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Dr. Saifi treats adults and children with spinal deformity, including kyphosis and scoliosis. He has specialized training in pediatric and adult spinal deformity surgery at Columbia University, Rush University, and Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago.
Previously Dr. Saifi was the director of clinical spine research in the department of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. While at the University of Pennsylvania he was also a senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics given his clinical research in this field.
External positions
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine
Jul 1 2023 → …
Research Area Keywords
- Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
- Outcomes, Quality & Health Care Performance
- Clinical Care
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Projects
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Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Blinded Pivotal Study In Subjects Undergoing A Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) At One Or Two Levels Using Infuse? Bone Graft and The Capstone? Spinal System with Posterior Supplemental Fixation For The Treatment Of Symptomatic Degenerative Disease Of The Lumbosacral Spine
Saifi, C. (PI)
8/20/24 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Increased Prevalence of Scoliosis in Female Professional Ballet Performers
Lambert, B., Haghshenas, V., Bondar, K., Hirase, T., Aflatooni, J., Harris, J., McCulloch, P. & Saifi, C., Jun 4 2025, In: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume. 107, 11, p. 1227-1234 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Outcomes following single level posterior lumbar fusion in patients with systemic and discoid lupus: A retrospective national database study
Dhodapkar, M. M., Halperin, S. J., Day, W., Saifi, C., Rubio, D. R., Koumpouras, F., Grauer, J. N. & Varthi, A., Jun 2025, In: North American Spine Society Journal. 22, 100604.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Risk Factors for and Prediction of Early Thromboembolic Disease Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery An Analysis of >7,400 Patients with Spinal Deformity
Gallagher, D. O., Bondar, K., Hirase, T., Harris, J., Vemu, S. M., Louie, P. K., Varthi, A., Lambert, B. & Saifi, C., Jun 4 2025, In: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume. 107, 11, p. 1219-1226 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biomechanical analysis of complications following T10-Pelvis spinal fusion: A population based computational study
Nguyen, A. Q., Rodriguez, C., Kumar, R., Gupta, S., Anderson, D. E. & Saifi, C., Mar 2024, In: Journal of Biomechanics. 165, p. 111969 111969.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Customized 3-dimensional–printed Vertebral Implants for Spinal Reconstruction After Tumor Resection A Systematic Review
Hirase, T., Vemu, S. M., Boddapati, V., Ling, J. F., So, M., Saifi, C., Marco, R. A. W. & Bird, J. E., Feb 1 2024, In: Clinical Spine Surgery. 37, 1, p. 31-39 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review