Varun Puvanesarajah

3.4k total citations
169 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Varun Puvanesarajah is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Varun Puvanesarajah has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Surgery, 78 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 26 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Varun Puvanesarajah's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (77 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (54 papers) and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (36 papers). Varun Puvanesarajah is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (77 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (54 papers) and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (36 papers). Varun Puvanesarajah collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Varun Puvanesarajah's co-authors include Amit Jain, Hamid Hassanzadeh, Francis H. Shen, Adam L. Shimer, Micheal Raad, Rabia Qureshi, Hamid Hassanzadeh, Anuj Singla, Jourdan M. Cancienne and Andrew B. Harris and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Spine and International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.

In The Last Decade

Varun Puvanesarajah

153 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Varun Puvanesarajah United States 25 1.9k 941 236 228 187 169 2.3k
Alejandro Marquez‐Lara United States 24 1.3k 0.7× 817 0.9× 194 0.8× 206 0.9× 155 0.8× 71 1.7k
Hamid Hassanzadeh United States 26 1.8k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 176 0.7× 220 1.0× 85 0.5× 112 2.1k
Nader S. Dahdaleh United States 31 2.2k 1.2× 1.5k 1.6× 195 0.8× 194 0.9× 254 1.4× 175 3.0k
Richard J. Bransford United States 30 2.4k 1.3× 1.7k 1.8× 476 2.0× 246 1.1× 116 0.6× 111 3.2k
Uri M. Ahn United States 27 1.5k 0.8× 935 1.0× 626 2.7× 157 0.7× 135 0.7× 83 2.1k
Nicholas U. Ahn United States 29 1.7k 0.9× 1.3k 1.4× 780 3.3× 197 0.9× 156 0.8× 137 2.6k
Mark F. Kurd United States 27 2.2k 1.2× 1.7k 1.8× 591 2.5× 151 0.7× 240 1.3× 184 2.7k
Glenn R. Rechtine United States 31 3.1k 1.6× 2.1k 2.2× 326 1.4× 86 0.4× 205 1.1× 116 3.6k
Beatrice Ugiliweneza United States 27 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 387 1.6× 255 1.1× 182 1.0× 166 2.5k
Mohammed Ali Alvi United States 25 1.6k 0.8× 1.4k 1.5× 418 1.8× 132 0.6× 208 1.1× 180 2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Varun Puvanesarajah

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All Works

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Haddas, Ram, Gabrielle Santangelo, Paul T. Rubery, et al.. (2025). The role of the lower extremity on patient’s cone of economy: an innovative approach. European Spine Journal. 35(1). 74–83.
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Puvanesarajah, Varun, et al.. (2024). Use of the kickstand rod improves coronal alignment and maintains correction compared to control at 2 year follow-up. Spine Deformity. 13(1). 273–285. 1 indexed citations
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Santangelo, Gabrielle, Rohin Singh, Sameer Jain, et al.. (2024). The Rochester Model for Spinal CSF Leak Repair Simulation and Scoring. Operative Neurosurgery. 29(2). 288–294.
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Mesfin, Addisu, et al.. (2024). Prevalence, Characteristics, and Trends in Retracted Spine Literature: 2000–2023. World Neurosurgery. 187. e313–e320. 1 indexed citations
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Hausmann, Oliver, et al.. (2024). The role of miR-155-5p in inflammation and mechanical loading during intervertebral disc degeneration. Cell Communication and Signaling. 22(1). 9 indexed citations
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Hausmann, Oliver, Addisu Mesfin, Varun Puvanesarajah, et al.. (2024). Exploring the Impact of TLR‐2 Signaling on miRNA Dysregulation in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Advanced Biology. 8(5). e2300581–e2300581. 2 indexed citations
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Menga, Emmanuel N., et al.. (2023). Clinical Improvement After Lumbar Fusion. Spine. 49(9). 601–608.
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Wang, Kevin, Micheal Raad, Varun Puvanesarajah, et al.. (2021). COVID-19 Significantly Impacted Hospital Length of Stay and Discharge Patterns for Adult Spinal Deformity Patients. Spine. 46(22). 1551–1556. 10 indexed citations
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Harris, Andrew B., Varun Puvanesarajah, Majd Marrache, et al.. (2020). Opioid prescribing practices after posterior spinal arthrodesis for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine Deformity. 8(5). 965–973. 7 indexed citations
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Puvanesarajah, Varun, Sandesh S. Rao, Bo Zhang, et al.. (2020). Diabetes Status Affects Odds of Body Mass Index–dependent Adverse Outcomes After Total Hip Arthroplasty. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 29(2). 71–77. 4 indexed citations
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Marrache, Majd, Andrew B. Harris, Varun Puvanesarajah, & Paul D. Sponseller. (2020). Seasonal Variation in the Volume of Posterior Spinal Arthrodesis Procedures for Pediatric Scoliosis. Spine. 45(18). 1293–1298. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Kevin, Krishna V. Suresh, Varun Puvanesarajah, et al.. (2020). Using Predictive Modeling and Machine Learning to Identify Patients Appropriate for Outpatient Anterior Cervical Fusion and Discectomy. Spine. 46(10). 665–670. 20 indexed citations
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Marrache, Majd, et al.. (2020). Annual Trends and Geographic Variation in the Utilization of Imaging in Pediatric Patients with Low Back Pain in the United States. World Neurosurgery. 146. e972–e978. 2 indexed citations
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Qureshi, Rabia, Brian C. Werner, Varun Puvanesarajah, et al.. (2018). Factors Affecting Long-Term Postoperative Narcotic Use in Discectomy Patients. World Neurosurgery. 112. e640–e644. 27 indexed citations
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Puvanesarajah, Varun, Amit Jain, Adam L. Shimer, Francis H. Shen, & Hamid Hassanzadeh. (2016). The Effect of Coagulopathies on Perioperative Complications and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Treated With Posterior Lumbar Fusions. Spine. 41(17). E1063–E1068. 14 indexed citations
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Puvanesarajah, Varun, Hamid Hassanzadeh, Adam L. Shimer, Francis H. Shen, & Anuj Singla. (2016). Readmission Rates, Reasons, and Risk Factors Following Anterior Cervical Fusion for Cervical Spondylosis in Patients Above 65 Years of Age. Spine. 42(2). 78–84. 18 indexed citations
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Puvanesarajah, Varun, Howard S. An, Wendy M. Novicoff, et al.. (2016). Lumbosacral Epidural Lipomatosis: A Retrospective Matched Case-Control Database Study. World Neurosurgery. 96. 209–214. 23 indexed citations
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Jain, Amit, Varun Puvanesarajah, Emmanuel N. Menga, & Paul D. Sponseller. (2015). Unplanned Hospital Readmissions and Reoperations After Pediatric Spinal Fusion Surgery. Spine. 40(11). 856–862. 61 indexed citations
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