Edin Nevzati, MD

Publications

• Aliyeva A, Nevzati E, Grassia F, Riaz M, Mann S, Nasirov R. AI at the Sella Turcica: Multi-Model Large Language Model Evaluation in Pituitary Adenomas. Brain Spine. 2026;6:105997. PubMed PMID: 41859435
• Sheppard W, Patel AA, Rhoads C, Reading L, Rudic T, Wiener J, Magro M, Boden LM, Olson T, Savage J, Steinmetz M, Nevzati E, Spiessberger A. A biomechanical study comparing combined S1AI and S3AI trajectories to other pelvic fixation techniques: A finite element analysis. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2026 Jan;131:106712. PubMed PMID: 41289936
• Irmak Y, Peter F, Moser M, Baschera D, Jost G, Goga C, Schneider U, Nevzati E. Accuracy and safety assessment of subaxial cervical pedicle screw instrumentation: a systematic review. Spine J. 2025 Dec;25(12):2667-2677. PubMed PMID: 40334991
• Nevzati E, Kemp OA, Rhoads C, Witt JP, Finn M, Moser M, Spiessberger A. Biomechanical analysis of stabilization for thoracolumbar anterior spinal failure caused by osteolytic lesions, a finite element comparison of direct lateral corpectomy and posterior long segment instrumentation. Spine J. 2024 Nov;24(11):2181-2190. PubMed PMID: 39074736
• Patel AA, Greenberg JK, Steinmetz MP, Vorster S, Nevzati E, Spiessberger A. C1-2 hypermobility and its impact on the spinal cord: a finite element analysis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Aug 1;41(2):159-166. PubMed PMID: 38701531
• Moser M, Adl Amini D, Albertini Sanchez L, Oezel L, Zhu J, Nevzati E, Carrino JA, Shue J, Sama AA, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP, Hughes AP. The Reciprocal Relationship Between Lumbar Intervertebral Disk Degeneration and the MRI-based Vertebral Bone Quality Score. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2024 Sep 1;49(17):1227-1234. PubMed PMID: 38270377
• Nevzati E, Rey J, Spiessberger A, Moser M, Roethlisberger M, Grüter BE, Widmer HR, Coluccia D, Marbacher S. Aneurysm healing following treatment with biodegradable embolization materials: assessment in a rat sidewall aneurysm model. J Neurointerv Surg. 2024 Dec 26;17(e1):e178-e184. PubMed PMID: 38262729
• Nevzati E, Poletti N, Spiessberger A, Bäbler S, Studer G, Riklin C, Diebold J, Chatain GP, Finn M, Witt JP, Moser M, Mariani L. Establishing the Swiss Spinal Tumor Registry (Swiss-STR): a prospective observation of surgical treatment patterns and long-term outcomes in patients with primary and metastatic spinal tumors. Front Surg. 2023;10:1222595. PubMed PMID: 37576924
• Moser M, Coluccia D, Watermann C, Lehnick D, Marbacher S, Kothbauer KF, Nevzati E. Reducing morbidity associated with subdural drain placement after burr-hole drainage of unilateral chronic subdural hematomas: a retrospective series comparing conventional and modified Nelaton catheter techniques. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2023 Nov;165(11):3207-3215. PubMed PMID: 36877329
• Dietz N, Gruter BE, Nevzati E, Cho SK, Farshad M, Williams B, Hollis P, Spiessberger A. Compensatory mechanisms in adult degenerative thoracolumbar spinal deformity - Radiographic patterns, their reversibility after corrective surgery, and the influence of pelvic morphology. J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2022 Oct-Dec;13(4):454-459. PubMed PMID: 36777913
• Nevzati E, Moser M, Dietz N, Yaszay B, Lenke LG, Farshad M, Arvind V, Cho SK, Spiessberger A. Clinically relevant biomechanical properties of three different fixation techniques of the upper instrumented vertebra in deformity surgery. Spine Deform. 2022 Sep;10(5):1017-1027. PubMed PMID: 35428950
• Arvind V, Nevzati E, Ghaly M, Nasim M, Farshad M, Guggenberger R, Sciubba D, Spiessberger A. Primary extradural tumors of the spinal column: A comprehensive treatment guide for the spine surgeon based on the 5(th) Edition of the World Health Organization bone and soft-tissue tumor classification. J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2021 Oct-Dec;12(4):336-360. PubMed PMID: 35068816
• Hostettler IC, Jayashankar N, Bikis C, Wanderer S, Nevzati E, Karuppiah R, Waran V, Kalbermatten D, Mariani L, Marbacher S, Guzman R, Madduri S, Roethlisberger M. Clinical Studies and Pre-clinical Animal Models on Facial Nerve Preservation, Reconstruction, and Regeneration Following Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor Surgery-A Systematic Review and Future Perspectives. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2021;9:659413. PubMed PMID: 34239858
• Spiessberger A, Dietz N, Arvind V, Nasim M, Gruter B, Nevzati E, Hofer S, Cho SK. Spondylectomy in the treatment of neoplastic spinal lesions - A retrospective outcome analysis of 582 patients using a patient-level meta-analysis. J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2021 Apr-Jun;12(2):107-116. PubMed PMID: 34194155
• Moser M, Jost J, Nevzati E. Kyphoplasty versus percutaneous posterior instrumentation for osteoporotic vertebral fractures with posterior wall injury: a propensity score matched cohort study. J Spine Surg. 2021 Mar;7(1):68-82. PubMed PMID: 33834130
• Grüter BE, Wanderer S, Strange F, Boillat G, Täschler D, Rey J, Croci DM, Grandgirard D, Leib SL, von Gunten M, Di Santo S, Widmer HR, Remonda L, Andereggen L, Nevzati E, Coluccia D, Fandino J, Marbacher S. Patterns of Neointima Formation After Coil or Stent Treatment in a Rat Saccular Sidewall Aneurysm Model. Stroke. 2021 Mar;52(3):1043-1052. PubMed PMID: 33504186
• Schatlo B, Fung C, Stienen MN, Fathi AR, Fandino J, Smoll NR, Zumofen D, Daniel RT, Burkhardt JK, Bervini D, Marbacher S, Reinert M, D Alonzo D, Ahlborn P, Mendes Pereira V, Roethlisberger M, Seule M, Kerkeni H, Remonda L, Weyerbrock A, Woernle K, Venier A, Perren F, Sailer M, Robert T, Rohde V, Schöni D, Goldberg J, Nevzati E, Diepers M, Gralla J, Z'Graggen W, Starnoni D, Woernle C, Maldaner N, Kulcsar Z, Mostaguir K, Maduri R, Eisenring C, Bernays R, Ferrari A, Dan-Ura H, Finkenstädt S, Gasche Y, Sarrafzadeh A, Jakob SM, Corniola M, Baumann F, Regli L, Levivier M, Hildebrandt G, Landolt H, Mariani L, Guzman R, Beck J, Raabe A, Keller E, Bijlenga P, Schaller K. Incidence and Outcome of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: The Swiss Study on Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (Swiss SOS). Stroke. 2021 Jan;52(1):344-347. PubMed PMID: 33272133
• Croci D, Nevzati E, Muroi C, Schöpf S, Hornemann T, Widmer HR, Danura H, Fandino J, Marbacher S. Changes in the cerebrospinal fluid lipid profile following subarachnoid hemorrhage in a closed cranium model: Correlations to cerebral vasospasm, neuronal cell death and Interleukin-6 synthesis. A pilot study. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 Sep;29(9):105054. PubMed PMID: 32807460
• Nevzati E, Wittenberg B, Burtard C, Wagner JL, Chatain GP, Ung TH, Ormond DR. Development of a Technical Skills Test to Improve Assessment and Evaluation in Neuroendoscopic Education. World Neurosurg. 2020 Sep;141:e307-e315. PubMed PMID: 32434023
• Nevzati E, Chatain GP, Hoffman J, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Lillehei KO, Ormond DR. Reliability of fluorescein-assisted stereotactic brain biopsies in predicting conclusive tissue diagnosis. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2020 Aug;162(8):1941-1947. PubMed PMID: 32291590
• Grüter BE, Croci D, Schöpf S, Nevzati E, d'Allonzo D, Lattmann J, Roth T, Bircher B, Muroi C, Dutilh G, Widmer HR, Plesnila N, Fandino J, Marbacher S. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Methodological Quality in In Vivo Animal Studies of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Transl Stroke Res. 2020 Dec;11(6):1175-1184. PubMed PMID: 32172515
• Nevzati E, Rey J, Coluccia D, Grüter BE, Wanderer S, vonGunten M, Remonda L, Frosen J, Widmer HR, Fandino J, Marbacher S. Aneurysm wall cellularity affects healing after coil embolization: assessment in a rat saccular aneurysm model. J Neurointerv Surg. 2020 Jun;12(6):621-625. PubMed PMID: 31871070
• Nevzati E, Chatain GP, Carr SB, Lillehei KO, Kerr JM. Surgical management considerations in cystic prolactinomas-a single center case series. Endocrine. 2020 Jan;67(1):58-66. PubMed PMID: 31773633
• Grüter BE, Täschler D, Strange F, Rey J, von Gunten M, Grandgirard D, Leib SL, Remonda L, Widmer HR, Nevzati E, Fandino J, Marbacher S, Coluccia D. Testing bioresorbable stent feasibility in a rat aneurysm model. J Neurointerv Surg. 2019 Oct;11(10):1050-1054. PubMed PMID: 30852526
• Grüter BE, Täschler D, Rey J, Strange F, Nevzati E, Fandino J, Marbacher S, Coluccia D. Fluorescence Video Angiography for Evaluation of Dynamic Perfusion Status in an Aneurysm Preclinical Experimental Setting. Oper Neurosurg. 2019 Oct 1;17(4):432-438. PubMed PMID: 30851036
• Moser M, Schmassmann P, Noger M, Baur M, Nevzati E. Usefulness of Fat Suppression Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures in Preventing Subsequent Fractures After Kyphoplasty. World Neurosurg. 2019 May;125:e764-e773. PubMed PMID: 30735867
• Croci D, Nevzati E, Danura H, Schöpf S, Fandino J, Marbacher S, Muroi C. The relationship between IL-6, ET-1 and cerebral vasospasm, in experimental rabbit subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurosurg Sci. 2019 Jun;63(3):245-250. PubMed PMID: 27759738
• Marbacher S, Grüter B, Schöpf S, Croci D, Nevzati E, D'Alonzo D, Lattmann J, Roth T, Bircher B, Wolfert C, Muroi C, Dutilh G, Widmer HR, Fandino J. Systematic Review of In Vivo Animal Models of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Species, Standard Parameters, and Outcomes. Transl Stroke Res. 2018 Sep 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30209798
• Spiessberger A, Baumann F, Kothbauer KF, Aref M, Marbacher S, Fandino J, Nevzati E. Bony Dehiscence of the Horizontal Petrous Internal Carotid Artery Canal: An Anatomic Study with Surgical Implications. World Neurosurg. 2018 Jun;114:e1174-e1179. PubMed PMID: 29614354
• Nevzati E, Rey J, Coluccia D, D'Alonzo D, Grüter B, Remonda L, Fandino J, Marbacher S. Biodegradable Magnesium Stent Treatment of Saccular Aneurysms in a Rat Model - Introduction of the Surgical Technique. J Vis Exp. 2017 Oct 1;(128). PubMed PMID: 28994804
• Spiessberger A, Baumann F, Nevzati E, Kothbauer KF, Fandino J, Muroi C. Minimally invasive medial supraorbital, combined subfrontal-interhemispheric approach to the anterior communicating artery complex-a cadaveric study. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2017 Jun;159(6):1079-1085. PubMed PMID: 28386838
• Nevzati E, Fandino J, Schatlo B, Heimberg M, Marbacher S, Remonda L, Fathi AR. Validation and accuracy of intraoperative CT scan using the Philips AlluraXper FD20 angiography suite for assessment of spinal instrumentation. Br J Neurosurg. 2017 Dec;31(6):741-746. PubMed PMID: 28282990
• Kamenova M, Nevzati E, Lutz K, Dolp A, Fandino J, Mariani L, Soleman J. Burr-Hole Drainage for Chronic Subdural Hematoma Under Low-Dose Acetylsalicylic Acid: A Comparative Risk Analysis Study. World Neurosurg. 2017 Apr;100:594-600. PubMed PMID: 28137546
• Nevzati E, Berberat J, Soleman J, Coluccia D, Muroi C, Schöpf S, Lukes A, Fischer I, Remonda L, Fandino J, Marbacher S. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Signal Characteristics of Medishield: Early Postoperative Profile in a Rabbit Interlaminotomy Model. World Neurosurg. 2017 Feb;98:704-710.e3. PubMed PMID: 27965076
• Muroi C, Kashiwagi Y, Rokugawa T, Tonomura M, Obata A, Nevzati E, Tsuboi A, Okuchi K, Mishima K, Abe K, Fujioka M. Evaluation of a filament perforation model for mouse subarachnoid hemorrhage using 7.0 Tesla MRI. J Clin Neurosci. 2016 Jun;28:141-7. PubMed PMID: 27021225
• Nevzati E, Soleman J, Schöpf SA, Coluccia D, Fandino J, Marbacher S. An Interlaminotomy New Zealand White Rabbit Model to Evaluate Novel Epidural Strategies. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2015 Nov;76(6):466-72. PubMed PMID: 26351871
• Nevzati E, Shafighi M, Bakhtian KD, Treiber H, Fandino J, Fathi AR. Estrogen induces nitric oxide production via nitric oxide synthase activation in endothelial cells. Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2015;120:141-5. PubMed PMID: 25366614
• Nevzati E, Schatlo B, Fathi AR, Fandino J, Muroi C. Intraoperative visualization of bilateral thrombosis in the posterior inferior cerebellar artery apparent in the telovelomedullary segment. Case Rep Neurol Med. 2014;2014:247652. PubMed PMID: 25328728
• Marbacher S, Nevzati E, Croci D, Erhardt S, Muroi C, Jakob SM, Fandino J. The rabbit shunt model of subarachnoid haemorrhage. Transl Stroke Res. 2014 Dec;5(6):669-80. PubMed PMID: 25326333
• Nevzati E, Marbacher S, Soleman J, Perrig WN, Diepers M, Khamis A, Fandino J. Accuracy of pedicle screw placement in the thoracic and lumbosacral spine using a conventional intraoperative fluoroscopy-guided technique: a national neurosurgical education and training center analysis of 1236 consecutive screws. World Neurosurg. 2014 Nov;82(5):866-71.e1-2. PubMed PMID: 24954252
• Marbacher S, Klinger E, Schwyzer L, Fischer I, Nevzati E, Diepers M, Roelcke U, Fathi AR, Coluccia D, Fandino J. Use of fluorescence to guide resection or biopsy of primary brain tumors and brain metastases. Neurosurg Focus. 2014 Feb;36(2):E10. PubMed PMID: 24484248

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Denver Health
777 Bannock St
Denver, CO 80204
303-436-6000

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Neurological Surgery