Akachimere C. Uzosike, MD, MPH

Akachimere C. Uzosike, MD

Specialties

Spine

Located In

Beverly, Newburyport, Peabody

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About

Akachimere C. Uzosike, MD, MPH, is a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon who specializes in all aspects of non-surgical and surgical care of the adult and pediatric spine. Dr. Uzosike treats conditions of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, including traumatic spinal injuries, spinal deformity, tumors, infections, and degenerative spine conditions.

Dr. Uzosike emphasizes a conservative approach to treatment, favoring physical therapy, medications, and injections as first-line options before recommending surgery. When surgery is necessary, he utilizes advanced techniques, such as minimally invasive procedures, operative navigation, and robotics, to ensure the best outcomes. His patient care is highly individualized, as he collaborates closely with each person to create a treatment plan tailored to their specific goals, occupation, and lifestyle.

Dr. Uzosike earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his medical degree, along with a Master of Public Health, from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, respectively. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program in Boston, MA, followed by a fellowship in Orthopaedic Spine Surgery at NYU Langone Hospital in New York, NY.

In his free time, Dr. Uzosike enjoys playing tennis, cooking, traveling, and searching for new hobbies.

Aetna

AllWays Health Partners (formerly Neighborhood Health Plan / NHP)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts

Cigna

HPHC

Medicaid

Medicare

Tufts Health Plan

Unicare

UnitedHealthcare

WellSense Health Plan (formerly BMC healthnet)

Sports Medicine North accepts most major insurance carriers and plans. Please see the list of accepted insurance carriers below. To confirm if we accept your specific plan, please contact our billing department at (978) 818-6407 and have your insurance card available. Our team will be happy to provide additional information.

Locations

20 Henry Graf Jr. Road

Suites 101 & 201

Newburyport, MA 01950

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Fellowship

Fellowship in Orthopaedic Spine: NYU Langone Hospital, New York, NY

Medical School

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Residency

Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, Boston, MA

Graduate

Master of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

College

Bachelor of Arts, Human Development and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Memberships

American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Massachusetts Medical Society
North American Spine Society

Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program Executive Committee Award for the highest OITE score (2023)
Inductee, Delta Omega National Public Health Honor Society (2017)
Dr. Leroy Burney Public Health Writing Competition Winner (2016)
National Institutes of Health 2016-17 Predoctoral Clinical Research (TL1) Grant (2016)
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Dean’s Summer Research Grant (2014)
Annual recipient of the San Leandro Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary Scholarship (2009-2014)

Publications

Klemt C, Uzosike AC, Esposito JG, Harvey MJ, Yeo I, Subih M, Kwon YM. The utility of machine learning algorithms for the prediction of patient-reported outcome measures following primary hip and knee total joint arthroplasty. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2023 Apr; 143(4):2235-2245. PMID: 35767040.
Klemt C, Yeo I, Harvey M, Burns JC, Melnic C, Uzosike AC, Kwon YM. The Use of Artificial Intelligence for the Prediction of Periprosthetic Joint Infection Following Aseptic Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Knee Surg. 2023 Feb 02. PMID: 36731501.
Klemt C, Cohen-Levy WB, Pattavina MH, Oliveira BMC, Uzosike AC, Kwon YM. The Same Day Discharges following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Single Surgeon, Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Analysis. J Knee Surg. 2022 Dec 30. PMID: 36584688.
Klemt C, Laurencin S, Uzosike AC, Burns JC, Costales TG, Yeo I, Habibi Y, Kwon YM. Machine learning models accurately predict recurrent infection following revision total knee arthroplasty for periprosthetic joint infection. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2022 Aug; 30(8):2582-2590. PMID: 34761306.
Agaronnik N, Xiong G, Uzosike AC, Crawford A, Lightsey H, Simpson A, Schoenfeld AJ. The role of gender in academic productivity, impact, and leadership among academic spine surgeons. Submitted to The Spine Journal in July 2021. Spine J. 2022 05; 22(5):716-722. PMID: 34902588.
Mouli VH, Schudrowitz N, Carrera CX, Uzosike AC, Fitz W, Rajaee SS. High Dose Vitamin D Supplementation Can Correct Hypovitaminosis D Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2022 02; 37(2):274-278. PMID: 34737019.
Klemt C, Uzosike AC, Cohen-Levy WB, Harvey MJ, Subih MA, Kwon YM. The Ability of Deep Learning Models to Identify Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Implant Design From Plain Radiographs. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 May 01; 30(9):409-415. PMID: 35139038.
Lightsey HM, Lindsey MH, Xiong GX, Crawford AM, Uzosike A, Ahn J, Schoenfeld AJ, Simpson AK. Microendoscopic Decompression for Lumbar Disc Herniations: An Analysis of Short and Long Term Patient Reported Outcome Measures. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Jun 15; 30(12):e859-e866. PMID: 35266914.
Yeo I, Klemt C, Robinson MG, Esposito JG, Uzosike AC, Kwon YM. The Use of Artificial Neural Networks for the Prediction of Surgical Site Infection Following TKA. J Knee Surg. 2022 Jan 11. PMID: 35016246.
Klemt C, Uzosike AC, Harvey MJ, Laurencin S, Habibi Y, Kwon YM. Neural network models accurately predict discharge disposition after revision total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2022 Aug; 30(8):2591- 2599. PMID: 34716766.
Boakye LA, Uzosike AC, Bluman EM. Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity: Should We Be Staging It Differently? Foot Ankle Clin. 2021 Sep; 26(3):417-425. PMID: 34332727.
Ingall EM, Ibrahim IO, Uzosike AC, DiGiovanni CW. Subtalar arthrodesis for post-traumatic subtalar arthritis. J Med Insight. 2021; 2021(122).
Ibaseta A, Rahman R, Andrade NS, Uzosike AC, Byrapogu VK, Ramji AF, Skolasky RL, Reidler JS, Kebaish KM, Riley LH, Sciubba DM, Cohen DB, Neuman BJ. Crossing the Cervicothoracic Junction in Cervical Arthrodesis Results in Lower Rates of Adjacent Segment Disease Without Affecting Operative Risks or Patient-Reported Outcomes. Clin Spine Surg. 2019 11; 32(9):377-381. PMID: 31609799.
Siotos C, Uzosike AC, Hong H, Seal SM, Rosson GD, Cooney CM, Cooney DS. Keloid Excision and Adjuvant Treatments: A Network Meta-analysis. Ann Plast Surg. 2019 08; 83(2):154-162. PMID: 31232819.
Siotos C, Naska A, Bello RJ, Uzosike AC, Orfanos P, Euhus DM, Manahan MA, Cooney CM, Lagiou P, Rosson GD. Survival and Disease Recurrence Rates among Breast Cancer Patients following Mastectomy with or without Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 08; 144(2):169e-177e. PMID: 31348330.
Uzosike AC, Patel HD, Alam R, Schwen ZR, Gupta M, Gorin MA, Johnson MH, Gausepohl H, Riffon MF, Trock BJ, Chang P, Wagner AA, McKiernan JM, Allaf ME, Pierorazio PM. Growth Kinetics of Small Renal Masses on Active Surveillance: Variability and Results from the DISSRM Registry. J Urol. 2018 03; 199(3):641-648. PMID: 28951284.
Macki M, Uzosike AC, Kerezoudis P, Bydon A, Bydon M, Gokaslan ZL. Duration of indwelling drain following instrumented posterolateral fusion of the lumbar spine does not predict surgical site infection requiring reoperation. J Clin Neurosci. 2017 Jun; 40:44-48. PMID: 28117258.