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Jefferson Wilson

MD, PhD, FRCSC

Scientist

Email: Jefferson.Wilson@unityhealth.to
Tel: 416-864-5920

Biography

Dr. Jefferson Wilson is a surgeon-scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital and Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto. He currently holds the Labatt Endowed Chair in Neurosurgery at Unity Health. Dr Wilson’s clinical practice is focused on the surgical management of complex disorders of the spine and spinal cord. He also leads a clinical research program investigating both traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury, with a specific interest in the development of predictive models and algorithms to help guide treatment and forecast outcomes. His research has been supported through several grants from organizations including the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, AOSpine, Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation and the Cervical Spine Research Society. Dr. Wilson currently chairs a national evidence based spine surgery course for residents and fellows and serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Neurosurgery Spine and Clinical Spine Surgery.

Recent Publications

  1. Malhotra, AK, Shakil, H, Essa, A, Mathieu, F, Taran, S, Badhiwala, J et al.. Influence of health insurance on withdrawal of life sustaining treatment for patients with isolated traumatic brain injury: a retrospective multi-center observational cohort study. Crit Care. 2024;28 (1):251. doi: 10.1186/s13054-024-05027-6. PubMed PMID:39026325 PubMed Central PMC11264615.
  2. Jaffe, RH, Coyte, PC, Chan, BC, Hancock-Howard, RL, Malhotra, AK, Ladha, K et al.. Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury and Income and Employment Status. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7 (6):e2418468. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.18468. PubMed PMID:38916890 PubMed Central PMC11200142.
  3. Shakil, H, Malhotra, AK, Badhiwala, JH, Karthikeyan, V, Essa, A, He, Y et al.. Contemporary trends in the incidence and timing of spinal metastases: A population-based study. Neurooncol Adv. 2024;6 (1):vdae051. doi: 10.1093/noajnl/vdae051. PubMed PMID:38680988 PubMed Central PMC11046986.
  4. Althagafi, A, Dea, N, Evaniew, N, Rampersaud, RY, Jacobs, WB, Paquet, J et al.. Pre-operative expectations of patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy: an observational study from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network. Spine J. 2024; :. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2024.04.027. PubMed PMID:38679073 .
  5. Moskven, E, McIntosh, G, Nataraj, A, Christie, SD, Kumar, R, Phan, P et al.. Factors associated with increased length of stay in degenerative cervical spine surgery: a cohort analysis from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024;41 (1):46-55. doi: 10.3171/2024.1.SPINE231211. PubMed PMID:38579341 .
  6. Kwon, BK, Tetreault, LA, Martin, AR, Arnold, PM, Marco, RAW, Newcombe, VFJ et al.. A Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Recommendations on Hemodynamic Management. Global Spine J. 2024;14 (3_suppl):187S-211S. doi: 10.1177/21925682231202348. PubMed PMID:38526923 PubMed Central PMC10964888.
  7. Fehlings, MG, Tetreault, LA, Hachem, L, Evaniew, N, Ganau, M, McKenna, SL et al.. An Update of a Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Recommendations on the Role and Timing of Decompressive Surgery. Global Spine J. 2024;14 (3_suppl):174S-186S. doi: 10.1177/21925682231181883. PubMed PMID:38526922 PubMed Central PMC10964895.
  8. Malhotra, AK, Evaniew, N, Dea, N, Fisher, CG, Street, JT, Cadotte, DW et al.. The Effects of Peri-Operative Adverse Events on Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: An Observational Cohort Study from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network. Neurosurgery. 2024;95 (2):437-446. doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002896. PubMed PMID:38465953 .
  9. Essa, A, Shakil, H, Malhotra, AK, Byrne, JP, Badhiwala, J, Yuan, EY et al.. Quantifying the Association Between Surgical Spine Approach and Tracheostomy Timing After Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. Neurosurgery. 2024;95 (2):408-417. doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002892. PubMed PMID:38456683 .
  10. Evaniew, N, Bailey, CS, Rampersaud, YR, Jacobs, WB, Phan, P, Nataraj, A et al.. Anterior vs Posterior Surgery for Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: An Observational Study From the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network. Neurosurgery. 2024; :. doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002842. PubMed PMID:38305343 .
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Staff Surgeon, Division of Neurosurgery, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto