UdayaKumarKakarlaMD

Neurosurgery • Phoenix, AZ

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Neurosurgeon at Barrow Brain and Spine

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Office
2910 N 3rd Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Phone+1 602-406-3580

Fax+1 602-406-3493

Education & Training

Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2004 - 2010
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2010 - 2026
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity Practice Solution EMR, GE Healthcare, 2012-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Pseudarthrosis after four-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion without posterior fixation.
Michael D White, S Harrison Farber, Mark A Pacult, Corey T Walker, James J Zhou
Neurosurgical Focus. 2023-09-01
Single-Position Anterior and Lateral Lumbar Fusion in the Supine Position: A Novel Technique for Multilevel Arthrodesis.
S Harrison Farber, James J Zhou, Robert F Rudy, Michael A Smith, U Kumar Kakarla
World Neurosurgery. 2022-12-01
1 citations
Technical Feasibility of Subaxial Cervical Pedicle Screws for Distal Anchoring of Occipitocervical Fixation Constructs in the Mid-Cervical Spine: Early Clinical Experi...
Michael A Bohl, S Harrison Farber, U Kumar Kakarla, Zaman Mirzadeh, Jay D Turner
Cureus. 2022-06-01

Journal Articles

Case Report Continuous Activity Tracking Using a Wrist-Mounted Device in Adult Spinal Deformity: A Proof of Concept Study
Juan S Uribe, Jay D Turner, Jack M Haglin, Udaya Kakarla, ScienceDirect

Press Mentions

Overlapping Surgeries Are Not Associated with Worse Patient Outcomes: Retrospective Multivariate Analysis of 14,872 Neurosurgical Cases Performed at a Single InstitutionApril 25th, 2017

Professional Memberships