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

Peter O. Newton, M.D. is Chief of
the division of Orthopedics & Scoliosis at Rady Children’s Hospital-San
Diego and a Clinical Professor at UC
San Diego School of Medicine. He is
a past president of the POSNA. ”Peter
is committed to improving the care of
children and adolescents with spinal
deformities by advancing our understanding through clinical and translational research. His interest in defining
the 3D nature of idiopathic scoliosis
will lead to new treatment strategies in
the surgical correction of scoliosis via
techniques to modulate the growth the
spine with the goal of avoiding spinal
arthrodesis.”

ful and caring pediatric orthopaedic surgeon who is known for his humanitarian
work in South America. He is an excellent
surgeon and researcher.”

Kenneth J. Noonan, M.D. is an Associate
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. “He is a thought-

Kevin G. Shea, M.D. is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at St. Luke’s
Orthopaedics – Intermountain Orthopaedics in Boise, Idaho. He is medical

Matthew Oetgen, M.D. is Division
Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery and
Sports Medicine at Children’s National in Washington, D.C. “Matt is moving the pediatric orthopaedic program
forward at Childrens National Medical
Center since becoming Chief of the service. He has made a seamless transition
to this position while continuing to
provide the highest level of care to all
of his pediatric patients and performing
important research.”

director of Orthopedic Research at St.
Luke’s Health System and an adjunct
professor at the University of Utah
School of Medicine. “He specializes in
sports medicine, and is known as an
excellent surgeon and dedicated clinician. He has 90 peer-reviewed publications, over 100 national presentations, and is an expert in evidencebased medicine and clinical practice
guidelines for both AAOS [American
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons]
and POSNA. He has been a leader in
organizing large, multicenter research
groups investigating pediatric sports
medicine conditions ROCK (Research
for Osteochondritis Dissecans of the
Knee) and PRISM (Pediatric Research
in Sports Medicine).”
David L. Skaggs, M.D., M.M.M. is
Chief of Orthopedic Surgery, Director

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