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Michael Fehlings

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ProfessorDepartment of SurgeryUniversity of Toronto

Michael Fehlings

Professor

Department of Surgery

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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17 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 CIHR), most recently in 2022.
Supervised 20 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Spinal Cord Injury Ampa Receptors Ependymal Cells Glutamate Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells Cns Injury Cns Repair Neural Networks

Latest papers

Anterior vs posterior approaches in the management of multilevel degenerative cervical myelopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2026
Disparities in NIH funding for acute traumatic and chronic nontraumatic spinal cord injury: a 10-year national analysis.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2026
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Spinal Surgery Sub - Specialities, Interventions and Efficacy.
Global spine journal · 2026

All 48 publications

Latest funding

Traumatic spinal cord injury in older adults-access to specialized care and long-term health outcomes
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$351,900
Elucidating the Molecular Mechanisms and Genetic Markers Promoting Functional Integration of Spinal Cord-Identity Neural Progenitor Cells in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Characterizing the Dysfunction and Natural Plasticity of External Intercostal Muscles Following Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$6,000

All 40 grants and awards

48 publications.

Anterior vs posterior approaches in the management of multilevel degenerative cervical myelopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Kouli O, Al-Nusair L, Basnet A, Kaiser R, Fehlings M, Wilby M, Srikandarajah N

The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2025.08.336 PMID: 40886733

Disparities in NIH funding for acute traumatic and chronic nontraumatic spinal cord injury: a 10-year national analysis.

Dhillon P, Saway BF, Galimba A, Stegmann K, Nawabi N, Lu Y, Saigal R, Margetis K, Fehlings M, Wilson JR

The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2025.10.030 PMID: 41151743

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Spinal Surgery Sub - Specialities, Interventions and Efficacy.

Büchel C, Treanor C, Davies B, Anderson DB, Fehlings M, Zipser CM, AO Spine – RECODE DCM ERAS Committee

Global spine journal2026

DOI: 10.1177/21925682251393697 PMID: 41195621

Cervical Laminectomy for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Is There A Role in the Modern Day? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Lozano CS, Malhotra AK, Shakil H, Karthikeyan V, Balasubramaniam N, Agochukwu U, Mehta AI, Vedantam A, Goodwin CR, Evaniew N, Ahmed AI, Rodrigues-Pinto R, Fehlings M, Harrop JS, Kurpad SN, Wilson JR

Global spine journal2026

DOI: 10.1177/21925682251358725 PMID: 41489666

Clinical Outcomes and Future Directions of Endoscopic Cervical Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review With Narrative Insights.

Wang R, Tamilselvan S, Ha JS, Vedantam A, Goodwin CR, Evaniew N, Agochukwu UF, Margetis K, Ha Y, Fehlings M, Wilson JR, Mehta AI

Global spine journal2026

DOI: 10.1177/21925682251369437 PMID: 41489665

Correction: Antibiotic administration decreases microglia and macrophage recruitment in a sex-dependent manner following Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy.

Ossandón-Pino N, Musleh-Vega S, Pacheco JM, Retamal-Fredes E, Romero FE, Guzman C, Hepp MI, Castro C, Fehlings M, Ávila A, Vidal PM

Molecular neurobiology2025

DOI: 10.1007/s12035-025-05581-2 PMID: 41335373

Antibiotic administration decreases microglia and macrophage recruitment in a sex-dependent manner following Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy.

Ossandón-Pino N, Musleh-Vega S, Pacheco JM, Retamal-Fredes E, Romero FE, Guzman C, Hepp MI, Castro C, Fehlings M, Ávila A, Vidal PM

Molecular neurobiology2025

DOI: 10.1007/s12035-025-05339-w PMID: 41177780

Development of Prompt Templates for Large Language Model-Driven Screening in Systematic Reviews.

Cao C, Sang J, Arora R, Chen D, Kloosterman R, Cecere M, Gorla J, Saleh R, Drennan I, Teja B, Fehlings M, Ronksley P, Leung AA, Weisz DE, Ware H, Whelan M, Emerson DB, Arora RK, Bobrovitz N

Annals of internal medicine2025

DOI: 10.7326/annals-24-02189 PMID: 39993313

Canadian Spine Society

Chan V, Gausper A, Liu A, Andras LM, Illingworth KD, Skaggs DL, Imbeault R, Dufresne J, Parent S, Deschênes S

Canadian Journal of Surgery2025

DOI: 10.1503/cjs.020125

Intradural cystic schwannomas of the spine: A case-based systematic review of an unusual tumor.

Terrapon APR, Stienen MN, Veeravagu A, Fehlings M, Bozinov O, Hejrati N

Brain & spine2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.bas.2024.102843 PMID: 38947985

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Michael Fehlings

Research

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Latest funding

Anterior vs posterior approaches in the management of multilevel degenerative cervical myelopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Disparities in NIH funding for acute traumatic and chronic nontraumatic spinal cord injury: a 10-year national analysis.

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Spinal Surgery Sub - Specialities, Interventions and Efficacy.

Cervical Laminectomy for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Is There A Role in the Modern Day? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Clinical Outcomes and Future Directions of Endoscopic Cervical Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review With Narrative Insights.

Correction: Antibiotic administration decreases microglia and macrophage recruitment in a sex-dependent manner following Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy.

Antibiotic administration decreases microglia and macrophage recruitment in a sex-dependent manner following Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy.

Development of Prompt Templates for Large Language Model-Driven Screening in Systematic Reviews.

Canadian Spine Society

Intradural cystic schwannomas of the spine: A case-based systematic review of an unusual tumor.

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