NicholasAlanShepardMD

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Physician

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Office
1800 Medical Center Pkwy
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Phone+1 615-896-6800

Fax+1 615-895-8890

Dr. Nicholas A. Shepard is a fellowship-trained, board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in spine surgery. His clinical interests include degenerative disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, as well as treatment of adult spinal deformities.

Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2020 - 2021
NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Orthopedic HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2015 - 2020
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 2015

PubMed

Table-mounted Versus Self-retaining Retraction: An Assessment of Postoperative Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery.
Athan G Zavras, Rajko S Vucicevic, Vincent P Federico, Michael T Nolte, Arash J Sayari
Clinical Spine Surgery. 2024-09-03
Preoperative diagnosis of mental health disorder and dysphagia following anterior cervical spine surgery.
Athan G Zavras, Rajko S Vucicevic, Vincent P Federico, Michael T Nolte, Nicholas A Shepard
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2024-06-01
Bariatric Surgery Lowers Rates of Spinal Symptoms and Spinal Surgery in a Morbidly Obese Population.
Peter G Passias, Laviel Fernandez, Samantha R Horn, Yael U Ihejirika, Erik Wang
Clinical Spine Surgery. 2022-11-01

Journal Articles

Prior Bariatric Surgery Lowers Complication Rates Following Spine Surgery in Obese Patients
Charles Wang, Hamid Hassanzadeh, John Afthinos, Shaleen Vira, Jason A Horowitz, Bassel G Diebo, Cyrus M Jalai, Peter G Passias, Nicholas Shepard, Daniel M Sciubba, Mic..., Acta Neurochirurgica