Relationship Between Social Media and Healthgrades Ratings for Spine Neurosurgeons
Spine neurosurgeons involved in social media are typically younger than surgeons with no social media presence. Social media involvement was associated with higher ratings on PRWs (Instagram), more PRW reviews (LinkedIn), and higher h-index (LinkedIn and Twitter). These findings should be interpreted with care because the analyses are correlative rather than causal, and voluntary response bias is inherent to PRW data.
Authors
- Anthony M. Asher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0979-2422)
- Juan P. Giraldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2794-870X)
- Nikhil Dholaria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0873-5525)
- Nicholas M. Rabah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0499-7373)
- Mark A. Pacult (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4435-202X)
- Michael D. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6291-3943)
- James J. Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9755-897X)
- Juan S. Uribe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8910-6578)
- Katriel E. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8367-4470)
- Joseph M. Abbatematteo
- Nima Alan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2007-9006)
- Gabriella P. Williams
- Gabriel R. Arguelles
- S.Harrison Farber
- Anna G.U. Sawa
Institutions
- Barrow Neurological Institute (US)
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (US)
- University of Arizona (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- San Francisco Department of Public Health (US)
- University of San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2026.124875
- Primary Topic
- Social Media in Health Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00