Present Position

Shoulder & Elbow Fellow (August 2024 – July 2025)
Mount Sinai Health System
5 E. 98th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10029

Previous Training

Orthopedic Surgery Residency (June 2019 – June 2024)
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
201 E. University Parkway
Johnson Professional Building, Suite 400
Baltimore, MD 21218

Education

• Doctor of Medicine (August 2014 – May 2019), Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Minor in Physics (August 2010 – May 2014), Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
  4/4 Direct Program with Drexel University College of Medicine

Research Fellowships

Research Fellow, Shoulder and Elbow Division (June 2017 – May 2018)
Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA
Mentor: Joseph A. Abboud, M.D.

Manuscripts

• Lohre et al. Risk Factors of Acromial and Scapular Spine Stress Fractures Differ by Indication: A Study by the ASES Complications of Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Multicenter Research Group. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2023.
• Mahendraraj et al. Predictors of Acromial and Scapular Stress Fracture After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Study by the ASES Complications of RSA Multicenter Research Group. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2021.
• Mahendraraj et al. Patient Risk Factors for Acromial Stress Fractures After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Multicenter Study. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2021.
• Stone M, Jamgochian G, Thakar O, Patel M, Abboud J. Synovial Fluid Volume at the Time of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Correlates with Tear Size. Cureus. 2020.
• Kane L, Thakar O, Jamgochian G, Lazarus MD, Abboud JA, Namdari S, Horneff JG. The Role of Telehealth as a Platform for Postoperative Visits Following Rotator Cuff Repair: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020.
• Ho J, Thakar O, Chan W, Nicholson T, Williams G, Namdari S. Early Radiographic Failure of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty with Structural Bone Graft for Glenoid Bone Loss. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020.
• Ko J, Syed U, Barlow J, Paxton S, Loeffler B, Thakar O, Jamgochian G, Abboud J, Getz C, Williams G. Comparison of Asymmetric Reaming versus a Posteriorly Augmented Component for Posterior Glenoid Wear and Retroversion: A Radiographic Study. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2019.
• Steplewski A, Fertala J, Tomlinson R, Hoxha K, Han L, Thakar O, Klein J, Abboud J, Fertala A. The Impact of Cholesterol Deposits on the Fibrillar Architecture of the Achilles Tendon in a Rabbit Model of Hypercholesterolemia. J Orthop Surg Res. 2019.

Textbook Chapters

Brolin T, Thakar O, Abboud J. Outcomes After Shoulder Replacement Surgery in the Young Patient: How Do They Do and How Long Can We Expect Them to Last? In: Brockmeier S, Werner B, editors. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 2019.

Abstracts, Posters, and Presentations

• Thakar O, Murthi A, Sethi P, Haislup B, Abassi P. Biomechanical Comparison of Various Anterior Cable Reconstruction (ACR) Techniques with Long Head of the Biceps Tendon (LHBT) for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears. Podium Presentation, Medstar Union Memorial Hospital Visiting Professor Day 2024.
• Brolin T, Thakar O, Chan W, Entezari V, Sholder D, Abboud J, Getz C. Results of Anterior Shoulder Instability Repair in Patients Older Than 40 Years Old. Poster Presentation SECEC and AOSSM Annual Meetings 2018.
• Thakar O, Meyer L, Trojan J, Mulcahey M. Surgical Skills Course for Fourth Year Medical Students Entering an Orthopaedic Surgery Residency. Poster Presentation, Tulane Education Day, Tulane University College of Medicine, May 2018.
• The Failed Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: Step-by-Step Approach to Revision. How the Experts Think: A Case-Based ICL. 2018 AAOS Annual Meeting, March 2018.
• Thakar O, Ispiryan M, Rajapakse C, Jepsen K, Goldman H. Establishing a Novel Raman Spectroscopy Protocol for the Study of Human Cortical Bone. Poster Presentation, Discovery Day, Drexel University College of Medicine, October 2015.
• Thakar O, Anderson B. The Use of High-Powered Laser Impingement to Produce Mixed Silicon/Carbon Polyynes. Poster Presentation, Muhlenberg College Celebration of Student Research and Scholarship, September 2013.

Current Projects

• Thakar O
• Murthi A
• Sethi P
• Haislup B
• Abassi P
• Biomechanical Comparison of Various Anterior Cable Reconstruction (ACR) Techniques with Long Head of the Biceps Tendon (LHBT) for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears. Final data analysis and manuscript in progress.

Other Research Experience

• Research Student, Drexel University College of Medicine (January 2017 – Present) – Mentor: Mary Mulcahey, M.D.
• Summer Research Fellow, Drexel University College of Medicine (June 2015 – August 2015) – Mentor: Haviva Goldman, PhD.
• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Muhlenberg College (September 2012 – January 2014) – Mentor: Bruce Anderson, PhD.
• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Muhlenberg College (January 2011 – May 2011) – Mentor: Donald Shive, PhD.

Honors and Awards

• Muhlenberg Scholars Honor Program, 2010 – 2014
• National Science Foundation Scholarship in Physics, 2010 – 2014
• Muhlenberg College Presidential Merit Scholarship, 2010 – 2014
• Dr. Haws Scholarship, Muhlenberg College Class of 2014

Professional Organizations

• American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Society, Fellow Member, 2023–Present
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Resident/Fellow Member, 2019–Present
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Student Member, 2017–2019
• American Medical Association, Member, 2014–Present

Conferences Attended

• American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 2024
• Mid-Atlantic Shoulder and Elbow Society Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2017, 2021–2024
• American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Resident Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2019, 2022
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2018

Volunteer Work and Community Service

• Crisis Counselor, Crisis Text Line, Philadelphia, PA (December 2015 – June 2017)
• Health Outreach Program Volunteer, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (August 2013 – June 2014)