Specialty: Pediatric Orthopedics

College:
B.A., University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1973

Medical School:
M.D., University of Rochester, NY, 1978

Internship:
General Surgery, Junior Assistant Residency, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1978-1980

Residency:
Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1980-1984

Fellowship:
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1984-1985

Memberships:
American Academy for Cerebral Palsy & Development Medicine
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Medical Association
American Orthopaedic Association
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Association of Children's Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics
Association for the Study and Application of the Methods of Ilizarov
International Myelodysplasia Study Group
King County Medical Society
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
Piedmont Orthopaedic Society
Salter Society
Washington State Medical Association
Washington State Orthopaedic Association
Washington State Society of Pediatrics
Western Orthopaedic Association

Board Certifcation:
Board Certified

Common Surgeries Performed:

• Calcaneal lengthening osteotomy for severe, symptomatic flatfoot
• Cavus foot reconstructions
• Osteotomies and tendon transfers for all forms of foot deformities
• Hip reconstruction osteotomies
• Limb lengthenings
• Osteotomies for angular and rotational deformities of the limbs

Common Diagnoses Treated:

• Congenital and developmental foot deformities, including congenital clubfoot by the Ponseti method
• Congenital and developmental hip deformities, including developmental hip dislocation
• Limb length discrepancies
• Limb deficiencies

Clinic locations and days of week:
Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center

Appointment request information (web, phone, fax):
(206) 987-2109