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Biography

Roosevelt Offoha, M.D., is a gifted spine surgeon whose priority is to ensure his patients attain the best possible outcomes from their treatment. At his practice in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Offoha welcomes patients from the community who are experiencing spine, back and neck problems and offers a broad range of treatment options for spinal conditions. Dr. Offoha graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 2008, after studying music, cell biology and neuroscience. In 2009, he went to the prestigious Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore to complete his medical degree and followed this with an orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Illinois Hospitals in Chicago. After completing his residency, Dr. Offoha embarked on his spine surgery fellowship at New York University's Langone Orthopedic Hospital in New York City. He became board certified in 2022. 

Dr. Offoha manages patients both operatively and nonoperatively. The procedures Dr. Offoha specializes include lumbar microdiscectomy, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), artificial disc replacement, lumbar decompression, decompressive laminectomy and lumbar fusion. Dr. Offoha is passionate about finding the most effective treatments for his patients and relieving them of the burden of back, neck and radiculopathic pain. He is a part of OrthoAtlanta, practicing out of the Snellville location. Those visiting Dr. Offoha's practice will find that he is a caring and compassionate physician who makes every effort to thoroughly educate his patients and help them make informed decisions. His mission is to practice Medicine with the utmost integrity, ethical and practice standards. If you're experiencing back, neck or spine problems, call today to schedule a consultation.

Education & Training

2004-2008

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

B. A. Music, Cell Biology & Neuroscience

2009-2013

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

M.D.

2013-2018

University of Illinois at Chicago

Orthopedic Surgery Residency

2018-2019

New York University

Spine Surgery Fellowship

Research Publications

Moskovich R, Offoha R. “Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine.” Basic Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System, edited by Nordin M and Frankel V, Wolters Kluwer, 2022, 304-340

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Janusz P, Tyrakowski M, Glowka P, Offoha R, Siemionow K. “Influence of cervical spine position on the radiographic parameters of the thoracic inlet alignment.” Eur Spine J., Vol. 24, Issue 12 (December 2015), pp 2880-2884.


Offoha RU, Garzon-Muvdi J, Streiff MB, McFarland EG. “Upper-extremity thrombosis in a patient after biceps tenodesis.” Orthopedics., Vol. 37, Issue 12 (December 2014), pp 1133-1136.

 

Tan EW, Offoha RU, Oswald GL, Skolasky RL, Dewan AK, Zhen G, Shapiro JR, Dietz HC, Cao X, Sponseller PD. “Increased fracture risk and low bone mineral density in patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome.” Am J Med Genet A., Vol. 161a, Issue 8 (August 2013), pp1910-1914.

 

Abstract: “Outcomes and Complications of Sacro-Pelvic Fixation Using S2 Alar-Iliac (S2AI) Fixation in Adult Deformity patients fused to the Sacrum: A prospective Study with Minimum 2-Year Follow-Up.” Khaled Kebaish, MD; Mostafa H. El Dafrawy, MD; Hamid Hassanzadeh, MD; Philip Neubauer, MD; Roosevelt Offoha; Eric W. Tan, MD; Paul D. Sponseller. Was presented at Scoliosis Research Society 2012 International Meeting. July 2012

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Michael D. Carrithers, Gouri Chatterjee, Lisette M. Carrithers, Roosevelt Offoha, Uzoma Iheagwara, Christoph Rahner, Morven Graham, and Stephen G. Waxman.  “Regulation of Podosome Formation in Macrophages by a Splice Variant of the Sodium Channel SCN8A.”  J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 284, Issue 12 (March 20, 2009), pp. 8114-8126.

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