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Dr. Malcolm D. Pestonji, spine surgeon at Golden Park Hospital, contributes to peer-reviewed research and technical innovation in endoscopic spine surgery, alongside structured surgical education.

This bibliography reflects a co-author network audit completed July 2026, expanding the earlier name-based search across journal archives, publisher records and international collaborations. It should not be treated as proof that no additional older publications, abstracts or chapters exist.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

  1. 1.Gunjotikar, S., Pestonji, M., Tanaka, M., Komatsubara, T., Ekade, S. J., Heydar, A. M., & Hieu, H. K. (2024). Evolution, current trends, and latest advances of endoscopic spine surgery. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(11), 3208. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13113208
  2. 2.Pestonji, M. D., Langaliya, M. K., & Banka, P. K. (2024). A novel transforaminal approach for upmigrated lumbar disc herniations in the hidden zone of MacNab: A surgical technical note. Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique, 9(Suppl. 2), S185–S193. https://doi.org/10.21182/jmisst.2023.01081
  3. 3.Pestonji, M., Langaliya, M., & Banka, P. (2024). Cervical myeloradiculopathy with bilateral foraminal stenosis treated by unilateral biportal endoscopic decompression with alternating hemilaminectomy and bilateral foraminotomy: A case report and technical note. Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique, 9(2), 123–130. https://doi.org/10.21182/jmisst.2024.01354
  4. 4.Méndez Reyes, N. A., Pestonji, M., Sosa Nájera, A., & Guerrero Pérez, R. (2025). Posterior fossa decompression by biportal endoscopy in a patient with Chiari malformation: Case report and description of the surgical technique. Acta Scientific Neurology, 8(6), 33–41. https://doi.org/10.31080/ASNE.2025.08.0836
  5. 5.Pestonji, M. D., & Gunjotikar, S. (2025). A novel paraspinal approach with unilateral biportal endoscopy for hidden zone lumbar disc herniations: A technical note and outcomes. Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique. https://doi.org/10.21182/jmisst.2025.02040
  6. 6.Pestonji, M. D., Gunjotikar, S. R., Tirpude, S., & Lewandrowski, K.-U. (2026). Algorithmic approach to combined standard and inclinatory foraminotomy via unilateral biportal endoscopy for cervical foraminal stenosis using sagittal-oblique computed tomography. Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique. https://doi.org/10.21182/jmisst.2025.02341
  7. 7.Pestonji, M. D., Gunjotikar, S., Lewandrowski, A. P. L., Lundquist, T., & Lewandrowski, K.-U. (2026). Extra-flaval lateralized transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion using unilateral biportal endoscopy: A technical note on how to maximize Kambin's corridor. International Journal of Spine Surgery, 20(3), 426–435. https://doi.org/10.14444/8890

Book Chapters

  1. 1.Pestonji, M., Dowling, Á., Delfino, H., & Lewandrowski, K.-U. (2021). Anterior endoscopic cervical discectomy. In Contemporary endoscopic spine surgery: Cervical spine (Vol. 1, pp. 94–107). Bentham Science Publishers. https://doi.org/10.2174/9789814998635121010008