NikhilAnandThakurMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • North Andover, MA

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Physician

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Office
575 Turnpike St
Suite 11
North Andover, MA 01845
Phone+1 978-794-1946

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Summary

Dr. Nikhil Thakur, MD is a board certified orthopedic surgeon in North Andover, Massachusetts. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New York. He is affiliated with Lawrence General Hospital.

Education & Training

Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2015 - 2025
NH State Medical License 2015 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2012 - 2015
GA State Medical License 2011 - 2012
RI State Medical License 2005 - 2012
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
Antagonism of the Met5-enkephalin-opioid growth factor receptor-signaling axis promotes MSC to differentiate into osteoblasts.
Nikhil A. Thakur, Sean D. DeBoyace, Bryan S. Margulies> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2016 Jul 1
19 citations
Biomechanical Analysis of Pedicle Screw Fixation for Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures.
Matthew McDonnell, Kalpit N. Shah, David Paller, Nikhil A. Thakur, Sarath Koruprolu, Mark A. Palumbo, Alan H. Daniels> ;Orthopedics. 2016 May 1
22 citations
The Reliability and Validity of the Thoracolumbar Injury Classification System in Pediatric Spine Trauma
Jason W. Savage, Timothy A. Moore, Paul M. Arnold, Nikhil A. Thakur, Wellington K. Hsu, Alpesh A. Patel, Kathryn J. McCarthy, Gregory D. Schroeder, Alexander R. Vaccar...> ;Spine. 2015 Sep 15
Erratum to: Is Tip Apex Distance As Important As We Think? A Biomechanical Study Examining Optimal Lag Screw Placement.
Kane, P.,Vopat, B.,Heard, W.,Thakur, N.,Paller, D.,Koruprolu, S.,Born, C.> ;Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res.. 2014 Jun 07
51 citations
Is Tip Apex Distance As Important As We Think? A Biomechanical Study Examining Optimal Lag Screw Placement
Patrick M. Kane, Bryan G. Vopat, Wendell Heard, Nikhil A. Thakur, David Paller, Sarath Koruprolu, Christopher T. Born> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2014 Apr 24
9 citations
Wound hematoma after anterior cervical spine surgery: in vitro study of the pathophysiology of airway obstruction.
Nikhil A Thakur, Matthew McDonnell, David Paller, Mark A. Palumbo> ;American Journal of Orthopedics. 2013 Jun 1
21 citations
Use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 with local bone graft instead of iliac crest bone graft in posterolateral lumbar spine arthrodesis.
Daniel K. Park, Sung S. Kim, Nikhil A. Thakur, Scott D. Boden> ;Spine. 2013 May 20
12 citations
Predicting pulmonary embolus in orthopedic trauma patients using the Wells score.
Matthew D. Young, Alan H. Daniels, Peter T Evangelista, Steven E. Reinert, Scott A. Ritterman, Melissa A. Christino, Nikhil A. Thakur, Christopher T. Born> ;Orthopedics. 2013 May 1
4 citations
Evaluation of the utility of the Wells score in predicting pulmonary embolism in patients admitted to a spine surgery service.
Joanne H Wang, Melissa A. Christino, Nikhil A. Thakur, Mark A. Palumbo, Alan H. Daniels> ;Hospital Practice. 2013 Feb 1
28 citations
Benign tumors of the spine.
J C Lopez-Gutierrez, J de Las Heras, Nikhil A Thakur> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2013 Feb 1
7 citations
Examination of cervical spine kinematics in complex, multiplanar motions after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and total disc replacement
Alan H. Daniels, David Paller, Ross Feller, Nikhil A. Thakur, Alison M. Biercevicz, Mark A. Palumbo, Joseph J. Crisco, Ian A. Madom> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2012 Dec 1
1 citations
Benign tumors of the spine.
Nikhil A Thakur, Alan H Daniels, Jonathan Schiller, Mauricio A Valdes, John K Czerwein, Alan Schiller, Sean Esmende, Richard M Terek> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2012 Nov 1
29 citations
Injury patterns causing isolated foot compartment syndrome.
Nikhil A. Thakur, Matthew McDonnell, Christopher J. Got, Nicole Arcand, Kevin F. Spratt, Christopher W. DiGiovanni> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2012 Jun 6
51 citations
Airway compromise due to wound hematoma following anterior cervical spine surgery
Mark A. Palumbo, Jessica Pelow Aidlen, Alan H. Daniels, Nikhil A. Thakur, Joseph M. Caiati> ;The Open Orthopaedics Journal. 2012 Mar 5
28 citations
Complications of anterior lumbar surgery.
John K. Czerwein, Nikhil A. Thakur, Stephen J. Migliori, Philip Lucas, Mark A. Palumbo> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2011 May 1
27 citations
Perioperative management of chronic anticoagulation in orthopaedic surgery.
Nikhil A. Thakur, John K. Czerwein, James N Butera, Mark A. Palumbo> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2010 Dec 1
64 citations
Inappropriate transfer of patients with orthopaedic injuries to a Level I trauma center: a prospective study.
Nikhil A. Thakur, Matthew J Plante, Stephen Kayiaros, Steven E Reinert, Michael G. Ehrlich> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2010 Jun 1
4 citations
Klebsiella pneumoniae-associated vertebral osteomyelitis after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Nikhil A. Thakur, Jonathan R. Schiller, Staci A. Fischer, Mark A. Palumbo> ;Hospital Practice. 2010 Jun 1
48 citations
Brace Management in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Jonathan R. Schiller, Nikhil A. Thakur, Craig P. Eberson> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2010 Mar 1
9 citations
An improved method for cable grip fixation of the greater trochanter after trochanteric slide osteotomy.
Nikhil A. Thakur, Joseph J. Crisco, Douglas C. Moore, John A. Froehlich, Richard Limbird, James M. Bliss> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2010 Feb 1
14 citations
Delayed presentation of a brachial artery pseudoaneurysm after a supracondylar humerus fracture in a 6-year-old boy: a case report.
Christopher Got, Tze-Woei Tan, Nikhil A. Thakur, Edward J. Marcaccio, Craig P. Eberson, Ian A. Madom> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2010 Jan 1
34 citations
Recombinant bone morphogenic protein-2 in orthopaedic surgery: a review
Mauricio Valdes, Nikhil A. Thakur, Surena Namdari, Deborah McK. Ciombor, Mark A. Palumbo> ;Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 2009 Mar 12
5 citations
Compartment syndrome in a child secondary to acute osteomyelitis of the ulna.
Mary K. Mulcahey, Nikhil A. Thakur, Stephen Tocci, Craig P. Eberson> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2009 Mar 1
20 citations
Non-operative management of femoral neuropathy secondary to a traumatic iliacus haematoma in an adolescent.
Amar Patel, Ryan P. Calfee, Nikhil A. Thakur, Craig P. Eberson> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume. 2008 Oct 1
51 citations
Impact of donor lung organisms on post-lung transplant pneumonia.
Pramod Bonde, Nishant D. Patel, Marvin C. Borja, Sharon H. Allan, Christopher J. Barreiro, Jason A. Williams, Nikhil A. Thakur, Jonathan B. Orens, John V. Conte> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2006 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

Zetagen Announces Publication in Pain Management of Early Data Using ZetaMet™ as a Potential Treatment for Bone MetastasesOctober 14th, 2023

Hospital Affiliations

Lawrence General HospitalLawrence, Massachusetts