Clinical Interests
- Spine surgery
- Spinal deformity correction: scoliosis, kyphosis, sagittal plane deformity
- Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)
- Degenerative scoliosis
- Degenerative spine disease: arthritis
- Cervical spine
- Cervical spine fusion
- Cervical spine motion preservation: cervical disc replacement, laminoplasty
- Lumbar spine surgery: decompression, fusion
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
- Spine tumor resection: en bloc resection, separation surgery
- Orthopedic oncology
- Primary malignant bone tumors: osteogenic sarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Ewing's Sarcoma, MFH etc.
- Metastatic disease to bone
- Primary malignant soft tissue tumors: sarcoma
- Benign and benign aggressive bone tumors: giant cell tumor, etc
- Benign and benign aggressive soft tissue tumors
- Metabolic bone disease
- Sarcopenia
Research Interests
Evaluation, treatment and outcomes in metastatic bone disease; Function and oncologic outcomes in the treatment of metastatic spine disease; Chondrosarcoma; Spinal biomechanics
Education
- MD, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Training
- Fellowship, Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, NY, NY
- Fellowship, Orthopaedic Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, NY
- Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Board Certifications
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
- American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons
- International Society of Limb Salvage (ISOLS)
- Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS)
- North American Spine Society (NASS)
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Patient Comments
Very happy with my Doctor
Dr Pazionis was probably one of the best if not best doctors I've ever met with. Along with her team. They have been caring, compassionate, efficient and treated me like a person and not a diagnosis. I could not have asked for a better experience
Dr Pazionis is compassionate and caring. She is committed and gives confident recommendations for a better quality of life and gives exceptional patient-centered care.
My orthopedic doctor is very good I've recommend her
Doctor showed impressive care and listening to my personal circumstances.