Education

>University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT - Fellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery
>Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH - Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery
>The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH - Master of Science, Healthcare Research
>Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN - Doctor of Medicine
>DePauw University, Greencastle, IN - Bachelor of Arts, Biology

Certifications & Affiliations

Publications

• McEntarfer RA, Klare C, Pearson AM. Evidence based approach to lumbar disc herniation: Findings from the SPORT Trial (primary and subgroup analyses). Seminars in Spine Surgery. 9/10/2015. DOI:10.1053/j.semss.2015.08.007
• McEntarfer RA, Ittickartha P, Onuoha G, Dang S, Dickerson PC. Patients’ Reactions and Understanding to Functional Outcome Data following Total Knee Arthroplasty. Dartmouth Orthopaedic Journal. 2015(2):10-20.
• McEntarfer RA, Pearson AM. Anterior surgery for odontoid fractures. Seminars in Spine Surgery. 2014;26:203-207.
• McEntarfer RA. An Homage. Reflections: Who I want to be. 2009:21-23. (A piece of prose published by Indiana University School of Medicine.)

Presentations

• PROMIS Pain Interference Natural Language: What does your PROMIS pain score mean? Shaw J. Mcentarfer RA, Greene N, et al. Global Spine Congress May 15-18, 2019.
• PROs Are More Than a Research Tool: A Prospective Assessment of Patient Understanding and Expectation Management. McEntarfer RA, Greene N, Brodke D. et al Global Spine Congress May 15-18, 2019.
• PROs are more than research tool: a prospective assessment of patient understanding and expectation management. McEntarfer RA et al. AOSPine Fellows Forum, Banff, Calgary, Canada. March 22-25, 2018.
• Limb salvage vs. amputation for lower extremity osteosarcoma: a decision analysis. McEntarfer RA. Ramkumar D. Henderson ER. International Society of Limb Salvage Bi-Annual Meeting 2017. Kanazawa, Japan. May 10-12, 2017.
• Hip arthroscopy versus surgical dislocation for femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review. Dickerson PC, McEntarfer RA et al.International Society for Hip Arthroscopy. Annual Scientific Meeting 2015. Cambridge, England. September 24-26, 2015.
• Hip arthroscopy versus surgical dislocation for femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review. Dickerson PC, McEntarfer RA et al. The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. December 6, 2014.
• Preventing overuse throwing injuries in youth baseball. The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. McEntarfer RA, Dickerson PC, et al. September 27, 2014.