HaroldAugustFogelMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Boston, MA

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

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Office
55 Fruit St
Yawkey 3A
Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-724-8636
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Education & Training

Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2013 - 2018
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 2012

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
ME State Medical License 2020 - 2021
IL State Medical License 2015 - 2017
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Inpatient opioid use varies by construct length among laminoplasty versus laminectomy and fusion patients.
Harry M Lightsey 4th, Peter J Georgakas, Joseph H Schwab, Harold A Fogel, Stuart H Hershman, Daniel G Tobert, Kevin M Hwang, Matthew H Lindsey, Caleb M Yeung> ;North American Spine Society Journal. 2023 Dec 1
2 citations
Does Nasal Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Prevent Deep Surgical Site Infections for Elective Cervical Spinal Fusion?
Grace X Xiong, Nattaly E Greene, Stuart H Hershman, Harold A Fogel, Joseph H Schwab, Christopher M Bono, Daniel G Tobert> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2023 Feb 1
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is Inadequate to Assess Cervical Sagittal Alignment Parameters.
Brian C Goh, Harry M Lightsey 4th, Wylie Y Lopez, Daniel G Tobert, Harold A Fogel, Thomas D Cha, Joseph H Schwab, Stuart H Hershman, Bono, C.> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2023 Mar 1
2 citations
Surgical Intervention is Associated With Improvements in the ASIA Impairment Scale in Gunshot-induced Spinal Injuries of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine.
Brian C Goh, Brendan M Striano, Alexander M Crawford, Daniel G Tobert, Harold A Fogel, Thomas D Cha, Joseph H Schwab, Christopher M Bono, Stuart H Hershman> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2022 Aug 1
2 citations
Clinicians' perceptions around discectomy surgery for lumbar disc herniation: a survey of orthopaedic and neuro-surgeons in Australia and New Zealand.
Xiaolong Chen, Uphar Chamoli, Harold A. Fogel, Ashish D. Diwan> ;Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 2021 Jul 3
5 citations
Open epidural blood patch to augment durotomy repair in lumbar spine surgery: Surgical technique and cohort study.
Grace Xiong, Daniel G. Tobert, Harold A. Fogel, Thomas D. Cha, Joseph H. Schwab, John H. Shin, Christopher M. Bono, Stuart H. Hershman> ;The Spine Journal. 2021 Jun 16
5 citations
Vancomycin-impregnated calcium sulfate beads compared with vancomycin powder in adult spinal deformity patients undergoing thoracolumbar fusion
Grace Xiong, Harold A. Fogel, Daniel G. Tobert, Thomas D. Cha, Joseph H. Schwab, Christopher M. Bono, Stuart H. Hershman> ;North American Spine Society Journal. 2021 Mar 1
6 citations
Osteoporosis is under recognized and undertreated in adult spinal deformity patients
Anmol Gupta, Thomas D. Cha, Joseph H. Schwab, Harold A. Fogel, Daniel G. Tobert, Afshin E Razi, Carl B. Paulino, Andrew C. Hecht, Christopher M. Bono, Stuart H. Hershman> ;Journal of Spine Surgery. 2021 Mar 1
24 citations
Osteoporosis increases the likelihood of revision surgery following a long spinal fusion for adult spinal deformity
Anmol Gupta, Thomas D. Cha, Joseph H. Schwab, Harold A. Fogel, Daniel G. Tobert, Afshin E. Razi, Andrew C. Hecht, Christopher M. Bono, Stuart H. Hershman> ;The Spine Journal. 2021 Jan 1
13 citations
Laminoplasty-an underutilized procedure for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
Wylie Y. Lopez, Brian C. Goh, Shivam Upadhyaya, Chason Ziino, Peter J. Georgakas, Anmol Gupta, Daniel G. Tobert, Harold A. Fogel, Thomas D. Cha, Joseph H. Schwab, Chri...> ;The Spine Journal. 2021 Apr 1
22 citations
Development of prediction models for clinically meaningful improvement in PROMIS scores after lumbar decompression.
Aditya V. Karhade, Harold A. Fogel, Thomas D. Cha, Stuart H. Hershman, Terence P. Doorly, James D. Kang, Christopher M. Bono, Mitchel B. Harris, Joseph H. Schwab, Dani...> ;The Spine Journal. 2021 Mar 1
5 citations
Surgeon-level variance in achieving clinical improvement after lumbar decompression: the importance of adequate risk adjustment.
Aditya V. Karhade, Rachel C. Sisodia, Christopher M. Bono, Harold A. Fogel, Stuart H. Hershman, Thomas D. Cha, Terence P. Doorly, James D. Kang, Joseph H. Schwab, Dani...> ;The Spine Journal. 2021 Mar 1
12 citations
Does Size Matter? An Analysis of the Effect of Lumbar Disc Herniation Size on the Success of Nonoperative Treatment:
Anmol Gupta, Shivam Upadhyaya, Caleb M. Yeung, Peter J. Ostergaard, Harold A. Fogel, Thomas D. Cha, Joseph H. Schwab, Christopher M. Bono, Stuart H. Hershman> ;Global Spine Journal. 2020 Oct 1
3 citations
Males Have Higher Rates of Peri-operative Mortality Following Surgery for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture.
Anmol Gupta, Thomas D. Cha, Joseph H. Schwab, Harold A. Fogel, Daniel G. Tobert, S. Cho, Andrew C. Hecht, Christopher M. Bono, Stuart H. Hershman> ;Osteoporosis International. 2021 Apr 1
2 citations
Age Is Just a Number: Patient Age Does Not Affect Outcome Following Surgery for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures:
Anmol Gupta, Thomas D. Cha, Joseph H. Schwab, Harold A. Fogel, Daniel G. Tobert, Sheeraz A. Qureshi, Andrew C. Hecht, Christopher M. Bono, Stuart H. Hershman> ;Global Spine Journal. 2021 Sep 1
9 citations
Laminoplasty versus laminectomy and fusion for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a cost analysis.
Brian C. Goh, Brendan M Striano, Wylie Y. Lopez, Shivam Upadhyaya, Chason Ziino, Peter J. Georgakas, Daniel G. Tobert, Harold A. Fogel, Thomas D. Cha, Joseph H. Schwab...> ;The Spine Journal. 2020 Nov 1
39 citations
Predicting prolonged opioid prescriptions in opioid-naïve lumbar spine surgery patients.
Aditya V. Karhade, Thomas D. Cha, Harold A. Fogel, Stuart H. Hershman, Daniel G. Tobert, Andrew J. Schoenfeld, Christopher M. Bono, Joseph H. Schwab> ;The Spine Journal. 2020 Jun 1
37 citations
Natural language processing for automated detection of incidental durotomy.
Aditya V. Karhade, Michiel E.R. Bongers, Olivier Q. Groot, Erick R. Kazarian, Thomas D. Cha, Harold A. Fogel, Stuart H. Hershman, Daniel G. Tobert, Andrew J. Schoenfel...> ;The Spine Journal. 2020 May 1
26 citations
Development of machine learning and natural language processing algorithms for preoperative prediction and automated identification of intraoperative vascular injury i...
Aditya V. Karhade, Michiel E.R. Bongers, Olivier Q. Groot, Thomas D. Cha, Terence P. Doorly, Harold A. Fogel, Stuart H. Hershman, Daniel G. Tobert, Sunita D. Srivastav...> ;The Spine Journal. 2021 Oct 1
4 citations
Disk Area Is a More Reliable Measurement Than Anteroposterior Length in the Assessment of Lumbar Disk Herniations: A Validation Study.
Anmol Gupta, Shivam Upadhyaya, Caleb M. Yeung, Peter J. Ostergaard, Harold A. Fogel, Thomas D. Cha, Joseph H. Schwab, Christopher M. Bono, Stuart H. Hershman> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2020 Mar 6
25 citations
Can natural language processing provide accurate, automated reporting of wound infection requiring reoperation after lumbar discectomy?
Aditya V. Karhade, Michiel E.R. Bongers, Olivier Q. Groot, Thomas D. Cha, Terence P. Doorly, Harold A. Fogel, Stuart H. Hershman, Daniel G. Tobert, Andrew J. Schoenfel...> ;The Spine Journal. 2020 Mar 4
3 citations
Caudal Lumbar Disc Herniations Are More Likely to Require Surgery for Symptom Resolution
Anmol Gupta, Shivam Upadhyaya, Caleb M. Yeung, Peter J. Ostergaard, Harold A. Fogel, Thomas D. Cha, Joseph H. Schwab, Christopher M. Bono, Stuart H. Hershman> ;Global Spine Journal. 2021 Apr 1
20 citations
DEXA sensitivity analysis in patients with adult spinal deformity
Anmol Gupta, Shivam Upadhyaya, Anuj K. Patel, Harold A. Fogel, Thomas D. Cha, Joseph H. Schwab, Christopher M. Bono, Stuart H. Hershman> ;The Spine Journal. 2020 Feb 1
7 citations
A Biomechanical Analysis of Tibial Fixation Methods in Hamstring-Graft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
Harold A. Fogel, A Golz, A Burleson, Muturi Muriuki, Robert M. Havey, Gerard Carandang, Avinash G. Patwardhan, P Tonino> ;The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal. 2019 Jan 1
55 citations
The Economic Burden of Residency Interviews on Applicants.
Harold A. Fogel, Tomas Liskutin, Karen Wu, Lukas M. Nystrom, Brendan Martin, Adam Schiff> ;The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal. 2018 Jan 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
Emerson HospitalConcord, Massachusetts
Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton Lower Falls, Massachusetts