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Office
5050 S Florida Ave
Lakeland, FL 33813Phone+1 863-688-3030Fax+1 863-688-4430- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2004 - 2009
- Boston University School of MedicineClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2009 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2004 - 2009
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsEvaluation of neurologic deficit without apparent cause: the importance of a multidisciplinary approach.Harvey E. Smith, Ralph E Rynning, Chukwuka Okafor, James Zaslavsky, Joseph I. Tracy, John K. Ratliff, James S. Harrop, Todd J. Albert, Alan S. Hilibrand, Gregory Ander...> ;The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 2007 Jan 1
- 12 citationsOsteogenic protein-1 : a review of its utility in spinal applications.Andrew M. Brown, Gordon H. Stock, Alpesh A. Patel, Chukwuka Okafor, Alexander R. Vaccaro> ;Biodrugs. 2006 Jan 1
- 56 citationsParticulate endocytosis mediates biological responses of human mesenchymal stem cells to titanium wear debris.Chukwuka C Okafor, Hana Haleem-Smith, Patrice Laqueriere, Paul A. Manner, Rocky S. Tuan> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2006 Mar 1
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Press Mentions
- September/October 2021 Issue of Becker's ASC ReviewSeptember 21st, 2021
- What Florida ASCs Are Seeing as COVID-19 Hospitalizations SurgeAugust 12th, 2021
- Florida Spine Surgeon Named as One of the Top 20 Physicians 40 and Under: 3 Things to KnowAugust 13th, 2018
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Hospital Affiliations
- South Florida Baptist HospitalPlant City, Florida
- James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital-TampaTampa, Florida
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