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Safdar N. Khan, MD

Safdar N. Khan, MDPosition: Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics; Division of Spine

Contact Information:

  • Clinic: (614) 293-0706
  • Office: (614) 293-0706
  • Fax: (614) 293-6250

Medical School: M.D., The Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan, 1998
Research Associate: Spinal Reconstructive Service, The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2004
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, CA, 2010 (6-year Resident-Research Scholar Track)
Fellowship: Spine and Scoliosis Surgery; Rush-St Luke’s Presbyterian Medical Center and Shriner’s Hospital for Children, Chicago, IL, 2011

Clinical Interests: Complex adult and pediatric spine surgery, spinal deformity surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, reconstruction of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, degenerative scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, kyphosis, infantile, juvenile and adolescent scoliosis, spinal trauma, fractures, tumors and infections.

Research Interests: Biology of spinal fusion and fracture healing, intervertebral disc repair, application of regenerative molecular medicine to the treatment of spinal disorders.

Curriculum Vitae

Notes: Dr Khan joined the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at The Ohio State University Medical Center in August 2011. He is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. His clinical interests revolve around the management of all forms of adult and pediatric spinal disorders including adult degenerative disorders, and adult and pediatric deformity surgery. Dr Khan has also been active in the area of research, particularly in the field of fracture healing and spinal fusion biology.

 


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