SohailKMirzaMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Fairfax, VA

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

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Office
4250 Chain Bridge Rd
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone+1 703-828-6579

Fax+1 571-458-7336
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Summary

Dr. Sohail Mirza, MD is a board certified orthopedic surgeon in Fairfax, Virginia. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Virginia, New Hampshire, and Colorado. He is affiliated with Inova Fairfax Medical Campus and Inova Loudoun Hospital.

Education & Training

University of WashingtonResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1990 - 1994
University of WashingtonInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1989 - 1990
University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2016 - 2026
WA State Medical License 1993 - 2025
CO State Medical License 1995 - 2025
NH State Medical License 2008 - 2024
CA State Medical License 1994 - 2024
MA State Medical License 1994 - 2016
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013

Clinical Trials

Dartmouth-Hitchcock GreenCare Registry for Total Knee Replacement Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Accuracy of Stereovision-Updated Versus Preoperative CT-Based Image Guidance in Multilevel Lumbar Pedicle Screw Placement: A Cadaveric Swine Study.
Xiaoyao Fan, Sohail K Mirza, Chen Li, Linton T Evans, Songbai Ji, Keith D Paulsen> ;JB & JS Open Access. 2022 Mar 21
2 citations
A level-wise spine registration framework to account for large pose changes
Yunliang Cai, Shaoju Wu, Xiaoyao Fan, Jonathan D. Olson, Linton T. Evans, S. Scott Lollis, Sohail K. Mirza, Keith D. Paulsen, Songbai Ji> ;International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 2021 May 10
8 citations
Measuring protein biomarker concentrations using antibody tagged magnetic nanoparticles.
Scott W. Gordon-Wylie, Dylan B Ness, Yipeng Shi, Sohail K. Mirza, Keith D. Paulsen, John B. Weaver> ;Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express. 2020 Nov 3
6 citations
AAAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Acute Low Back Pain with and Without Lower Extremity Pain.
Andrea L. Nicol, Meredith C.B. Adams, Debra B. Gordon, Sohail K. Mirza, David Dickerson, Sean Mackey, David A. Edwards, Robert W. Hurley> ;Pain Medicine. 2020 Nov 1
4 citations
Identifying in vivo inflammation using magnetic nanoparticle spectra.
John B. Weaver, Dylan B Ness, Jennifer Fields, Dhrubo Jyoti, Scott W. Gordon-Wylie, Brent Berwin, Sohail K. Mirza, Steven Fiering> ;Physics in Medicine and Biology. 2020 Jun 11
3 citations
Hand-Held Stereovision System for Image Updating in Open Spine Surgery.
Xiaoyao Fan, Maxwell S. Durtschi, Chen Li, Linton T. Evans, Songbai Ji, Sohail K. Mirza, Keith D. Paulsen> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2020 Sep 15
419 citations
Trends in Lumbar Fusion Procedure Rates and Associated Hospital Costs for Degenerative Spinal Diseases in the United States, 2004 to 2015
Brook I. Martin, Sohail K. Mirza, Nicholas Spina, William Ryan Spiker, Brandon D. Lawrence, Darrel S. Brodke> ;Spine. 2019 Mar 1
25 citations
Early Effects of Medicare's Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Program for Lumbar Fusion.
Brook I. Martin, Jon D. Lurie, Farrokh Farrokhi, Kevin J. McGuire, Sohail K. Mirza> ;Spine. 2018 May 15
10 citations
A Cohort Study of the Natural History of Odontoid Pseudoarthrosis Managed Nonoperatively in Elderly Patients
Jennifer Hong, Rifat Zaman, Shannon Coy, David A. Pastel, Nathan E. Simmons, Perry A. Ball, Sohail K. Mirza, William A. Abdu, Adam M. Pearson, S. Scott Lollis> ;World Neurosurgery. 2018 Jun 1
2 citations
Use of Stereovision for Intraoperative Coregistration of a Spinal Surgical Field: A Human Feasibility Study.
S. Scott Lollis, Xiaoyao Fan, Linton T. Evans, Jonathan D. Olson, Keith D. Paulsen, David W. Roberts, Sohail K. Mirza, Songbai Ji> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2018 Jan 1
13 citations
Understanding the value of minimally invasive procedures for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis: the case of interspinous spacer devices
Stephanie J. Tapp, Brook I. Martin, Tor D. Tosteson, Jon D. Lurie, Milton C. Weinstein, Richard A. Deyo, Sohail K. Mirza, Anna N.A. Tosteson> ;The Spine Journal. 2017 Aug 25
6 citations
Validation of Using Claims Data to Measure Safety of Lumbar Fusion Surgery.
Neel K. Patel, Rachel A. Moses, Brook I. Martin, Jon D. Lurie, Sohail K. Mirza> ;Spine. 2017 May 1
30 citations
Bone Morphogenetic Protein Use and Cancer Risk Among Patients Undergoing Lumbar Arthrodesis: A Case-Cohort Study Using the SEER-Medicare Database.
Daniel C. Beachler, Elizabeth L. Yanik, Brook I. Martin, Ruth M. Pfeiffer, Sohail K. Mirza, Richard A. Deyo, Eric A. Engels> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2016 Jul 6
11 citations
Effects of a commercial insurance policy restriction on lumbar fusion in North Carolina and the implications for national adoption
Brook I. Martin, Richard A. Deyo, Jon D. Lurie, Timothy S. Carey, Anna N. A. Tosteson, Sohail K. Mirza> ;Spine. 2016 Jun 1
151 citations
CLINICAL PRACTICE. Herniated Lumbar Intervertebral Disk.
Richard A. Deyo, Sohail K. Mirza> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2016 May 5
39 citations
C2 Vertebral Fractures in the Medicare Population: Incidence, Outcomes, and Costs.
Adam M. Pearson, Brook I. Martin, Matthew H Lindsey, Sohail K. Mirza> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2016 Mar 16
Surgery and physical therapy likely yield similar outcomes in spinal stenosis.
Sohail K. Mirza> ;Evidence-Based Medicine. 2016 Feb 1
6 citations
Intraoperative CT as a registration benchmark for intervertebral motion compensation in image-guided open spinal surgery
Songbai Ji, Xiaoyao Fan, Keith D. Paulsen, David W. Roberts, Sohail K. Mirza, S. Scott Lollis> ;International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 2015 Jul 21
23 citations
Use of bone morphogenetic protein among patients undergoing fusion for degenerative diagnoses in the United States, 2002 to 2012.
Brook I. Martin, Jon D. Lurie, Anna N. A. Tosteson, Richard A. Deyo, Farrokh Farrokhi, Sohail K. Mirza> ;The Spine Journal. 2015 Apr 1
15 citations
Patient Registration Using Intraoperative Stereovision in Image-guided Open Spinal Surgery
Songbai Ji, Xiaoyao Fan, Keith D. Paulsen, David W. Roberts, Sohail K. Mirza, S. Scott Lollis> ;IEEE Transactions on Bio-Medical Engineering. 2015 Mar 26
SPORT: Does Incidental Durotomy Affect Longterm Outcomes in Cases of Spinal Stenosis?
Desai, A.,Ball, P. A.,Bekelis, K.,Lurie, J.,Mirza, S. K.,Tosteson, T. D.,Weinstein, J. N.> ;Neurosurgery. 2015 Feb 19
18 citations
The SPORT value compass: do the extra costs of undergoing spine surgery produce better health benefits?
James Neil Weinstein, Anna N. A. Tosteson, Tor D. Tosteson, Jon D. Lurie, William A. Abdu, Sohail K. Mirza, Wenyan Zhao, Tamara S. Morgan, Eugene C. Nelson> ;Medical Care. 2014 Oct 1
45 citations
How Do Coverage Policies Influence Practice Patterns, Safety, and Cost of Initial Lumbar Fusion Surgery? A Population-based Comparison of Workers’ Compensation Systems
Brook I. Martin, Gary M. Franklin, Richard A. Deyo, Thomas M. Wickizer, Jonathan D. Lurie, Sohail K. Mirza> ;The Spine Journal. 2014 Jul 1
43 citations
Indications for spine surgery: validation of an administrative coding algorithm to classify degenerative diagnoses.
Brook I. Martin, Jon D. Lurie, Anna N. A. Tosteson, Richard A. Deyo, Tor D. Tosteson, James Neil Weinstein, Sohail K. Mirza> ;Spine. 2014 Apr 20
3 citations
Developing a toolkit for comparing safety in spine surgery.
Sohail K. Mirza, Brook I. Martin, Robert Goodkin, Robert A. Hart, Paul A. Anderson> ;Instructional Course Lectures. 2014 Jan 1
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Authored Content

A Cohort Study of the Natural History of Odontoid Pseudoarthrosis Managed Non-Operatively in the ElderlyMarch 2018

Press Mentions

Where Should a Child Die? Hospice Homes Help Families with the UnimaginableMay 16th, 2019

Grant Support

Variation In The Safety Of Back Pain-Related SurgeryNational Institute On Aging2009–2010
Safety Of Lumbar Fusion Surgery For Chronic Back PainNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2002–2006

Hospital Affiliations

Inova Fairfax Medical CampusFalls Church, Virginia
Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, Virginia