Mert Marcel Dagli, MD

Congrats to our 8 faculty members named Avant-garde Health Research All-Stars for 2025! Zarina S. Ali, MD, MS, FAANS @JanKarlBurkhar1 H. Isaac Chen, MD @halpernc @NRM_MD @DrORourke2 @visishs @jwyoonspine

Latest from our @PennNSG spine team. 👏👏🦾@Ghenbot_MD @JohnDArenaMD @marceldagli et al. Thanks @TheJNS for highlighting

Great weekend in Boston @AANSNeuro connecting with colleagues and sharing our work under @jwyoonspine characterizing outcomes after endoscopic and open approaches for lumbar discectomy @PennNSG

For @NeurosurgeryCNS, the @jwyoonspine lab demonstrates a unilateral biportal endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for the management of multilevel lumbar spondylolisthesis. ➡️ spr.ly/60192dcyH @RyanTurlip @dakshc99 @Ghenbot_MD @tweetsbyhasan @marceldagli

Two-level TLIF procedures have traditionally been performed through open midline, Wiltse, or tubular approaches. Biportal endoscopic TLIF represents a feasible, safe, and minimally invasive alternative that may reduce the morbidity associated with multilevel lumbar fusion. #spine

In our institutional deformity experience, we found unique risk factors for PJK vs PJF. Glad to share our results that contribute to the growing PJK/F literature to inform targeted interventions and enhance outcomes in complex spine surgery @PennNSG doi.org/10.3171/2024.1…

Great time at #SRSIMAST25 @SRS_org presenting our work from @PennNSG with @JohnDArenaMD, @dakshc99, and @RyanTurlip. Grateful to Drs. Welch, Ozturk, and Yoon @jwyoonspine for their mentorship. Exciting trajectory for AI-driven applications in spine! #IMAST25 #SRS #Scoliosis

Had a great time presenting our work on the effects of BMI on patient-reported outcomes following endoscopic lumbar decompression at @SRS_org #IMAST2025. Lots of interesting discussions and I’m grateful for the opportunity! @jwyoonspine @dakshc99 @marceldagli @JohnDArenaMD

Great experience learning about the latest developments in spinal deformity surgery at @SRS_org #SRSIMAST25. Emerging AI-driven approaches demonstrate considerable promise in optimizing patient outcomes @PennNSG @jwyoonspine @JohnHShinMD @marceldagli @dakshc99

Congratulations to @dakshc99 and @marceldagli from our spinelab both matched into neurosurgery! Marcel is staying at @PennNSG and Daksh is off to @UMneurosurgery @Ricardokomotar @AllanLeviMD @gregbasilmd. Couldn’t be happier for them. Huge milestone and a big future ahead!

🚨1/8 Excited to share the final version of our #meningioma #mesothelin #CART-cell paper, now published @NeuroOnc with corrected proofs! This preclinical work lays the foundation for applying CAR T-cell therapy to aggressive and treatment-refractory meningiomas. Highlights ⬇️

Kudos to Rishab Ramapriyan, MD, @rishabrama, Penn Neurosurgery resident, @PennNSG, as first author of a current, impactful, innovative study @NeuroOnc with Marcela Maus, MD, PhD, and Bryan D. Choi, MD, PhD and colleagues @MGBneurosurgery on a novel approach using #CAR T cell…

A new treatment for #stroke survivors is now available at @PennMedicine. Today @iahncajigas and Liming Qiu, MD implanted the first paired vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) device in a patient. Paired with physical therapy, VNS can help stroke survivors regain motor function.

All smiles as we kick off our neurosurgery residency @PennNSG this week—excited for the journey ahead with the best co-interns by my side @MichelotMichel @marceldagli ! #InternYear @PennMedicine

Check out this amazing group! 📸 Here's the newest photo of the @PennMedicine Department of Neurosurgery

We are excited to share that our residency expansion request has been approved! We are looking to fill a PGY2 position for the 2025-26 academic year. Please send your CV and a cover letter to Susan Small ([email protected]) if you are interested.

Another fantastic AANOS/ICS conference—this year in beautiful Charleston, SC! Grateful for the opportunity to attend with Dr. Welch and Jaskeerat Gujral, a brilliant student in our group who recently won the ThinkSwiss Scholarship and plans to pursue a PhD-to-MD path. @PennNSG

It was a great time to present our work at AANOS 2025 with @marceldagli! Extremely thankful for Dr. Welch and @PennNSG for all the support. #medicine #research @PennNSG

Congratulations Marcel, Michelot, and Rishab! Excited to have these three join our growing @PennNSG family

We're thrilled to announce that @marceldagli, @MichelotMichel, and @rishabrama have matched into our #Neurosurgery Residency Program! #Match2025 #MatchDay