
Richard E McCarthy MD
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas COM
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Norton Childrens HospitalLouisville, KY 40207
Phone+1 501-351-7777
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 1977 - 1979
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1975 - 1976
Boston University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1974
Certifications & Licensure
IN State Medical License 2025 - 2027
KY State Medical License 2023 - 2026
AR State Medical License 1981 - 2025
NH State Medical License 1966 - 2012
VA State Medical License 1996 - 2002
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Comparison between Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods and Spinal Growth Guidance Surgery for Idiopathic Early Onset Scoliosis: A Three-Dimensional Analysis.Francisco Narro Garcia, Jennifer Hurry, Richard E McCarthy, Ron El-Hawary, Joshua M Pahys
Spine. 2025-10-08 - Failure to replace removed growth friendly implants results in deteriorating radiographic outcomes.Matan S Malka, Lawrence G Lenke, Ritt R Givens, Kevin Lu, Christina C Rymond
Spine Deformity. 2025-07-04 - Spinal height for growth guidance treatment in early onset idiopathic scoliosis: analysis through final surgical treatment.Meg Cornaghie, David Bumpass, Lauren Roeder, Eric R Siegel, Richard McCarthy
Spine Deformity. 2024-09-01
Press Mentions
Shilla Growing Rods with Greater Than Five Years of Follow UpMarch 4th, 2016
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