Dr. Noor Maza, Miami Spine Surgeon

Dr. Noor Maza Professional Background Portrait

Dr. Noor Maza is a fellowship-trained minimally invasive spine surgeon serving patients in Coral Gables and the greater Miami area. She completed both medical school and orthopaedic surgery residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, where she developed her clinical expertise in a rigorous academic environment.

Following residency, Dr. Maza completed a Spine Surgery Fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine, with advanced training in minimally invasive techniques, complex spinal reconstruction, adult spinal deformity, trauma, and revision surgery. Her experience encompasses both minimally invasive and open treatment of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine conditions.

Dr. Maza is a published spine surgeon and author of numerous peer-reviewed research publications. Her research focuses on minimally invasive spine surgery, surgical outcomes, spinal deformity, and perioperative optimization. Her work has appeared in leading journals, including Clinical Spine Surgery, Global Spine Journal, and Spine Deformity. She has also contributed chapters focused specifically on spine injuries in athletes to major surgical textbooks, including Benzel’s Textbook of Spine Surgery and Rothman-Simeone and Herkowitz’s The Spine.

Academic Contributions

Education

Spine Surgery Fellowship — Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency — Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

Apr 2020 – Jun 2025

Doctor of Medicine (MD) — Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

Aug 2016 – Apr 2020

B.S., Biological Sciences — Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

Sep 2010 – May 2014

Awards, certifications & honors

CSRS Annual Meeting Travel Scholarship — Nov 2024
SMISS Young Surgeons Grant — Sep 2024
Zimmer Biomet / National Medical Fellowships Orthopaedic Scholarship — Dec 2018
National Medical Fellowships (NMF) Scholar Highlight — Champions in Health Gala, New York, NY — May 2019
Heartfelt Wings Foundation Internship Award — Sports Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery — Jun–Aug 2017

RESEARCH

Her research has been presented at prominent national and international scientific meetings.

PEER‑REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1. Zaidat B, Ahmed W, Song J, Maza N, Shrestha N, Rajjoub R, Etigunta S, Kim JS, Cho SK. Bibliometric Patent Review of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 Aug 2. doi:10.1097/BSD.0000000000001661. PMID: 39092883.
2. Eaker L, Mucollari O, Maza N, Lonner B. Vertebral Body Tethering for Thoracolumbar Curvatures in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes at 2–6‑Year Follow‑Up. J Clin Med. 2024;13(21):6330. doi:10.3390/jcm13216330. PMID:39518468; PMCID:PMC11545945.
3. Girdler S, Maza N, Lieber A, Vervaecke A, Hanish K, Zubizarreta N, Jashvant P, Cagle P, Galatz L. Impact of Surgeon Case Volume on Outcomes After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. JAAOS. 2023. Accepted pending publication.
4. Samuel AM, Morse K, Lovecchio F, Maza N, Vaishnav AS, Katsuura Y, Iyer S, McAnany SJ, Albert TJ, Gang CH, Qureshi SA. Early Failures After Lumbar Discectomy Surgery: An Analysis of 62,690 Patients. Global Spine J. 2021;11(7):1025‑1031. doi:10.1177/2192568220935404. PMCID:PMC8351058.
5. Liberato ACP, Xu J, Montes D, Heit JJ, Barnaure I, Maza NM, Zheng H, Hirsch JA, González RG, Romero JM. Multivariable analysis on factors associated with aneurysm rupture in patients with multiple intracranial aneurysms. Emerg Radiol. 2020;27(5):487‑494. doi:10.1007/s10140-020-01790-5.
6. Samuel AM, Maza N, Vaishnav AS, Lovecchio FC, Othman YA, McAnany SJ, Iyer S, Albert TJ, Gang CH, Qureshi SA. Medical optimization of modifiable risk factors before thoracolumbar three‑column osteotomies: an analysis of 195 patients. Spine Deform. 2020;8(5):1039‑1047. doi:10.1007/s43390-020-00114-4.
7. Romero JM, Liberato ACP, Montes D, Barnaure I, Xu J, Maza N, Gonzalez RG. Accuracy of MRI T2*‑weighted sequences (GRE‑EPI) compared to CTA for detection of anterior circulation large vessel thrombus. Emerg Radiol. 2020;27(3):269‑275. doi:10.1007/s10140-020-01754-9.
8. Girdler S, Cho B, Mikhail CM, Cheung ZB, Maza N, Kang‑Wook Cho S. Emerging Techniques in Diagnostic Imaging for Idiopathic Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents: A Review. World Neurosurg. 2020;136:128‑135. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.01.043.
9. Maza NM, Ferrer CE, Qureshi SA, Cho SK, Chaudhary SB, Hecht AC. Contained‑delivery route and postoperative steroids following ACDF with low‑dose rhBMP‑2 reduce respiratory compromise. Clin Spine Surg. 2019;32(10):E420‑E425. doi:10.1097/BSD.0000000000000850.
10. Hadi M, Maxwell AWP, Hirsch JA, Gonzalez RG, Maza N, Romero JM. Clinico‑radiologic factors in paraclinoid aneurysms associated with rupture: A CTA study. Clin Imaging. 2019;53:225‑229. doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2018.10.016.
11. Rueckl K, Boettner F, Maza N, Runer A, Bechler U, Sculco P. The posterior‑anterior flexed view is better than the AP view for assessing knee OA. Skeletal Radiol. 2018;47(4):511‑517. doi:10.1007/s00256-017-2815-2.
12. Chang J, Arani K, Chew S, Frosch MP, Gonzalez RG, Maza N, Romero JM. Susceptibility Etching on MRI in Patients with Microangiopathy. J Neuroimaging. 2017;27(1):43‑49. doi:10.1111/jon.12384.

ABSTRACTS, POSTERS & PRESENTATIONS (SELECTED)

Vertebral Body Tethering in Lenke 5 & 6 AIS — Podium, IMAST Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 2023.
Low Perioperative Complications and Good Short‑Term Outcomes After Revision Spine Surgery Using MIS Techniques — Podium, ISASS, Anaheim, CA, 2019.
Acute Readmission and Reoperation After Lumbar Decompression Surgery: 81,365 Patients — Podium, ISASS, Anaheim, CA, 2019.
Benefits of Medical Optimization Before Thoracolumbar Three‑Column Osteotomies: 618 Patients — Oral, ISASS, Anaheim, CA, 2019.
Limited‑delivery route & postoperative steroids following ACDF with low‑dose rhBMP‑2 — Poster, ISASS, Anaheim, CA, 2019.
Can ultrasound evaluate infants with DDH after 6 months without plain films? — Podium, SPR Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2019.
PA‑flexed view vs AP for knee OA — Poster, Medical Student Research Day, ISMMS, New York, NY, 2018.
Limited‑delivery route & postoperative steroids following ACDF with low‑dose rhBMP‑2 — Poster, Spine Fellowship Research Day, New York, NY, 2018.
Op time vs anesthesia duration as risk factors in ALIF outcomes — Presentation, ACS NSQIP, New York, NY, 2017.
MRI T2* for intracranial arterial thrombus — Presentation, International Stroke Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 2016.
Susceptibility Etching: A Review of 9 Cases — Presentation, RSNA, Chicago, IL, 2015.
Multilobulated Paraclinoid Aneurysms May Be More Prone to Rupture — Presentation, RSNA, Chicago, IL, 2015.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Lee Y, Maza N, Hecht A, Vaccaro A, Ludwig S. Spinal Injuries in Sport. In: Benzel's Textbook of Spine Surgery, 6th ed. Elsevier.
Maza N, Song J, Hecht A. Spine Injuries in Athletes. In: Rothman‑Simeone and Herkowitz's The Spine, 8th ed. Elsevier.
Hirsch, B., Hashmi, S., Xiong, G., Maza, Noor. In: Cervical pseudoarthrosis s/p multilevel ACDF. Bone Graft Substitutes in Spinal Surgery: Basic Biology and Clinical. Springer

TEACHING

Teaching and mentorship are central to Dr. Maza’s academic work. She has delivered multiple Grand Rounds presentations, served as a teaching assistant, and led educational sessions for medical students and orthopaedic surgery residents, including a spine cadaver dissection course designed to make complex anatomy approachable for junior trainees. She has also contributed to the selection and development of future physicians by reviewing applications for both medical school and orthopaedic surgery residency programs. Dr. Maza remains committed to sharing knowledge, supporting trainees, and advancing surgical education throughout her career.

AFFILIATIONS

Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS)
North American Spine Society (NASS)
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS)
American Association of Latino Orthopaedic Surgeons (AALOS)

global outreach

Dr. Maza has extended her commitment to spine care beyond the United States through an international spine deformity surgery mission in Ethiopia. Fluent in English and Spanish, she is dedicated to providing evidence-based, bilingual care with a thoughtful, precise, and individualized approach to every patient and procedure.