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Office
119 Belmont St
Department of Orthopedics
Worcester, MA 01605Phone+1 508-856-5510Fax+1 508-856-5916- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Raj J. Gala provides spine surgery expertise at UMass Chan Medical School.
He follows evidence-based medicine, while educating patients about their choices.
His research interests include biomedical engineering and safety in spine surgery. Dr. Gala has published in all areas of spine. In addition, he contributes regularly to writing book chapters and presenting data at national meetings.
Education & Training
Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2018 - 2019
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2013 - 2018
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2013, MD
Illinois Institute of TechnologyBS, Biomedical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, 2005 - 2009
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
CT State Medical License 2019 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2018 - 2020- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- C. McCollister Evarts Resident Leader Yale University Department of Orthopaedics, 2017
- Chairman’s award Yale University Department of Orthopaedics, 2016-2017
- AOA CWRU SOM, 2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 17 citationsPerioperative Outcomes in 17,947 Patients Undergoing 2-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus 1-Level Anterior Cervical Corpectomy for Treatment of Cervi...Anoop R. Galivanche, Raj J. Gala, Preetpaul S. Bagi, Arianne J. Boylan, Christopher M. Dussik, Pedro D. Coutinho, Jonathan N. Grauer, Arya G. Varthi> ;Neurospine. 2020 Dec 31
- 3 citationsPerioperative adverse events after different fusion approaches for single-level lumbar spondylosisJoseph B. Kahan, Raj J. Gala, Taylor D. Ottesen, Arya G. Varthi, Jonathan N. Grauer> ;North American Spine Society Journal. 2020 May 1
- 4 citationsHigh, As Well As Low, Preoperative Platelet Counts Correlate With Adverse Outcomes After Elective Posterior Lumbar Surgery.Rohil Malpani, Raj J. Gala, Murillo Adrados, Anoop R. Galivanche, Michael G. Clark, Michael R. Mercier, Neil Pathak, Elbert J. Mets, Jonathan N. Grauer> ;Spine. 2020 Mar 1
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Hospital Affiliations
UMass Memorial Medical CenterWorcester, Massachusetts
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