Tariq Ziad Issa MD

PubMed

• Variability of MCID Threshold Values in Lumbar Microdiscectomy Literature: A Systematic Review.
  Niklas H Koehne, Junho Song, Auston R Locke, Justin Tiao, Omri Maayan
  The Spine Journal. 2025-10-09
• 5 citations
  Gender disparities among speakers at major spine conferences.
  Yunsoo Lee, Tariq Z Issa, Mark J Lambrechts, Preston Carey, Alexander Becsey
  The Spine Journal. 2025-10-01
• Variability of MCID and PASS Thresholds in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Literature: A Systematic Review.
  Auston R Locke, Junho Song, Niklas H Koehne, Matthew Ramey, Avanish Yendluri
  Spine. 2025-09-23

Abstracts/Posters

• Using Oswestry Disability Index as a Preoperative Surgical Eligibility Criterion for Patients Requiring Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease
  Issa, T., Haider, A., Tarawneh, O., Canseco, J., Vaccaro, A., Schroeder, G., Kepler, C., Hilibrand, A., North American Spine Society, Chicago, IL, USA, 9/26/2024
• Revision Lumbar Fusion in the Elderly: How Old is Too Old?
  Tarawneh, O., Narayanan, R., Berthiaume, E., Pohl, N., Lee, Y., Opara, O., Reddy, Y., Bowen, G., Issa, T., Canseco, J., Hilibrand, A., Vaccaro, A., Kepler, C., Schroed..., North America Spine Society, Chicago, IL, USA, 9/25/2024
• Identifying Revision Lumbar Fusion Diagnoses that Achieve Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Patient Acceptable Symptoms State
  Tarawneh, O., Issa, T., Narayanan, R., Lee, Y., Ezeonu, T., Tomlak, A., Canseco, J., Hilibrand, A., Vaccaro, A., Kepler, C., Schroeder, G., Global Spine Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, 5/16/2024
• Postoperative Ketamine May Increase Risk of VTE in Chronic Opioid Users after Spine Surgery
  McCurdy, M., Lee, Y., Trenchfield, D., Issa, T., Fras, S., Cha, R., Ebrahimi, M., Mangan, J., Canseco, J., Vaccaro, A., Hilibrand, A., Kepler, C., Schroeder, G., Global Spine Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, 5/15/2024
• Opioid Prescribing Patterns Among Specialties in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery
  Fras, S., Trenchfield, D., McCurdy, M., Issa, T., Lee, Y., Narayan, R., Toci, G., Rogers, J., Oghli, Y., Siddiqui, H., Vo, M., Schilken, M., Mahmood, H., Pashaee, B., ..., Global Spine Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, 5/15/2024
• Evaluation of Perioperative Care and Drivers of Cost in Geriatric Thoracolumbar Fractures
  Tarawneh, O., Narayanan, R., McCurdy, M., Issa, T., Lee, Y., Opara, O., Pohl, N., Tomlak, A., Sherman, M., Canseco, J., Hilibrand, A., Vaccaro, A., Schroeder, G., Kepl..., Lumbar Spine Research Society, Chicago, IL, USA, 5/2/2024
• Immediate Versus Delayed Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Following Spine Surgery: Increased Rate of Unplanned Reoperation for Postoperative Hematoma with Immediate ...
  Issa, T., Lambrechts, M., Toci, G., Lee, Y., Schaefer, J., Hilibrand, A., Vaccaro, A., Harrop, J., Schroeder, G., Kepler, C., AANS/CNS Spine Summit, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2/24/2024
• Evaluating Revision Spine Fusion Diagnoses that Achieve the Minimal Clinically important Difference and Patient Acceptable Symptom State
  Issa, T., Tarawneh, O., Canseco, J., Hilibrand, A., Vaccaro, A., Schroeder, G., Kepler, C., AANS/CNS Spine Summit, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2/24/2024
• Factors Associated with Industry Payments in Academic Spine Surgery
  McCurdy, M., Issa, T., Lee, Y., Mazmudar, A., Narayanan, R., Giakas, A., Sellig, M., Canseco, J., Hilibrand, A., Vaccaro, A., Kepler, C., Schroeder, G., AANS/CNS Spine Summit, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2/22/2024
• Drain Utilization Does not Improve Outcomes after Incidental Durotomies in Elective Spine Surgery
  Issa, T., Trenchfield, D., Mazmudar, A., Lee, Y., McCurdy, M., Canseco, J., Hilibrand, A., Vaccaro, A., Kepler, C., Schroeder, G., AANS/CNS Spine Summit, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2/22/2024
• Radiology Reports do not Accurately Portray the Severity of Cervical Neural Foraminal Stenosis
  Issa, T., Lee, Y., Mazmudar, A., DiDomenico, E., Kwak, D., Becsey, A., Lambrechts, M., Canseco, J., Hilibrand, A., Vaccaro, A., Kepler, C., Schroeder, G., AANS/CNS Spine Summit, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2/22/2024
• Procedures Employing Interbody Devices and Multi-Level Fusion Require Target Price Adjustment to Build a Sustainable Lumbar Fusion Bundled Payment Model
  Lambrechts, M., Issa, T., Lee, Y., Yalla, G., Canseco, J., Hilibrand, A., Vaccaro, A., Schroeder, G., Kepler, C., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2/12/2024
• Utility of Frailty Index and Risk Assessment Prediction Tool in Predicting Non-Home Discharge, Length of Stay, and Complications Following Enhanced Recovery After Surg...
  Issa, T., Reynolds, C., Dooley, J., Manning, D., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Francisco, CA, USA, 2/12/2024
• The Impact of Timing of Inpatient Physical Therapy on Venous Thromboembolic Events after Elective Spine Fusion Surgery
  Opara, O., Narayanan, R., Lee, Y., Issa, T., Heard, J., Carter, M., DiDomenico, E., Kwak, D., Canseco, J., Hilibrand, A., Vaccaro, A., Kepler C., Schroeder, G., Orthopaedic Research Society, Long Beach, CA, USA, 2/4/2024
• Postoperative Ketamine May Increase Risk of VTE in Chronic Opioid Users after Spine Surgery
  McCurdy, M., Lee, Y., Narayanan, R., Trenchfield, D., Issa, T., Fras, S., Cha, R., Ebrahimi, M., Mangan, J., Vaccaro, A., Hilibrand, A., Kepler C., Schroeder, G., Orthopaedic Research Society, Long Beach, CA, USA, 2/2/2024
• Pre-existing Atrial Fibrillation Increases Post-operative Care Following Total Joint Arthroplasty
  Reynolds, C., Alzein, M., Issa, T., Manning, D., American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Dallas, TX, USA, 11/3/2023
• The Clinical Utility of Pfirrmann Scores in Lumbar Fusion Patients
  Issa, T., Trenchfield, D., Lee, Y., Dulitski, Y., Pashaee, B., Destine, H., Maddy, K., Vaccaro, A., Kepler, C., Schroeder, G., Eastern Orthopaedic Association, Charleston, SC, USA, 10/28/2023
• Impact of Anemia Severity on Adverse Outcomes after Spinal Fusion
  Issa, T., Lee, Y., Giakas, A., Mazmudar, A., Henry, T., Hilibrand, A., Vaccaro, A., Kepler, C., Schroeder, G., Eastern Orthopaedic Association, Charleston, SC, USA, 10/28/2023
• Performance Assessment of a Private Payer Bundled Payment Model for Lumbar Decompression Surgery
  Issa, T., Lambrechts, M., Lee, Y., Mazmudar, A., Kalra, A., D’Antonio, N., Sherman M., Endersby, K., Iofredda, P., Canseco, J., Hilibrand, A., Vaccaro, A., Schroeder, ..., North American Spine Society, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 10/20/2023
• Multi-Level Procedures, and Interbody Fusions Require Target Price Adjustment to Build a Sustainable Lumbar Fusion Bundled Payment Model
  Lambrechts, M., Issa, T., Lee, Y., D’Antonio, N., Sherman, M., Endersby, K., Iofredda, P., Kalra, A., Canseco, J., Hilibrand, A., Vaccaro, A., Schroeder, G., Kepler, C., North American Spine Society, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 10/19/2023
• The Role of Socioeconomic Factors as Barriers to Patient Reported Outcome Measure Completion Following Lumbar Spine Fusion
  Issa, T., Lee, Y., Lambrechts, M., Toci, G., Pipa, D., Kalra, A., Canseco, J., Hilibrand A., Vaccaro, A., Schroeder, G., Kepler, C., North American Spine Society, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 10/19/2023
• The Impact of Unexpected Billing in Spine Surgery and How the Price Calculator Can Improve Patient Care
  Meade, M., Issa, T., Lee, Y., Lambrechts, M., Padovano, R., Canseco, J., Hilibrand, A., Vaccaro, A., Kepler, C., Schroeder, G., North American Spine Society, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 10/18/2023
• Modeling a Successful Transition from BPCI to Private Payer Bundled Payment Models while Maintaining High Value Lumbar Spinal Fusion
  Issa, T., Lee, Y., Lambrechts, M., Toci, G., D’Antonio, N., Kalra, A., Canseco, J., Hilibrand, A., Vaccaro, A., Schroeder, G., Kepler, C., North American Spine Society, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 10/18/2023
• Evaluation of Hospital Compliance with Federal Price Transparency Regulations and Variability of Negotiated Rates for Spinal Fusion
  Issa, T., Lee, Y., Mazmudar, A., Lambrechts, M., Padovano, R., Canseco, J., Hilibrand, A., Kepler, C., Vaccaro, A., Schroeder, G., North American Spine Society, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 10/18/2023
• Circumferential Fusion Outperforms Anteriorly Placed TLIF Cages in Radiographic and Patient-Reported Outcomes
  Heard, J., McCurdy, M., Ezeonu, T., Opara, O., Fras, S., Purtill, W., Millar, B., Kolowrat, S., Issa, T., D’Antonio, N., Lee, Y., Lambrechts, M., Narayanan, R., Henry,..., Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 10/7/2023
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