Joseph King Jr
MD, MSCE, FAANS
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery; Associate Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency, Neurosurgery; Chief of Neurosurgery, VA Connecticut Healthcare System; Director, Neurosurgical Outcomes Research, Neurosurgery
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Selected Publications
- Excess Mortality Among Patients in the Veterans Affairs Health System Compared With the Overall US Population During the First Year of the COVID-19 PandemicWeinberger D, Rose L, Rentsch C, Asch S, Columbo J, King J, Korves C, Lucas B, Taub C, Young-Xu Y, Vashi A, Davies L, Justice A. Excess Mortality Among Patients in the Veterans Affairs Health System Compared With the Overall US Population During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2312140. PMID: 37155169, PMCID: PMC10167568, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.12140.
- Integration of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers Into Neurosurgical Residency ProgramsYearley A, Patel R, Rachlin J, Gupta S, King J, Cosgrove G, Mooney M. Integration of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers Into Neurosurgical Residency Programs. Neurosurgery 2023, 92: e120-e125. PMID: 36728276, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002362.
- Patterns of COVID-19 testing and mortality by race and ethnicity among United States veterans: A nationwide cohort studyRentsch CT, Kidwai-Khan F, Tate JP, Park LS, King JT, Skanderson M, Hauser RG, Schultze A, Jarvis CI, Holodniy M, Re V, Akgün KM, Crothers K, Taddei TH, Freiberg MS, Justice AC. Patterns of COVID-19 testing and mortality by race and ethnicity among United States veterans: A nationwide cohort study. PLOS Medicine 2020, 17: e1003379. PMID: 32960880, PMCID: PMC7508372, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003379.
- Pre-operative Urinary Tract Infection Increases Post-Operative Morbidity in Spine Patients.Yoon JS, King JT. Pre-operative Urinary Tract Infection Increases Post-Operative Morbidity in Spine Patients. Spine 2020 PMID: 31972746, DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003382.
- Gender Disparities in Medical Student Research AwardsKing JT, Angoff NR, Forrest JN, Justice AC. Gender Disparities in Medical Student Research Awards. Academic Medicine 2018, 93: 911-919. PMID: 29140916, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000002052.
- Ten-year Experience with Percutaneous Cholecystostomy for Acute Cholecystitis in MenGrisotti G, King J, Bhattacharya B, Schlessel R, Gunabushanam G, Perkal M. Ten-year Experience with Percutaneous Cholecystostomy for Acute Cholecystitis in Men. American Journal Of Interventional Radiology 2017, 1: 6. DOI: 10.25259/ajir-7-2017.
- Thirty-Day Postoperative Mortality Among Individuals With HIV Infection Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy and Procedure-Matched, Uninfected ComparatorsKing JT, Perkal MF, Rosenthal RA, Gordon AJ, Crystal S, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Rimland D, Simberkoff MS, Justice AC. Thirty-Day Postoperative Mortality Among Individuals With HIV Infection Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy and Procedure-Matched, Uninfected Comparators. JAMA Surgery 2015, 150: 343-351. PMID: 25714794, PMCID: PMC5015449, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.2257.
- Disparities in Rates of Spine Surgery for Degenerative Spine Disease Between HIV-Infected and Uninfected VeteransKing JT, Gordon AJ, Perkal MF, Crystal S, Rosenthal RA, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Rimland D, Simberkoff MS, Justice AC. Disparities in Rates of Spine Surgery for Degenerative Spine Disease Between HIV-Infected and Uninfected Veterans. Spine 2012, 37: 612-622. PMID: 21697770, PMCID: PMC4507821, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e318228f32d.
- Adult glioblastoma multiforme survival in the temozolomide era: A population‐based analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registriesDarefsky AS, King JT, Dubrow R. Adult glioblastoma multiforme survival in the temozolomide era: A population‐based analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registries. Cancer 2011, 118: 2163-2172. PMID: 21882183, PMCID: PMC3235223, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26494.
- Glycemic Control and Infections in Patients with Diabetes Undergoing Noncardiac SurgeryKing JT, Goulet JL, Perkal MF, Rosenthal RA. Glycemic Control and Infections in Patients with Diabetes Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2011, 253: 158-165. PMID: 21135698, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e3181f9bb3a.
- Cervical Spine Reoperation Rates and Hospital Resource Utilization after Initial Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Spine Disease in 12 338 Patients in Washington StateKing JT, Abbed KM, Gould GC, Benzel EC, Ghogawala Z. Cervical Spine Reoperation Rates and Hospital Resource Utilization after Initial Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Spine Disease in 12 338 Patients in Washington State. Neurosurgery 2009, 65: 1011-1023. PMID: 19934960, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000360347.10596.bd.
- 2069 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Central Nervous System Parenchymal Metastases: Prognostic Factors for SurvivalDiLuna M, Chiang V, King J, Bi W, de Lotbinière A, Knisely J. 2069 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Central Nervous System Parenchymal Metastases: Prognostic Factors for Survival. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2006, 66: s248. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.07.472.
- Multivariate analysis identifies factors that affect survival after stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastasesDiluna M, King J, Knisely J, Bond J, De Lotbiniere A, Chiang V. Multivariate analysis identifies factors that affect survival after stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2006, 24: 11500-11500. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.11500.
- Willingness to Pay for a Quality-Adjusted Life Year: Implications for Societal Health Care Resource AllocationKing JT, Tsevat J, Lave JR, Roberts MS. Willingness to Pay for a Quality-Adjusted Life Year: Implications for Societal Health Care Resource Allocation. Medical Decision Making 2005, 25: 667-677. PMID: 16282217, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x05282640.
- Quality of Life Assessment with the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 among Patients with Cervical Spondylotic MyelopathyKing J, McGinnis K, Roberts M. Quality of Life Assessment with the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 among Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Neurosurgery 2003, 52: 113. PMID: 12493107, DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200301000-00014.