Peer Reviewed Publications: 

1) Gajraj FA, 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.

2) 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.

3) Megdadi M, Tita S, Javed A, Zahir J, et al. (July 12, 2024) Ischemic Sigmoid Colon Presenting As Hemoperitoneum From an Avulsed Mesocolon During Colonoscopy: A Case Report and Literature Review. Cureus 16(7): e64418. doi:10.7759/cureus.64418

4) 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. J Orthop. 2024 Mar 31;52:138-142. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2024.03.035. PMID: 38600978; PMCID: PMC11001622.

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 Deform. 2024 Jun 24. doi:10.1007/s43390-024-00916-w. PMID: 38914908.

 

Abstracts & Presentations: 

1) 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. 

2) 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.  

3) Zahir J. Head Injuries in Mixed Martial Arts: miRNA Expressions in Saliva and Serum Post-Fight May Predict Severity of Head Trauma. Presented at Ross University School of Medicine Research Symposium. 2019 November 5. Barbados, BB, West Indies.

4) 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.