IainHKalfasMD

Neurosurgery • Cleveland, OH

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Physician

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Office
9500 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44195
Phone+1 800-223-2273
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Education & Training

Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 1988 - 1989
Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1983 - 1988
Cleveland Clinic FoundationInternship, Transitional Year, 1982 - 1983
Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 1988 - Present
NY State Medical License 2024 - 2026
OH State Medical License 1983 - 2024
FL State Medical License 1993 - 2000
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Clinical Trials

An Assessment of P-15 Bone Putty in Anterior Cervical Fusion With Instrumentation Start of enrollment: 2006 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A Retrospective Analysis of the L3-L4 Disc and Spinopelvic Parameters on Outcomes in Thoracolumbar Fusion: Was Art Steffee Right?
Mark M Kodsy, Harvey E Freitag, Robert D Winkelman, Nicholas M Rabah, Bryan S Lee, Ryan Honomichl, Nicolas Thompson, Jason W Savage, R Douglas Orr, Edward C Benzel, Ia...> ;World Neurosurgery. 2022 Mar 1
Two cases of supratentorial lobar intracranial hemorrhage following lumbar decompression and stabilization.
Ahmed Kashkoush, Vikram Chakravarthy, Mark Bain, Iain H. Kalfas, Michael P. Steinmetz> ;Surgical Neurology International. 2021 Jan 1
16 citations
Machine Vision Navigation in Spine Surgery
Iain H. Kalfas> ;Frontiers in Surgery. 2021 Jan 1
6 citations
Epidemiology, Treatment, and Performance-Based Outcomes in American Professional Baseball Players With Symptomatic Spondylolysis and Isthmic Spondylolisthesis.
Heath P. Gould, Robert D. Winkelman, Joseph E. Tanenbaum, Emily Hu, Colin M. Haines, Wellington K. Hsu, Iain H. Kalfas, Jason W. Savage, Mark S. Schickendantz, Thomas ...> ;The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020 Aug 14
4 citations
Analyzing the role of adjuvant or salvage radiotherapy for spinal myxopapillary ependymomas
Rupesh Kotecha, Martin C. Tom, Mihir Naik, Lilyana Angelov, Edward C. Benzel, Chandana A. Reddy, Richard A. Prayson, Iain H. Kalfas, Richard Schlenk, Ajit A. Krishnane...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2020 May 1
3 citations
Vasopressor Infusion During Prone Spine Surgery and Acute Renal Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.
Ehab Farag, Natalya Makarova, Maged Argalious, Jacek B. Cywinski, Edward C. Benzel, Iain H. Kalfas, Daniel I. Sessler> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2019 Sep 1
7 citations
The effect of C2-3 disc angle on postoperative adverse events in cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
Bryan S. Lee, Kevin M. Walsh, Daniel Lubelski, Konrad D. Knusel, Michael P. Steinmetz, Thomas E. Mroz, Richard P. Schlenk, Iain H. Kalfas, Edward C. Benzel> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2019 Jan 1
Vasopressor Infusion During Prone Spine Surgery and Acute Renal Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.
Farag, E.,Makarova, N.,Argalious, M.,Cywinski, J. B.,Benzel, E.,Kalfas, I.,Sessler, D. I.> ;Anesth. Analg.. 2019 Jan 17
3 citations
The Utility of Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Determining the Flexibility of Sagittal Imbalance
Akshay Sharma, Sina Pourtaheri, Jason W. Savage, Iain H. Kalfas, Thomas E. Mroz, Edward C. Benzel, Michael P. Steinmetz> ;Neurosurgery. 2018 Sep 1
9 citations
Short-term outcomes following posterior cervical fusion among octogenarians with cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a NSQIP database analysis.
Caroline E. Vonck, Joseph E. Tanenbaum, Thomas T. Bomberger, Edward C. Benzel, Jason W. Savage, Iain H. Kalfas, Thomas E. Mroz, Michael P. Steinmetz> ;The Spine Journal. 2018 Sep 1
Epidural Abscess Following Prostate Biopsy.
Scott Lundy, Bradley C. Gill, Iain H. Kalfas, Amr Fergany, Andrew J. Stephenson> ;Urology. 2017 Nov 1
15 citations
Pelvic retroversion: a compensatory mechanism for lumbar stenosis
Sina Pourtaheri, Akshay Sharma, Jason W. Savage, Iain H. Kalfas, Thomas E. Mroz, Edward C. Benzel, Michael P. Steinmetz> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2017 Jun 9
6 citations
Septic Arthritis of an Atlantoaxial Facet Joint with Normal Inflammatory Markers: Case Report and Literature Review.
Gokhan Kuyumcu, Claus S. Simpfendorfer, Maja Babic, Iain H. Kalfas, Lucileia Teixeira-Johnson, Carl S. Winalski> ;World Neurosurgery. 2017 Feb 1
43 citations
Efficacy of i-Factor Bone Graft versus Autograft in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Results of the Prospective, Randomized, Single-blinded Food and Drug Admin...
Paul M. Arnold, Rick C. Sasso, Michael Janssen, Michael G. Fehlings, Joseph D. Smucker, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Robert F. Heary, Ashvin I. Patel, Benoit Goulet, Iain H. ...> ;Spine. 2016 Jul 1
23 citations
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) intervertebral cage as a cause of chronic systemic allergy: a case report.
Andres L. Maldonado-Naranjo, Andrew T. Healy, Iain H. Kalfas> ;The Spine Journal. 2015 Jul 1
7 citations
Outpatient Surgery in the Cervical Spine: Is It Safe?
Michael J Lee, Iain H. Kalfas, Haley K. Holmer, Andrea C. Skelly> ;Evidence-Based Spine-Care Journal. 2014 Sep 24
6 citations
The value of neuromonitoring in cervical spine surgery.
Ran Harel, Nachshon Knoller, Gilad J. Regev, Yoram Anekstein, Menashe Zaaroor, Joseph Leitner, Eyal Itshayek, Michael P. Steinmetz, Thomas E. Mroz, Ajit A. Krishnaney,...> ;Surgical Neurology International. 2014 Aug 2
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with 2 incisions.
Iain H. Kalfas> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2012 Aug 31
18 citations
Effects of crystalloid versus colloid and the α-2 agonist brimonidine versus placebo on intraocular pressure during prone spine surgery: a factorial randomized trial.
Ehab Farag, Daniel I. Sessler, Bledar Kovaci, Lu Wang, Edward J. Mascha, Gordon R. Bell, Iain H. Kalfas, Edward J. Rockwood, Andrea Kurz> ;Anesthesiology. 2012 Apr 1
9 citations
Iliac screw fixation using computer-assisted computer tomographic image guidance: technical note
John H. Shin, Daniel J. Hoh, Iain H. Kalfas> ;Neurosurgery. 2012 Mar 1
30 citations
The role of adjuvant radiation therapy in the treatment of spinal myxopapillary ependymomas.
Samuel T. Chao, Taisei Kobayashi, Edward C. Benzel, Chandana A. Reddy, Glen Stevens, Richard A. Prayson, Iain H. Kalfas, Richard Schlenk, Ajit A. Krishnaney, Michael P...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2011 Jan 1
25 citations
Patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) for postoperative pain control after lumbar spine surgery.
Juan P. Cata, Edward Noguera, Emily Parke, Zeyd Ebrahim, Andrea Kurz, Iain H. Kalfas, Edward J. Mascha, Ehab Farag> ;Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2008 Oct 1
9 citations
Exophytic intramedullary meningioma of the cervical spinal cord
D. Sahni, James S. Harrop, Iain H. Kalfas, Alexander R. Vaccaro, D. Weingarten> ;Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2008 Oct 1
19 citations
A review of the utility of obtaining repeated postoperative radiographs following single-level anterior cervical decompression, fusion, and plate placement.
Kene Ugokwe, Iain H. Kalfas, Thomas E. Mroz, Michael P. Steinmetz> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2008 Aug 1
13 citations
Role of corpectomy in cervical spondylosis.
Iain H. Kalfas> ;Neurosurgical Focus. 2002 Jan 15
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Press Mentions

Jury Awards Gates Mills Woman $7.6 Million Verdict Against Cleveland Clinic over SurgeryJune 8th, 2023
50 Spine Surgeons and Specialists to KnowFebruary 12th, 2016