Tayyab, Neil Arif, MD

Education
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
B.A. with Honors, magna cum laude
Biology with minor in American History
1990-1994

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Chicago, IL Doctor of Medicine 1996-2000 University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Internship: Department of Surgery
Chicago, IL
2000-2001

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Residency: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chicago, IL
2001-2005

New York Spine Institute at Beth Israel Medical Center
Spine Fellowship
New York, NY
August 1, 2005-July 31, 2006

Honors
Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

Exams
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Part I
July 8, 2005

Presentations
Altiok H., Tayyab N.A., Lubicky J.P.: Hemivertebrae Excision: Comparison of Egg Shell Technique to Anterior and Posterior Excision Technique. UIC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Annual Clinical Research Conference; April, 2003; Chicago, IL.

Tayyab N.A., Altiok H., Shuff E., Khanna N., Lubicky J.P.: Measuring Sagittal Spine Deformity Using the Wedge Ratio Method. UIC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Senior Thesis Day; June 25, 2005; Chicago, IL.

Reliability and Diagnostic Value of the Vertebral Wedge Ratio to the Segmental Cobb Angle in Sagittal Spine Deformities. IMAST e-poster presentation; July 11-14, 2007; Nassau, Bahamas.

Efficacy of Aprotinin as a Blood Conservation Technique During Adult Deformity Spine Surgery: A Retrospective Study. IMAST oral presentation; July 12, 2007; Nassau, Bahamas.

Efficacy of Aprotinin as a Blood Conservation Technique During Adult Deformity Spine Surgery: A Retrospective Study. SRS poster presentation; September 5-8, 2007; Edinburgh, Scotland.

Reliability and Diagnostic Value of the Vertebral Wedge Ratio to the Segmental Cobb Angle in Sagittal Spine Deformities. NASS poster presentation; October 23-27, 2007; Austin, Texas.

Publications Kronon M.T., Allen B.S., Rahman S., Wang T., Tayyab N.A., Bolling K.S., Ilbawi M.N. Reducing Postischemic Reperfusion Damage in Neonates Using a Terminal Warm Substrate-Enriched Blood Cardioplegic Reperfusate: Annals of Thoracic Surgery 70(3): 765-770, 2000.

Tayyab N.A., Samartzis D., Altiok H., Shuff C.E., Lubicky J.P., Herman J., Khanna N. The Reliability and Diagnostic Value of Radiographic Criteria in Sagittal Spine Deformities: Comparison of the Vertebral Wedge Ratio to the Segmental Cobb Angle: Spine 32 (16): E451-459; July 15, 2007.