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Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

AAMC Group on Women in Medicine and Science, National AANS/CNS Section on Women in Neurosurgery (WINS), National American Association of Neurological Surgeons, National American Association of Neurological Surgeons-CNS Joint Spine Section Media Committee, National American Medical Association, National American Society for Peripheral Nerve, National Congress of Neurologic Surgeons, National Penn Faculty Pathways Program I & II, Local Pennsylvania Medical Society, Local Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society, Local Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania FOCUS on Health and Leadership for Women, Local University of Pennsylvania Health System Opioid Task Force, Local World Federation of Neurosurgery, International

Hospital Privileges:

• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
• Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
• Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Selected Publications:

Flanders TM, Joshi DS, Maloney E, Pessoa R, Rupich K, Kallan MJ, Ozturk AK, Malhotra NR, Marcotte PJ, Grady MS, MD, Welch WC, Ali ZS: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Reduces Postoperative Opioid Use in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery Poster Presentation at The Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA : 2019.

Ali ZS: CNS Case of the Month: 28-year old with gunshot wound to right upper extremity The Congress of Neurological Surgeons : 2019.

Ali ZS, Ifrach J, Zager EL: CNS Nexus case: 28-year-old with gunshot wound to right upper extremity The Congress of Neurological Surgeons : 2019.

Berger I, Piazza M, Sharma N, Glauser G, Osiemo B, McClintock SD, Lee JYK, Schuster JM, Ali Z, Malhotra NR: Evaluation of the Risk Assessment and Prediction Tool for Postoperative Disposition Needs After Cervical Spine Surgery Neurosurgery : 2019.

Caplan IF, Zadnik P, Glauser G, Ali ZS, O'Rourke DM, Kung DK, Choudhri O, Osiemo B, Goodrich S, McClintock SD, Malhotra NR: The LACE+ index as a predictor of 30-day readmission in a brain tumor population American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2019 Annual Meeting San Diego, CA : 2019.

Ali ZS: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Reduces Length of Stay and Postoperative Opioid Use in Patients with Mental Health Disorders Undergoing Spinal Surgery 2019 Annual Congress of Enhanced Recovery And Perioperative Medicine : 2019.

Zadnik PS, Flanders TM, Maloney EW, Yu C, Pessoa R, Rupich K, Kallan MJ, . Ozturk AK, Malhotra NR, Marcotte PJ, Grady MS, Welch WC, Ali ZS: Efficacy of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Pathway in Elderly Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery Poster Presentation at the 2019 Annual Congress of Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Medicine Washington, DC : 2019.

Flanders TM, Ozturk AK, Malhotra NR, Leszinsky L, McShane B, Rupich K, Joshi D, Kallan MJ, Fleisher LA, Ashburn MA, Welch WC, Ali ZS: Multimodal pain management within enhanced Recovery After surgery (ERAS) in Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Surgery American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2019 Annual Meeting San Diego, CA : 2019.

Pessoa R, Costello, L, Tambe U, Gardiner D, Rushanan S, Joshi D, Cooper J, Maloney E, Malhotra N, Ozturk A, Grady MS, Welch WC, Ali ZS: Accuracy of RAPT Score in Predicting Discharge Disposition in Elective Neurosurgical Spine Patients Within an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program Poster Presentation at the ASER 2019 Washington, DC : 2019.

Agarwal P, Mallela A, Abdullah K, Ali ZS, Ozturk AK, Malhotra N, Schuster J, Chen I: Liver disease is an independent predictor of poor 30-day outcomes following surgery for degenerative disease of the cervical spine The Spine Journal 19 (3): 448-460,2019.

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