Our Research

 

Below are a list of publications and abstracts our medical students and research interns have participated in (*Mile High MD researchers highlighted in bold*):

Peer Reviewed Publications: 

  1. Akhtar M, Razick D, Zahir J, Dhaliwal A, Shelton T. Clinical Outcomes of Primary Versus Revision Hip Arthroscopy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. The American Journal of Sports Medicine [Accepted].
  2. Nawari A, Zahir J, Kumar S, Ocampo L, Opara O, Ahmad H, Crawford B, and Feeley B. (2025) Artificial Intelligence Large Language Models Are Nearly Equivalent to Fourth-Year Orthopaedic Residents on the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination: A Cause for Concern or Excitement? Journal of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation 6 (1). https://doi.org/10.60118/001c.124070
  3. Martin A, Zahir J, Smith N, Raji O, Nelles D, et al. (2024) The “Hanging Garden” Method of Incidental Durotomy Repair: An Illustrative Case Report and Technique Description. J Surg 9: 11182. doi: 10.29011/2575-9760.011182
  4. Megdadi M, Tita S, Javed A, Zahir J, Kang T. Ischemic Sigmoid Colon Presenting As Hemoperitoneum From an Avulsed Mesocolon During Colonoscopy: A Case Report and Literature Review. Cureus. 2024 Jul 12;16(7):e64418. doi: 10.7759/cureus.64418. PMID: 39131027; PMCID: PMC11317078
  5. Martin A, Zahir J, Smith N, Raji O, Nelles D, Kondrashov D. High incidence of dural tears with 3-column osteotomies: a systematic review of adult spinal deformity surgery literature for the past decade. Spine Deformity. 2024 Jun 24. doi:10.1007/s43390-024-00916-w. PMID: 38914908
  6. Gardner C, Wu S, Zahir J, Dong O, Raji O, Leasure J, McGahan P. Femoral interference screw divergence as a result of anteromedial portal insertion and outside-in FlipCutter femoral tunnel drilling: A cadaveric study. Journal of Orthopaedics. 2024 Mar 31;52:138-142. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2024.03.035. PMID: 38600978; PMCID: PMC11001622
  7. Gajraj F, Zahir J, Adereti C, Gajraj MH. A Case Report and Literature Review of the Role of Dupilumab in the Management of Lichen Planus: Cause or Treatment? Cureus. 2023 Jul 2;15(7):e41274. doi: 10.7759/cureus.41274. PMID: 37533618; PMCID: PMC10392291
  8. Adereti C, Zahir J, Robinson E, Pursel J, Hamdallah I. A Case Report and Literature Review on Incidental Morgagni Hernia in Bariatric Patients: To Repair or Not to Repair? Cureus. 2023 Jun 4;15(6):e39950. doi: 10.7759/cureus.39950. PMID: 37416052; PMCID: PMC10319596

Manuscripts Under Review: 

  1. Zahir J, Gardner C, Singleton I, Crawford B, Rowland A, Chang S, Denisov A, Raji O, Kondrashov D. Perioperative Complications of Vertebral Resection in Patients with and without Spine Infection. Submitted to Global Spine Journal.

Podium Presentations: 

  1. Zahir J, Kumar S, Megdadi M, Mpanupanu R, Ocampo L, Rivas Z, Thota B, Ashfaq L, Grace GT. Almost One in Ten Patients Experience a Complication After Local Flap Lip Reconstruction for Tumor Removal: A Systematic Review. Sheffield Orthoplastic Society 7th Annual Conference. 2025 January 25. Sheffield, United Kingdom.
  2. Zahir J, Ghayyad K, Huffman GR. Clinical Outcomes of Cementless Total Elbow Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Case Series at a Mean Follow-Up of Seven Months. Central Florida Orthopedic Conference. 2024 December 7. Orlando, FL, USA.

  3. Gardner C, Crawford B, Schlauch A, Zahir J, Tran T, Oluwatodimu R Raji, DiStefano J, De Mayo E. The Utility of a Non-Invasive Distractor during Knee Arthroscopy: A Pilot Cadaveric Study. St. Mary’s Medical Center 30th Annual Resident Research Symposium. 2024 June 14. San Francisco, CA, USA.

 

Abstracts & Poster Presentations: 

  1. Zahir J, Gardner C, Singleton I , Crawford B , Rowland A , Chang S , Denisov A, Raji O, Kondrashov D. Perioperative Bleeding Complications of Vertebral Body Resection in Patients with and without Prior Spine Infection. (*Accepted to Global Spine Congress, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; May 28-31, 2025)
  2. Nawari A, Zahir J, Kumar S, Opara O, Ocampo L, Hassan A, Crawford B, Feeley B. A Head-to-Head Analysis of the Utility and Accuracy of Contemporary Large Language Models on Orthopaedic Surgery Written Boards and their Performance Against Orthopaedic Surgery Residents Nationally. (*Accepted to American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2025, San Diego, CA, USA; March 10-14, 2025)
  3. Zahir J, Ghayyad K, Huffman G.R. Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty with a Humeral Head Osteochondral Allograft for a Reverse Hill-Sachs Lesion: A Technical Note. Central Florida Orthopedic Conference. 2024 December 7. Orlando, FL, USA
  4. Zahir J, Ghayyad K, Huffman G.R. Clinical Outcomes of Cementless Total Elbow Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Case Series at a Mean Follow-Up of Seven Months. Central Florida Orthopedic Conference. 2024 December 7. Orlando, FL, USA
  5. Gardner C, Crawford B, Schlauch A, Zahir J, Tran T, Oluwatodimu R Raji, DiStefano J, De Mayo E. The Utility of a Non-Invasive Distractor during Knee Arthroscopy. Presentation during St. Mary’s Medical Center 30th Annual Resident Research Symposium. 2024 June 14. San Francisco, CA, USA.
  6. Toussaint F, Zahir J, Waldron K, Hackett A. Exploring Barriers to Diversifying the Field of Neurosurgery: A Comprehensive Scoping Review and Survey Analysis. Poster presented at: Congress of Neurological Surgeons. 2023 September 9; Washington, DC, USA.
  7. Zahir J. Artificial Intelligence in Surgery: Future or Folly: Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision: Pearls and Pitfalls of this Technology. Presented at: Ascension St Agnes Hospital Research Day. 2023 May 25. Baltimore, MD, USA.