Karim Alexander Shafi MD MD
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident
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6445 Main StSte 2500Houston, TX 77030
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Overview of Dr. Shafi
Dr. Karim Shafi is an orthopedic surgeon in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Houston Methodist Hospital, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and has been in practice 4 years. He is one of 214 doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and one of 214 doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. He has more than 20 publications and over 150 citings.
Education & Training
Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2018 - 2023
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2018
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2019 - 2027
TX State Medical License 2024 - 2027
CA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Reoperation Rates After Lumbar Discectomy in Pediatric Patients.Andy M Liu, Adeesya Gausper, Suhas Etigunta, Karim Shafi, Kenneth Illingworth
Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2025-10-01 - Contemporary decision-making factors leading to cervical disc replacement vs. fusion for the treatment of single-level degenerative cervical radiculopathy or myelopath...Karim A Shafi, Adrian T H Lui, Christopher Mikhail, Kyle Morse, Joshua Zhang
The Spine Journal. 2025-08-27 - Complications and reoperations in young versus old patients undergoing cervical disc arthroplasty.Paal K Nilssen, Karim Shafi, Nakul Narendran, Daniel Farivar, Edward Nomoto
North American Spine Society Journal. 2025-03-01
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