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

270 citations
Complications in the surgical treatment of 19,360 cases of pediatric scoliosis: a review of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality database.
Davis L. Reames, Justin S. Smith, Kai-Ming G. Fu, David W. Polly, Christopher P. Ames
Spine. 2011-08-15
54 citations
Pelvic Fixation of Growing Rods : Comparison of Constructs
Paul D. Sponseller, Justin S. Yang, George H. Thompson, Richard E. McCarthy, John B. Emans
Spine. 2009-07-15
160 citations
Rates of new neurological deficit associated with spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: A report of the scoliosis research society morbidity and mortality committee
D. Kojo Hamilton, Justin S. Smith, Charles A. Sansur, Steven D. Glassman, Christopher P. Ames
Spine. 2011-07-01

Press Mentions

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