I. DEMOGRAPHICS
 
Place of Birth Harvey, Illinois
   
Marital Status Married - Beth (M.H.A. Washington University - St. Louis, 1989)
  Three children  
     
Education
 
  Medical School Northwestern University Medical School
    Chicago, Illinois
    M.D., 1986
    Alpha Omega Alpha
     
  College University of Notre Dame
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    B.S., Pre-Professional Studies, 1982
    Summa Cum Laude
    Phi Beta Kappa
     
Graduate Hospital Clinical Experience
 
  Internship Washington University School of Medicine
    Barnes Hospital/Children's Hospital
    St. Louis, Missouri
    General Surgery, July 1986 - June 1987
     
  Residency Washington University School of Medicine
    Affiliated Hospitals, St. Louis, Missouri
    Orthopaedic Surgery Resident
    July 1987 - June 1991
     
  Fellowship Pediatric and Adult Spinal Surgery
    Washington University School of Medicine
    Affiliated Hospitals, St. Louis, Missouri
    July 1991 - June 1992
 
Licensure
Diplomate of National Board of Medical Examiners
Missouri - MD R5P11
 
Board Certification
Board Certified - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1994, Re-certified 2004
Fellow - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1995
Fellow - Scoliosis Research Society, 1998
 
Academic Appointments
1991-1992 Instructor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri
1992-1997 Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri
08/93-Present Director of Spinal Surgery, Shriners Hospital for Children - St. Louis Unit
1997-2001 Associate Professor (tenure), Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri
09/99-08/06 Co-Director of Orthopaedic Residency Program, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri
01/01-08/01 Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri
08/01-Present Jerome J. Gilden Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri
01/04-Present Co-Chief Adult & Pediatric Spinal, Scoliosis & Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri
06/06-Present Professor of Neurosurgery, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri
 
Hospital Appointments
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Shriners Hospital for Children - St. Louis Unit
 
Local Committees
1993-1994 Utilization Management Committee - Barnes Hospital
1994 Orthopaedic Quality Assurance Physician Director
1994 Spine Consultant - U.S. Olympic Festival, St. Louis, MO
1995-present Director of Resident Rotations - Washington University Orthopedic Surgery Program
1995-present Resident Education Committee - Washington University Orthopedic Surgery Department
1995-present Resident Selection Committee - Washington University Orthopedic Surgery Department
1995-present Spine Consultant - St. Louis Rams Professional Football Team
1997-present Spine Consultant - St. Louis Blues Professional Hockey Team
1998-03/06 Spine Consultant - St. Louis Cardinals Professional Baseball Team
1998-present Quality Assurance Committee - Washington University Health Ventures
 
Societies
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA)
Missouri State Orthopaedic Association (MSOA)
North American Spine Society (NASS)
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society North America (POSNA)
Russell Hibbs Society
Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)
St. Louis Guild of the Catholic Medical Association
St. Louis Orthopaedic Society (SLOS)
 
Study Groups (International)
1993-Present Harms Anterior vs. Posterior Thoracic Scoliosis Instrumentation Study Group
1996-1997 BAK Fusion Cage Study Group for PLIF Applications, DePuy AcroMed Corporation
1999-2000 International Biomechanical Spine Study Group (Chairmen: J. Harms and H. Shufflebarger)
2000-2001 Young Lions Degenerative Scoliosis Spinal Surgery Study Group (Chairman)
2000-Present Spinal Deformity Study Group, Sponsor. Medtronic Sofamor Danek (Chairman)
 
National Committees
 
1996-Present Southern Orthopaedic Association - Missouri Councilor
1996-1998 Scoliosis Research Society - Prevalence and Natural History Committee
1995-Present National Spine Network (NSN) - Attending Spine Surgeon
1996-2002 National Spine Network (NSN) - Membership Committee
1996-2001 Southern Orthopaedic Association - Young Physicians Subcommittee
1997-1999 National Spine Network (NSN) - Quality Assurance Committee Chairman
1997-Present National Spine Network (NSN) - Executive Committee
1998-Present Scoliosis Research Society - Chairman, Scoliosis Classification Committee
1998-2000 Scoliosis Research Society - Member, Spinal Deformity Core Curriculum Section Leader
1999-2001 Scoliosis Research Society - Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee on Development of an International Journal of Spinal Deformity
2000-2009 Scoliosis Research Society - Chairman, International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST)
2000-2002 Group International Cotrel-Dubousset (GICD) - Board Member
2000-2003 American Orthopaedic Association - Member - Publications Committee
2001-2004 American Orthopaedic Association - ABC Exchange Fellowship Subcommittee
2001-2002 Scoliosis Research Society - Chair, Outcomes Research Planning Committee
2001-Present Scoliosis Research Society - Finance Committee - Member
2002-2003 Spinal Deformity Education Group (SDEG) - Second Vice Chairman
2002-2003 Spinal Deformity Education Group (SDEG) - Board Member
2004-2006 Scoliosis Research Society 3D Spinal Classification Committee - Chair
2004-Present Scoliosis Research Society Global Outreach Committee - Member
2006-2007 Scoliosis Research Society Long Range Planning Committee - Member
2006-2007 Scoliosis Research Society Program Committee - Member
2006 Scoliosis Research Society - Board of Directors
 
Honors, Awards, Scientific Recognition
1998 Best Doctors in America - Fourth listing. Woodward/White, Inc., Naifeh SW (ed.)
2000 Life member of National Registry of Who's Who
2000-2006 Best Doctors - St. Louis Magazine
1991 Russell L. Hibbs Award, Best Clinical Research Paper, Scoliosis Research Society 25th Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1992 Best Resident/Fellow Paper Presentation, Missouri State Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
1994 GICD Spinal Cord Research Award, Group International Cotrel-Dubousset XIth Annual Meeting, Marseilles, France
1995 European Traveling Fellowship Award participant, Scoliosis Research Society, 30th Annual Meeting, Asheville, North Carolina
1995 John H. Moe Award, Best Scientific Poster, Scoliosis Research Society 30th Annual Meeting, Asheville, North Carolina
1997 1st Runner-up, Russell L. Hibbs Award, Best Clinical Research Paper, Scoliosis Research Society 32nd Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri
1998 Lee T. Ford Award for Academic Achievement 2nd Annual Award, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri
1999 American British Canadian (ABC) Traveling Fellowship Award participant, American Orthopaedic Association,
1999 Outstanding Paper Award, North American Spine Society, 14th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
2000 Best Clinical Research Paper, Annual Residents Conference, American Orthopaedic Association, St. Louis, Missouri
2000 Regional Zimmer Travel Award, American Orthopaedic Association 113th Annual Meeting, Hot Springs, Virginia
2005 Louis A. Goldstein Award for the best Clinical Poster presentation, Scoliosis Research Society 40th Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida
 
Spinal Fellowship Responsibilities
08/94-Present Attending Spinal Surgeon, Washington University Spinal Surgery Fellowship
   
03/9-Present Spinal Surgery Basic Science/Clinical National/International Research Fellowship Director
  03/99-03/01 Yasusutka Yukawa, MD, Nagoya University, Japan
  03/02-02/03 Yong-Sun Cho, MD, Ulsan University School of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea
  03/01-02/03 Kotaro Satake, MD, Nagoya University, Japan
  04/02-02/03 Omar Isa, MD, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  04/03-10/03 Mitsuhiro Kamiya, MD, Aichi Medical University, Japan
  07/03-01/04 Kuniyoshi Tsuchiya, MD, Saiseikai Yahata General Hospital, Japan
  02/04-05/04 Seung-Chul Rhim, MD, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea
  07/04-06/06 Gene Cheh, MD, Chung Orthopaedic Hospital, Sungnam City, Korea
  08/04-08/05 Jun-Yong Yang, MD, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea
  10/04-12/04 Lee M. Breakwell, MSc FRCS, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, University of Cardiff, Wales
  10/04-12/04 Fernando E. Silva, MD, Northwestern University, Illinois
  04/05-10/05 Julius Fernandez, MD, Semmes-Murphy Clinic, Memphis, Tennessee
  08/05-01/06 Michael Daubs, MD, Valley Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
  09/05-08/06 Young-Woo Kim, MD, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang-Si, Korea
  09/05-08/06 Young-Bae Kim, MD, Seoul Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea
  10/05-11/05 Ezequiel Cassinelli, MD, Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio
  10/05-09/06 Kei Watanabe, MD, Niigata University, Japan
  10/05-09/06 Kota Watanabe, MD, Keio University, Japan
 
10/05-Present Lenke-Lowe International Research Fellowship
  10/05-12/05 John Ferguson, MD, Starship Children's Health, New Zealand
     
06/02-10/03 Host Surgeon, International Spinal Research Fellowship Three-Month experience through Spinal Scientific Advancement Foundation (SSAF)
  06/02-09/02 Hui-Yong Shen, MD, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
  09/02-12/02 Zanariah Othman, MD, Universiti Putra, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  07/03-10/03 Katsushi Takeshita, MD, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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