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Office
41 Mall Rd
Lahey Clinic, Inc.
Burlington, MA 01805Phone+1 781-744-3448Fax+1 781-744-5104- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am a board certified neurosurgeon specializing in spinal and vascular neurological disorders. I am currently Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery at Lahey Hospital and Medical and Professor, Department of Neurosurgery at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Education & Training
- Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1993 - 1999
- Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1993
- Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1992
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
- NH State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- CT State Medical License 2000 - 2024
- MA State Medical License 1995 - 2024
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2008-2014
- Greenwich Magazine Castle Connolly, 2008-2010, 2013-2014
- Westport Magazine Castle Connolly, 2008-2009
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Clinical Trials
- Greenwich Lumbar Stenosis SLIP Study Start of enrollment: 2002 May 01
- The CSM Trial: A Multicenter Study Comparing Ventral to Dorsal Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Start of enrollment: 2006 Nov 01
- Neurosurgery Patient Outcomes in Treating Spinal Disorders Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 87 citationsEffect of Ventral vs Dorsal Spinal Surgery on Patient-Reported Physical Functioning in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Zoher Ghogawala, Norma Terrin, Melissa R. Dunbar, Janis L. Breeze, Karen M. Freund
JAMA. 2021-03-09 - 97 citationsAcute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury.Ilyas Eli, David P. Lerner, Zoher Ghogawala
Neurologic Clinics. 2021-03-31 - 63 citationsGuideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 10: Lumbar fusion for stenosis without spondylolisthesisDaniel K. Resnick, William C. Watters, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Andrew T. Dailey, Tanvir F. Choudhri
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2014-07-01
Press Mentions
- A Step Forward or Optics? Spine Leaders Debate UnitedHealthcare's Gold Card ProgramAugust 15th, 2024
- Zoher Ghogawala, MD, FACS, Neurosurgeon with Lahey Hospital – Medical CenterJune 6th, 2019
- Which Has Better Outcomes for Spinal Stenosis — Lumbar Fusion or Decompression Procedures?June 9th, 2016
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Grant Support
- Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgical TrialPatient-Center Outcomes Research Institute2013–2017
- Cytotoxic T Cells Targeted Against Tumor AngiogenesisNational Cancer Institute1997
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- Lahey Hospital & Medical CenterBurlington, Massachusetts
- Greenwich HospitalGreenwich, Connecticut
- Tufts University Health ServiceMedford, Massachusetts
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