Olumide Danisa MD FAAOS (He/Him)
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Associate Professor Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurological Surgery Duke University Health System
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Duke Spine Center40 Duke Medicine Cir, Unit 1B/1CDurham, NC 27710
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Summary
- Dr. Olumide Danisa is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in orthopedic spine surgery, currently located in Durham, NC. He completed extensive training, including a fellowship in Combined Adult (Orthopedic/Neurosurgical) Spine Fellowship at Duke University Hospital. Dr. Danisa serves as an Associate Professor at Duke University Health System and has held prominent roles at Loma Linda University Medical Center, including Vice Chairman and Division Chief of Adult Orthopaedic Spine Surgery. His clinical expertise encompasses cervical spondylotic myelopathy, spinal stenosis, and spine tumors. He has contributed to numerous publications in spine surgery and participated in several clinical trials related to spinal surgery advancements.
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Combined Adult (Orthopedic/Neurosurgical) Spine Fellowship, 1997 - 1998
University of Virginia Medical CenterChief Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1996 - 1997- University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993 - 1997
- University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993 - 1996
- University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1993
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2011 - 2027
NC State Medical License 2024 - 2027
VA State Medical License 1996 - 2012
GA State Medical License 1998 - 2011
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Walter E. McPherson Outstanding Student-Faculty Research Award Walter E. McPherson Society, 2024
- Teacher of the year Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 2022
- Best poster: Using Hounsfield units to quantify optimal spinal fixation 12 Annual Meeting of the Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS), 2019
Clinical Trials
- Safety and Immunogenicity Study of a Recombinant Protein Vaccine (NDV-3) Against S.Aureus and Candida Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
- Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of VX-210 in Subjects With Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Start of enrollment: 2016 Jul 01
- PK Study of EXPAREL in Subjects Undergoing Open Spinal Fusion or Reconstructive Surgery Start of enrollment: 2016 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Risk stratification for postoperative hematoma following anterior cervical spine surgery: a machine learning approach.Taha M Taka, Andrew Cabrera, Alexander Bouterse, Henry Avetisian, David Shin
North American Spine Society Journal. 2026-09-01 - Patient travel burden and postoperative outcomes after lumbar fusion.Sarah Meng, Taha Taka, Carson Cummings, Joshua Kendall, Jonathan Anton
North American Spine Society Journal. 2026-09-01 - Relationship Between Cervical Central Canal and Neural Foraminal Dimensions in a Normative Population.Kai Nguyen, Zachary Brandt, David Shin, Carson Cummings, Rohan Kubba
Tomography. 2026-06-12
Journal Articles
- Application of machine learning to identify risk factors for outpatient opioid prescriptions following spine surgeryAlexander Bouterse, Andrew Cabrera, Adam Jameel, Jun Ho Chung, Olumide Danisa, Biomedicine, 12/1/2024
- Supervised machine learning algorithms used to predict post-surgical outcomes following anterior surgical fixation of odontoid fracturesMikayla Kricfalusi; Richard C. Rice; Andrew Cabrera; Prathyusha Dasari; David Chung; Trevor Case; David E. Ruckle; Joseph N. Liu; Wayne K. Cheng; Olumide Danisa, International Journal of Research in Orthopaedics, 2/27/2024
- Artificial Intelligence in Spine Care: What You Need to KnowJacob Razzouk, Daniel Bohen, Omar Ramos, Whitney Kagabo, Wayne Cheng, Olumide Danisa, SpineLine, 9/2023
Abstracts/Posters
- Anatomic Assessment of L1-S1 Neuroforaminal Dimensions Using Computed Tomography of 1,000 PatientsKai Nguyen, Jacob Razouk, Zachary Brandt, Patricia Carlson, Ethan Vyhmeister, Nathaniel Wycliffe, Wayne Cheng, Olumide Danisa, 2024 Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves (DSPN) Spine Summit., Las Vegas, NV, 2/24/2024
- Can Machine Learning Predict Continued Opioid Use After Spine Surgery?David Chung, Alexander Bouterse, Andrew Cabrera, Olumide Danisa, MD, 2024 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2/12/2024
- Social Determinants of Health and Disparities In Spine Surgery: A Ten-year Analysis of 8,656 Cases Using Ensemble Machine Learning and Multilayer PerceptronDavid Shin, Jacob Razzouk, Jonathan Thomas, Kai Nguyen, Wayne Cheng, Olumide Danisa., 2024 Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA, 2/2/2024
Grant Support
- Spence's Rule: modifier for transverse Atlanta ligament injuryNuVasive2016–2017
Committees
- Associate Editor, North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2020 - Present
- Board Member, SpineLine Editorial Board 2018 - Present
- Education Committee, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery 2015 - Present
- Medical Board of Trustees, Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation 2015 - Present
- Spine Section member, Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) 2015 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Member
- AO Spine of North AmericaMember
- Member
Industry Relationships
- Board of Trustees, Musculosketal Transplant FoundationDisclosure: Research grant and institutional support2015 - Present
- Consultant, Globus MedicalImplant designDisclosure: Royalty2009 - Present
- Consultant, NuVasive2016 - 2023
- Teaching faculty and Consultant, Stryker2019 - 2021
- Consultant, SpineArt2018 - 2021
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