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JOHNS HOPKINS
PEDIATRIC
ORTHOPAEDIC
SURGERY
FELLOWSHIP
Downtown Baltimore in the distance as seen from the Johns Hopkins medical campus in foreground
Johns Hopkins International Center for Orthopaedic
Advancement Orthopaedic Skills Lab
Johns Hopkins Pediatric ORs at work
B A L T I M O R E ,
M A R Y L A N D
OUR STORIED HISTORY
1st Department Chair
William Baer, M.D.
A Century of Excellence
Johns Hopkins Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery has a long
t r a d i t i o n o f s t ro n g a c a d e m i c
medicine and innovation.
William Halsted trained and then
appointed William Baer as one of the
first orthopaedic surgery department
heads in the country, and Dr. Baer in
turn, trained a large percentage of the
orthopaedic leaders throughout the
world.
For 82 years Children's Hospital of
Baltimore was the premier surgical
training facility for orthopaedics in
the country.
The function of this hospital has
been replaced with the expanded
pediatric activities of Johns Hopkins
Hospital and the establishment
of the Johns Hopkins Hospital
Children’s Center.
T h e n e w Bl o o m b e r g
Children's Center is a full“The Bloomberg Children's Center
service pediatric center.
represents the state-of-the-art in
It contains 205 beds plus a
pediatric medicine."
41 bed Pediatric ICU and a
45-bed NICU.
O u r t r a d i t i o n o f l e a d e r s h i p A full complement of referral services
involved pediatrics from the start. is available including a dedicated
Dr. Baer established a pediatric Level One pediatric emergency
orthopaedic hospital in Baltimore in department.
1909.
It is the only such facility in Maryland
and this wide catchment and referral
base provides the opportunity for
exposure to all common pediatric
orthopaedic injuries, as well as many
rare ones including a wide variety of
spinal column injuries.
Prior notable Hopkins pediatric
or thopaedic surgeons include
Drs. Vernon T. Tolo (President
of AAOS, POSNA and SRS),
Paul P. Griffin (POSNA president),
and Nancy H. Miller (leader in the
study of Scoliosis Genetics).
The Pediatric Orthopaedic service
currently carries out 1,200 surgical
procedures and 10,000 clinical visits
yearly.
Bloomberg Children's Center
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OUR PEDIATRIC
ORTHO TEAM
Five Attendings
One Fellow
One Chief Resident
Two Physician Assistants
Four Nurse Practitioners
Four Residents
In the OR with Dr. Sponseller
In the OR with Dr. Ain
WEEKLY TEACHING SCHEDULE
PROCEDURES TAUGHT
Daily:
Radiology Board Rounds
In this program, you will have the opportunity
to learn:
Monday:
Attending Teaching Conference
Tuesday:
Physical Exam Session
Spinal instrumentation – anterior and posterior
SAI fixation of the pelvis
Growing Rods
VEPTR
Percutaneous spondylolysis stabilization
Periacetabular (Ganz/Bernese) Osteotomies
Hip Arthroscopy
Surgical Hip Dislocation
Physeal-sparing ACL reconstruction
Osteochondritis Dissecans management
Simultaneous Multi-level Surgery for CP
Crouch Correction in CP
Pediatric Trauma management (from A to Z)
Bladder Extrophy Osteotomies
Wednesday: Resident Teaching Conference
Thursday:
Grand Rounds
Friday:
Preoperative Conference
MONTHLY
FELLOW CONFERENCE
One-on-one hour with attending discussing key
articles and cases in one subspecialty.
FELLOWSHIP
CLINICAL OPPORTUNITIES
There is ample opportunity to be involved in specific
cases as well as teaching and mentoring junior and senior
residents in addition to medical students.
The fellow will have his or her own clinic and will be
able to operate on cases generated from that clinic after
formulating a plan with the faculty.
The fellow will also be able to experience Pediatric Call
once oriented to the Children’s Center.
OUR FACULTY
Paul D. Sponseller, M.D.
Our division is led by professor Paul Sponseller, who has been with Johns Hopkins for 27 years.
His areas of special interest include scoliosis, spinal deformities, trauma, Marfan Syndrome, LoeysDietz Syndrome, and the treatment of bladder exstrophy.
He is on the Board of Directors of the Scoliosis Research Society and the Growing Spine
Foundation, and has held leadership positions in the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North
America and the Maryland Orthopaedic Society.
Michael Ain has a worldwide referral base of patients with skeletal dysplasias and is a recognized
leader in pediatric orthopaedics. He performs a high volume of various scoliosis corrections.
Dr. Ain also treats a comprehensive number of general pediatric orthopaedic patients with
conditions, including, but not limited to achondroplasia, pediatric trauma, pediatric spinal
deformities, skeletal dysplasia, and hip dysplasia.
Michael C. Ain, M.D.
John Tis is an expert in the treatment of pediatric sports injuries including ACL reconstruction,
patellar dislocation, and arthroscopic hip labrum repair.
In addition to taking care of children with sports injuries, Dr. Tis also specializes in young adult
hip preservation including Legg-Calve-Perthes, SCFE, and developmental dysplasia of the hip.
John E. Tis, M.D.
Ranjit Varghese is a specialist in pediatric neuromuscular disorders, with a specific emphasis in
cerebral palsy.
Dr. Varghese’s areas of clinical interest also include children’s hip and foot disorders, including
clubfoot, toe walking, Perthes Disease, and developmental dysplasia of the hip.
His research interests include cerebral palsy, hip disorders, and outcomes evaluation.
Ranjit A.Varghese, M.B.B.S., M.Sc.
Rushyuan Jay Lee, M.D.
R. Jay Lee is a specialist in pediatric sports medicine for children, and adolescents with a wide
range of orthopaedic and sports medicine issues. His areas of clinical interest include the
arthroscopic and open treatment of sports-related injuries, including knee, shoulder, elbow, ankle,
and hip issues.
Dr. Lee's expertise and research interests include growth plate sparing ACL reconstruction,
complex ligament reconstruction in growing patients, and optimizing fracture care.
FELLOWSHIP
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
Each fellow is expected to carry out at least one clinical research project during the year. This should be determined
and planned with an attending mentor in advance of arrival so that no delays occur.
FELLOW RESEARCH PROJECTS
Buckley SL, Smith GS, Sponseller PD, Thompson JD,
Griffin PP: Open Tibia Fractures in Children. J. Bone Joint
Surgery, 72-A:1462-1469, 1990.
Buckley SL, Sponseller PD, Magid D: The Acetabulum in
Congenital and Neuromuscular Hip Instability. J. Pediatric
Orthop., 11:498-501, 1991.
Buehler KC, Thompson JD, Sponseller PD, Black BE,
Buckley S, Griffin PP: A Prospective Study of Early Spica
Cast Outcomes in the Treatment of Femoral Shaft Fractures
in Children. J. Pediatr. Orthop. 15(1):30-35, 1995.
Black BE, Hildebrand R, Sponseller PD, Griffin RP: Hip
Dysplasia in Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Contemp. Ortho. 29(2):
p.101-108, 199.
Black BE, O'Brien E, Sponseller, PD: Thoracic and Lumbar
Spine Injuries in Children: Different Than In Adults.
Contemp. Ortho. 29(4): 253-260, 1994.
Hughes BF, Sponseller PD, Thompson JD: Pediatric Femur
Fractures. Effects of Spica Cast Treatment on Family and
Community. J. Pediatric Orthop. 15(4):457-460, 1995.
Buckley SL, Sponseller PD, Thompson JD: Grade III Open
Tibia Fractures in Children. J. Pediatric Orthopaedics.
26(5): 627-634, 1996.
Thompson JD, Buehler KC, Sponseller PD, Gray DW,
Black BE, Buckley SL, Griffin PP: Shortening in femoral
shaft fractures in children treated with spica cast. Clinical
Orthopaedics and Related Research. 338: 74-8, 1997.
Hinton R., Crockett MM, Smith G, Sponseller PD.
Sociodemographic variation in the incidence of femoral shaft
fractures in children and adolescents: Small-area analysis in
Maryland and Baltimore City. J. Bone Joint Surg. 81-A:
500-509, 1999.
Tortolani PJ, Ain MC, Miller NH, Brumback RJ, Sponseller
PD: Tibial Nails for Femoral Shaft Fractures in adolescents:
“off-label” usage. Orthopedics. 2001 Jun; 24(6): 553-7.
Launay F, Leet AI, Jouve B, Bollini G, Sponseller PD: Lateral
humeral condyle fractures in children: a comparison of
two approaches to treatment. J Pediatr Orthop. 2004 JulAug;24(4):385-91.
Ngu BB, Khanna AJ, Pak SS, Leet AI, Chhor K, Launay
F, Kier-York J, Sponseller PD: Femoral head resection for
painful hip subluxation in cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Orthop
25(1): 70-73, 2005.
Launay F, Leet AI, Sponseller PD: Pediatric spinal cord
injury without radiographic abnormality: a meta-analysis.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Apr;(433):166-70.
Hoernschemeyer D, Farjoodi P, Cheng J, Sponseller P:
A study of the cutaneous nerves encountered during
thoracoplasty. Spine 2007 Feb 1;32(3):301-5.
Chang JH, Hoernschemeyer DG, Sponseller PD: Delayed
postoperative paralysis in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis:
management with partial removal of hardware and staged
correction. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2006 May; 19(3):222-5.
Skelley NW, Papp DF, Leu D, Sargent MC. Three cases of
slipped capital femoral epiphysis in one family. Orthopedics.
2011 Aug 8;34(8):e408-12.
Lazar-Antman MA, Leet AI. Current Concepts Review:
Effects of Obesity on Pediatric Fracture Care and
Management. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012; May 2;94(9):
855-61.
Paloski M, Taylor B, Iobst C, Pugh K. Pediatric and
adolescent applications of the Taylor Spatial Frame.
Orthopedics. 2012 Jun 1;35(6):518-27.
Paloski M, Sponseller PD. “Is There An Optimal Time
Interval to Distract Dual Growing Rods?” Accepted, Spine
Deformity.
Lonner BS, Lazar-Antman MA, Sponseller PD, Shah
SA, Newton PO, Betz R, Shufflebarger HS. Multivariate
Analysis of factors Associated with Kyphosis Maintenance
in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine 2012 Jul 1;37
(15):1297-302.
Leu D, Sargent MC, Ain MC, Leet AI, Tis JE, Sponseller
PD. Spica casting for pediatric femoral fractures: a
prospective, randomized controlled study of single-leg versus
double-leg spica casts. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Jul
18;94(14):1259-64.
Bazzi, A., Shannon, B., Sponseller, P. "Distal Radius
Fractures." The Pediatric Upper Extremity. Abzug, J., Kozin,
S.,Zlotolow, D., Eds. Springer, New York.
Bazzi, A., Brooks, J., Jain, A., Sponseller, P. "Is Non-operative
treatment of Pediatric Grade 1 Open Fractures Safe and
Effective?" J Child Orthop. 2014 Dec; 8(6): 467–471.
CURRENT APPOINTMENT
1988 Steven L. Buckley, M.D.
Sports MED Ortho Surgery & Spine Center, Huntsville, AL
1989 Brian E. Black, M.D.
Sports Medicine & Ortho Center, Milwaukee, WI
1995 J. David Thompson, M.D.
Grapevine, TX
1995 Donald Diverio, D.O.
AO Orthopedic, Morristown, NJ
1996 Michael C. Ain, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
1997 Richard Y. Hinton, M.D., M.P.H.
Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD
1998 Barry Berger, M.D.
USAS Orthopaedics, Allentown, PA
2004 Daniel G. Hoernschemeyer, M.D.
Associate Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
2009 Suzanne Jaffe Walters, M.D.
D.C. Children’s Hospital, Washington, DC
2010 David J. Leu, M.D.
Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD
2011 Meredith Lazar-Antman, M.D.
Winthrop University, Mineola, NY
2012 Michael Paloski, D.O., M.B.A.
Ortho Carolina, Charlotte, NC
2013 Ahmed Bazzi, D.O.
Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
2014 Urvij Mahendrakumar Modhia, M.D.
Associate Professor, University of New Mexico
2015 Amit Merchant, M.D.
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, N.J.
For detailed information please contact:
Paul D. Sponseller, M.D.
Sponseller Professor and Head
Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street/Room 7359A
Baltimore, Maryland 21287-0010
Office: 410-955-3137
Fax: 410-502-3944
[email protected]
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