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Presence Current · Arkansas

Last published 2022

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Richard E. McCarthy

Researcher

UAMS

Also affiliated: University of Maryland, Baltimore (2011); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2014–2022); Nova Southeastern University (1999); University of Arkansas Medical Center (1999)

Faculty Researcher

7 h-index 10 pubs 771 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Richard E. McCarthy's research focuses on spinal diseases, particularly scoliosis in adolescents. His work involves the comparative analysis of surgical interventions for early-onset scoliosis, including Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods and Spinal Growth Guidance Surgery. McCarthy also investigates long-term outcomes and the evolution of treatment consensus within this field. His publications have addressed the re-evaluation of treatment options for early-onset scoliosis, providing updates over a ten-year period. He has also contributed to broader discussions on achieving global health and safety improvements by 2040. McCarthy's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 7, with 10 total publications and 763 citations.

Metrics

h-index: 7
Publications: 10
Citations: 771

Selected Publications

Comparison Between Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods and Spinal Growth Guidance Surgery for Idiopathic Early-Onset Scoliosis (2025)

Spine DOI OpenAlex
Re-evaluating consensus and uncertainty among treatment options for early onset scoliosis: a 10-year update (2022)

Spine Deformity 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
Development and Initial Validation of the Classification of Early-Onset Scoliosis (C-EOS) (2014)

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 310 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

19 Collaborators 15 Institutions 2 Countries

Top Collaborators

Hiroko Matsumoto Boston Children's Hospital (US) 1 shared publication

Adam N. Fano Columbia University (US) 1 shared publication

Theodore Quan Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital (US) 1 shared publication

Behrooz A. Akbarnia University of California, San Diego (US) 1 shared publication

Laurel C. Blakemore Virginia Cancer Specialists (US) 1 shared publication

John M. Flynn Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US) 1 shared publication

David L. Skaggs Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US) 1 shared publication

John T. Smith University of Utah (US) 1 shared publication

Brian D. Snyder Boston Children's Hospital (US) 1 shared publication

Paul D. Sponseller Johns Hopkins Medicine (US) 1 shared publication

Peter Sturm Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US) 1 shared publication

David P. Roye Columbia University (US) 1 shared publication

John B. Emans Harvard University (US) 1 shared publication

Michael G. Vitale Boston Children's Hospital (US) 1 shared publication

Francisco José García‐Peñalvo Washington University in St. Louis (US) 1 shared publication

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