff SJ, Warf B. The Incidence of Postoperative Seizures Following Treatment of Postinfectious Hydrocephalus in Ugandan Infants: A Post Hoc Comparison of Endoscopic Treatment vs Shunt Placement in a Randomized Controlled Trial. Neurosurgery. 2019 10 01; 85(4):E714-E721. PMID: 31086941; PMCID: PMC7534394.
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    20. Albutt K, Punchak M, Kayima P, Namanya DB, Shrime MG. Operative volume and surgical case distribution in Uganda's public sector: a stratified randomized evaluation of nationwide surgical capacity. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Feb 06; 19(1):104. PMID: 30728037; PMCID: PMC6366061.
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    21. Mukhopadhyay S, Punchak M, Rattani A, Hung YC, Dahm J, Faruque S, Dewan MC, Peeters S, Sachdev S, Park KB. The global neurosurgical workforce: a mixed-methods assessment of density and growth. J Neurosurg. 2019 04 01; 130(4):1142-1148. PMID: 30611133.
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    22. Punchak M, Hall K, Seni A, Buck WC, DeUgarte DA, Hartford E, Kelly RB, Muando VI. Epidemiology of Disease and Mortality From a PICU in Mozambique. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2018 Nov; 19(11):e603-e610. PMID: 30063654; PMCID: PMC6218274.
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    23. Kitya D, Punchak M, Abdelgadir J, Obiga O, Harborne D, Haglund MM. Causes, clinical presentation, management, and outcomes of chronic subdural hematoma at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. Neurosurg Focus. 2018 10; 45(4):E7. PMID: 30269586.
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    24. Kayima P, Kitya D, Punchak M, Anderson GA, Situma M. Patterns and treatment outcomes of anorectal malformations in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Apr; 54(4):838-844. PMID: 30153942.
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    25. Albutt K, Punchak M, Kayima P, Namanya DB, Anderson GA, Shrime MG. Access to Safe, Timely, and Affordable Surgical Care in Uganda: A Stratified Randomized Evaluation of Nationwide Public Sector Surgical Capacity and Core Surgical Indicators. World J Surg. 2018 08; 42(8):2303-2313. PMID: 29368021.
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    26. Dewan MC, Rattani A, Gupta S, Baticulon RE, Hung YC, Punchak M, Agrawal A, Adeleye AO, Shrime MG, Rubiano AM, Rosenfeld JV, Park KB. Estimating the global incidence of traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurg. 2019 04 01; 130(4):1080-1097. PMID: 29701556.
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    27. Albutt K, Yorlets RR, Punchak M, Kayima P, Namanya DB, Anderson GA, Shrime MG. You pray to your God: A qualitative analysis of challenges in the provision of safe, timely, and affordable surgical care in Uganda. PLoS One. 2018; 13(4):e0195986. PMID: 29664956; PMCID: PMC5903624.
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    28. Punchak M, Abdelgadir J, Obiga O, Itait M, Najjuma JN, Haglund MM, Kitya D. Mechanism of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in Southwestern Uganda: A?Prospective Cohort of 100 Patients. World Neurosurg. 2018 Jun; 114:e396-e402. PMID: 29530703.
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    29. Punchak M, Mukhopadhyay S, Sachdev S, Hung YC, Peeters S, Rattani A, Dewan M, Johnson WD, Park KB. Neurosurgical Care: Availability and Access in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries. World Neurosurg. 2018 Apr; 112:e240-e254. PMID: 29325943.
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    30. Abdelgadir J, Punchak M, Smith ER, Tarnasky A, Muhindo A, Nickenig Vissoci JR, Haglund MM, Kitya D. Pediatric traumatic brain injury at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda. J Clin Neurosci. 2018 Jan; 47:79-83. PMID: 29066002.
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    31. Kitya D, Punchak M, Bajunirwe F. Role of Conventional Myelography in Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Spine Disease in Low-Income Communities: Prospective Study. World Neurosurg. 2017 Aug; 104:161-166. PMID: 28457932.
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    32. Punchak M, Chung LK, Lagman C, Bui TT, Lazareff J, Rezzadeh K, Jarrahy R, Yang I. Outcomes following polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cranioplasty: Systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Neurosci. 2017 Jul; 41:30-35. PMID: 28377284.
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    33. Abdelgadir J, Smith ER, Punchak M, Vissoci JR, Staton C, Muhindo A, Kitya D, Park LP, Haglund MM. Epidemiology and Characteristics of Neurosurgical Conditions at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. World Neurosurg. 2017 Jun; 102:526-532. PMID: 28342925.
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    34. Punchak M, Lazareff JA. Cost-effectiveness of short-term neurosurgical missions relative to other surgical specialties. Surg Neurol Int. 2017; 8:37. PMID: 28458951; PMCID: PMC5369257.
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    35. Punchak M, Farahmand A, Turegano MM, Lazarus ME. Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma in a Patient With Psoriasis. Am J Med Sci. 2017 Feb; 353(2):193. PMID: 28183424.
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    36. Hern?ndez P, Punchak M, Camacho M, Hepple P, McNerney R. Investigating the quality of expectorated sputum for tuberculosis diagnosis in Bolivia. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2015 Sep; 19(9):1065-7. PMID: 26260825.
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