SCOLI Earns 35 Abstract Acceptances at CNS 2026

Thirty-five abstracts from the Spine Computational Outcomes Learning Institute (SCOLI) and our collaborators have been accepted for presentation at the 76th Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting, held October 31 to November 4, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

Five of the accepted abstracts were selected for oral presentation, with the remaining thirty accepted as posters. The work spans adult spinal deformity outcomes, paraspinal muscle and bone morphology, finite element modeling, machine learning and multimodal vision models applied to spine imaging, traumatic brain injury physiology, neuro-oncology, and neurosurgical education.

Oral Presentations

Mechanistic Insights into White Matter Damage in the Arcuate and Perisylvian Tracts after Traumatic Brain Injury Nouduri, S., Utt, K.L., Stepniak, A., Satapathy, D., Lavadi, R., Wakelin, S.H., Patel, J.B., Waheed, A.A., Song, S.K., Agarwal, N.

Temporal Predictors of Patient Satisfaction in Complex Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: What Matters to Patients? Carnovale, B.J., Wakelin, S.H., Waheed, A.A., Lafage, V., Smith, J.S., Lafage, R., Klineberg, E.O., Lenke, L.G., Passias, P.G., Gum, J.L., Daniels, A.H., Bess, S., Protopsaltis, T., Line, B.G., Shaffrey, C.J., Mullin, J.P., Kelly, M.P., Diebo, B.G., Kebaish, K.M., Eastlack, R.K., Hostin, R., Gupta, M.C., Schwab, F.J., Ames, C.P., Nayak, P., Kim, H.J., Soroceanu, A., Liu, D.D., Greenberg, J.K., Lau, D., Bunch, J.T., Carlson, B.B., Zuckerman, S.L., Stephens, B.F., Lewis, S., Lee, S.H., Agarwal, N., Hamilton, D.K.

Hemodynamic Management and Early Physiologic Deterioration Signatures in ICU Patients With Spinal Cord Tumors Daulat, S., Scarsbrook, M.W., Farhadi, D., Diaz, A., Waheed, A.A., Qazi, Z.

Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Posterior Fossa Arteriovenous Malformations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Aydin, S., Muslim, A., Kurtoglu, F., Darko, K., Peker, S.

GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use and Altered Paraspinal Muscle Composition in Spine Surgery Patients Carnovale, B.J., Aydin, S., Patel, J.B., Wakelin, S.H., Manov, A., Shanahan, S., Adida, S., Zeeshan, Q., Legarreta, A., Hamilton, D.K., Agarwal, N.

Poster Presentations

Mapping the Evolving Landscape of Chordoid Meningioma using Thematic Analysis: A Scoping Review Aydin, S., Chomelawala, T.F., Patil, S.D., Wakelin, S.H., Manov, A., Daulat, S.R., Patel, J.B., Anand, P., Eisenstein, D., Zeeshan, Q., Maroon, J.C.

Evolving Use of GLP-1RA in Neurosurgery: A Scoping Review Aydin, S., Diamandi, J., Chomelawala, T.F., Wakelin, S.H., Manov, A., Daulat, S.R., Zeeshan, Q., Maroon, J.C.

Pineal Parenchymal Tumor of Intermediate Differentiation: A Scoping Review of an Evolving Histomolecular and Neurosurgical Entity Chomelawala, T.F., Aydin, S., Diamandi, J., Daulat, S.R., Wakelin, S.H., Manov, A., Anand, P., Eisenstein, D., Zeeshan, Q., Maroon, J.C.

Temporal Oxygen Trajectory Phenotypes Predict Mortality in Traumatic Brain Injury Patil, S.D., Daulat, S.R., Aydin, S., Waheed, A.A., Maroon, J.C.

Sex Differences in Vascular Complications After Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Propensity-Matched Analysis of 101,405 Patients from ACS-NSQIP Colome, D., Daulat, S., Kabir, M., Aydin, S., Scarsbrook, M., Rajendran, S., Dhital, D., Bernaud, D., Zeeshan, Q., Maroon, J.C.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Treatment of Neurosurgical Infections and Wound Healing: A Systematic Review Aydin, S., O’Rourke, E., Sen, B., Quddous, D., Zeeshan, Q., Maroon, J.C.

Does Cervical Paraspinal Muscle Morphology Predict Washout After Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion? A Matched Case-Control Study Aydin, S., Manov, A., Carnovale, B., Wakelin, S.H., Adida, S., Shanahan, R.M., Legarreta, A., Zeeshan, Q., Hamilton, D.K., Agarwal, N., Maroon, J.C.

Diagnostic Accuracy of SPECT and MRI for Spinal Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis O’Rourke, E., Patel, J., Wakelin, S., Aydin, S., Legarreta, A., Zeeshan, Q., Hamilton, D.K., Agarwal, N.

Glymphatic Dysfunction and Persistent Cognitive Deficits After Olfactory Groove Meningioma Resection Watanabe, G., Aydin, S., Nouduri, S., Fernandes Cabral, D.

Sex-Specific Effects of Preoperative Anemia on Transfusion and Adverse Outcomes After Elective Lumbar Fusion Trivedi, R., Daulat, S., Patel, K., Gupta, I., Kabir, M., Patel, I., Aydin, S., Zeeshan, Q., Maroon, J.C.

Case Acuity Modifies the Association Between Sex and Major Morbidity After Adult Spine Surgery Patel, K., Daulat, S., Trivedi, R., Gupta, I., Kabir, M., Patel, I., Aydin, S., Zeeshan, Q., Maroon, J.C.

Evaluating Multimodal Vision Frontier Models for Grading Neural Foraminal Narrowing on Lumbar Spine MRIs Waheed, A.A., Daulat, S.R., Kartal, A., Manalil, N.F., Chung, L.K., Cheng, C.D., Härtl, R., Elsayed, G.A., Gebhard, H.

Benchmarking Next-Generation Large Language Models for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Procedural Categories: A Follow-Up Study Elsayed, G.A., Kartal, A., Waheed, A.A., Daulat, S.R., Manalil, N.F., Cheng, C.D., Shi, J., Zain, J., Ibrahim, H., Härtl, R., Gebhard, H.

Grading Lumbar Subarticular Stenosis on MRI using a Multimodal Vision Frontier Model Kartal, A., Manalil, N.F., Waheed, A.A., Daulat, S.R., Chung, L.K., Cheng, C.D., Härtl, R., Elsayed, G.A., Gebhard, H.

Factors Affecting Facility Discharge Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study Wakelin, S.H., Carnovale, B.J., Waheed, A.A., Lafage, V., Smith, J.S., Lafage, R., Klineberg, E.O., Lenke, L.G., Passias, P.G., Gum, J.L., Daniels, A.H., Bess, S., Protopsaltis, T., Line, B.G., Shaffrey, C.J., Mullin, J.P., Kelly, M.P., Diebo, B.G., Kebaish, K.M., Eastlack, R.K., Hostin, R., Gupta, M.C., Schwab, F.J., Ames, C.P., Nayak, P., Kim, H.J., Soroceanu, A., Liu, D.D., Greenberg, J.K., Lau, D., Bunch, J.T., Carlson, B.B., Zuckerman, S.L., Stephens, B.F., Lewis, S., Lee, S.H., Agarwal, N., Hamilton, D.K.

Video-Based Motion Tracking and Detection of Concussion in Professional Slap-Fighting Daulat, S., Patil, S., Lavadi, R.S., Maroon, J., Hamilton, D.K., Agarwal, N.

Clinical Exposure as a Correlate of Neurosurgery Attitudes: An Exploratory Analysis of Longitudinal Attending-Resident-Student Mentorship Initiative (LAMI) Program Participants Shanahan, R.M., Stepniak, A., Bhatia, S., Nouduri, S., Gopakumar, A., Clark, C., Hoes, K.S., Bailey, R.L., Cabral, D.F., Gross, B.A., Zinn, P.O., Agarwal, N.

Within-Person Attitude Change in Longitudinal Attending-Resident-Student Mentorship Initiative (LAMI) Participants Shanahan, R.M., Stepniak, A., Bhatia, S., Nouduri, S., Gopakumar, A., Clark, C., Hoes, K.S., Bailey, R.L., Cabral, D.F., Gross, B.A., Zinn, P.O., Agarwal, N.

Longitudinal Attending-Resident-Student Mentorship Initiative (LAMI) 1 Year Pilot: Program Overview and Cross-Sectional Attitude Trends Shanahan, R.M., Stepniak, A., Bhatia, S., Nouduri, S., Gopakumar, A., Clark, C., Hoes, K.S., Bailey, R.L., Cabral, D.F., Gross, B.A., Zinn, P.O., Agarwal, N.

Improving Inclusivity and Career Support for Women in Neurosurgery Through the Longitudinal Attending-Resident-Student Mentorship Initiative (LAMI) Shanahan, R.M., Stepniak, A., Bhatia, S., Nouduri, S., Gopakumar, A., Clark, C., Hoes, K.S., Bailey, R.L., Cabral, D.F., Gross, B.A., Zinn, P.O., Agarwal, N.

Readmission After Cervical Spine Surgery: The Role of Depression Patel, J., Triplett, H., Waheed, A.A., Wakelin, S.H., Adida, S., Qazi, Z., Legarreta, A., Agarwal, N., Hamilton, D.K.

Subcrestal Iliac Screw Placement for Sacropelvic Fixation Using Freehand Technique in an Era Dominated by Navigation and Robotics Patel, J., Deng, H., Wakelin, S.H., Agarwal, N., Hamilton, D.K.

C7 Instrumentation Strategies in C2-T2 Posterior Cervical Fusion Constructs: A Patient-Specific Finite Element Analysis With Parametric Bone Density Modeling Wakelin, S.H., Carnovale, B.J., Manov, A., Hudson, J.S., Deng, H., Legarreta, A., Hamilton, D.K., Agarwal, N.

Cage Overhang Ratio and Increased Radiographic Subsidence in Stand-Alone Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Wakelin, S.H., Don, N., Carnovale, B.J., Waheed, A.A., Zeeshan, Q., McCarthy, D.J., Legarreta, A.D., Deng, H., Schulien, A.J., Miele, V., Hamilton, D.K., Agarwal, N.

Automated Sub-voxel Partial-Volume Cortical Thickness Estimation With nnU-Net-Based Vertebral Anatomy Segmentation Wakelin, S.H., O’Rourke, E., Sehgal, S., Patel, J., Manov, A., Legarreta, A.D., McCarthy, J.D., Zeeshan, Q., Hamilton, D.K., Agarwal, N.

Quantifying the Limits of Spinal Cord fMRI Segmentation Generalizability Across Centers Manne, B., Daulat, S., Waheed, A.A., Dholaria, N., Zeeshan, Q., Agarwal, V., Hamilton, D.K., Agarwal, N.

Depiction of Neurosurgical Procedures Using Multimodal Generative Artificial Intelligence Mohamed, A.A., Rajendran, S., Colome, D., Pirris, S., Milan-Flores, G., Mazzola, C., Vakharia, K., Agarwal, N., Shakir, H., Lucke-Wold, B., Still, M.E.H., Vessell, M., Schirmer, C.M., Council of State Neurosurgical Societies.

An Automated Machine Learning Approach to Measure Spinal Osteosarcopenia Sankar, A., Kann, M.R., Shanahan, R.M., Adida, S., Stepniak, A., Bhatia, S., Hurt, G., McCarthy, D.J., Hudson, J.S., Hamilton, D.K., Agarwal, N., Biehl, J.T., Andrews, E.G., Legarreta, A.D.

Risk Factors for Increased Hospital Length of Stay Following Revision Microdiscectomy: A NSQIP Analysis Jalal, M.S., Manalil, N.F., Waheed, A.A., Polavarapu, H., Hazama, A.

The Effects of Age and BMI on Osteosarcopenia Sankar, A., Waheed, A.A., Chomelawala, T.F., Kann, M.R., Bhatia, S., Shanahan, R.M., Adida, S., Stepniak, A., Hurt, G., Wakelin, S., Legarreta, A.D., Hudson, J.S., Hamilton, D.K., Agarwal, N., Biehl, J.T., Andrews, E.G., McCarthy, D.J.

Looking Ahead

The Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting is one of the premier venues for neurosurgical research. Congratulations to every trainee, fellow, faculty member, and collaborator whose work was selected. We look forward to presenting these findings in Washington, D.C. this fall.