Shaleen Vira, M.D.

Director of Spine Surgery Research

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Orthopaedic Surgery - General Orthopaedics
Adult Spinal Deformities
Complex Spinal Surgery

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Biography

Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeon

Shaleen Vira, M.D. is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He focuses on complex spinal deformities, scoliosis, and minimally invasive spine surgery. Dr. Vira practices at UT Southwestern Frisco, Zale Lipshy Pavilion, and Parkland Memorial Hospital.

At UT Southwestern, Dr. Vira is Director of Spine Surgery Research and leads multidisciplinary efforts both within and outside the university to improve the safety and efficacy of spine surgery. He has published over 200 peer reviewed papers, conference podium presentations, and book chapters in the areas of adult and pediatric spinal deformities, minimally invasive spine surgery, and value and health care policy in spine care.

Prior to joining UT Southwestern in 2019, Dr. Vira was at the Cleveland Clinic where he was the Combined Neurological and Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Fellow.

Dr. Vira earned his medical degree at NYU Langone Medical Center (the US News & World Report ranked #3 medical school in the nation) where he was in the highly selective B.A./M.D. program, and earned his medical school admission at age 17. He performed his residency at the prestigious Hospital for Joint Diseases, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital (a top 5 US News & World Report hospital for Orthopaedic Surgery) where he was in the Clinician Scientist Orthopaedic Surgery Program and served as Chief Resident. He completed a research fellowship in adult and pediatric spinal deformities at the NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital.

Dr. Vira is a member of several professional organizations, including the North American Spine Society, the AO Spine Society, the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, and the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery.

Education & Training

Research Fellowship - NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital (2014-2015), Adult and Pediatric Spinal Deformity
Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2018-2019), Spine Surgery
Residency - NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital (2012-2018), Orthopedic Surgery
Medical School - New York University Langone Medical Center (2008-2012)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) (2019)
AO Spine (2018)
North American Spine Society (2015)
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (2012)

Honors & Awards

D Magazine Best Doctor 2020
AO Spine Fellows Forum Best Poster Award 2019
Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Resident/Fellow Educational Scholarship 2019
Young Surgeon Educational Grant 2019, Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Gold Humanism Honors Society 2014, NYU Langone Medical Center Chapter
Musculoskeletal Research Award 2012, NYU School of Medicine
Cecil Rhodes Scholarship Finalist 2009

Books & Publications

Publications
- Correction to: Prior bariatric surgery lowers complication rates following spine surgery in obese patients.
  Passias PG, Horn SR, Vasquez-Montes D, Shepard N, Segreto FA, Bortz CA, Poorman GW, Jalai CM, Wang C, Stekas N, Frangella NJ, Deflorimonte C, Diebo BG, Raad M, Vira S, Horowitz JA, Sciubba DM, Hassanzadeh H, Lafage R, Afthinos J, Lafage V, Acta neurochirurgica 2019 Oct
- Recovery kinetics following spinal deformity correction: a comparison of isolated cervical, thoracolumbar, and combined deformity morphometries.
  Passias PG, Segreto FA, Lafage R, Lafage V, Smith JS, Line BG, Scheer JK, Mundis GM, Hamilton DK, Kim HJ, Horn SR, Bortz CA, Diebo BG, Vira S, Gupta MC, Klineberg EO, Burton DC, Hart RA, Schwab FJ, Shaffrey CI, Ames CP, Bess S, The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society 2019 Aug 19 8 1422-1433
- Predictors of Hospital Length of Stay and 30-Day Readmission in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Patients: An Analysis of 3057 Patients Using the ACS-NSQIP Database.
  Passias PG, Jalai CM, Worley N, Vira S, Hasan S, Horn SR, Segreto FA, Bortz CA, White AP, Gerling M, LaFage V, Errico T, World neurosurgery 2018 Feb 110 e450-e458
- Development of New-Onset Cervical Deformity in Nonoperative Adult Spinal Deformity Patients With 2-Year Follow-Up.
  Passias PG, Jalai CM, Worley N, Vira S, Scheer JK, Smith JS, Ramachandran S, Soroceanu A, Horn SR, Poorman GW, Protopsaltis TS, Klineberg EO, Sciubba DM, Kim HJ, Hamilton DK, Lafage R, Lafage V, Ames CP, International journal of spine surgery 2018 Dec 12 6 725-734
- Reoperation Rates After Long Posterior Spinal Fusion: Use of Recombinant Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Idiopathic and Non-idiopathic Scoliosis.
  Paul JC, Lonner BS, Vira S, Kaye ID, Errico TJ, Spine deformity 2016 Jul 4 4 304-309
- Incidence of Congenital Spinal Abnormalities Among Pediatric Patients and Their Association With Scoliosis and Systemic Anomalies.
  Passias PG, Poorman GW, Jalai CM, Diebo BG, Vira S, Horn SR, Baker JF, Shenoy K, Hasan S, Buza J, Bronson W, Paul JC, Kaye I, Foster NA, Cassilly RT, Oren JH, Moskovich R, Line B, Oh C, Bess S, LaFage V, Errico TJ, Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2019 Sep 39 8 e608-e613
- Congenital Etiology Is an Independent Risk Factor for Complications in Adolescents Undergoing Corrective Scoliosis Surgery: Comparison of In-hospital Comorbidities Using Nationwide KID's Inpatient Database.
  Poorman GW, Jalai CM, Diebo B, Vira S, Buza J, Baker J, Tishelman J, Horn S, Bono O, Shenoy K, Hasan S, Paul J, Isaacs E, Kaye I, Atanda A, Buckland AJ, LaFage V, Errico T, Passias PG, Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2019 Sep 39 8 406-410
- Predictors of Hospital-Acquired Conditions Are Predominately Similar for Spine Surgery and Other Common Elective Surgical Procedures, With Some Key Exceptions.
  Horn SR, Pierce KE, Oh C, Segreto FA, Egers M, Bortz C, Vasquez-Montes D, Lafage R, Lafage V, Vira S, Steinmetz L, Ge DH, Buza JA, Moon J, Diebo BG, Alas H, Brown AE, Shepard NA, Hassanzadeh H, Passias PG, Global spine journal 2019 Oct 9 7 717-723
- Suboptimal Age-Adjusted Lumbo-Pelvic Mismatch Predicts Negative Cervical-Thoracic Compensation in Obese Patients.
  Horn SR, Bortz CA, Ramachandran S, Poorman GW, Segreto F, Siow M, Sure A, Vasquez-Montes D, Diebo B, Tishelman J, Moon J, Zhou P, Beaubrun B, Vira S, Jalai C, Wang C, Shenoy K, Behery O, Errico T, Lafage V, Buckland A, Passias PG, International journal of spine surgery 2019 Jun 13 3 252-261
- Alcoholism as a predictor for pseudarthrosis in primary spine fusion: An analysis of risk factors and 30-day outcomes for 52,402 patients from 2005 to 2013.
  Passias PG, Bortz C, Alas H, Segreto FA, Horn SR, Ihejirika YU, Vasquez-Montes D, Pierce KE, Brown AE, Shenoy K, DelSole EM, Johnson B, Oh C, Zhou PL, Deflorimonte C, Dhillon ES, Jankowski PP, Diebo BG, Lafage V, Lafage R, Vira SN, Bendo JA, Goldstein JA, Schwab FJ, Gerling MC, Journal of orthopaedics 2019 Jan-Feb 16 1 36-40
- Trends in Treatment of Scheuermann Kyphosis: A Study of 1,070 Cases From 2003 to 2012.
  Horn SR, Poorman GW, Tishelman JC, Bortz CA, Segreto FA, Moon JY, Zhou PL, Vaynrub M, Vasquez-Montes D, Beaubrun BM, Diebo BG, Vira S, Raad M, Sciubba DM, Lafage V, Schwab FJ, Errico TJ, Passias PG, Spine deformity 2019 01 7 1 100-106
- Incidence, trends, and associated risks of developmental hip dysplasia in patients with Early Onset and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
  Segreto FA, Vasquez-Montes D, Brown AE, Bortz C, Horn SR, Diebo BG, Zhou PL, Vira S, Baker JF, Petrizzo AM, Lafage R, Lafage V, Errico TJ, Passias PG, Journal of orthopaedics 2018 Sep 15 3 874-877
- Does Reoperation Risk Vary for Different Types of Pediatric Scoliosis?
  Paul JC, Lonner BS, Vira S, Feldman D, Errico TJ, Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2018 Oct 38 9 459-464
- Adverse Outcomes and Prediction of Cardiopulmonary Complications in Elective Spine Surgery.
  Passias PG, Poorman GW, Delsole E, Zhou PL, Horn SR, Jalai CM, Vira S, Diebo B, Lafage V, Global spine journal 2018 May 8 3 218-223
- Full-Body Analysis of Adult Spinal Deformity Patients' Age-Adjusted Alignment at 1 Year.
  Passias PG, Horn SR, Frangella NJ, Poorman GW, Vasquez-Montes D, Diebo BG, Bortz CA, Segreto FA, Moon JY, Zhou PL, Vira S, Sure A, Beaubrun B, Tishelman JC, Ramchandran S, Jalai CM, Bronson W, Wang C, Lafage V, Buckland AJ, Errico TJ, World neurosurgery 2018 Jun 114 e775-e784
- Traumatic Fractures of the Cervical Spine: Analysis of Changes in Incidence, Cause, Concurrent Injuries, and Complications Among 488,262 Patients from 2005 to 2013.
  Passias PG, Poorman GW, Segreto FA, Jalai CM, Horn SR, Bortz CA, Vasquez-Montes D, Diebo BG, Vira S, Bono OJ, De La Garza-Ramos R, Moon JY, Wang C, Hirsch BP, Zhou PL, Gerling M, Koller H, Lafage V, World neurosurgery 2018 Feb 110 e427-e437
- The Influence of Body Mass Index on Achieving Age-Adjusted Alignment Goals in Adult Spinal Deformity Corrective Surgery with Full-Body Analysis at 1 Year.
  Horn SR, Segreto FA, Ramchandran S, Poorman GR, Sure A, Marascalachi B, Bortz CA, Varlotta CG, Tishelman J, Vasquez-Montes D, Ihejirika Y, Zhou P, Moon J, Lafage R, Diebo BG, Vira S, Jalai CM, Wang C, Shenoy K, Errico T, Lafage V, Buckland A, Passias PG, World neurosurgery 2018 Dec 120 e533-e545
- Recovery Kinetics of Radiographic and Implant-Related Revision Patients Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.
  Passias PG, Jalai CM, Lafage V, Poorman GW, Vira S, Horn SR, Scheer JK, Hamilton DK, Line BG, Bess S, Schwab FJ, Ames CP, Burton DC, Hart RA, Klineberg EO, Neurosurgery 2018 10 83 4 700-708
- Body mass index predicts risk of complications in lumbar spine surgery based on surgical invasiveness.
  Bono OJ, Poorman GW, Foster N, Jalai CM, Horn SR, Oren J, Soroceanu A, Ramachandran S, Purvis TE, Jain D, Vira S, Diebo BG, Line B, Sciubba DM, Protopsaltis TS, Buckland AJ, Errico TJ, Lafage V, Bess S, Passias PG, The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society 2018 07 18 7 1204-1210
- Defining the Role of the Lower Limbs in Compensating for Sagittal Malalignment.
  Lafage R, Liabaud B, Diebo BG, Oren JH, Vira S, Pesenti S, Protopsaltis TS, Errico TJ, Schwab FJ, Lafage V, Spine 2017 Nov 42 22 E1282-E1288
- Full-Body Analysis of Age-Adjusted Alignment in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients and Lower-Limb Compensation.
  Jalai CM, Cruz DL, Diebo BG, Poorman G, Lafage R, Bess S, Ramchandran S, Day LM, Vira S, Liabaud B, Henry JK, Schwab FJ, Lafage V, Passias PG, Spine 2017 May 42 9 653-661
- The Interobserver and Intraobserver Reliability of the Sanders Classification Versus the Risser Stage.
  Vira S, Husain Q, Jalai C, Paul J, Poorman GW, Poorman C, Yoon RS, Looze C, Lonner B, Passias PG, Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2017 Jun 37 4 e246-e249
- Juvenile Particulate Osteochondral Allograft for Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Detection of Altered Repair Tissue Biochemical Composition Using 7 Tesla MRI and T2 Mapping.
  Vira S, Ramme AJ, Chapman C, Xia D, Regatte RR, Chang G, The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons 2017 Jan - Feb 56 1 26-29
- Congenital Etiology is an Independent Risk Factor for Complications in Adolescents Undergoing Corrective Scoliosis Surgery: Comparison of In-hospital Comorbidities Using Nationwide KID's Inpatient Database.
  Poorman GW, Jalai CM, Diebo B, Vira S, Buza J, Baker J, Tishelman J, Horn S, Bono O, Shenoy K, Hasan S, Paul J, Isaacs E, Kaye I, Atanda A, Buckland AJ, LaFage V, Errico T, Passias PG, Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2017 Apr
- Adult Spinal Deformity: National Trends in the Presentation, Treatment, and Perioperative Outcomes From 2003 to 2010.
  Passias PG, Jalai CM, Worley N, Vira S, Marascalchi B, McClelland S, Lafage V, Errico TJ, Spine deformity 2017 09 5 5 342-350
- Diabetes as an Independent Predictor for Extended Length of Hospital Stay and Increased Adverse Post-Operative Events in Patients Treated Surgically for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.
  Worley N, Buza J, Jalai CM, Poorman GW, Day LM, Vira S, McClelland S, Lafage V, Passias PG, International journal of spine surgery 2017 11 10
- Global sagittal axis: a step toward full-body assessment of sagittal plane deformity in the human body.
  Diebo BG, Oren JH, Challier V, Lafage R, Ferrero E, Liu S, Vira S, Spiegel MA, Harris BY, Liabaud B, Henry JK, Errico TJ, Schwab FJ, Lafage V, Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2016 Oct 25 4 494-499
- Predictors of inpatient morbidity and mortality in adult spinal deformity surgery.
  Worley N, Marascalchi B, Jalai CM, Yang S, Diebo B, Vira S, Boniello A, Lafage V, Passias PG, European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society 2016 Mar 25 3 819-27
- Is There a Gender-Specific Full Body Sagittal Profile for Different Spinopelvic Relationships? A Study on Propensity-Matched Cohorts.
  Vira S, Diebo BG, Spiegel MA, Liabaud B, Henry JK, Oren JH, Lafage R, Tanzi EM, Protopsaltis TS, Errico TJ, Schwab FJ, Lafage V, Spine deformity 2016 Mar 4 2 104-111
- Use of Recombinant Bone Morphogenetic Protein Is Associated With Reduced Risk of Reoperation After Spine Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity.
  Paul JC, Lonner BS, Vira S, Kaye ID, Errico TJ, Spine 2016 Jan 41 1 E15-21
- The Impact of Advanced Age on Peri-Operative Outcomes in the Surgical Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Nationwide Study Between 2001 and 2010.
  Jalai CM, Worley N, Marascalchi BJ, Challier V, Vira S, Yang S, Boniello AJ, Bendo JA, Lafage V, Passias PG, Spine 2016 Feb 41 3 E139-47
- Analysis of an unexplored group of sagittal deformity patients: low pelvic tilt despite positive sagittal malalignment.
  Ferrero E, Vira S, Ames CP, Kebaish K, Obeid I, O'Brien MF, Gupta MC, Boachie-Adjei O, Smith JS, Mundis GM, Challier V, Protopsaltis TS, Schwab FJ, Lafage V, European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society 2016 11 25 11 3568-3576
- When is compensation for lumbar spinal stenosis a clinical sagittal plane deformity?
  Buckland AJ, Vira S, Oren JH, Lafage R, Harris BY, Spiegel MA, Diebo BG, Liabaud B, Protopsaltis TS, Schwab FJ, Lafage V, Errico TJ, Bendo JA, The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society 2016 08 16 8 971-81
- Surgical site infections following operative management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy: prevalence, predictors of occurence, and influence on peri-operative outcomes.
  Jalai CM, Worley N, Poorman GW, Cruz DL, Vira S, Passias PG, European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society 2016 06 25 6 1891-6
- Spino-pelvic parameters after surgery can be predicted: a preliminary formula and validation of standing alignment.
  Lafage V, Schwab F, Vira S, Patel A, Ungar B, Farcy JP, Spine 2011 Jun 36 13 1037-45
- Does vertebral level of pedicle subtraction osteotomy correlate with degree of spinopelvic parameter correction?
  Lafage V, Schwab F, Vira S, Hart R, Burton D, Smith JS, Boachie-Adjei O, Shelokov A, Hostin R, Shaffrey CI, Gupta M, Akbarnia BA, Bess S, Farcy JP, Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2011 Feb 14 2 184-91
- Fluorescent-labeled antibodies: Balancing functionality and degree of labeling.
  Vira S, Mekhedov E, Humphrey G, Blank PS, Analytical biochemistry 2010 Jul 402 2 146-50
- Decreased rates of 30-day perioperative complications following ASD-corrective surgery: A modified Clavien analysis of 3300 patients from 2010 to 2014.
  Passias PG, Bortz CA, Pierce KE, Segreto FA, Horn SR, Vasquez-Montes D, Lafage V, Brown AE, Ihejirika Y, Alas H, Varlotta C, Ge DH, Shepard N, Oh C, DelSole EM, Jankowski PP, Hockley A, Diebo BG, Vira SN, Sciubba DM, Raad M, Neuman BJ, Gerling MC, Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia 2019 Mar 61 147-152
- Traumatic Fracture of the Pediatric Cervical Spine: Etiology, Epidemiology, Concurrent Injuries, and an Analysis of Perioperative Outcomes Using the Kids' Inpatient Database.
  Poorman GW, Segreto FA, Beaubrun BM, Jalai CM, Horn SR, Bortz CA, Diebo BG, Vira S, Bono OJ, DE LA Garza-Ramos R, Moon JY, Wang C, Hirsch BP, Tishelman JC, Zhou PL, Gerling M, Passias PG, International journal of spine surgery 2019 Jan 13 1 68-78
- The Impact of Adult Thoracolumbar Spinal Deformities on Standing to Sitting Regional and Segmental Reciprocal Alignment.
  Pierce KE, Horn SR, Jain D, Segreto FA, Bortz C, Vasquez-Montes D, Zhou PL, Moon J, Steinmetz L, Varlotta CG, Frangella NJ, Stekas N, Ge DH, Hockley A, Diebo BG, Vira S, Alas H, Brown AE, Lafage R, Lafage V, Schwab FJ, Koller H, Buckland AJ, Gerling MC, Passias PG, International journal of spine surgery 2019 Aug 13 4 308-316
- Impact of presenting patient characteristics on surgical complications and morbidity in early onset scoliosis.
  Segreto FA, Vasquez-Montes D, Bortz CA, Horn SR, Diebo BG, Vira S, Kelly JJ, Stekas N, Ge DH, Ihejirika YU, Lafage R, Lafage V, Karamitopoulos M, Delsole EM, Hockley A, Petrizzo AM, Buckland AJ, Errico TJ, Gerling MC, Passias PG, Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia 2019 Apr 62 105-111
- Importance of the Sagittal Plane in Understanding Adult Spinal Deformities.
  Paul JC, Vira S, Quirno M, Protopsaltis T, Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013) 2018 Mar 76 1 80-84
- National Trends in the Prevalence, Treatment, and Associated Spinal Diagnoses Among Pediatric Spondylolysis Patients.
  Horn SR, Shepard N, Poorman GW, Bortz CA, Segreto FA, Janjua MB, Diebo BG, Vira S, Passias P, Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013) 2018 Dec 76 4 246-251
- Prior bariatric surgery lowers complication rates following spine surgery in obese patients.
  Passias PG, Horn SR, Vasquez-Montes D, Shepard N, Segreto FA, Bortz CA, Poorman GW, Jalai CM, Wang C, Stekas N, Frangella NJ, Deflorimonte C, Diebo BG, Raad M, Vira S, Horowitz JA, Sciubba DM, Hassanzadeh H, Lafage R, Afthinos J, Lafage V, Acta neurochirurgica 2018 12 160 12 2459-2465
- Response to a Letter to the Editor.
  Vira S, Husain Q, Jalai C, Paul J, Poorman GW, Poorman C, Yoon RS, Looze C, Lonner B, Passias PG, Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2018 04 38 4 e237
- Declining usage of rhBMP-2 in lumbar fusions for adult spinal deformity since 2008.
  Poorman G, Sure A, Jalai CM, Vira S, Horn SR, Diebo B, Bess S, Lafage V, Passias P, Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia 2018 01 47 62-65
- Patient-Reported Outcome Metrics in Total Joint Arthroplasty.
  Rana A, Vira S, Instructional course lectures 2017 Feb 66 647-652
- Morbidity of Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery in Elderly Has Declined Over Time.
  Passias PG, Poorman GW, Jalai CM, Neuman B, de la Garza-Ramos R, Miller E, Jain A, Sciubba D, McClelland S, Day L, Ramchandran S, Vira S, Diebo B, Isaacs E, Bono O, Bess S, Gerling M, Lafage V, Spine 2017 Aug 42 16 E978-E982
- Three-dimensional reconstruction using stereoradiography for evaluating adult spinal deformity: a reproducibility study.
  Ferrero E, Lafage R, Vira S, Rohan PY, Oren J, Delsole E, Guigui P, Schwab F, Lafage V, Skalli W, European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society 2017 08 26 8 2112-2120
- The impact of obesity on compensatory mechanisms in response to progressive sagittal malalignment.
  Jalai CM, Diebo BG, Cruz DL, Poorman GW, Vira S, Buckland AJ, Lafage R, Bess S, Errico TJ, Lafage V, Passias PG, The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society 2017 05 17 5 681-688
- Calcaneonavicular Coalition with Naviculocuneiform and Cuneiform-First Metatarsal Coalitions A Case Report.
  Vira S, McCormack R, Felder G, Otsuka N, Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013) 2016 Jun 74 2 165-7
- Evaluation of Automated Volumetric Cartilage Quantification for Hip Preservation Surgery.
  Ramme AJ, Guss MS, Vira S, Vigdorchik JM, Newe A, Raithel E, Chang G, The Journal of arthroplasty 2016 Jan 31 1 64-9
- Variability Over Time of Preoperative Sagittal Alignment Parameters: Radiographic and Clinical Considerations.
  Menga EN, Spiegel MA, Vira S, Lafage R, Henry JK, Liabaud B, Oren JH, Worley N, Schwab FJ, Errico TJ, Lafage V, Protopsaltis TS, Spine 2016 Dec 41 24 1896-1902
- Blast shockwaves propagate Ca(2+) activity via purinergic astrocyte networks in human central nervous system cells.
  Ravin R, Blank PS, Busse B, Ravin N, Vira S, Bezrukov L, Waters H, Guerrero-Cazares H, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Lee PR, Fields RD, Bezrukov SM, Zimmerberg J, Scientific reports 2016 05 6 25713
- Promoting multidisciplinary collaboration: letter to the editor in response to Schoenfeld AJ, Bhalla A, George J, Harris MB, Bono CM, "Academic productivity and contributions to the literature among spine surgery fellowship faculty".
  Vira S, Lafage V, Schwab FJ, Errico TJ, The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society 2015 Sep 15 9 2112-3
- Promoting multidisciplinary collaboration: letter to the editor in response to Schoenfeld AJ, Bhalla A, George J, Harris MB, Bono CM, "Academic productivity and contributions to the literature among spine surgery fellowship faculty".
  Vira S, Lafage V, Schwab FJ, Errico TJ, The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society 2015 Oct 15 10 2297-8
- Superstorm Sandy's forgotten patient: a lesson in emergency preparedness in severe obesity.
  Ramme AJ, Vira S, McLaurin TM, Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 2015 Feb 23 2 253-4
- Two Cases of Retained Cement after Hip Hemiarthroplasty. Don't Forget the Basics.
  Vira S, Ramme A, Shakked R, McLaurin TM, Tejwani NC, Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013) 2015 Dec 73 4 286-8
- A Novel MRI Tool for Evaluating Cortical Bone Thickness of the Proximal Femur.
  Ramme AJ, Vira S, Hotca A, Miller R, Welbeck A, Honig S, Egol KA, Rajapakse CS, Chang G, Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013) 2019 Mar 77 2 115-121
- Clinical Impact and Economic Burden of Hospital-Acquired Conditions Following Common Surgical Procedures.
  Horn SR, Liu TC, Horowitz JA, Oh C, Bortz CA, Segreto FA, Vasquez-Montes D, Steinmetz LM, Deflorimonte C, Vira S, Diebo BG, Neuman BJ, Raad M, Sciubba DM, Lafage R, Lafage V, Hassanzadeh H, Passias PG, Spine 2018 Nov 43 22 E1358-E1363
- Developments in the treatment of Chiari type 1 malformations over the past decade.
  Passias PG, Pyne A, Horn SR, Poorman GW, Janjua MB, Vasquez-Montes D, Bortz CA, Segreto FA, Frangella NJ, Siow MY, Sure A, Zhou PL, Moon JY, Diebo BG, Vira SN, Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) 2018 Mar 4 1 45-54
- Epidemiology and national trends in prevalence and surgical management of metastatic spinal disease.
  Horn SR, Dhillon ES, Poorman GW, Tishelman JC, Segreto FA, Bortz CA, Moon JY, Behery O, Shepard N, Diebo BG, Vira S, Passias PG, Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia 2018 Jul 53 183-187
- Two-Year Results of the Prospective Spine Treatment Outcomes Study: Analysis of Postoperative Clinical Outcomes Between Patients with and without a History of Previous Cervical Spine Surgery.
  Radcliff K, Jalai C, Vira S, Yang S, Boniello AJ, Bianco K, Oh C, Gerling M, Poorman G, Horn SR, Buza JA, Isaacs RE, Vaccaro AR, Passias PG, World neurosurgery 2018 Jan 109 e144-e149
- Cluster analysis describes constellations of cardiac anomalies presenting in spinal anomaly patients.
  Passias PG, Poorman GW, Vasquez-Montes D, Wang C, Jalai C, Horn SR, Steinmetz LM, Bortz CA, Segreto FA, Moon J, Zhou PL, Diebo BG, Vira S, Acta neurochirurgica 2018 08 160 8 1613-1619
- Incidence of Congenital Spinal Abnormalities Among Pediatric Patients and Their Association With Scoliosis and Systemic Anomalies.
  Passias PG, Poorman GW, Jalai CM, Diebo BG, Vira S, Horn SR, Baker JF, Shenoy K, Hasan S, Buza J, Bronson W, Paul JC, Kaye I, Foster NA, Cassilly RT, Oren JH, Moskovich R, Line B, Oh C, Bess S, LaFage V, Errico TJ, Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2017 Oct
- Sagittal Pelvic Orientation A Comparison of Two Methods of Measurement.
  Buckland A, DelSole E, George S, Vira S, Lafage V, Errico T, Vigdorchik J, Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013) 2017 Dec 75 4 234-240
- Novel Angular Measures of Cervical Deformity Account for Upper Cervical Compensation and Sagittal Alignment.
  Protopsaltis TS, Lafage R, Vira S, Sciubba D, Soroceanu A, Hamilton K, Smith J, Passias PG, Mundis G, Hart R, Schwab F, Klineberg E, Shaffrey C, Lafage V, Ames C, Clinical spine surgery 2017 Aug 30 7 E959-E967
- Patient-specific Hip Fracture Strength Assessment with Microstructural MR Imaging-based Finite Element Modeling.
  Rajapakse CS, Hotca A, Newman BT, Ramme A, Vira S, Kobe EA, Miller R, Honig S, Chang G, Radiology 2017 06 283 3 854-861
- Current Evidence of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in the Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniations.
  Quirno M, Vira S, Errico TJ, Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013) 2016 Mar 74 1 88-97
- Role of pelvic translation and lower-extremity compensation to maintain gravity line position in spinal deformity.
  Ferrero E, Liabaud B, Challier V, Lafage R, Diebo BG, Vira S, Liu S, Vital JM, Ilharreborde B, Protopsaltis TS, Errico TJ, Schwab FJ, Lafage V, Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2016 Mar 24 3 436-46
- Exertional rhabdomyolysis after spinning: case series and review of the literature.
  Ramme AJ, Vira S, Alaia MJ, VAN DE Leuv J, Rothberg RC, The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness 2016 Jun 56 6 789-93
- Duplex Ultrasonography Has Limited Utility in Detection of Postoperative DVT After Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty.
  Vira S, Ramme AJ, Alaia MJ, Steiger D, Vigdorchik JM, Jaffe F, HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery 2016 Jul 12 2 132-6
- Natural Head Posture in the Setting of Sagittal Spinal Deformity: Validation of Chin-Brow Vertical Angle, Slope of Line of Sight, and McGregor's Slope With Health-Related Quality of Life.
  Lafage R, Challier V, Liabaud B, Vira S, Ferrero E, Diebo BG, Liu S, Vital JM, Mazda K, Protopsaltis TS, Errico TJ, Schwab FJ, Lafage V, Neurosurgery 2016 Jul 79 1 108-15
- Developing the Total Disability Index Based on an Analysis of the Interrelationships and Limitations of Oswestry and Neck Disability Index.
  Spiegel MA, Lafage R, Lafage V, Ryan D, Marascalchi B, Trimba Y, Ames C, Harris B, Tanzi E, Oren J, Vira S, Errico T, Schwab F, Protopsaltis TS, Spine 2016 Jan 41 1 74-81
- Predicting Cervical Alignment Required to Maintain Horizontal Gaze Based on Global Spinal Alignment.
  Diebo BG, Challier V, Henry JK, Oren JH, Spiegel MA, Vira S, Tanzi EM, Liabaud B, Lafage R, Protopsaltis TS, Errico TJ, Schwab FJ, Lafage V, Spine 2016 Dec 41 23 1795-1800
- High-Volume Hospitals and Surgeons Experience Fewer Early Reoperation Events After Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery.
  Paul JC, Lonner BS, Vira S, Errico TJ, Spine deformity 2015 Sep 3 5 496-501

Clinical Focus

Adult Spinal Deformities
Complex Spinal Surgery
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Adult and Pediatric Scoliosis
Back, Neck, & Spine Fractures
Brain & Spinal Cord Cancer
Craniocervical Junction (CVJ) Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Spine
Basilar Invagination/Impression, Cranial Settling
Cervical Deformity
Cervical Arthritis/Degeneration
Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease
Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Radiculopathy
Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Stenosis
Neurogenic Claudication
Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
Sagittal Spinal Deformity/Spinopelvic Imbalance
Scheuermann's Kyphosis
Spinal Osteomyelitis/Osteodiscitis and Other Infection

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Spine Center

at UT Southwestern Frisco 12500 Dallas Parkway, 3rd Floor
Frisco, Texas 75033 469-604-9000 Directions Parking Info

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