Clinical Focus

• Cancer> Neuro Oncology
• Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
• Spinal Oncology/ Spinal Tumor Surgery
• Spinal Radiosurgery/ Cyberknife
• Spine Metastasis / Spine Metastases

Administrative Appointments

• Director, Spinal Oncology Surgery (2010 - present)
• Director, Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery (2009 - present)

Honors and Awards

• Goldberg Award, Northwestern Memorial Hospital (-)
• Eckenhoff Award, Northwestern University Medical School (-)
• AOA Medical Honor Society, Northwestern University Medical School (-)

Professional Education

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Neurosciences
• Neurosurgery

Internet Links

• MindeaSpine

Industry Relationships

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Current Research Interests

Dr. Mindea’s primary clinical interests include minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques and the management of primary and metastatic spinal tumors (cyberknife/ surgical oncology).
His research interests include the development medical devices and cutting-edge technologies for the treatment of spinal disorders and tumors.

Publications

• Charlson score is a robust predictor of 30-day complications following spinal metastasis surgery. Arrigo RT, Kalanithi P, Cheng I, Alamin T, Carragee EJ, Mindea SA, Boakye M, Park J. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011; 36 (19): E1274-80
• Predictors of survival after surgical treatment of spinal metastasis. Arrigo RT, Kalanithi P, Cheng I, Alamin T, Carragee EJ, Mindea SA, Park J, Boakye M. Neurosurgery. 2011; 68 (3): 674-81; discussion 681
• rhBMP-2 -induced Radiculitis in Elective Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusions: A Series Review Mindea SA, Shih P, Song JK. Spine. 2009 July 1
• Granular cell tumor involving the axillary nerve: an unusual occurrence. Case report. Mindea SA, Kaplan KJ, Howard MA, O'Leary ST. Neurosurg Focus. 2007; 22 (6): E24
• Medical management of Cushing disease. Gross BA, Mindea SA, Pick AJ, Chandler JP, Batjer HH. Neurosurg Focus. 2007; 23 (3): E10