Arvindera Ghag

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital

Academic Affiliations

Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Research Theme

Evidence to Innovation

Research Areas

Childbirth

Delivery of Health Care

Spinal Deformity

Surgery

Contact

rghag@cw.bc.ca

Phone

(604) 875-2076

Mailing Address

4500 Oak St.
Vancouver, BC
V6H 3N1

Assistant

Valerie Walsh
Valerie.Walsh@cw.bc.ca

Overview: As a pediatric spine surgeon, I am interested in the outcome of patients who undergo surgery to correct spinal deformity. This includes studying methods of correcting deformity and relating the correction achieved to how patients feel about undergoing surgery. I also have a research interest in patients who suffer fractures and their management, whether it be with a cast or with surgery. Finally, I have a special interest in healthcare quality, delivery, and the economic aspect of healthcare.
Publications: Perioperative Blood Pressure Management for Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion for Pediatric Spinal Deformity
Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
Nicholas D. Fletcher and Ravi Ghag and Daniel J. Hedequist and Meghan N. Imrie and James T. Bennett and Michael P. Glotzbecker and James T. Bennett and Laurel C. Blakemore and Nicholas D. Fletcher and Lorena Floccari and Ravi Ghag and Michael P. Glotzbecker and Daniel J. Hedequist and Meghan N. Imrie and Megan Johnson and Selena Poon and Peter F. Sturm
DOI: 10.55275/jposna-2023-602
02/2023
Interobserver and Intraobserver Agreement are Unsatisfactory When Determining Abstract Study Design and Level of Evidence
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Neeraj M. Patel and Matthew R. Schmitz and Tracey P. Bastrom and Ravi Ghag and Joseph A. Janicki and Indranil V. Kushare and Ronald Lewis and Ronald Justin Mistovich and Susan E. Nelson and Jeffrey R. Sawyer and Kelly L. Vanderhave and Maegen J. Wallace and Scott D. McKay
DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000002136
03/2022
What is the effect of intraoperative traction on correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)?
Spine Deformity
Paul Rushton and Sultan Aldebeyan and Ravi Ghag and Paul Sponseller and Burt Yaszay and Amer F. Samdani and Baron Lonner and Suken A. Shah and Peter O. Newton and Firoz Miyanji
DOI: 10.1007/s43390-021-00369-5
06/2021
The CT guided transoral approach: A biopsy technique for a poorly differentiated chordoma in a 5 year old
Journal of Radiology Case Reports
Robert Michael D'Ortenzio and Stefano Tolhurst and Melissa Harvey and Ravi Ghag and Manraj K.S. Heran
DOI: 10.3941/jrcr.v15i3.4208
03/2021
Trametinib therapy for children with neurofibromatosis type 1 and life-threatening plexiform neurofibroma or treatment-refractory low-grade glioma
Cancer Medicine
Ronsley, R. and Hounjet, C.D. and Cheng, S. and Rassekh, S.R. and Duncan, W.J. and Dunham, C. and Gardiner, J. and Ghag, A. and Ludemann, J.P. and Wensley, D. and Rehmus, W. and Sargent, M.A. and Hukin, J.
DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3910
2021
NFB-12. TRAMETINIB THERAPY FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH REFRACTORY LOW GRADE GLIOMA OR EXTENSIVE SYMPTOMATIC PLEXIFORM NEUROFIBROMA
Neuro-oncology
Hounjet C and Ronsley R and Cheng S and Rassekh S and Duncan W and Dunham C and Gardiner J and Ghag A and P and Ludemann J and Wensley D and Rehmus W and Sargent M and Evans N and Popovska V and Hukin J
12/2020
Neurophysiological monitoring of spinal cord function during spinal deformity surgery: 2020 SRS neuromonitoring information statement
Spine Deformity
Halsey, M.F. and Myung, K.S. and Ghag, A. and Vitale, M.G. and Newton, P.O. and de Kleuver, M.
DOI: 10.1007/s43390-020-00140-2
2020
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors of the spine: results of surgical management from a multicenter study
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
Dean Chou and Mark H. Bilsky and Alessandro Luzzati and Charles G. Fisher and Ziya L. Gokaslan and Laurence D. Rhines and Mark B. Dekutoski and Michael G. Fehlings and Ravi Ghag and Peter Varga and Stefano Boriani and Niccole M. Germscheid and Jeremy J. Reynolds and the AOSpine Knowledge Forum Tumor
DOI: 10.3171/2016.8.spine151548
03/2017
Minimally Invasive Surgery for AIS: An Early Prospective Comparison with Standard Open Posterior Surgery
Journal of Spine
Firoz Miyanji Amer Samdani
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.s5-001
2013
Civilian gunshot injuries of the spinal cord: A systematic review of the current literature spine
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Sidhu, G.S. and Ghag, A. and Prokuski, V. and Vaccaro, A.R. and Radcliff, K.E.
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-013-2901-2
2013
Expectations of benefit and tolerance to risk of individuals with spinal cord injury regarding potential participation in clinical trials
Journal of Neurotrauma
Kwon, B.K. and Ghag, A. and Dvorak, M.F. and Tetzlaff, W. and Illes, J.
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2550
2012
Opinions on the preclinical evaluation of novel therapies for spinal cord injury: A comparison between researchers and spinal cord-injured individuals
Journal of Neurotrauma
Kwon, B.K. and Ghag, A. and Reichl, L. and Dvorak, M.F. and Illes, J. and Tetzlaff, W.
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2479
2012
Feasibility of patient recruitment into clinical trials of experimental treatments for acute spinal cord injury
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Lee, R.S. and Noonan, V.K. and Batke, J. and Ghag, A. and Paquette, S.J. and Boyd, M.C. and Fisher, C.G. and Street, J. and Dvorak, M.F. and Kwon, B.K.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.02.015
2012
Inter-observer and intra-observer agreement in the radiographic diagnosis of avascular necrosis of the femoral head following slipped capital femoral epiphysis
Journal of Children's Orthopaedics
Davidson, D. and Ghag, A. and Beauchamp, R.D. and Tredwell, S.J. and Mulpuri, K.
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-010-0273-7
2010
Interobserver Agreement in the Radiographic Diagnosis of Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head Following Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
Journal of Investigative Medicine
R. Ghag and A. Perdios and D. Davidson and K. Mulpuri
DOI: 10.1097/00042871-200701010-00182
01/2007
Effect of Subscapularis Manipulation on Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit
Journal of Investigative Medicine
A. Ghag and A. Reid and R. Mattison and A. Brooks-Hill and J. Leith
DOI: 10.1097/00042871-200701010-00362
01/2007
Research: Complications of posterior vertebral column resection in children with severe spinal deformity: A single center experience
BC Children’s & Women’s Hospital
F Miyanji, A Ghag, A Dhawale, BL Slobogean, CW Reilly
Minimally invasive surgery for AIS: two-year results from a prospective comparison with standard open posterior surgery
BC Children’s & Women’s Hospital
A Ghag, F Miyanji, AF Samdani, M Marks, PO Newton
Influence of Neurological Status on Surgical Site Infection in Posterior Cervical Spinal Surgery
Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
A Ghag, K Radcliff, M Maltenfort, C Kepler, TJ Albert, AS Hilibrand, J Rihn, A Vaccaro

Honours & Awards

2004 – UBC Faculty of Medicine
William, Sadie and Edwin Rowan Entrance Scholarship
2006 – Albert B and Mary Steiner Summer Research Award
2008 – UBC Department of Orthopaedics Residency Entrance Scholarship

Research Group Members

Joel Maliakkal, Co-op Student
Valerie Walsh
Callie Wolsey, Research Assistant

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