Tadhg James O'Gara, MD
- Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Tadhg James O'Gara, MD
Research Interests
- Microsurgical Decompression of Spinal Pathology and Cost Effective Outcomes
- Surgical Treatment of Blunt Spinal Trauma
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Education
- BA, University of Notre Dame, 1997
- MD, State University of New York Health Science Center - Brooklyn, 2001
- Internship
- State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 2006
- Residency
- Orthopedic Surgery, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 2006
- Fellowship
- Spine Surgery, New England Medical Center , 2007
- Board Certifications
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Memberships
- North Carolina Orthopedic Association
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- North Carolina Spine Society
- North American Spine Association
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
- Departments and Affiliations
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Neurosurgery
Research
- Feasibility of Machine Learning in the Prediction of Short-Term Outcomes Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Gowd AK, O'Neill CN, Barghi A, O'Gara TJ, Carmouche JJ. World Neurosurg. 2022 Dec; 168:e223-e232.
- The Effect of State-Level Prescription Opioid Legislation on Patient Outcomes After Lumbar Tubular Microdecompression. Beck EC, White JC, Gowd AK, Luo TD, Edge C, Knio ZO, O'Gara TJ. Int J Spine Surg. 2022 Jun; 16(4):720-6.
- Predictors of Above Average 6-Year Citation Rates in Leading Spine-Specific Medical Journals. Krivicich LM, VanHorn T, Gowd A, Beck EC, Paul K, O'Gara TJ. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021 Sep; 46(17):1172-1179.
- Letter to the Editor regarding, "The necessity and risk factors of subsequent fusion after decompression alone for lumbar spinal stenosis with lumbar spondylolisthesis: 5 years follow-up in two different large populations". O'Gara TJ. Spine J. 2021 Apr; 21(4):724.
- The effect of smoking on achieving meaningful clinical outcomes 1-year after lumbar tubular microdecompression: A matched-pair cohort analysis. Beck EC, Gowd AK, White JC, Knio ZO, O'Gara TJ. Spine J. 2021 Mar;