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Maziyar A. Kalani, M.D.

  1. Neurosurgeon
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Location

  1. Phoenix, Arizona

Languages

EnglishPersian

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Dr. Maziyar Kalani completed his medical school and neurosurgical residency training at Stanford University School of Medicine as well as a combined orthopedic-neurosurgical fellowship in Complex and Reconstructive Spinal Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. His clinical interests include:

  • Degenerative disease of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine
  • Spine and spinal cord tumors
  • Cervical and thoracolumbar spinal deformity
  1. Cervical herniated disk
  2. Cervical kyphosis
  3. Cervical myelopathy
  4. Cervical radiculopathy
  5. Cervical spinal stenosis
  6. Cervical spine deformity
  7. Cervical spondylolisthesis
  8. Cervical spondylosis
  9. Cervical spondylotic myelopathy
  10. Chondrosarcoma
  11. Chordoma
  12. Degenerative disk disease
  13. Degenerative scoliosis
  14. Dural arteriovenous fistula
  15. Hemangioblastoma
  16. Lumbar herniated disk
  17. Lumbar radiculopathy
  18. Lumbar spinal stenosis
  19. Meningioma
  20. Myelopathy
  21. Nerve compression syndrome
  22. Radiculopathy
  23. Sarcoma
  24. Schwannoma
  25. Scoliosis
  26. Spinal arteriovenous malformation
  27. Spinal compression fracture
  28. Spinal cord lymphoma
  29. Spinal cord metastasis
  30. Spinal cord tumor
  31. Spinal fracture
  32. Spinal metastasis
  33. Spinal stenosis
  34. Spinal tumor
  35. Spine deformity
  36. Spondylolisthesis
  37. Spondylolysis
  38. Spondylotic myelopathy
  39. Thoracic herniated disk
  40. Thoracic myelopathy
  41. Thoracic radiculopathy
  1. Cervical disk replacement
  2. Cervical diskectomy
  3. Cervical laminectomy
  4. Cervical pseudoarthrosis procedure
  5. Cervical scoliosis surgery
  6. Cervical spine fusion
  7. Cervical spine surgery
  8. Kyphoplasty
  9. Laminoplasty
  10. Lumbar diskectomy
  11. Lumbar fusion
  12. Lumbar laminectomy
  13. Lumbar pseudoarthrosis procedure
  14. Lumbar scoliosis surgery
  15. Lumbar spinal fusion (Deprecated)
  16. Lumbar spine fusion (Deprecated)
  17. Minimally invasive cancer surgery
  18. Minimally invasive cervical diskectomy
  19. Minimally invasive cervical foraminotomy
  20. Minimally invasive cervical spinal fusion
  21. Minimally invasive diskectomy
  22. Minimally invasive foraminotomy
  23. Minimally invasive lumbar decompression
  24. Minimally invasive lumbar diskectomy
  25. Minimally invasive lumbar foraminotomy
  26. Minimally invasive lumbar spinal fusion
  27. Minimally invasive neurosurgery
  28. Minimally invasive spinal fusion
  29. Minimally invasive spine surgery
  30. Minimally invasive surgery
  31. Minimally invasive thoracic diskectomy
  32. Minimally invasive thoracic foraminotomy
  33. Minimally invasive thoracic spinal fusion
  34. Sacrectomy
  35. Sacroplasty
  36. Spinal deformity correction surgery
  37. Spinal fusion
  38. Spinal stabilization surgery
  39. Spinal tumor ablation
  40. Thoracic diskectomy
  41. Thoracic fusion
  42. Thoracic laminectomy
  43. Thoracic pseudoarthrosis procedure
  44. Thoracic scoliosis surgery
  45. Tumor biopsy
  46. Tumor resection
  47. Vertebrectomy
  48. Vertebroplasty
  • Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
  • Surgical Spinal Oncology
  • Minimally Invasive Techniques for Spinal Oncology
  • Adult Acquired Deformity and Scoliosis Surgery
  • Spinal Reconstruction
  1. 2018
    Fellowship - Combined Neurosurgery-Orthopedic Surgery Complex Spine and DeformityCleveland Clinic Foundation
  2. 2017
    Residency - Neurological SurgeryStanford University Medical Center
  3. 2015
    Fellowship - Advanced Clinical Year in Spine SurgeryStanford University Medical Center
  4. 2015
    Fellowship - Healthcare Systems InnovationStanford Medicine Clinical Excellence Research Center
  5. 2010
    MD - Molecular Basis of MedicineStanford University School of Medicine
  6. 2006
    BS - BiochemistryUniversity of California Los Angeles

Certifications

  1. 2020
    Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery

Awards and honors

  1. 2014
    Biodesign GrantStanford Medicine Spectrum NIH
  2. 2009
    RecipientBlake Wilbur MD Scholarship
  3. 2008
    RecipientMilton Lear Scholarship
  4. 2008
    RecipientIrene L. Best Scholarship
  5. 2008
    Foundation Seed Grant RecipientAmerican Medical Association
  6. 2008
    Stanford Medical ScholarStanford University School of Medicine
  7. 2008
    Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research FellowshipAlpha Omega Alpha
  8. 2008
    Summer Internship in Cardiothoracic SurgeryAmerican Association of Thoracic Surgeons
  9. 2008
    Educational GrantStanford Medicine Center for Immersive and Simulation Based Learning
  10. 2007
    Keck Medical ScholarUniversity of Southern California
  11. 2007
    RecipientAllen O. and Virginia Marsh Scholarship
  12. 2007
    Medical Student Research Program FellowAmerican Heart Association
  13. 2007
    Stanford Medical ScholarStanford University School of Medicine
  14. 2006
    Keck Medical ScholarUniversity of Southern California
  15. 2004
    Research FellowshipAlcott
  16. 2004
    Summer Undergraduate Research FellowshipCalifornia Institute of Technology
  17. 2004
    Summer Research EndowmentNaumburg Honors Programs
  18. 2004
    Undergraduate Research ProgramHoward Hughes Foundation
  19. 2003
    Summer Undergraduate Research FellowshipCalifornia Institute of Technology
  20. 2003
    Research FellowshipLitton Foundation
  21. 2003
    ScholarCenter for Academic and Research Excellence (CARE)
  22. 2002
    College Honors ProgramUniversity of California Los Angeles
  23. 2002
    Math-Science Scholars (MS2)University of California Los Angeles

Professional memberships

  1. 2013
    MemberStanford Society of Physician Scholars, Stanford University School of Medicine
  2. 2010 - present
    MemberAmerican College of Surgeons
  3. 2010 - present
    MemberAmerican Medical Association
  4. 2010 - present
    MemberCongress of Neurological Surgeons
  5. 2010 - present
    MemberAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons
  6. 2009 - 2010
    Head CPR InstructorFirst Year Medical Students, Stanford University School of Medicine
  7. 2005
    MemberGolden Key International Honour Society, University of California Los Angeles
  8. 2002
    MemberPhi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, University of California Los Angeles
  9. 2002
    MemberAlpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society, University of California Los Angeles

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