Udaya Kumar Kakarla MD
Neurosurgical Spine Surgery
Neurosurgeon at Barrow Brain and Spine
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2910 N 3rd AvePhoenix, AZ 85013
Phone+1 602-406-3580
Fax+1 602-406-3493
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Summary
- Dr. Udaya Kakarla, based in Phoenix, AZ, is a specialist in Neurosurgery with a subspecialty in Neurosurgical Spine Surgery. He received his medical education from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2003 and completed his residency at Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center between 2004 and 2010. Dr. Kakarla has experience in pediatric neurosurgery, neurosurgical trauma and critical care, and thoracic spine surgery. He has multiple publications to his credit in journals like Neurosurgical Focus, World Neurosurgery, Cureus and Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. He received the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification from Centricity Practice Solution EMR, GE Healthcare in 2012-2013.
Education & Training
Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2004 - 2010
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
AZ State Medical License 2010 - 2026
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity Practice Solution EMR, GE Healthcare, 2012-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsPseudarthrosis after four-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion without posterior fixation.Michael D White, S Harrison Farber, Mark A Pacult, Corey T Walker, James J Zhou
Neurosurgical Focus. 2023-09-01 - 1 citationsSingle-Position Anterior and Lateral Lumbar Fusion in the Supine Position: A Novel Technique for Multilevel Arthrodesis.S Harrison Farber, James J Zhou, Robert F Rudy, Michael A Smith, U Kumar Kakarla
World Neurosurgery. 2022-12-01 - 1 citationsTechnical Feasibility of Subaxial Cervical Pedicle Screws for Distal Anchoring of Occipitocervical Fixation Constructs in the Mid-Cervical Spine: Early Clinical Experi...Michael A Bohl, S Harrison Farber, U Kumar Kakarla, Zaman Mirzadeh, Jay D Turner
Cureus. 2022-06-01
Journal Articles
- Case Report Continuous Activity Tracking Using a Wrist-Mounted Device in Adult Spinal Deformity: A Proof of Concept StudyJuan S Uribe, Jay D Turner, Jack M Haglin, Udaya Kakarla, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
Overlapping Surgeries Are Not Associated with Worse Patient Outcomes: Retrospective Multivariate Analysis of 14,872 Neurosurgical Cases Performed at a Single InstitutionApril 25th, 2017
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