Orthopedics This Week | February 16, 2016 | Page 14

ORTHOPEDICS THIS WEEK
VOLUME 12, ISSUE 6 | FEBRUARY 16, 2016

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17 of the Top North American Pediatric Orthopedic
Surgeons
BY ELIZABETH HOFHEINZ, M.P.H., M.ED.

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espite the critical nature of pediatric orthopedics, most don’t flock to
this subspecialty. One reason? It is emotionally challenging. But some do…and
here is a subset of real standouts.
A note to readers: We don’t have “the market” on lists…this isn’t the be-all and endall list—but it is a list of the most impressive pediatric orthopedic surgeons in North
America. This information was obtained
via a survey of thought leaders in the field.
The information in quotes is what we heard
about these surgeons.
In alphabetical order, here is our list of
17 of the top pediatric orthopedic surgeons in North America.
Mark A. Erickson, M.D. is the Rose
Brown Chair in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, the chairman of Pediatric
Orthopaedics, and medical director of
the Spine Center at Children’s Hospital
Colorado. “He is currently the treasurer
of POSNA [the Pediatric Orthopaedic
Society of North America] and he has
an M.B.A. He sub-specializes in spine
surgery and has a strong focus on quality improvement.”
Frances A. Farley, M.D. is chief of
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and a
professor at the University of Michigan.
She is also assistant surgeon-in-chief
of Mott Children’s Hospital. “She is an
important researcher in the area of congenital scoliosis. She has a full pediatric
orthopaedic practice, and is expert in
the techniques of pediatric spine surgery in young patients and adolescents.”
John M. Flynn, M.D. is chief of the
Division of Orthopedics at The Chil-

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dren’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP),
director of the Trauma Center at CHOP,
and a professor of Orthopedic Surgery
at the Perelman School of Medicine at
the University of Pennsylvania. He is
a past president of POSNA. “He has
boundless energy and is a great educator. Dr. Flynn \