Our Surgeons

Randolph C. O'Hara, M.D.
Specializing in Spine Disorders, Spine Surgery and Scoliosis

EDUCATION

1979 – 1984	University of California, San Diego San Diego, California
1984 – 1988	Medical School – Northwestern University School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois Doctorate of Medicine, Graduate with Honors
1988 - 1989	Internship: Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, California General Surgery
1989 - 1993	Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, California Orthopaedic Surgery
1993 - 1994	Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Spine Surgery

PRIVATE PRACTICE

1993 – Present

California License G87121

BOARD CERTIFICATION

July 1996

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP AND MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS

South Bay Medical Association
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
North American Spine Association

HOSPITAL STAFF APPOINTMENT

Active Staff Attending

Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Torrance, California 90505
Coast Surgery Center
Torrance, California
UCLA/Drew Medical School
Associate Professor
2005 - 2008

SPORTS MEDICINE ACTIVITIES

1990 – 2007	Team Physician Peninsula High School Palos Verdes Peninsula, California
1987 – 1988	Assistant Team Physician California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California
1987 – 1988	Team Physician Harbor Junior College Football and Varsity Sports Teams Torrance, California
1983 – 1987	Assistant to Team Physician Columbia University Football New York, New York

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS / SOCIETIES

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Medical Association
California Orthopaedic Association
Los Angeles County Medical Association

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

Torrance Memorial Medical Center

1998 – 2004	Member, Board of Trustees Torrance Health Association
1997 – 1998	Chief, Department of Surgery
1995 – 1996	Director of Ortho Sub-Specialty Committee

HONORS AND AWARDS

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine - Excellence in Research Award presented at the American Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, for "Meniscal Transplantation Using Fresh and Cryopreserved Allografts - An Experimental Study in Goats," July 1991

PUBLICATIONS

Jackson, McDevitt, Simon, Arnoczky, Atwell, and Silvino, “Meniscal Transplantation Using Fresh and Cryopreserved Allografts – An Experimental Study in Goats,” American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 20, No. 6, November/December 1992.

Jackson, Silvino, and Reiman, “Osteochondritis (Dissecans) in the Female Gymnast’s Elbow,” Arthroscopy, Vol. 5, No. 2, June 1989

Berger, Aufstein, Jackson, Morrison, Silvino, and Amador, “MRI Demonstration of Radiologic Occult Fractures: What have we been missing?” Radiologic Society of North America: Vol. 9, No. 3, May 1989.

Jackson and Silvino., “Osteochondritis Dissecans in the Female Gymnast’s Elbow,” Surgical Rounds for Orthopaedics, January 1989.

Silvino, Evanski, and Waugh, “The Harris and Beath Footprinting Mat; Diagnostic Validity and Clinical Use,” Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research: No. 151, September 1980.

PRESENTATIONS

Faculty Instructor, Southern California Rehabilitation Lectures, Shoulder Rehabilitation (1988 and 1990) and Knee Rehabilitation (1989), Long Beach, California.

"MRI Demonstration of Radiographic Occult Fractures," Poster Exhibit, Radiologic Society of North America Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1989.

"Osteochondritis Dissecans in the Female Gymnast's Elbow," presented at the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, Washington, D.C., March 1988.

"The Harris and Beath Footprinting Mat," presented at New York University's Orthopaedic Department Annual Alumni Meeting, New York, New York, 1980.