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Christopher Tuohy, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, ABOSD, SC-SH
  • Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Christopher Tuohy, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, ABOSD, SC-SH

Christopher Tuohy, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, ABOSD, SC-SH

  • Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

Research Interests

  • Rotator Cuff
  • Shoulder Replacements
  • Hand and Elbow Trauma
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Education
MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2001
Residency
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Shriners Hospital for Children, 2004
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, 2004
General Surgery, Albert Einstein Medical Center, 2006
Fellowship
Hand and Upper Extremity, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2007
Shoulder and Elbow, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 2008
Board Certifications
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Memberships
North Carolina Society for Surgery of the Hand
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
North Carolina Medical Society
North Carolina Orthopedic Association
American Society of Surgery of The Hand
Positions
Vice Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
, Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Departments and Affiliations
Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

Research

  • Publications
  • A randomized trial of diagnostic ultrasound to improve outcomes in focal neuropathies. Cartwright MS, Griffin LP, Dowlen H, Bargoil JM, Caress JB, Li ZJ, Defranzo AJ, Wiesler ER, Tuohy CJ, Balakrishnan N, Molnar JA, Baute V, Koman LA, Poehling GG, Walker FO. Muscle Nerve. 2015 Nov; 52(5):746-53.
  • Can self-report instruments of shoulder function capture functional differences in older adults with and without a rotator cuff tear?. Vidt ME, Santago AC, Hegedus EJ, Marsh AP, Tuohy CJ, Poehling GG, Freehill MT, Miller ME, Saul KR. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2016 Aug; 29:90-9.
  • Advanced age diminishes tendon-to-bone healing in a rat model of rotator cuff repair. Plate JF, Brown PJ, Walters J, Clark JA, Smith TL, Freehill MT, Tuohy CJ, Stitzel JD, Mannava S. Am J Sports Med. 2014 Apr; 42(4):859-68.
  • Age-related changes affect rat rotator cuff muscle function. Plate JF, Pace LA, Seyler TM, Moreno RJ, Smith TL, Tuohy CJ, Mannava S. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2014 Jan; 23(1):91-8.
  • Age-related degenerative functional, radiographic, and histological changes of the shoulder in nonhuman primates. Plate JF, Bates CM, Mannava S, Smith TL, Jorgensen MJ, Register TC, Stehle JR, High KP, Shively CA, Kaplan JR, Saul KR, Tuohy CJ. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2013 Aug; 22(8):1019-29.
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Research Interests

  • Hand and Elbow Trauma
  • Rotator Cuff
  • Shoulder Replacements
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