Alexander Keister, BS

Medical Student
The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Alex Keister, B.S. is a medical student at The Ohio State University College of Medicine pursuing neurosurgery. Prolifically active in research, his principal interest is spine. He has also spent two years in Krystof Bankiewicz's lab, a pioneer in neurologic gene therapy, focused on the AADC deficiency clinical trials at UCSF. He enjoys academic neurosurgery most because of the opportunity to lead teams that make and live out the latest discoveries in neurosurgery.

Poster(s):

• A Novel Technique for Decortication of the Lumbar Facet Joints for Posterolateral Fusion with Percutaneous Exposure: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study
  Friday, April 21, 2023

• Regional Differences in Autofusion and Segmental Deformity in the Natural History of Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis: Our Institution’s 18-year Experience
  Friday, April 21, 2023