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Tadhg James O'Gara, MD

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

Tadhg James O'Gara, MD

  • Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Research Interests

  • Microsurgical Decompression of Spinal Pathology and Cost Effective Outcomes
  • Surgical Treatment of Blunt Spinal Trauma
  • Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
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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

  • Publications
  • Unilateral Laminotomy with Bilateral Decompression: A Case Series Studying One- and Two-Year Outcomes with Predictors of Minimal Clinical Improvement. Knio ZO, Schallmo MS, Hsu W, Corona BT, Lackey JT, Marquez-Lara A, Luo TD, Medda S, Wham BC, O'Gara TJ. World Neurosurg. 2019 Nov; 131:e290-e297.
  • Evaluation of Percutaneous Intradiscal Amniotic Suspension Allograft in a Rabbit Model of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Luo TD, Vines JB, Zabarsky ZK, Mowry KC, Marquez-Lara A, Jinnah AH, Ma X, Berwick BW, Willey JS, Smith TL, Li Z, O'Gara TJ. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 03; 44(6):E329-E337.
  • A percutaneous, minimally invasive annulus fibrosus needle puncture model of intervertebral disc degeneration in rabbits. Luo TD, Marquez-Lara A, Zabarsky ZK, Vines JB, Mowry KC, Jinnah AH, Ma X, Berwick BW, Willey JS, Li Z, Smith TL, O'Gara TJ. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). ; 26(3):2309499018792715.
  • Bundled payments in total joint arthroplasty and spine surgery. Sullivan R, Jarvis LD, O'Gara T, Langfitt M, Emory C. . 2017 Jun; 10(2):218-223.
  • Survey of Conventional and Complementary and Alternative Therapy in Patients With Low Back Pain. O'Gara T, Kemper KJ, Birkedal J, Curl W, Miller N, Abadie B. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2016; 25(1):27-33.
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Research Interests

  • Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
  • Microsurgical Decompression of Spinal Pathology and Cost Effective Outcomes
  • Surgical Treatment of Blunt Spinal Trauma

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