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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, Nathens, AB, Shakil, H, Karthikeyan, V, Lozano, CS, Badhiwala, JH et al.. Predicting Return Home After Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurology. 2026;106 (4):e214571. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000214571. PubMed PMID:41604614 .
  2. Shakil, H, Malhotra, AK, Bondzi-Simpson, A, Essa, A, Karthikeyan, V, Lozano, CS et al.. Influence of socioeconomic status on health outcomes after treatment of spinal metastases. J Neurosurg Spine. 2026; :1-10. doi: 10.3171/2025.8.SPINE25567. PubMed PMID:41569697 .
  3. Essa, A, Malhotra, AK, Shakil, H, Byrne, JP, Badhiwala, J, Nathens, AB et al.. Trends and Impact of Pharmacological VTE Prophylaxis Timing for Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Across North American Trauma Centers. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2026;108 (1):51-59. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.00563. PubMed PMID:41498771 .
  4. Cho, N, Mehta, AI, Vedantam, A, Goodwin, CR, Agochukwu, UF, Grassner, L et al.. Techniques for Cervical Laminoplasty. Global Spine J. 2026;16 (1_suppl):53S-63S. doi: 10.1177/21925682251375448. PubMed PMID:41489667 .
  5. Lozano, CS, Malhotra, AK, Shakil, H, Karthikeyan, V, Balasubramaniam, N, Agochukwu, U et al.. Cervical Laminectomy for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Is There A Role in the Modern Day? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Global Spine J. 2026;16 (1_suppl):28S-42S. doi: 10.1177/21925682251358725. PubMed PMID:41489666 .
  6. Wang, R, Tamilselvan, S, Ha, JS, Vedantam, A, Goodwin, CR, Evaniew, N et al.. Clinical Outcomes and Future Directions of Endoscopic Cervical Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review With Narrative Insights. Global Spine J. 2026;16 (1_suppl):15S-27S. doi: 10.1177/21925682251369437. PubMed PMID:41489665 PubMed Central PMC12804027.
  7. Karthikeyan, V, Shakil, H, Lozano, CS, Malhotra, AK, Agochukwu, UF, Mehta, AI et al.. Laminoplasty Versus Laminectomy and Fusion in the Treatment of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cost and Patient-Centered Outcomes in the United States. Global Spine J. 2026;16 (1_suppl):43S-52S. doi: 10.1177/21925682251357202. PubMed PMID:41489664 PubMed Central PMC12775328.
  8. Shakil, H, Kurpad, S, Wilson, JR. Motion Preserving Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Where Are We Now?. Global Spine J. 2026;16 (1_suppl):5S-6S. doi: 10.1177/21925682251334092. PubMed PMID:41489663 .
  9. Bautista, A, Liu, IZ, Mehta, AI, Vedantam, A, Goodwin, CR, Evaniew, N et al.. Cervical Disc Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: What's the Evidence?. Global Spine J. 2026;16 (1_suppl):7S-14S. doi: 10.1177/21925682251366641. PubMed PMID:41489662 PubMed Central PMC12775276.
  10. Lomax, JL, Mehta, A, Vedantam, A, Goodwin, R, Evaniew, N, Ganau, M et al.. Are Skip Laminectomy and Oblique Corpectomy Effective Options to Treat Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy While Preserving Motion? Results of a Scoping Review. Global Spine J. 2026;16 (1_suppl):64S-71S. doi: 10.1177/21925682251366642. PubMed PMID:41489661 .
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Affiliations & Other Activities

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