Idiopathic Scoliosis (eBook)

Contributors

Mark F. Abel, MD
Charles Frankel Professor Emeritus
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Jason B. Anari, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Carl-Eric Aubin, PEng, PhD, ScD (h.c.), FCAE
Full Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering &
Biomedical Engineering Institute, Polytechnique
Montreal, Canada
Adjunct Professor, Department of Surgery, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Montreal
Scientist, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center,
Montreal, Canada

Joshua D. Auerbach, MD
Chief of Spine Surgery
BronxCare Hospital Center
Bronx, New York, USA

Keith R. Bachmann, MD
Assistant Professor Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Tracey P. Bastrom, MA
Orthopedic Research Program Manager
Rady Children’s Specialists
San Diego, California, USA

James T. Bennett, MD
CSSG Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Surgery
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Randal R. Betz, MD
Spine Surgeon
Institute for Spine & Scoliosis
Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA;
Voluntary Clinical Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, USA

Robert W. Bruce Jr, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Associate Professor of Orthopedics
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Patrick J. Cahill, MD
Wyss/Campbell Chair of the Center for Thoracic
Insufficiency Syndrome
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

René M. Castelein, MD, PhD
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands

Jack C.Y. Cheng, MD
Emeritus Professor
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Faculty of Medicine
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prince of Wales Hospital
Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

Kenneth M.C. Cheung, MD
Jessie Ho Professor in Spine Surgery
Head, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

David H. Clements III, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Director, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery
Cooper University Health Care
Camden, New Jersey, USA

Alvin H. Crawford, MD, FACS, Hon Caus. Gr
Emeritus Professor of Orthopaedics and Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Founding Director, Crawford Spine Center
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

John P. Dormans, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Riley Hospital for Children
Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Thomas J. Errico, MD
Associate Director of Pediatric Orthopedic and
Neurosurgical Spine
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, Florida, USA

Christine L. Farnsworth, MD
Division of Orthopedics
Rady Children’s Hospital
San Diego, California, USA

Nicholas D. Fletcher, MD
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

John M. “Jack” Flynn, MD
Chief, Division of Orthopaedics
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Stephen G. George, MD
Pediatric Spine Surgeon
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, Florida, USA

Michael P. Glotzbecker, MD
Division Chief, Pediatric Orthopaedics
Associate Surgeon in Chief
George H. Thompson Distinguished Chair in Pediatric
Orthopaedics
Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine
University Hospitals, Rainbow Babies and Children’s
Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Munish C. Gupta, MD
Mildred B. Simon Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic
Surgery
Professor of Neurological Surgery; Department of
Orthopedic Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Steven W. Hwang, MD
Spine Surgeon
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Michael P. Kelly, MD
Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery
Spine Division;Washington University School of Medicine,
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Walter Klyce, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Kenny Kwan, BMBCh(Oxon) FRCSEd(Ortho) FHKCOS
FHKAM(Orthopaedic Surgery)
Clinical Assistant Professor, LKS Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology,
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s
Republic of China

William F. Lavelle, MD
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
Upstate Bone & Joint Center
Associate Professor
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York, USA

Ronald A. Lehman, Jr., MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tenure (in Neurological
Surgery);
Chief, Reconstructive, Robotic & MIS Surgery;
Director, Adult and Pediatric Spine Fellowship;
Director, Athletes Spine Center;
Director, Spine Research,
The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital
New York, New York, USA

Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Surgeon-in-Chief
The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital
New York-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (in Neurological Surgery)
Chief of Spinal Deformity Surgery
Co-Director, Adult and Pediatric Comprehensive Spine
Surgery Fellowship
Columbia University Department of Orthopedic Surgery,
New York, New York, USA

Garrett R. Leonard, MD
Spine Surgeon
Orthopaedic Institute Riverside Orthopaedics at Columbus
Circle
Assistant Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of
Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
New York, New York, USA

Joseph M. Lombardi, MD
Spine and Scoliosis Surgery
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (in Neurological
Surgery)
The Spine Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, USA

Baron S. Lonner, MD
Chief of Minimally Invasive Scoliosis Surgery
Mount Sinai Hospital
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Icahn School of Medicine
Mount Sinai Spine Center
New York, New York, USA

Elle M. MacAlpine, BA
Research Coordinator
Division of Orthopaedics
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Michelle C. Marks, PT, MA
Executive/Research Director
Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation
San Diego, California, USA

Umesh S. Metkar, MD
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
Co-Director, Spine Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCSC
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
BC Children’s Hospital
Clinical Professor
University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Peter O. Newton, MD
Chief of the Division of Orthopaedics & Scoliosis
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
Clinical Professor
UC San Diego School of Medicine
San Diego, California, USA

Joshua M. Pahys, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Maty Petcharaporn, BS
Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation
San Diego, California, USA

David W. Polly, Jr, MD
James W. Ogilvie Professor and
Chief of Spine Surgery
Catherine Mills Davis Endowed Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor of Neurosurgery
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Benjamin D. Roye, MD, MPH
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Columbia University
New York, New York, USA

Amer F. Samdani, MD
Chief of Surgery
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Philadelphia
Clinical Professor (Adjunct) of Neurological Surgery and
Orthopaedic Surgery
Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson
University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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