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Heather A. Hong

Observed names: H. A. Hong, H. Hong, Heather A Hong, Heather Hong
Observed institutions: National Health Laboratory Service, Praxis Spinal Cord Institute, University of British Columbia, University of the Witwatersrand, London Health Sciences Centre, Duke Medical Center, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
ORCID: 0000-0002-4814-5159
Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-4814-5159
OpenAlex ID: A5001532000
Killer‐cell immunoglobulin‐like receptor genotyping and HLA killer‐cell immunoglobulin‐like receptor‐ligand identification by real‐time polymerase chain reaction
2011 · H. A. Hong, A. S. Loubser, et al. · Tissue Antigens · 22
Measles incidence in South Africa: a six-year review, 2015—2020
2022 · Mukhlid Yousif, Heather Hong, et al. · BMC Public Health · 20
Maternal human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) genetic variants associate with in utero mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Black South Africans
2014 · Heather A. Hong, Maria Paximadis, et al. · Infection Genetics and Evolution · 20
KIR2DS4 allelic variants: Differential effects on in utero and intrapartum HIV-1 mother-to-child transmission
2013 · Heather A. Hong, Maria Paximadis, et al. · Clinical Immunology · 20
Killer-cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptor (KIR) gene profiles modify HIV disease course, not HIV acquisition in South African women
2015 · V. Naranbhai, D. de Assis Rosa, et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases · 17
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Plasma Interferon-Gamma–Inducible Protein 10 Can Be Used to Predict Viral Load in HIV-1–Infected Individuals
2013 · Clive M. Gray, Heather A. Hong, et al. · JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes · 13
Multimorbidity in persons with non-traumatic spinal cord injury and its impact on healthcare utilization and health outcomes
2023 · Heather A. Hong, Nader Fallah, et al. · Spinal Cord · 9
A retrospective 5-year review of rubella in South Africa prior to the introduction of a rubella-containing vaccine
2022 · Heather Hong, Susan Malfeld, et al. · PLoS ONE · 9
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Network analysis of multimorbidity and health outcomes among persons with spinal cord injury in Canada
2024 · Nader Fallah, Heather A. Hong, et al. · Frontiers in Neurology · 8
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Using the Standing and Walking Assessment Tool at Discharge Predicts Community Outdoor Walking Capacity in Persons With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
2023 · Heather A Hong, Kristen Walden, et al. · Physical Therapy · 6
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An Evaluation of International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) Performance Within the Canadian SCI Network
2025 · Heather A. Hong, Jessica Parsons, et al. · Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation · 3
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Is the Level of Consent to a National Research Registry Associated With Patient Outcomes After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury? A Population-Based Study From the Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry
2024 · Antoine Dionne, Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong, et al. · American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · 2
Enabling knowledge translation: implementation of a web-based tool for independent walking prediction after traumatic spinal cord injury
2023 · Ramtin Hakimjavadi, Heather A. Hong, et al. · Frontiers in Neurology · 1
Canadian Spine Society
2022 · Karamjot Sidhu, Dorothy Kim, et al. · Canadian Journal of Surgery · 1
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Kir-hla genes and maternal infant HIV-1 transmission
2015 · Heather A. Hong · 1
Canadian Spine SocietyLongitudinal changes in comprehensive radiographic parameters following short-segment surgery (1–2 levels) for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesisMeasuring spinopelvic parameters in patients with 6 lumbar vertebrae: a matched comparison of asymptomatic volunteersSupervised and unsupervised machine learning reveals distinct clinical phenotypes across degenerative lumbar conditions: sex-specific clustering for personalized surgical careDoes disc degeneration matter? Outcomes of decompression-alone surgery in low-grade spondylolisthesisIntervertebral disc degeneration in humans: altered peripheral immune cell profile in patients and inflammation-mediated matrix metalloproteinase upregulation in human disc cellsDomino toppling: when the disruption of one disc negatively impacts its neighbour. An investigation into the mechanism of adjacent segment diseaseMultimodal analgesia after surgery for thoracolumbar spinal stenosisLumbar foraminal morphology can affect outcomes of indirect decompression: a novel classificationPredictors of intraoperative vascular complications during anterior lumbar spinal exposure: a retrospective analysisHigher rates of fusion with porous titanium than with polyetheretherketone (PEEK) lumbar interbody cages: a retrospective cohort studyCan measuring preoperative postvoid urine residual values influence care in patients undergoing elective spine surgery?To respond or not to respond: the many faces of recovery after lumbar spine surgeryPostoperative outcomes in primary versus revision lumbar decompressive surgery: a propensity-matched analysisWhat are the barriers and enablers influencing physical activity among patients awaiting spine surgery? A qualitative study guided by the Theoretical Domains FrameworkEffects of childbearing on spinopelvic alignmentClinical and radiological outcomes of biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion using oblique lateral interbody fusion-type cage: preliminary results and learning curve analysisArtificial intelligence for spine surgery education: a comparative analysis of ChatGPT and DeepSeek performanceSpineNavigator: a surgeon-trained large language model to enhance communication and patient education in spine surgeryDoes comorbidity count, ASA score, or Quan-modified Charlson Comorbidity Index score better predict morbidity after elective spinal surgery?Factors associated with perioperative adverse events in patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesisImplementation of an awake spine surgery program in Canada: lessons learned from the surgeon’s perspectiveLongitudinal finite mixture models for mining complex prognostic phenotypes of degenerative cervical myelopathyEnvironmental impacts of a cervical laminectomy and fusion procedure from first consultation to patient recovery: insights from a life cycle assessmentReframing mild degenerative cervical myelopathy: insights from a latent profile analysisPredictive algorithm for treatment recommendation between operative and nonoperative management in mild degenerative cervical myelopathyMachine learning classification of patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy into clinically relevant clusters and development of an adoptable clinical algorithmReassessing the minimal clinically important differences of patient-reported outcomes in cervical myelopathy: a patient-centred approach from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research NetworkCurrent practices in return-to-play recommendations for recreational athletes following cervical spine surgeries: a preliminary global surveyCage subsidence and fusion in ACDF, a comparison between autograft, allograft, and synthetic cagesQuantifying cervical cord deformation with automated MRI: validation and clinical correlates in degenerative cervical myelopathyThe impact of estrogen replacement therapy on revision rates and outcomes after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a propensity-matched cohort studyImaging biomarkers derived using artificial intelligence pipeline–enhanced prognostication of patients undergoing surgery for nontraumatic spinal cord injury due to degenerative cervical myelopathyWhat patients expect and what they experience: symptom-specific expectation fulfillment and functional recovery in degenerative cervical myelopathy. A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from the multicentre Canadian Surgical Spine RegistryBiomechanical comparison of 7 occipital–cervical fixation constructs using finite element analysisOutpatient anterior cervical decompression and fusion: a survey of Canadian surgeonsNational trends in surgical approach for degenerative cervical myelopathy and associated inpatient costsVariability of mechanism of mechanical complications between low-thoracic to pelvis and lumbar to pelvis fusions accurately predicted by musculoskeletal analysisOutcomes of circumferential minimally invasive technique versus open technique in adult spinal deformity surgery patients over 80 years of age: a
2026 · Bhushan Diwakar Thombre, Chloe Cadieux, et al. · Canadian Journal of Surgery
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Factors Associated With Consent and Opportunities to Increase Participation in the Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry: A Population-Based Study
2026 · Michael Guidea, Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong, et al. · Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Canadian Spine SocietyAbstract ID 19. Program Code CPSS01. Pediatric Spine Frailty Index predicts morbidity and mortality in spinal deformity surgeryAbstract ID 99. Program Code CPSS02. Evaluation of biplane radiographic systems for scoliotic patientsAbstract ID 180. Program Code CPSS03. Rate of spinal osteochondromas diagnosed via advanced imaging in pediatric patients with hereditary multiple osteochondromas: a systematic review and meta-analysisAbstract ID 137. Program Code CPSS04. The impact of adverse childhood experiences on fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case–control studiesAbstract ID 61. Program Code CPSS05. Enhanced recovery pathway for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis undergoing posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion surgery: a matched controlled analysisAbstract ID 193. Program Code CPSS06. Integrated approach to back pain in the adolescent populationAbstract ID 38. Program Code CPSS07. Traumatic spinal cord injury in children and adolescents: a 20-year review from the Hospital for Sick ChildrenAbstract ID 93. Program Code CPSS08. Prevalence and prognosis of scapular pain following surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a prospective study to guide preoperative counsellingAbstract ID 150. Program Code CPSS09. Preoperative zoledronate is safe for children with medical complexity undergoing posterior spinal fusion for neuromuscular scoliosisAbstract ID 15. Program Code CPSS10. Allogeneic transfusion is associated with adverse events in idiopathic scoliosis surgeryAbstract ID 56. Program Code A11. Defining the gaps in transitional care to adulthood for patients in pediatric surgical specialties: a scoping reviewAbstract ID 81. Program Code A12. Effect of mixing dissimilar metals on serum metal ion levels following spinal deformity surgeryAbstract ID 184. Program Code A13. Intraoperative neuromonitoring has poor correlation with postoperative neurological deficits in non-cord level adult deformity surgeryAbstract ID 94. Program Code A14. Role of somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) in enhancing intraoperative neuromonitoring for spinal deformity surgery — results from a prospective multicentre studyAbstract ID 9. Program Code A15. Does fat matter? The association between extension of fusion and paraspinal muscle fat infiltrationAbstract ID 47. Program Code A16. Pelvic incidence to lumbar lordosis association varies by Roussouly morphotypeAbstract ID 102. Program Code A17. Association between rod and fusion mass fractures in adult spinal deformity: a retrospective cohort studyAbstract ID 8. Program Code A18. Design and implementation of a novel morselized bone interbody cage in posterior lumbar spinal fusion: a biomechanical studyAbstract ID 86. Program Code A19. Decompression versus decompression plus fusion for stable degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: comparing outcomes using propensity score–matched dataAbstract ID 176. Program Code A20. Reoperation rates for decompression and fusion versus decompression alone for degenerative spondylolisthesis: a comparative analysisAbstract ID 186. Program Code B21. Modic change is not associated with occult discitis or poor clinical outcome among patients treated surgically for lumbar disc herniation: prospective cohort studyAbstract ID 145. Program Code B22. Machine learning–driven clinical and imaging clustering of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: implications for stratified surgical careAbstract ID 68. Program Code B23. Which psychosocial measures are most strongly related to surgical outcomes in patients with degenerative pathology of the spine?Abstract ID 111. Program Code B24. Acceptance and commitment therapy for patients with degenerative spinal disorders and maladaptive psychological processes: an observational studyAbstract ID 128. Program Code B25. Assessing construct validity of the Spine Adverse Events Severity System: impact of adverse event severity grade on longitudinal patient-reported outcomes)Abstract ID 72. Program Code B26. A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing traditional midline versus paramedian approaches to the lumbar spine for elective posterior/transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion proceduresAbstract ID 96. Program Code B27. Uniportal versus biportal endoscopic decompression for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis: a systematic review and updated meta-analysisAbstract ID 152. Program Code B28. Why business tools are essential for managing a spine programAbstract ID 172. Program Code B29. Relationship between fatty infiltration, frailty, and outcomes after spinal surgeryAbstract ID 143. Program Code C30. Clinical trajectory and outcomes with surgical intervention for traumatic central cord syndrome: impact of mechanism of injuryAbstract ID 13. Program Code C31. Optimal tracheostomy timing following traumatic complete spinal cord injury: a comparative analysis of ultra-early, early and delayed practiceAbstract ID 123. Program Code C32. Early stabilizatio
2025 · Vivien Chan, Rachelle Imbeault, et al. · Canadian Journal of Surgery
Canadian Spine Society: 24th Annual Scientific Conference, Wednesday, February 28 – Saturday, March 2, Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, B.C., Canada
2024 · Antoine Dionne, Firoz Miyanji, et al. · Canadian Journal of Surgery
Workshop (Knowledge Generation) ID 2001657: Using network analysis to enhance the Multi-Morbidity Index for predicting patient outcomes in traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury
2023 · Nader Fallah, Heather A. Hong, et al. · Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
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Characterization of the 3' Untranslated Region of HLA-G in HIV-1 Infected Black South African Mothers and their Infants
2014 · Heather A. Hong, Maria Paximadis, et al. · AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
Works count: 22
Citation count: 152
H-index: 8
I10-index: 6
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