Marcus D. Mazur

Marcus D. Mazur, MD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Neurosurgery

Board Certification

  • American Board of Neurological Surgery (Neurosurg)

Dr. Marcus D. Mazur is an Associate Professor at the University of Utah. His clinical focus is on disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. He completed a postgraduate complex spine fellowship at the University of Virginia, where he received advanced training both in the correction of spinal deformity and in minimally invasive spine surgery. He specializes in the treatment of deformity, scoliosis, spinal instability, spondylolisthesis, disc herniation, stenosis, myelopathy, tumor, infection, and trauma. He also practices general neurosurgery. Dr. Mazur is actively in clinical research and has has authored several peer-reviewed publications and frequently presents his research at national scientific meetings. He sees patients both at the Clinical Neuroscience Center and at Farmington Health Center. Within the department he serves as the Director of our CAST approved Neurosurgical Spine Fellowship and Program Director of the Neurosurgery Residency.

Education History

Undergraduate University of California, San Diego
 BS
Undergraduate University of California, San Diego
 BA
Other Training University of California, San Diego, University of Nottingham
Professional Medical Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
 MD
Residency University of Utah School of Medicine
 Resident
Fellowship University of Virginia School of Medicine
 Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Croci DM, Gamboa NT, Osman AEG, Maese L, Mazur M, Bisson EF, Dailey A (2022). Solitary manifestations of primary B-lymphoblastic lymphoma of the spine: Systematic literature review with case illustration. Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 212, 107064.
  2. Levi AD, Shaffrey CI, Haid RW, Boden SD, Clarke MJ, Mazur M (2021). Introduction. Biologics in spine surgery. Neurosurgical focus, 50(6), E1.
  3. Ravindra VM, Mazur MD, Brockmeyer DL, Kraus KL, Ropper AE, Hanson DS, Dahl B (2020). Clinical Effectiveness of S2-Alar Iliac Screws in Spinopelvic Fixation in Pediatric Neuromuscular Scoliosis: Systematic Literature Review. Global spine journal, 10(8), 2192568219899658.
  4. Kundu B, Eli I, Dailey A, Shah LM, Mazur M (2021). Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Abnormalities Predict Symptomatic Adjacent Segment Degeneration After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Cureus, 13(8), e17282.
  5. Scoville JP, Mazur MD, Couldwell W (2020). Unique Far-Lateral Closure Technique: Technical Note. Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.), 18(4), 384-390.
  6. Buell TJ, Buchholz AL, Mazur MD, Mullin JP, Chen CJ, Sokolowski JD, Yen CP, Shaffrey ME, Shaffrey CI, Smith J (2020). Kickstand Rod Technique for Correcting Coronal Imbalance in Adult Scoliosis: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.), 19(2), E163-E164.
  7. Eli IM, Karsy M, Brodke DS, Bachus KN, Couldwell WT, Dailey AT, Mazur M (2020). Restabilization of the Occipitocervical Junction After a Complete Unilateral Condylectomy: A Biomechanical Comparison of Unilateral and Bilateral Fixation Techniques. Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.), 19(2), 157-164.
  8. Sherrod BA, Kim R, Hunsaker J, Rada C, Christensen C, Stoddard GJ, Brodke D, Mahan MA, Mazur MD, Bisson EF, Dailey A (2022). Postoperative ileus risk after posterior thoracolumbar fusion performed with total intravenous anesthesia versus inhaled anesthesia. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, 38(3), 307-312.
  9. Sherrod BA, Wilkerson CG, Rolston JD, Bisson EF, Mazur MD, Couldwell WT, Dailey A (2022). Neurosurgery at Pearl Harbor: Ralph Cloward's legacy. Neurosurgical focus, 53(3), E14.
  10. Azab M, Gamboa N, Nadel J, Cutler C, Henson JC, Lucke-Wold B, Panther E, Brandel MG, Khalessi AA, Rennert RC, Menacho ST, Mazur MD, Karsy (2022). Case Series and Systematic Review of Electronic Scooter Crashes and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. World neurosurgery, 167, e184-e195.
  11. Wilkerson C, Mortimer V, Dailey AT, Mazur M (2020). Minimally invasive oblique interbody fusion for correction of iatrogenic lumbar deformity. Neurosurgical focus, 2(1), V3.
  12. Croci DM, Nguyen S, Streitmatter SW, Sherrod BA, Hardy J, Cole KL, Gamblin AS, Bisson EF, Mazur MD, Dailey A (2022). O-arm accuracy and radiation exposure in adult deformity surgery. World neurosurgery, 171, e440-e446.
  13. Findlay MC, Kim RB, Sherrod BA, Mazur M (2023). High Failure Rates in Prisoners Undergoing Spine Fusion Surgery. World neurosurgery, 172, e396-e405.
  14. Sherrod BA, Schwehr T, Waldram D, Adams A, Averett S, Ha J, Kahle S, Mitchell D, Polevoi S, Dailey AT, Merryweather AS, Mazur M (2023). Motorized Robotic Closed Cervical Traction: Biomechanical Proof of Concept. Spine, 48(15), E247-E254.
  15. Hamrick FA, Sherrod BA, Cole K, Cox P, Croci DM, Bowers CA, Mazur MD, Dailey AT, Bisson E (2024). Using Frailty Measures to Predict Functional Outcomes and Mortality After Type II Odontoid Fracture in Elderly Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Global spine journal, 14(5), 1552-1562.
  16. Findlay MC, Kim RB, Warner WS, Sherrod BA, Park S, Mazur MD, Mahan M (2024). Identification of an Operative Time Threshold for Substantially Increased Postoperative Complications Among Elderly Spine Surgery Patients. Global spine journal, 14(5), 1532-1541.
  17. Kim LJY, Mazur MD, Dailey A (2023). Mid-term and Long-term Outcomes After Total Cervical Disk Arthroplasty Compared With Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Clinical spine surgery,
  18. Sherrod BA, Young JB, Wilkerson CG, Bisson EF, Dailey AT, Mazur M (2024). Epidemiology of Gunshot-related Spinal Injuries and Related Risk Factors for In-hospital Mortality in the United States from 2015-2019: An NTDB Analysis. Journal of neurotrauma, 41(9-10), 1112-1121.
  19. Twitchell S, Findlay MC, Nelson J, Sherrod BA, Menacho ST, Dorsey D, Dailey AT, Mazur M (2025). Establishing a Benchmark for Iatrogenic Hemodilution and Blood Transfusion in Long-Segment Spine Fusion Surgery. Spine, 50(5), 311-317.
  20. Gautam D, Vivekanandan S, Mazur M (2025). Robotic Spine Surgery: Systematic Review of Common Error Types and Best Practices. Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.), 28(3), 295-302.
  21. Wandvik C, Greil ME, Colby S, Gautam D, Mazur M (2024). Limitations of current robot-assisted pedicle screw insertion systems. Neurosurgical focus, 57(6), E14.
  22. Zhang JK, Javeed S, Greenberg JK, Yakdan S, Noroozi Gilandehi S, Shah LM, Iyer RR, Dailey AT, Bisson EF, Mahan MA, Mazur MD, Song SK, Ray W (2025). The Role of the Glymphatic System in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Insights From Advanced Imaging. Clinical spine surgery,
  23. Zhang JK, Bagdady K, Patel M, Spence L, O'Malley D, Ghosh S, Mercier PA, Dailey AT, Mazur MD, Mattei T (2025). Patent Rights and Infringement Claims in Spine Surgery in the United States: A Primer for Neurosurgeons. Neurosurgery,
  24. Zhang JK, Yakdan S, Pruthi S, Kaleem MI, Chavda N, Lu J, Bagdady K, Wegenka L, Koch T, ReVeal M, Liu Y, Dibble CF, Greenberg JK, Javeed S, Hamrick FA, Twitchell S, Porche K, Gamboa NT, Sherrod BA, Mahan MA, Bisson EF, Dailey AT, Mazur MD, Ray W (2025). Segmental and overall lumbar lordosis after single-level minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, 43(1), 72-80.
  25. Hamrick F, Kim RB, Dailey AT, Bisson EF, Mahan MA, Mazur M (2025). Impact of Cage Material (PEEK vs. Titanium) on Subsidence, Fusion, and Patient-reported Outcomes After Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Clinical spine surgery,
  26. Sherrod BA, Bales I, Reinsch A, Dailey AT, Zhang H, Mazur M (2025). Robotic Cervical Traction: Cadaveric Facet Dislocation Biomechanical Testing. Clinical spine surgery,

Review

  1. Croci DM, Cole K, Sherrod B, Yen CP, Dailey AT, Mazur M (2022). L4 Corpectomy: Surgical Approaches and Mitigating the Risk of Femoral Nerve Injuries. World neurosurgery, 166, e905-e914.
  2. Rajkumar S, Iyer RR, Stone L, Kelly MP, Plonsker J, Brandel M, Gonda DD, Mazur MD, Ikeda DS, Lucas DJ, Choi PM, Ravindra V (2024). Frequency and predictors of complication clustering within 30 days of spinal fusion surgery: a study of children with neuromuscular scoliosis. Spine deformity, 12(3), 727-738.

Case Report

  1. Sherrod BA, Condie CK, Brock AA, Ledyard H, Menacho ST, Mazur M (2020). Emergent Reversal of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Permitting Neurosurgical Intervention for Nonhemorrhagic Pathology. World neurosurgery, 135, 38-41.
  2. Eli I, Guan J, Karsy M, Mazur MD, Dailey (2019). A Case of Ventral Spinal Cord Herniation from a Chronic Dural-pleural Fistula Resulting in Thoracic Myelopathy. Cureus, 11(11), e6123.
  3. Croci DM, Gamboa NT, Osman AEG, Maese L, Mazur M, Bisson EF, Dailey A (2022). Solitary manifestations of primary B-lymphoblastic lymphoma of the spine: Systematic literature review with case illustration. Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 212, 107064.

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

  1. Fredrickson VL, Hollon TC, Rennert RC, Mazur MD, Couldwell W (2022). Laminectomy at T4 and T5 for Resection of Symptomatic Cavernous Malformation. World neurosurgery, 163, 3.