Safdar N Khan MD
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Vice Chair for Surgical Innovation, UC Davis Health
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4301 X StreetSacramento, CA 95817
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Education & Training
Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2010 - 2011
University of California Davis HealthResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2004 - 2010
Aga Khan Medical CollegeClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2011 - 2024
IL State Medical License 2010 - 2011
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Clinical Trials
- Comparison of Actifuse ABX and Local Bone in Spinal Surgery Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
- Safety Evaluation of ART352-L in Subjects Undergoing Posterolateral Spinal Fusion Start of enrollment: 2020 Sep 30
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Utility of Routine Preoperative Urinalysis in Elective Lumbar Spine Fusion Surgery.Stevin Lu, Ian Marquez, Hania Shahzad, Jonathan Ochoa, Kanwar Parhar
Global Spine Journal. 2025-03-28 - Device profile of the Mobi-C artificial cervical disc: an overview of its safety and efficacy.Kee D Kim, Katherine A Curran, Richard L Price, Safdar Khan
Expert Review of Medical Devices. 2025-01-01 - The Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation in Slowing Cognitive Decline Among Elderly Patients With Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controll...Gaurav Vijayrao Deshmukh, Humaira Niaz, Riya Bai, Dong Hwi Kim, Ji Woo Kim
Cureus. 2024-11-01
Journal Articles
- Is There a “Gender Effect” in 30-Day Outcomes Following Elective Posterior Lumbar Fusions?Jeffery Kim, Safdar N Khan, World Neurosurgery
- The Top 50 Most-Cited Articles on Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (CSM)Safdar Khan, MD, World Neurosurgery
Press Mentions
Research Finds Stopping Opioid Use Three Months Prior to Surgery Lowers Risk of Chronic Postoperative UseMarch 14th, 2019
Study: Chronic Use of Opioids Linked to Complications After Spinal Fusion SurgeryJuly 9th, 2023
Grant Support
- The Spine Phenome Project: Enabling Technology for Personalized MedicineOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY2019–2025
Other Languages
- Urdu
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