Vishal Khatri, MD

  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Spine Surgery

I believe in a multi-disciplinary, comprehensive approach to spine care. I work very closely with internists, anesthesiologists, neurologists, radiologists, physiatrists, therapists and pediatricians. All avenues for alternatives to surgery are explored before surgery is considered. No two patients are the same, so I focus on an individualized, patient-centric treatment plan. If surgery is necessary, I use the most effective and safe techniques that allow for an optimal recovery.

Specialties, Procedures &
Conditions Treated

Primary Areas of Practice

  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Spine Surgery

Procedures

  • Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion
  • Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion
  • Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF)
  • Artificial Disc Replacement
  • Atlantoaxial (C1-2) Fusion
  • Cervical Disc Arthroplasty
  • Cervical Disc Replacement
  • Cervical Spine Fusion
  • Kyphosis Correction
  • Laminectomy
  • Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
  • Lumbar Decompression
  • Lumbar Fusion
  • Lumbar Laminectomy
  • Lumbar Microdiscectomy
  • Microdiscectomy
  • Microsurgery of the Spine
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Occipitocervical Fusion
  • Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy
  • Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion
  • Scoliosis Correction
  • Smith-Peterson Osteotomy
  • Spinal Deformity Corrections
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Spinal Surgery
  • Thoracic Discectomy
  • Thoracic Fusion
  • Transforaminal Lumbar Fusion
  • Vertebral Column Resection

Conditions Treated

  • Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
  • Adult Degenerative Scoliosis
  • Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • Atlantoaxial and Occipitocervical Pathology
  • Atlantoaxial Instability
  • Cervical Deformity
  • Cervical Myelopathy
  • Cervical Radiculopathy
  • Cervical Spondylosis
  • Cervical Stenosis
  • Congenital Kyphosis
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)
  • Flat Back Syndrome
  • Herniated Cervical Disc
  • Herniated Disc
  • Herniated Lumbar Disc
  • Herniated Thoracic Disc
  • Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
  • Klippel-Feil Spinal Stenosis
  • Kyphosis
  • Lumbar Radiculopathy
  • Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
  • Lumbar Spondylolysis
  • Nerve Compression Disorders
  • Os-Odontoideum
  • Radiculopathy
  • Sagittal Imbalance
  • Scheuermann’s Kyphosis
  • Sciatica
  • Scoliosis
  • Slipped Disc
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spinal Tumors
  • Spine Trauma
  • Spondylolisthesis

Locations &
Appointments

Locations

  • Englewood Orthopedic Associates

    A

    910 Sylvan Avenue 1st Floor Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

    Main: 201-569-2770
    Fax: 201-569-1774

  • Englewood Orthopedic Associates

    B

    1 West Ridgewood Avenue Suite 303 Paramus, NJ 07652

    Main: 201-569-2770
    Fax: 201-569-1774

Appointments

Insurance

Insurances Accepted

Please contact your insurance company directly prior to receiving services or care to confirm your coverage. Although we have made every effort to ensure this list is accurate, only your health insurance plan can provide complete information regarding your coverage and potential out-of-pocket costs.

1199 (SEIU)

  • 1199 (SEIU)

Aetna

  • Aetna Assure Premier Plus
  • Aetna CCN
  • Aetna CoreSource
  • Aetna Coventry
  • Aetna FIDE-SNP
  • Aetna HMO
  • Aetna Medicare Managed Care
  • Aetna POS
  • Aetna PPO
  • Aetna Whole Health HMO
  • Aetna Whole Health PPO
  • Medsolutions
  • Meritan Health

Amerigroup

  • Amerigroup Medicaid
  • Amerivantage

AmeriHealth

  • AmeriHealth Administrator
  • AmeriHealth HMO
  • AmeriHealth PPO
  • Value Network (Exchange Plan)

APWU

  • APWU Health Plan

Cigna

  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna Medicare Advantage
  • Cigna Open Access Plus
  • Cigna PPO
  • Cigna Supplemental
  • Great-West Healthcare (GWH)
  • Health Partners

Clover Health

  • Clover Medicare Advantage

EmblemHealth

  • EmblemHealth EPO
  • EmblemHealth EPO2
  • EmblemHealth FEHB
  • EmblemHealth FEHBP
  • EmblemHealth GHI CBP
  • EmblemHealth GHI PPO
  • EmblemHealth National
  • EmblemHealth PPO1
  • EmblemHealth PPO2
  • EmblemHealth PPO3
  • EmblemHealth Tri-State
  • Vytra

Empire BCBS

  • Blue Priority
  • Empire BCBS EPO
  • Empire BCBS HealthPlus Gatekeeper (prefix VJD)
  • Empire BCBS Indemnity
  • Empire BCBS Medicare Advantage Plus
  • Empire BCBS PPO

Empire Plan (NYSHIP)

  • Empire Plan (NYSHIP)

First Health

  • First Health

GEHA

  • GEHA Health Plan

Horizon BCBS

  • Federal Employee Program
  • Horizon BCBS Braven Health
  • Horizon BCBS EPO
  • Horizon BCBS HMO
  • Horizon BCBS Medicare Managed Care
  • Horizon BCBS PPO
  • NJ Carpenters Fund
  • OMNIA Tier 1
  • Traditional

Horizon NJ Health

  • Horizon NJ Health Medicaid
  • Horizon NJ TotalCare (D-SNP)

MagnaCare

  • Local 825
  • MagnaCare PPO

Mail Handlers

  • Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)

Medicaid

  • Medicaid NJ

Medicare

  • Medicare NJ

MultiPlan/PHCS

  • Beech Street
  • MultiPlan Humana
  • MultiPlan Worker's Comp
  • PHCS
  • Pomco

MVP Health Care

  • MVP Health Care PPO

NALC

  • NALC Health Benefit Plan

Nippon Life Insurance Co of America

  • Nippon Life Benefits

Oxford

  • Freedom
  • Garden State Network
  • Liberty
  • Metro
  • Oxford Medicare

QualCare

  • Choice Care
  • HIP HMO
  • HIP PPO
  • HIP PRIME HMO
  • HIP PRIME PPO
  • Oscar
  • QualCare EPO
  • QualCare FEHB
  • QualCare GHI PPO
  • QualCare HMO
  • QualCare Humana
  • QualCare PPO
  • QualCare Worker's Comp

Railroad Medicare

  • Railroad Medicare NJ

UMR

  • UMR

United Healthcare Community and State

  • Dual Complete
  • UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicaid (NJ FamilyCare)
  • UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicare

UnitedHealthcare

  • AARP
  • Commercial and Marketplace
  • Compass Benefit (Exchange)
  • Medica
  • River Valley
  • UnitedHealthcare EPO
  • UnitedHealthcare HMO
  • UnitedHealthcare POS
  • UnitedHealthcare PPO
  • UnitedHealthcare StudentResources

Wellcare

  • Wellcare Ambetter
  • Wellcare Medicaid Managed Care
  • Wellcare Medicare Managed Care

About

About Vishal Khatri

Dr. Khatri is board eligible in orthopedic surgery. His main clinical interests are degenerative spine disease, traumatic spine injuries, geriatric fractures, spinal tumors, and spine injuries in athletes. Dr. Khatri received his MD from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, in Washington, DC. He did an orthopedic surgery residency at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ, where he was chief resident, followed by a spine surgery fellowship at the University of Maryland Health Center–R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, in Baltimore. He is a member of AO Spine, the North American Spine Society, and the New Jersey Orthopedic Society. In addition to English, Dr. Khatri is fluent in Gujarati and Hindi.

Honors & Awards

AO Spine Fellow Research Award

Professional Memberships

New Jersey Orthopaedic Society 

North American Spine Society 

AO Spine

Philadelphia Orthopaedic Society 

 

Global Health and Community Health Activities

Greater DC Cares Volunteer. Washington, DC 

Athletic Health Organization Volunteer, Camden, NJ 

Education &
Training

Education & Degrees

MD: The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Residency

General Surgery, Temple University Hospital
Orthopaedic Surgery, Cooper University Hospital

Fellowship

Shock Trauma, University of Maryland Medical Center

Board Certifications

  • Orthopaedic Surgery (American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Publications

Publications

Swift L, Martell B, Khatri VA, Arutunyan A, Sarvazyan N, Kay M.  Controlled regional hypoperfusion in Langendorff heart preparations.  Physiol. Meas. 2008; 29:269-279.  

Cavanaugh D, Usmani MF, Weir TB, Camacho JE, Yousaf I, Khatri V, Bivona L, Shasti M, Koh EY, Banagan KE, Gelb DE, Ludwig SC. Radiographic Evaluation of Minimally Invasive Instrumentation and Fusion for Treating Unstable Spinal Column Injuries. Global Spine Journal. 19 Jun 2019. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2192568219856872 

Khatri VA, Srinivasan K, Camacho JE, Bruckner JB, Usmani MF, Koh EY, Banagan KE, Gelb DE, Ludwig SC. The Utility of Routine Postoperative Radiographs Following Surgical Treatment of Traumatic Cervical Spine Injuries. European J of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. (accepted 2019)