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
Have recommended Dr.Pazionis often to others.
Dr. Pazionis is my favorite doctor. Her hands on approach is reassuring. Her kindness and dedication to her patients is bar none.
Always Excellent Service
The doctor was good at explaining what was going on with my spine. [...]
DR.TERESA PAZIONAS IS SUCH A PROFESSIONAL CARING AND EXCELLENT DOCTOR. EVERY APPOINTMENT WITH DR. PANZIONS HAS HELPED WITH ALL MY CARE AND I AM VERY VERY THANKFUL FOR HAVING HER HELP.