About Dr. Richard McMurtrey
Dr. Richard J. McMurtrey, MD, MSc is an accomplished physician, surgeon, scientist, and engineer, with clinical expertise in complex minimally-invasive surgical procedures in orthopedics & neurosurgery combined with a focus on regenerative medicine. He holds degrees with highest honors in medicine and surgery, biomedical engineering, and neuroscience. Dr. McMurtrey has led new advancements in minimally-invasive interventions for sports medicine, critical care medicine, orthopedic surgery, as well as complex spine, brain, nerve, & pain conditions with state-of-the-art diagnostics and cutting-edge image-guided procedures for optimized injury recovery and regenerative repair of many types of pathologies and disorders. This is complemented by his high-impact research in tissue engineering, stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, biomaterials, and the synthesis of biochemical cell signaling cues with minimally-invasive tissue repair mechanisms and interventions.
Dr. McMurtrey was distinguished as one of the top innovators for his work at the University of Oxford (including the Oxford Institute of Biomedical Engineering, the Department of Engineering Science, and the Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable), where he pioneered new tissue engineering techniques for growing mini-organs from patient's own stem cells, elucidated stem cell signaling pathways, and won top awards for his innovative design of novel biomedical devices. He has led significant research in both academics and private industry, including work on molecular signaling pathways of cellular regeneration, tissue formation, neuroprotection, and electrophysiologic modeling, and he has published work in several prestigious academic journals including Tissue Engineering, Stem Cells & Development, Journal of Tissue Engineering, Journal of Neural Engineering, Neural Regeneration Research, and Brain Research, which works have been highly cited by many hundreds of scientists around the world.
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Education and training
- Medical School - University of Colorado, Doctor of Medicine
- University of Oxford, Master's in Biomedical Engineering
- Brigham Young University (Bachelor's)
- University of Virginia Medical Center, Residency in Neurosurgery
- University of Virginia Medical Center (Anesthesiology)
- University of Virginia Medical Center (Surgery)
Awards and publications
- McMurtrey RJ. “Image-Guided Fibrin Patching and Stem Cell Anchoring in Minimally-Invasive Spine Interventions: Regenerative Repair of Spinal Disorders.” World Conference on Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Paris, France, 2023.
- McMurtrey RJ. “Novel Regenerative Interventions for Osteoarthritis: An Early Clinical Review of Image-Guided Intra-Articular and Extra-Articular Delivery of New Orthobiologic and Pharmacologic Agents for Cartilage Repair.” Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Conference, Paris, France, 2022.
- McMurtrey RJ. “Elements of Organoid Design.” Organoids and Mini-Organs. University of Edinburgh, Elsevier Academic Press, London, United Kingdom: 2018.
Languages spoken
- English
Provider's gender
Male
NPI number
1033378872
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