RichardEMcCarthyMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Louisville, KY

Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas COM

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Office
Norton Childrens Hospital
Louisville, KY 40207
Phone+1 501-351-7777

Education & Training

Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 1977 - 1979
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1975 - 1976
Boston University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1974

Certifications & Licensure

AR State Medical License 1981 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2023 - 2025
NH State Medical License 1966 - 2012
VA State Medical License 1996 - 2002
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Spinal height for growth guidance treatment in early onset idiopathic scoliosis: analysis through final surgical treatment.
Meg Cornaghie, David Bumpass, Lauren Roeder, Eric R Siegel, Richard McCarthy
Spine Deformity. 2024-09-01
1 citations
Changes in sagittal balance and pre-existing junctional angle influence development of proximal junctional kyphosis in growth guidance systems for early-onset scoliosis.
Reme Emmanuel Arhewoh, Ian Marigi, Richard McCarthy, David Skaggs, Paul Sponseller
Spine Deformity. 2024-01-01
Perioperative Complications and Health-related Quality of Life Outcomes in Severe Pediatric Spinal Deformity.
Munish C Gupta, Lawrence G Lenke, Sachin Gupta, Ali S Farooqi, Jahangir K Asghar
Spine. 2023-11-01

Press Mentions

Shilla Growing Rods with Greater Than Five Years of Follow UpMarch 4th, 2016