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3113 Bellevue Ave Ste 4100
Cincinnati, OH 45219Phone+1 513-585-5506Fax+1 513-475-8577
Summary
- Owoicho Adogwa, M.D., M.P.H., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He focuses on the treatment of spinal diseases, with primary expertise in adult and pediatric scoliosis, degenerative spinal pathologies, and spinal oncology. He is a specialist both in advanced minimally invasive and traditional open techniques.
His special interests include cervical degenerative disease, cervical deformity, adult and pediatric deformities, neuromuscular deformities, spinal oncology, lumbar degenerative pathologies, and complex primary and revisional spinal surgery.
After earning his medical degree at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Dr. Adogwa performed his residencies in neurological surgery at Duke University Medical Center and Rush University Medical Center.
During his residency at RUSH, he completed an advanced complex spine and minimally invasive spine surgery fellowship under internationally renowned spine surgeons Vincent Traynelis, M.D., and Richard Fessler, M.D. Post-residency, he completed an adult and pediatric deformity fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, where he trained under the direction of world-renowned surgeons Munish Gupta, M.D., Keith Bridwell, M.D., Michael Kelly, M.D., Jacob Buchowski, M.D., and others. Dr. Adogwa then pursued additional surgical training in advanced osteotomy techniques in Lyon, France, under the tutelage of Pierre Roussouly, M.D., and in Accra, Ghana, under the mentorship of Oheneba Boachie, M.D. (founder of FOCOS Hospital and past president of the Scoliosis Research Society).
Dr. Adogwa is a prolific surgeon-scientist, having published more than 180 peer-reviewed scientific papers and book chapters and presented as an invited speaker, program faculty, or guest lecturer at more than 160 scientific meetings across the world.
Education & Training
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 2018 - 2019
- Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2015 - 2018
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2012 - 2015
- Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2012
Certifications & Licensure
- KY State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- MO State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- IL State Medical License 2015 - 2018
- NC State Medical License 2012 - 2015
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Charlie Kuntz Scholar Award American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2018
- Journalistic and Academic Neurosurgical Excellence (J.A.N.E) AANS/CNS, 2017
- Best Paper Award North American Spine Society, 2014, 2017
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Adjunctive Use of Gabapentinoids Increases Opioid Consumption Following 1- to 3-Level Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Posterior Fixation: A Propensity-Score Matc...Xu Tao, Aydin Kaghazchi, Geet Shukla, Janesh Karnati, Andrew Wu
Spine. 2024-11-26 - The Impact of Preoperative Spinal Injection Timing on the Postoperative Complications of Lumbar Fusion.Pranav Mirpuri, Syed Khalid, Reid Colliander, Patrick King, Xu Tao
World Neurosurgery. 2024-10-01 - Effect of cannabis use history on postoperative opioid utilization in lumbar fusion patients: an American retrospective study.Pranav Mirpuri, Syed Ibad Khalid, Patrick King, Joanna Mary Roy, Aladine Elsamadicy
Asian Spine Journal. 2024-10-01
Journal Articles
- Spine-Specific Skeletal Related Events and Mortality in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: A Single-Institution AnalysisOwoicho Adogwa, MD, Journal of Neurosurgery
- Gender Differences in Use of Prolonged Non-Operative Therapies Prior to Index Lumbar SurgeryCarlos Bagley, Owoicho Adogwa, World Neurosurgery
- Extended Length of Stay in Elderly Patients After Lumbar Decompression and Fusion Surgery Is May Not Be Attributable to Baseline Illness Severity or Postoperative Comp...Owoicho Adogwa, Carlos A Bagley, World Neurosurgery
Authored Content
- Gender Differences in Use of Prolonged Non-Operative Therapies Prior to Index Lumbar SurgeryAugust 2018
- Does Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus Aureus Increase the Risk of Post-Operative Infections After Elective Spine Surgery: Do Most Infections Occur in Carriers?May 2018
- Does Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus Aureus Increase the Risk of Post-Operative Infections After Elective Spine Surgery: Do Most Infections Occur in Carriers?May 2018
- Pediatric Spinal Ependymomas: An Epidemiologic StudyApril 2018
- Pediatric Spinal Ependymomas: An Epidemiologic StudyApril 2018
- Pediatric Spinal Ependymomas: An Epidemiological StudyApril 2018
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Press Mentions
- What Will It Take to Level the Playing Field for Black Residents?June 21st, 2022
- How Affective Disorders Impact Spine Surgery Readmissions: 5 Things to Know FeaturedMay 9th, 2016
- Spine surgeon leader to know: Dr. Owoicho Adogwa of UT Southwestern Medical CenterMarch 27th, 2020
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