Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD
Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD, was born in Kumasi, Ghana, on December 16, 1950. He emigrated to the United States in 1972 and completed undergraduate studies at Brooklyn College, where he received a Bachelor of Science (summa cum laude) in 1976. He received his Doctor of Medicine Degree from Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1980.
He was Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Minnesota (1987-1990); Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Southern California (1990-1994) and Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California College of Medicine, Irvine (1993-1994). His clinical appointments included the position of Associate Medical Director at the Southern California Complex Spine and Scoliosis Center in Whittier (1990-1994).
Since July of 1994, he has been Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and Chief of the Scoliosis Service and Associate Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery and New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Dr. Boachie-Adjei has published and lectured extensively on Spine Surgery, with special emphasis on surgery to correct spine deformity. He is an inventor who holds several patents for devices used in spine surgery. He has started a foundation, F.O.C.O.S. (Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine) to provide orthopedic medical care to underserved populations in West Africa and other third world nations.
Appointments
Chief of the Scoliosis Service, Hospital for Special SurgeryAttending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Associate Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Specialty
Orthopedic SurgerySubspecialty
ScoliosisSpine
Trauma
Special Expertise
ScoliosisKyphosis
Spine reconstructive and deformity surgery in pediatric and adult patients
Awards
Philip D. Wilson Award/Outstanding Teacher, Hospital for Special Surgery, 1998Louis Goldstein Award/Best Clinical Poster, 1999, 2002, Russell Hibbs Award/Best Clinical Research Paper, 2002, Scoliosis Research Society
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Humanitarian Award, 2004
Wholeness of Life Award, Hospital for Special Surgery, presented by The HealthCare Chaplaincy, New York, NY, 2004
Science and Peace Gold Medal (Humanitarian Award), Albert Schweitzer International University, Geneva, Switzerland, 2005
Affiliations
American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsScoliosis Research Society
North American Spine Society
Spine Society
American Medical Association
Education
MD, Columbia University, New YorkResidency
St. Vincent’s Hospital & Medical Center, General Surgery, U.S.Fellowship
Twin Cities Scoliosis Center and the Minnesota Spine Center, John H. Moe Spine FellowCertification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
State Licensure
New YorkOheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:
For Patients
For Professionals
- Adult Scoliosis with Low Lumbar Degenerative Disease and Spinal Stenosis
- Bone Mineral Density Determinations by Dual-Energy X ray Absorptiometry in the Management of Patients with Marfan Syndrome - Some Factors Which Affect the Measurement
- Partially Overlapping Limited Anterior and Posterior Instrumentation for Adult Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Scoliosis: A Description of Novel Spinal Instrumentation, “The Hybrid Technique”
- Posterior Vertebral Column Resection for VATER/VACTERL Associated Spinal Deformity: A Case Report
Selected Publications
Sarwahi V, Boachie-Adjei O, Backus SI, Taira G: Characterization of gait function in patients with post-surgical sagittal (flatback) deformity: a prospective study of 21 patients. Spine. 27(21):2328-37, 2002 November 1
Lebwohl NH, Cunningham BW, Dmitriev A, Shimamoto N, Gooch L, Devlin V, Boachie-Adjei O, Wagner TA: Biomechanical comparison of lumbosacral fixation techniques in a calf spine model. Spine. 27(21):2312-20, 2002 November 1
Shapiro GS, Boachie-Adjei O, Dhawlikar SH, Maier LS: The use of epoetin alfa in complex spine deformity surgery. Spine. 2002 September:27(18):2067-2071
Boachie-Adjei O, Do T, Rawlins BA: Partial lumbosacral kyphosis reduction, decompression and posterior lumbosacral transfixation in high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis: clinical and radiographic results in six patients. Spine. 2002 March;27(6):E161
Urban MK, Jules-Elysee K, Urquhart B, Cammisa FP, Boachie-Adjei O: Reduction in postoperative pain after spinal fusion with instrumentation using intrathecal morphine. Spine. 2002 March:27(5):535-537
For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.Research Description
Clinical outcome studies in scoliosis and other spine deformities in pediatric and adult patientsGene therapy for spine fusion
Research Interests
Clinical outcomes studies in scoliosis and other spine deformities in pediatric and adult patientsGene therapy for spine fusion
Clinical Trials
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