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Curriculum Vitae
Updated · 2025

Arash J. Sayari, MD

Board-certified orthopaedic spine surgeon · Faculty at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
Positions Education Licensure Honors Publications Book Chapters Presentations Memberships

§ 01Professional Positions

Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
Faculty, Spine Surgery · Chicago, IL

§ 02Education & Training

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Fellowship in Spine Surgery · Los Angeles, CA
Rush University Medical Center
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency · Chicago, IL
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) · Miami, FL
USC Keck School of Medicine
Research Fellow, Spine Surgery · Los Angeles, CA
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
B.S., Magna Cum Laude, University Honors · Los Angeles, CA

§ 03Licensure & Certifications

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (2021)
  • California Medical License No. 171801 (2021)
  • California Radiography & Fluoroscopy X-Ray Supervisor & Operator (2021)
  • BLS & ACLS Certified
  • NPI # 1760837249
  • USMLE Step 1, 2CK, 2CS, 3 — Pass

§ 04Honors & Awards

2021
Teacher of the Year, Rush University Medical Center
2019
Runner-Up Best Paper, Annual Rush University Surgical Symposium
2016
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, UMMSM
2015
Second Place, Outstanding Clinical Oral Presentation — Eastern-Atlantic Student Research Forum
2014
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Student Service Leadership Award — $9,000 grant
2013
Semifinalist, University of Miami Business Plan Competition
2011
Magna Cum Laude & University Honors, UCLA

§ 05Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

A curated selection from 37 peer-reviewed journal articles. Full bibliography available on request.

  1. 01
    Endplate abnormalities, Modic changes and their relationship to alignment parameters and surgical outcomes in the cervical spine.
    Journal of Orthopaedic Research · 2022
  2. 02
    Single-Position Anterior Column Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
    International Journal of Spine Surgery · 2022
  3. 03
    Segmental Range of Motion Following Cervical Total Disc Arthroplasty at Long-Term Follow-Up: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
    Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine · 2022
  4. 04
    Stand-Alone Cage versus Anterior Plating for One- and Two-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
    Clinical Spine Surgery · 2022
  5. 05
    Pediatric Back Pain: a Scoring System to Guide Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
    Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics · 2022
  6. 06
    Artificial Intelligence in Spine Care: Current Applications and Future Utility.
    European Spine Journal · 2021
  7. 07
    Artificial intelligence predicts disk re-herniation following lumbar microdiscectomy: development of the "RAD" risk profile.
    European Spine Journal · 2021
  8. 08
    Novel Inflammation-Preserving Treatment for Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Herniation: a Prospective Imaging and Clinical Outcomes Study.
    European Spine Journal · 2021
  9. 09
    Spontaneous Resorption of Lumbar Disc Herniation — epidemiology, risk factors, mechanisms, and future directions.
    JBJS Reviews · 2021
  10. 10
    Success of Surgical Simulation in Orthopaedic Training and Applications in Spine Surgery.
    Clinical Spine Surgery · 2020
  11. 11
    Personal Health of Spine Surgeons Can Impact Perceptions, Decision-Making and Healthcare Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic — A Worldwide Study.
    Neurospine · 2020
  12. 12
    Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Spine and Extremities: Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
    JBJS Reviews · 2019
  13. 13
    Review of Robotic-Assisted Surgery: What the Future Looks Like Through a Spine Oncology Lens.
    Annals of Translational Medicine · 2019
  14. 14
    Devices for the MIS TLIF Procedural Solution in Spine Surgery.
    Expert Review of Medical Devices · 2018
  15. 15
    Risk and cost of reoperation after single level posterior cervical foraminotomy: a large database study.
    Global Spine Journal · 2017

§ 06Textbook Chapters

  1. 01
    State of the Art for Metastatic Histologies
    Surgical Spinal Oncology, Ch. 14 · Springer, 2020
  2. 02
    Spine Tumors: Technological Advances
    Surgical Spinal Oncology · Springer, 2020
  3. 03
    Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgery: Application of Preoperative and Intraoperative Imaging
    Seminars in Spine Surgery · Elsevier, 2019
  4. 04
    Stress Fractures of the Spine in Sport
    Fractures in Sport · Springer, 2019
  5. 05
    Stress Fractures of the Lumbar Spine
    Stress Fractures in Athletes · Springer, 2019
  6. 06
    Case Selection for Spine Surgery in the Ambulatory Setting
    Seminars in Spine Surgery · Elsevier, 2018
  7. 07
    Bone Graft Options, Substitutes, and Harvest Techniques
    Cervical Trauma, Ch. 22 · Thieme, 2017
  8. 08
    Hand Fractures
    Pocket Orthopaedics · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015

§ 07Invited & Selected Presentations

Selected from 24 national/international oral presentations and 19 posters.

  1. 01
    Novel Inflammation-Preserving Treatment for Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Herniation
    Orthopedic Research Society (ORS), Tampa, FL · 2022
  2. 02
    Operative Time and Radiographic Differences Between Lateral and Supine ALIF
    American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), San Diego · 2021
  3. 03
    Predicting Disc Re-Herniation After Lumbar Decompression: A Machine Learning Approach
    International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) · 2021
  4. 04
    Comparison of Stand-alone Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Open Laminectomy
    North American Spine Society (NASS), Chicago · 2019
  5. 05
    Establishing Maximal Medical Improvement Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
    NASS, Chicago · 2019
  6. 06
    Equivalent Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Open Posterior Lumbar Fusion With and Without Prior Laminectomy
    ISASS Annual Meeting, Anaheim · 2019

§ 08Memberships

  • Global Spine Congress
  • Lumbar Spine Research Society
  • North American Spine Society
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
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