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Office
4301 X Street
Sacramento, CA 95817
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
- Preserving privacy in big data research: the role of federated learning in spine surgery.Hania Shahzad, Cole Veliky, Hai Le, Sheeraz Qureshi, Frank M Phillips
European Spine Journal. 2024-11-01 - Comparing opioid utilization and costs for surgical management of single-level spondylolisthesis: A national claims database analysis.Hania Shahzad, Aziz Saade, Shannon Tse, Samuel K Simister, Hamza Azhar
Journal of Orthopaedics. 2024-11-01 - Declining Trend in Anti-osteoporotic Treatment, Despite a Rise in DEXA Screening Following "Sentinel" Distal Radius Fractures.Azeem Tariq Malik, Adam Gordon, Hisham Awan, Safdar N Khan, Kanu S Goyal
Hand. 2024-09-01
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
Other Languages
- Urdu
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