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Office
1169 Eastern Pkwy
Ste 400
Louisville, KY 40217Phone+1 502-413-5777Fax+1 502-272-5339
Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2012 - 2017
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 2012
- University of Michigan School of Public HealthB.S., Ann Arbor, MI, 2004 - 2008
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- IN State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- KY State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- NH State Medical License 2017 - 2021
- NV State Medical License 2018 - 2021
- AR State Medical License 2017 - 2018
- NY State Medical License 2013 - 2017
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Frank E. Stinchfield, MD Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University, 2017
- Thomas Whitecloud Clinical Award Nominee, International Meeting on Advanced Spinal Techniques Annual Meeting 2017
- Top Doctor in Louisville, KY International Association of HealthCare Professionals (IAHCP), 2017
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 16 citationsJob Selection After Orthopedic Surgery Training: Why Are Our Trainees Failing to Select the Right Job?Joseph L Laratta, Jeffrey L Gum, Jamal N Shillingford, Hemant Reddy, Ronald A. Lehman
Cureus. 2019-08-31 - 12 citationsCannabinoids and orthopedic surgery: a systematic review of therapeutic studiesBradley J Vivace, Allyson N Sanders, Steven D. Glassman, Leah Y. Carreon, Joseph L. Laratta
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 2021-01-14 - 21 citationsComplications following single-level interbody fusion procedures: an ACS-NSQIP studyJamal N. Shillingford, Joseph L. Laratta, Joseph M. Lombardi, John D. Mueller, Meghan Cerpa
Journal of Spine Surgery. 2018-03-01
Journal Articles
- Effects of Preoperative Obesity and Psychiatric Comorbidities on Minimum Clinically Important Differences for Lumbar Fusion in Grade 1 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: ...Joseph Laratta, MD, Journal of Neurosurgery
- Opioid utilization following cervical spine surgery: trends and factors associated with long-term usePugely AJ, Bedard NA, Kalakoti P, Hendrickson NR, Shillingford JN, Laratta JL, Saifi C, Lehman RA, Riew KD, Spine J, 1/10/2018
- Deep spinal infection eradicated by implants coated with antibiotic cement spinal infection eradicated by implants coated with antibiotic cementLaratta JL, Lombardi JM, Shillingford JN, Reddy H, Gvozdyev B, Kim YJ, Neurosurg Focus, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- The National Impact of Spinal Laminectomy Readmissions throughout the United StatesChicago, IL - 1/1/2018
- Massive Increase in Pediatric Spinal Fusions throughout the United States over a Recent DecadeChicago, IL - 1/1/2018
- Deep Spinal Infection Eradicated by Implants Coated with Antibiotic CementChicago, IL - 1/1/2018
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Other
- Visual Loss Following Spine Surgery: What Have We Seen Within the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Morbidity and Mortality Database?Vumedi
1/1/2017 - Instrumentation Complication Rates Following Spine Surgery: A Report from the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Morbidity and Mortality DatabaseVumedi
1/1/2017 - Intrawound Tobramycin Powder Eradicates Surgical Wound Contamination: An in Vivo Rabbit StudyVumedi
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Authored Content
- Effects of Preoperative Obesity and Psychiatric Comorbidities on Minimum Clinically Important Differences for Lumbar Fusion in Grade 1 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Analysis from the Prospective Quality Outcomes Database RegistryJuly 2020
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
External Links
- SpineUniversehttps://www.spineuniverse.com/professional/news/what-critical-elements-spine-surgeries
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