LouisChukwunonOkaforMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Baltimore, MD

PGY-1 Resident

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Office
601 N. Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone+1 585-787-8989
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Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2013 - 2018
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 2013
Johns Hopkins UniversityBS, Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2005 - 2009
Johns Hopkins UniversityB. S., Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2005 - 2009

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2020 - 2024
MO State Medical License 2018 - 2020

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fannie & Henry Rice Scholarship University of Rochester School of Medicine, 2009
Minority Scholarship University of Rochester School of Medicine, 2009
Paul S. Emerson Scholarship University of Rochester School of Medicine, 2009
Rochester Prize Scholarship University of Rochester School of Medicine, 2009
Smilow Family Scholarship Johns Hopkins University, 2006
Hodson Success Scholarship Johns Hopkins University, 2005
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

9 citations
High Prevalence of Radiographic Outliers and Revisions with Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty.
Gregory S. Kazarian, Toby N. Barrack, Louis Okafor, Robert L. Barrack, Ryan M. Nunley, Charles M. Lawrie> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2020 Jul 1
11 citations
Sacropelvic Fixation: A Comprehensive Review.
Mostafa H El Dafrawy, Micheal Raad, Louis Okafor, Khaled M Kebaish> ;Spine Deformity. 2019 Jul 1
8 citations
Novel Technique for Sacral Alar-Iliac (S2AI) Fixation
Nicholas S. Andrade, Louis Okafor, Brian J. Neuman> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2018 Nov 1
12 citations
Pullout strength of standard vs. cement-augmented rotator cuff repair anchors in cadaveric bone
Keith T. Aziz, Brendan Y. Shi, Louis Okafor, Jeremy Smalley, Stephen M. Belkoff, Uma Srikumaran> ;Clinical Biomechanics. 2018 May 1
58 citations
Post-Discharge Care Duration, Charges, and Outcomes Among Medicare Patients After Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.
Karthikeyan E. Ponnusamy, Zan A. Naseer, Mostafa H. El Dafrawy, Louis Okafor, Clayton P. Alexander, Robert S. Sterling, Harpal S. Khanuja, Richard L. Skolasky> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2017 Jun 1
3 citations
Prevention training of wrong-site spine surgery.
Addisu Mesfin, Colin D. Canham, Louis Okafor> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2015 Jul 1
19 citations
Publication rate of paper presentations from the Cervical Spine Research Society annual meeting.
Louis Okafor, Chelsea Frost, Addisu Mesfin> ;Spine. 2015 May 15
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Abstracts/Posters

The Risk of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis and Adolescent Tibia Vara Depends On Where You Live
John R. Faust, MD, Kristin A. Evans, MS, Louis Okafor, BS, Brad Hyatt, MD, James O. Sanders, MD and Stephen R. Cook, MD, MPH, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition (Section on Orthopaedics), 4/1/2012
Demographic Risk of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis and Adolescent Tibia Vara Among Obese Children
Okafor, L, University of Rochester School of Medicine Annual Medical Student Poster Session, 11/12/2010

Press Mentions

Identifying the Safe Zone in Arthroscopic Anterior Elbow Capsulectomy: A Cadaveric StudyJuly 7th, 2020
Premier Health Launches Inaugural Orthopedics Externship for Minority High School StudentsSeptember 28th, 2021