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Board Certification
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American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Patient Rating
Patients consistently describe Dr. Fogarty and her team as compassionate, kind, and professional, creating a comfortable and reassuring experience. Reviewers commonly praise her clinical skill and procedural expertise, noting clear, thorough explanations before, during, and after care. Many comment that she listens attentively, involves patients in decision-making, and takes time to address questions and follow-up concerns.
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4.9
/5
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890 reviews
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The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
-Assistant Professor |
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Education history
| Undergraduate | Major: Romance Languages - French & Spanish literature; Minor: Chemistry - Bowdoin College | B.A. (Hons) |
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| Professional Medical | Medicine - Saba University School of Medicine | M.D., M.S. |
| Residency | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis | Resident |
| Chief Resident | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis | Chief Resident |
| Fellowship | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sports Medicine - Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis | Fellow |
| Fellowship | Pain Medicine - Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School | Fellow |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- McCormick ZL, Sen H, Cooper AN, Conger AM, Fogarty AE, Glinka Przybysz A, Burnham T, Kendall R, Wagner G, Hansen PA, Pierce J, Hashimoto B, Cushman DM, Martin B (2026). The Safety and Effectiveness of Lumbar Transforaminal Injection of Sterile Amniotic Fluid Filtrate Compared to Steroid for Lumbosacral Radicular Pain Due to Spinal Stenosis: A Phase I/II Double-Blinded Randomized Trial. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.),
- Cooper AN, Sen H, Kanjanapanang N, Saad K, Wahl G, Essman M, Fogarty AE, Burnham T, Conger AM, McCormick ZL, Glinka Przybysz A, Young (2025). Adverse Events Associated With Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: An Analysis of the MAUDE Data base and Implications for Pain and Spine Clinicians. Neuromodulation, 28(4), 619-626.
- Chen AS, Droessler JT, Leet J, Schneider B, Teramoto M, Abdullah NM, Fogarty AE, McCormick Z (2025). Physician compensation rates and gender disparities in interventional spine and pain practices: Insights from a Spine Intervention society survey study. Interventional Pain Medicine, 4(2), 100583.
- Kanjanapanang N, Sen H, Cooper AN, Adler A, Nabi A, Dickenson B, Tang W, Young C, Burnham T, Fogarty AE, Przybysz AG, Conger AM, McCormick Z (2025). The effectiveness of lumbar medial branch radiofrequency ablation using a three-tined electrode: A real-world cross-sectional cohort study. Interventional Pain Medicine, 4(4), 100711.
- Sen H, Koshi E, Essman M, Cooper AN, Adler A, Nabi A, Dickenson B, Tang W, Young C, Burnham T, Fogarty AE, Przybysz AG, Conger AM, McCormick Z (2025). The effectiveness of thoracic medial branch radiofrequency ablation using a three-tined electrode: A real-world cross-sectional cohort study. Interventional Pain Medicine, 4(4), 100649.
- McCormick ZL, Fogarty AE, Conger A, Burnham T, Kendall R, Dickenson BA, Kanjanapanang N, Curtis TM, Sen H, Glinka Przybysz A, Clark T, Smolinski K, Wagner G, Teramoto M, Cooper A (2025). The Effectiveness of Basivertebral Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Vertebrogenic Low Back Pain: 1-Year Results of a Prospective Real-World Cohort Study. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.),
- Hao D, Yong RJ, Narouze S, Fogarty AE, Sutton OM, Stojanovic M (2024). Epidural Glucocorticoid Injection for Lumbosacral Radicular Pain. The New England journal of medicine, 391(18), e38.
- Ehsanian R, Fernandez S, Cooper A, Cushman DM, Conger A, Burnham T, Fogarty AE, Aiyer R, Smolinski K, McCormick Z (2024). Genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation practice patterns: A survey study of the International Pain and Spine Interventional Society. Interventional Pain Medicine, 3(3), 100432.
- Fogarty AE, Wilson A, Godambe M, Shinde N, Gou C, Decker G, Steensma J (2023). The carbon footprint of epidural steroid injections: A pilot study.(Epub ahead of print). PM R.
- Prather H, Fogarty AE, Cheng AL, Wahl G, Hong B, Hunt D (2023). Feasibility of an intensive interprofessional lifestyle medicine program for patients with musculoskeletal conditions in the setting of lifestyle-related chronic disease. PM R, 15(1), 41-50.
- Rustamov N, Wilson EA, Fogarty AE, Crock LW, Leuthardt EC, Haroutounian S (2022). Relief of chronic pain associated with increase in midline frontal theta power. Pain Rep, 7(6), e1040.
- Fogarty AE, Burnham T, Kuo K, Tate Q, Sperry BP, Cheney C, Walega DR, Kohan L, Cohen SP, Cushman DM, McCormick ZL, Conger A (2022). The Effectiveness of Fluoroscopically Guided Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Chronic Knee Pain Due to Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review. Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 101(5), 482-492.
- Fogarty AE, Conger A, Burnham (2022). Systematic reviews: Not always a pain. Interventional Pain Medicine, 1(Suppl 2), 100128.
- Anderson KS, Gosselin N, Sadikot AF, Laguë-Beauvais M, Kang ESH, Fogarty AE, Marcoux J, Dagher J, de Guise E (2021). Pitch and Rhythm Perception and Verbal Short-Term Memory in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury. Brain Sci, 11(9).
- Haroutounian S, Arendt-Nielsen L, Belton J, Blyth FM, Degenhardt L, Di Forti M, Eccleston C, Finn DP, Finnerup NB, Fisher E, Fogarty AE, Gilron I, Hohmann AG, Kalso E, Krane E, Mohiuddin M, Moore RA, Rowbotham M, Soliman N, Wallace M, Zinboonyahgoon N, Rice ASC (2021). International Association for the Study of Pain Presidential Task Force on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Analgesia: research agenda on the use of cannabinoids, cannabis, and cannabis-based medicines for pain management. Pain, 162(Suppl 1), S117-S124.
- Haroutounian S, Gilron I, Belton J, Degenhardt L, Di Forti M, Finn DP, Fogarty A, Kalso E, Krane E, Moore RA, Rowbotham M, Wallace M, Rice ASC (2021). Societal issues and policy implications related to the use of cannabinoids, cannabis, and cannabis-based medicines for pain management. Pain, 162(Suppl 1), S110-S116.
- Cheng AL, Fogarty AE, Calfee RP, Salter A, Colditz GA, Prather H (2021). Differences in Self-Reported Physical and Behavioral Health in Musculoskeletal Patients Based on Physician Gender. PM R, 13(7), 720-728.
- Fisher E, Moore RA, Fogarty AE, Finn DP, Finnerup NB, Gilron I, Haroutounian S, Krane E, Rice ASC, Rowbotham M, Wallace M, Eccleston C (2021). Cannabinoids, cannabis, and cannabis-based medicine for pain management: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Pain, 162(Suppl 1), S45-S66.
- Krill MK, Fogarty AE, Jacob S (2020). A 71-year-old man with a rare rhabdoid brain tumour: using a multidisciplinary medical and rehabilitative model of care. BMJ Case Rep, 13(6).
- Fogarty AE, Guay CS, Simoneau G, Colorado BS, Segal GR, Werner JK Jr, Ellenbogen JM (2019). Head Motion Predicts Transient Loss of Consciousness in Human Head Trauma: A Case-Control Study of Mixed Martial Artists. Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 98(10), 859-865.
- de la Rosa Rodriguez R, Fogarty A, Israel GM, Sanchez MJ (2019). Annular pancreas in a 24-year-old woman with persistent abdominal pain. BMJ Case Rep, 12(6).
- Fogarty A, Lenza E, Gupta G, Jarzem P, Dasgupta K, Radhakrishna M (2018). A Systematic Review of the Utility of the Hoffmann Sign for the Diagnosis of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 43(23), 1664-1669.
Review
- Katz NB, Fogarty AE, Chiang MC, Douglas S, Yaeger LH, Ambrosio F, Lattermann C, Jacobs C, Borg-Stein J, Tenforde A (2025). Blood Biomarkers Associated with Post-traumatic Osteoarthritis of the Knee following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury. Current sports medicine reports, 24(6), 164-170.
- Fogarty AE, Buttner JA, Duszynski B, McKenna MJ, Miller DC, Gonzalez-Cota A, Avila A, Vaynberg E, Sheth S, Conger A, Doan LV, Ehsanian (2025). The effectiveness of fluoroscopically guided lumbar facet steroid joint injections: A systematic review. Interventional Pain Medicine, 4(2), 100587.
- Fogarty AE, Chiang MC, Douglas S, Yaeger LH, Ambrosio F, Lattermann C, Jacobs C, Borg-Stein J, Tenforde A (2025). Posttraumatic osteoarthritis after athletic knee injury: A narrative review of diagnostic imaging strategies. PM & R, 17(1), 96-106.
Highly professional and one of the most qualified physicians in Utah. I'm lucky she's willing to treat me!
Very good at explaining the process and giving a play-by-play of what is happening at the moent.
Nice, professional extremely competent doctor
Very professional and very informative.
Dr. Fogarty is exceptional. She truly listens and cares about your pain, diagnosis and treatments. I highly recommend her and the entire care team!
Dr. Fogarty has been helpful not only with my concerns but also referring me to other medical professionals. If feel she has been genuine and attentive with my questions and concerns. She has been very helpful. She referred me to weight management specialists and to a PT that is close to where I live. I feel she responds to my questions in my best interest and has gone above and beyond.
A very good doctor who cares about the people that she's entrusted with
She is fantastic. Thanks for being so in tune
Great
Dr Alexandra Fogerty took the extra time to explain everything to me and was very informative. It feels like she cares and is genuine and very knowledgeable
Polite, well informed and I had an enjoyable conversation.
Very personable. Explained everything she was doing. Made sure I was comfortable and felt safe
Very personable!
Dr. Fogarty is very thorough and did a great job of explaining my condition.
Dr. Fogarty is a wonderful care giver. She is empathetic, provides detailed explanations, and follows up with clear expectations and next steps.
Great experience
Very knowledgeable trusting individual
A++!
Extremely helpful and thorough, even referred me to a joint surgeon who could better assist and take care of my diagnosis!
Fantastic practice
Dr Fogarty was excellent. She was on time, caring, technically did a great job. I'm thrilled with my procedure.
Dr. Fogarty provides compassionate care. She listens and provides me options and discusses the risks and benefits. She has helped me immensely!
Dr. Fogarty is a very caring doctor. She listens to you and works with you to find options to help you with your pain. I highly recommend her.
Very approachable, trusted her work.
Absolutely will tell others.
She was not my first orthopedic doctor that I tried but glad that I finally met her. I would highly recommend her to anyone.
She is very compassionate and understanding. She was very knowledgeable and made sure that I was confortable with my procedure decision.
Dr Fogarty was very professional. She sat down with me on my level and talked to me about my symptoms and all medications prescribed to me by previous doctors, telling me what they were for and which ones would actually work for my condition. I felt like after seeing several other doctors, I was finally being listened to. Great bedside manner and patient concern!
Alexandra is kind, compassionate and listens to you before explaining what she sees. Truly. A very thoughtful and thorough Dr.
She reviews reason for appointment, outlines the procedure, asks for questions/concerns, carefully informs of the process during the procedure, asks for any discomfort, and reviews results in conclusion.
Super sweet, caring and thorough. Provided care options and explained everything in detail.
Dr. Fogarty was very thorough in her explanation of procedure, and wept me informed tell the process was complete.
Dr Fogarty explains the diagnosis in terms I can relate to. She cares about her patients and is easy to talk with.
Doctor was very helpful and caring. Extremely knowledgeable.
Excellent Physician.
Dr. Fogarty is very professional, skilled, and caring.
It was a pleasure being treated by Dr. Fogarty and her most excellent team of nurses. Each one was very courteous and professional while still being friendly and engaging. Should I ever need to have this or a similar procedure done again, I will put in my request for this same team of ladies!
Dr. Fogerty is excellent. She is kind and caring.
If you schedule with her you won't necessarily get to meet with her. I met with her APRN and was not informed beforehand that was the case. Very disappointed they were not transparent with me.
Extremely professional and carrying of my health
Excellent in explaining things. Showed much caring also.
Dr. Fogarty was truly wonderful. She explained the procedure to me thoroughly, the pros and cons of different options, and did the procedure flawlessly. I felt like she listened to everything I said and really was focused on trying to deliver the best outcome possible for me.
Dr Fogarty is a great listener and care provider. She has expertise and knowledge that was very helpful to me and gave me confidence in my treatment plan.
Dr Fogarty always completely thorough and precise in explaining every detail.
She is great very caring
Dr. Fogarty is hands down the best Orthopedist that I have ever seen.
Great service!
Awesome
Finally, a light at the end of the tunnel for my pain relief. I look forward to the next course of treatment.
Nice. knowledgeable
Excellent doctor, very kind, a very gentle hand, I didn't feel any pain that scared me. A doctor who cares about her patient, who listens to what you say, excellent doctor, I am very grateful to her and everyone who was there, excellent people. [TRANSLATED]
She put me at ease by introducing herself and the team, reviewing my symptoms, describing the procedure, and then telling me what she was doing as the procedure progressed. She also took time after the procedure to address my follow-up questions/concerns.
I was so impressed with her willingness to listen to my concerns and then order tests which would be helpful in understanding my situation.
Dr. Fogerty was very attentive, professional, informative, and caring I would strongly recommend her.
She listens to her patients. Answers questions so you understand what is being said by her. Offers suggestions that will help you get better.
Thoroughly reviewed the procedure she was going to give me
I will always go to the U whenever possible.
Doctor Fogarty's professionalism & her ability to relate to the concerns of her patients is the best that the U of U can offer. Her level of specialized knowledge generated confidence in the undertaking of the procedure that was to be preformed. I felt that I was in the best hands possible. Her staff was amazingly kind, courteous & informed. The overall experience was 5 stars!!!
Very personable, caring, explained the procedure. Took the time to make sure I Was comfortable. Her assistants were excellent.
very informative and good at what she does
Taking care of my needs as if I were the only patient in her practice. And she was unavoidably already running a little bit late due to being so busy!
Very skilled and was able to complete painful procedure quickly.
Best care I have received in a while I am very happy with the procedure and how everything went thank you
She explained everything so well and made sure I understood what she was telling me. I would recommend her to any of my friends.
Dr. Fogerty is very knowledgeable and compassionate. She show a lot of interest in the patient's well-being.
It would have been helpful to have been told, while explaining the x-rays, that my condition was untreatable and why. However, she was very patient at explaining the only available option, which was dealing with the pain. I appreciated that very much.
Dr Fogarty was very informative on the procedure, as well as listening to my concerns and provided a thoughtful explanation on expected results.
Knowleadgable Easy to deal with
A warm and patient-focused expert in pain and spine disorders who considers the patient's interests and life and makes sure that the therapy is agreed to before she proceeds. Really quite exceptional.
Thoughtful and attentive
Dr. Fogarty is an excellent doctor. She is very skillful and very good at diagnostics. She carefully and thoroughly answers the patient's questions and gives very understandable explanations--before, during, and after the procedure.
Dr. Fogarty patiently answered all my questions and concerns. I felt very cared for. I am confident that she will be able to help me with my arthritis and other issues. She gave me helpful information and I look forward to having her as my trusted Dr.
I mentioned in the last comment that she was caring, professional and listened and I received the information I needed to help me.
Good skill and explained what was going on as she performed procedure.
Dr Fogarty and her PA were extremely professional and understanding and willing to spend the necessary time to understand my health issue.
I was impressed with Dr. Fogarty's empathy and compassion. Also she was great about explaining exactly what she was doing and fully reviewed the medical tests with me in a manner that was not rushed. She is amazing and I highly recommend her to anyone requiring Sports Medicine
A wonderful doctor in the way she explains and listens kindly to the patient, paying attention to all the details and answering all the questions without getting upset or complaining. [TRANSLATED]
Dr Fogarty is a most caring & kind person . Explains things in plain language & I am so grateful to have her as my dr.
Dr Fogarty is very 'em pathetic & caring. I feel fortunate to have her as my doctor
I really liked the way I was treated by Dr. Fogarty and her nurses. That made me feel comfortable and relaxed. It was a great experience to have such kindness and caring from the whole team.
Excellent in everything
I really appreciate the time that Dr. Fogarty spent with me during my appointment. I never felt rushed and she listened to all of my concerns. I left feeling optimistic about my treatment plan.
Dr. Fogarty listened to my concerns and explained the problem and potential solutions in an understandable way. I came from out of state and she was very flexible and accommodating in scheduling.
Very professional, explained what she was doing during the procedure
A true professional, very kind and attentive to my questions [TRANSLATED]
Love her
Extremely professional, a people person, willing to emphatize and build trust.
Dr. Fogarty was a new provider for me and performed an epidural injection for my nerve pain. Her excellent skills provided me with relief within 24 hours. I have had many injections and only a few have been successful. I am so appreciative and highly recommend Dr. Fogarty.
Thank you for the relief! The whole team was awesome!
Very caring . I felt like Dr Fogarty really cared and wanted to take the time to really help.
would tell all that she is very knowledageable and knows what she is talking about!
Dr. Fogarty is very thorough, attentive, and patiently explained everything.
She had a great bedside manner and explained my diagnosis clearly as well as my treatment options.
Dr. Fogarty was very pleasant. She seemed to care about my condition and listened to my case. I thought she had a great plan for next steps in my pain management.
This was my first visit with Dr. Fogarty. I thought she was very helpful in explaining my pain symptoms and options available.