Christopher J. Tuohy, MD
- Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Christopher J. Tuohy, MD
Research Interests
- Rotator Cuff
- Shoulder Replacements
- Hand and Elbow Trauma
- Education
- BS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1993
- MD, Wake Forest University, 2001
- MMCI, Duke University, 2018
- 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
- 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
- Section Head for Clinical Operations , Orthopaedic Surgery
- Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Departments and Affiliations
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Research
- Modeling a rotator cuff tear: Individualized shoulder muscle forces influence glenohumeral joint contact force predictions. Vidt ME, Santago AC, Marsh AP, Hegedus EJ, Tuohy CJ, Poehling GG, Freehill MT, Miller ME, Saul KR. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2018 12; 60:20-29.
- Peripheral Nerve Injury After Elbow Arthroscopy: An Analysis of Risk Factors. Jinnah AH, Luo TD, Wiesler ER, Li Z, Poehling GG, Tuohy CJ, Graves BR, Freehill MT, Papadonikolakis A. Arthroscopy. 2018 05; 34(5):1447-1452.
- Extensive Hand Thermal and Blast Injury From Electronic Cigarette Explosion: A Case Report. Satteson ES, Walker NJ, Tuohy CJ, Molnar JA. Hand (N Y). 2018 May; 13(3):NP1-NP5.
- Shoulder Strength Requirements for Upper Limb Functional Tasks: Do Age and Rotator Cuff Tear Status Matter?. Santago AC, Vidt ME, Li X, Tuohy CJ, Poehling GG, Freehill MT, Saul KR. J Appl Biomech. 2017 Dec; 33(6):446-452.
- Basic Shoulder Arthroscopy: Beach Chair Patient Positioning. Mannava S, Jinnah AH, Plate JF, Stone AV, Tuohy CJ, Freehill MT. . 2016 Aug; 5(4):e731-e735.