​NERVE (Neurosurgery Education and Research Virtual Experience Group) is a national virtual interest group designed to help supplement medical school, by providing a multi-institutional forum for shared objective mentorship. We have a particular focus on disadvantaged students, with preference given to students interested in neurosurgery/neurology/neuroscience/psychiatry, those who do not have a home program and/or a national organization chapter (AANS, AAN, etc.) in their specialty of interest at their home institution, those underrepresented in medicine/their specialty of choice, first generation medical students, and those currently enrolled in their first through third year of medical school or in research fellowship years. Our goal is to focus on five competency domains: (1) Research Skills and Scholarly Activity, (2) Clinical Knowledge, (3) Professional Development, (4) Technological Literacy and Resource Management, and (5) Technical Skills. To this end, in addition to twice-monthly sessions covering research skills, clinical knowledge, and professional skills, NERVE students participate on one or more of Brain and Spine Group's research teams.

1.   Barrington, N.M., Gupta, N., Musmar, B., Doyle, D., Panico, N., Godbole, N., Reardon, T., D’Amico, R.S., 2023. A Bibliometric Analysis of the Rise of ChatGPT in Medical Research. Med Sci (Basel) 11, 61. https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci11030061

2.   Barrington, N.M., Gupta, N., Panico, N., Ukachukwu, A., D’Amico, R.S., 2024. Letter to the Editor Regarding “Shared Objective Mentorship via Virtual Research and Education Initiatives for Medical Students and Residents in Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review and Methodological Discussion of the Neurosurgery Education and Research Virtual Group Experience.” World Neurosurg 182, 230–231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2023.12.003

3.   Bcharah, G., Gupta, N., Panico, N., Winspear, S., Bagley, A., Turnow, M., D’Amico, R., Ukachukwu, A.-E.K., 2024. Innovations in Spine Surgery: A Narrative Review of Current Integrative Technologies. World Neurosurgery 184, 127–136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2023.12.124

4.   Dholaria, N., Bauer, I., Kelbert, J., Barbagli, G., Pico, A., Deaver, C., Quiceno, E., Nosova, K., Hussein, A., Mayeku, J., Soto Rubio, D.T., Alhalal, I.A., Heinzmann, E., Pacheco, N., Al-Arfaj, A., Li, C., Prim, M., Baaj, A., n.d. Trends in Spinal Orthosis Utilization Among Patients Insured through Medicare Part B. Spine 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004875. https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000004875

5.   Doad, J., Gupta, N., Leavitt, L., Hart, A., Nguyen, A., Kaura, S., DeStefano, F., McCray, E., Lucke-Wold, B., 2023. Economic Trends in Commonly Used Drugs for Spinal Fusion and Brain Tumor Resection: An Analysis of the Medicare Part D Database. Biomedicines 11, 2185. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11082185

6.   El Naamani, K., Musmar, B., Gupta, N., Ikhdour, O., Abdelrazeq, H., Ghanem, M., Wali, M.H., El-Hajj, J., Alhussein, A., Alhussein, R., Tjoumakaris, S.I., Gooch, M.R., Rosenwasser, R.H., Jabbour, P.M., Herial, N.A., 2024. The Artificial Intelligence Revolution in Stroke Care: A Decade of Scientific Evidence in Review. World Neurosurg 184, 15–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2024.01.012

7.   Godbole, N.B., Paliwoda, E.D., Gajjar, A.A., Gupta, N., Nguyen, Alexander, Nguyen, Andrew, Alexander, R., 2024. Patient and Caregiver Perception of Adenoidectomies: A Non-Real-World Social Media Analysis. OTO Open 8, e100. https://doi.org/10.1002/oto2.100

8.   Gupta, N., Barrington, N.M., Panico, N., Brown, N.J., Singh, R., Rahmani, R., D’Amico, R.S., 2024a. Assessing views and attitudes toward the use of extended reality and its implications in neurosurgical education: a survey of neurosurgical trainees. Neurosurg Focus 56, E18. https://doi.org/10.3171/2023.10.FOCUS23647

9.   Gupta, N., Kasula, V., Kouam, R.W., Seas, A., Esene, I., Malomo, A.O., Shokunbi, M.T., Haglund, M.M., Fuller, A.T., Ukachukwu, A.-E.K., 2023a. Management and outcomes of pediatric traumatic brain injury in Africa: a systematic review. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics 33, 127–136. https://doi.org/10.3171/2023.9.PEDS23112

10.           Gupta, N., Kasula, V., Sanmugananthan, P., Panico, N., Dubin, A.H., Sykes, D.A., D’Amico, R.S., 2024b. SmartWear body sensors for neurological and neurosurgical patients: A review of current and future technologies. World Neurosurg X 21, 100247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wnsx.2023.100247

11.           Gupta, N., Singh, R., Seas, A., Antwi, P., Kaddumukasa, M.N., Kakooza Mwesige, A., Kaddumukasa, M., Haglund, M.M., Fuller, A.T., Koltai, D.C., Ukachukwu, A.-E.K., 2023b. Epilepsy among the older population of sub-Saharan Africa: Analysis of the global burden of disease database. Epilepsy Behav 147, 109402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109402

12.           Gupta, N., Singh, R., Seas, A., Antwi, P., Kaddumukasa, M.N., Mwesige, A.K., Kaddumukasa, M., Haglund, M.M., Fuller, A.T., Koltai, D.C., Ukachukwu, A.-E.K., 2023c. Increased resources are needed in sub-Saharan Africa for epilepsy in older populations but also to prevent and treat epilepsy in the younger age groups. Epilepsy Behav 148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109507

13.           Gupta, N.K., Doyle, D.M., D’Amico, R.S., 2023. Response to “Large language model artificial intelligence: the current state and future of ChatGPT in neuro-oncology publishing.” J Neurooncol 163, 731–733. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-023-04396-2

14.           Gupta, N.K., Godbole, N., Sanmugananthan, P., Gunda, S., Kasula, V., Baggett, M., Gajjar, A., Kouam, R.W., D’Amico, R., Rodgers, S., 2024. Management of Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumors in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg 181, e504–e515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2023.10.089

15.           Koller, G.M., Reardon, T., Kortz, M.W., Shlobin, N.A., Guadix, S.W., McCray, E., Radwanski, R.E., Snyder, H.M., DiGiorgio, A.M., Hersh, D.S., Pannullo, S.C., 2023. Shared Objective Mentorship via Virtual Research and Education Initiatives for Medical Students and Residents in Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review and Methodological Discussion of the Neurosurgery Education and Research Virtual Group Experience. World Neurosurg 172, 20–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2023.01.035

16.           Kortz, M.W., Kongs, B.M., McCray, E., Grassia, F., Hosokawa, P., Bernstein, J.E., Moore, S.P., Yanovskaya, M., Ojemann, S.G., 2021a. How neuropsychiatric comorbidity, modulatory indication, demographics, and other factors impact deep brain stimulation inpatient outcomes in the United States: A population-based study of 27,956 patients. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 208, 106842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106842

17.           Kortz, M.W., McCray, E., 2022. In Reply: A Novel Neurosurgery Virtual Interest Group for Disadvantaged Medical Students: Lessons Learned for the Postpandemic Era. Neurosurgery 91, e40. https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000002034

18.           Kortz, M.W., McCray, E., Lillehei, K.O., DiGiorgio, A.M., 2021b. Letter: A Novel Neurosurgery Virtual Interest Group for Disadvantaged Medical Students: Lessons Learned for the Postpandemic Era. Neurosurgery 89, E253–E254. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyab267

19.           Kortz, M.W., McCray, E., Strasser, T., Koller, G., Shlobin, N.A., Chatain, G.P., Radwanski, R.E., Dahdaleh, N.S., 2021c. The role of medical school prestige and location in neurosurgery residency placement: An analysis of data from 2016 to 2020. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 210, 106980. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106980

20.           Kortz, M.W., Vegas, A., Moore, S.P., McCray, E., Mureb, M.C., Bernstein, J.E., May, J., Bishop, B., Frydenlund, M., Dobson, J.R., 2021d. National Resident Matching Program Performance Among US MD and DO Seniors in the Early Single Accreditation Graduate Medical Education Era. Cureus 13, e17319. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17319

21.           Rahman, R.K., Majmundar, N., Ghani, H., San, A., Koirala, M., Gajjar, A.A., Pappert, A., Mazzola, C.A., 2022. Neurosurgical management of patients with neurocutaneous melanosis: a systematic review. Neurosurg Focus 52, E8. https://doi.org/10.3171/2022.2.FOCUS21791

22.           Reardon, T., Koller, G., Kortz, M.W., McCray, E., Wittenberg, B., Hankinson, T.C., 2022a. Pharmacological neuroprotection and clinical trials of novel therapies for neonatal peri-intraventricular hemorrhage: a comprehensive review. Acta Neurol Belg 122, 305–314. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-022-01889-1

23.           Reardon, T., Turnow, M., Elston, S., Brown, N.J., Koller, G.M., Sharma, S., Kortz, M.W., Mohyeldin, A., Fraser, J.F., 2022b. Surgical management of petrous apex cholesteatomas in the pediatric population: A systematic review. Surg Neurol Int 13, 494. https://doi.org/10.25259/SNI_667_2022

24.           San, A., Rahman, R.K., Sanmugananthan, P., Dubé, M.D., Panico, N., Ariwodo, O., Shah, V., D’Amico, R.S., 2023. Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Meningioma Patients Based upon Tumor Location and Treatment Modality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cancers 15, 4680. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15194680