Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, Tufts Medical Center and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Lahey Hospital and Medical
Neurosurgery
Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD
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Dr. Zoher Ghogawala is an expert in the field of Neurosurgery. He graduated from Harvard Medical School. Harvard Medical School is a top medical university. Harvard Medical School is ranked 1 in research and 12 in primary care medicine He over the years received 6 awards: "Top Doctors: New York Metro Area", "Greenwich Magazine", "Westport Magazine", "New Canaan-Darien Magazine", "Fellow (FACS)" and "Fellow (FAANS)". Zoher Ghogawala is a published doctor and has 50 publications published. The lastest was: 'Intramedullary cavernous malformations of the spinal cord.' He accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Increased Patient Enrollment to a Randomized Surgical Trial Through Equipoise Polling of an Expert Surgeon Panel.
- Postoperative cervical sagittal imbalance negatively affects outcomes after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
- Setting the equation: establishing value in spine care.
- Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 1: Introduction and methodology.
- Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 2: Assessment of functional outcome following lumbar fusion.
- Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 3: Assessment of economic outcome.
- Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 4: Radiographic assessment of fusion status.
- Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 5: Correlation between radiographic outcome and function.
- Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 6: Discography for patient selection.
- Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 7: Lumbar fusion for intractable low-back pain without ste...
- Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 8: Lumbar fusion for disc herniation and radiculopathy.
- Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 9: Lumbar fusion for stenosis with spondylolisthesis.
- Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 10: Lumbar fusion for stenosis without spondylolisthesis.
- Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 11: Interbody techniques for lumbar fusion.
- Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 12: Pedicle screw fixation as an adjunct to posterolateral...
- Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 13: Injection therapies, low-back pain, and lumbar fusion.
- Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 14: Brace therapy as an adjunct to or substitute for lumba...
- Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 15: Electrophysiological monitoring and lumbar fusion.
- Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 16: Bone graft extenders and substitutes as an adjunct for...
- Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 17: Bone growth stimulators as an adjunct for lumbar fusion.
- Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgical (CSM-S) Trial: Randomized Controlled Trial Design and Rationale.
- Cost-effectiveness of lumbar discectomy and single-level fusion for spondylolisthesis: experience with the NeuroPoint-SD registry.
- The possibility of clinical trials in neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring: a review.
- The efficacy of lumbar discectomy and single-level fusion for spondylolisthesis: results from the NeuroPoint-SD registry.
- Introduction: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
- Commentary: Patient heterogeneity complicates efforts to compare effectiveness for anterior versus posterior surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
- Functional outcome instruments used for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: interscale correlation and prediction of preference-based quality of life.
- Glioblastoma mimicking an arteriovenous malformation.
- Extracranial carotid plaque length and parent vessel diameter significantly affect baseline ipsilateral intracranial blood flow.
- Complications in spine surgery: honesty is the best policy.
- Comparative effectiveness of ventral vs dorsal surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
- Cervical spine reoperation rates and hospital resource utilization after initial surgery for degenerative cervical spine disease in 12,338 patients in Washington State.
- Cognitive outcomes after carotid revascularization: the role of cerebral emboli and hypoperfusion.
- Ventral versus dorsal decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: surgeons' assessment of eligibility for randomization in a proposed randomized controlled tria...
- Prospective outcomes evaluation after decompression with or without instrumented fusion for lumbar stenosis and degenerative Grade I spondylolisthesis.
- Antitumor activity of cytotoxic T lymphocytes engineered to target vascular endothelial growth factor receptors.
- Spinal radiation before surgical decompression adversely affects outcomes of surgery for symptomatic metastatic spinal cord compression.
- Intramedullary cavernous malformations of the spinal cord.
- Distal basilar perforator artery aneurysm: case report.
- Enhanced T cell migration to sites of microscopic CNS disease: complementary treatments evaluated by 2- and 3-D image analysis.
- Structural mutation affecting intracellular transport and cell surface expression of murine class II molecules.
- Antigen presentation abrogated in cells expressing truncated Ia molecules.
- Cytoplasmic domain affects membrane expression and function of an Ia molecule.
- An intronic 10-base-pair deletion in a class II A beta gene affects RNA processing.
- A functional role for signal transduction via the cytoplasmic domains of MHC class II proteins.
- In vitro and in vivo bactericidal activities of 10%, 2.5%, and 1% povidone-iodine solution.
- Clival chondroma in a child with Ollier''s disease. Case report.
- How to predict return to work after lumbar discectomy: answers from the NeuroPoint-SD registry.
- Modeled cost-effectiveness of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion compared with posterolateral fusion for spondylolisthesis using N(2)QOD data.
Schools
Harvard University Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Med School
Procedures Preformed
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
- Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
- Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
- Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
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Doctors Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area
- Greenwich Magazine
- Westport Magazine
- New Canaan-Darien Magazine
- Fellow (FACS)
- Fellow (FAANS)
Education
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Massachusetts General Hospital -
Harvard Medical School
Hospital
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Yale-New Haven Hospital -
Greenwich Hospital -
Stamford Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1437264744 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | GHOGAWALA | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | ZOHER | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 018050001 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MA | |
| Specialty Description | Neurosurgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 48.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1437264744 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | GHOGAWALA |
| First Name Of The Provider | ZOHER |
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