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Our Vision

advancing evidence-based orthopedic care

CORTICES is a collaboration of pediatric orthopedic surgeons dedicated to improve the Quality, Safety and Value in the management of emergent orthopedic conditions through education, research and development of optimal care guidelines.

Evidence-Based

Evidence-based medicine is the intersection of research-based evidence, clinical expertise and the patient's values and preferences.

Benefiting Patients

The advantages of evidence-based practice include better patient outcomes, increased patient safety and improved quality of life.

Our Team of Investigators

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Keith Baldwin, MD, MSPT, MPH
Associate Director of Trauma for Orthopedics
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Keith Baldwin, MD, MSPT, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Perlman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is Associate Director of Trauma for Orthopedics, and is Safety Officer for Orthopedic Surgery at CHOP. He has served as Director of Clinical Research at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He specializes in scoliosis, neuromuscular disorders and complex pediatric orthopedic trauma. Interests include pediatric orthopedic trauma, pediatric and adult neuromuscular disorders, pediatric spinal deformity, and cerebral palsy. He has authored over 150 peer reviewed articles and serves on the editorial board of multiple journals.

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Allan Beebe, MD
Director of Pediatric Orthopaedic Trauma
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Allan C. Beebe, MD, is the Interim Surgeon-In-Chief at Nationwide and the Director of Pediatric Orthopaedic Trauma. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and the Assistant Program Director of the Mount Carmel Residency Training Program. He received his medical degree from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, and completed a pediatric orthopaedic fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Dr. Beebe’s clinical and research interest is pediatric orthopaedics, scoliosis and spinal deformity, hip/knee/foot issues, pediatric trauma, and sports medicine.

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Todd Blumberg, MD
Assistant Professor
Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA

Dr. Todd Blumberg is an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital. He specializes in pediatric hip conditions, including hip dysplasia and Perthes disease, pediatric spine deformity and scoliosis, as well as the treatment of musculoskeletal trauma and infection. His research interests include outcomes in pediatric fracture care and improving quality and value in pediatric orthopaedic surgery.

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Brian Brighton, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Carolinas Health Care System/Levine Children's Hospital, Charlotte, NC

Dr. Brian Brighton is an Associate Professor and Section Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at Levine Children's Hospital. His clinical interests include pediatric spinal deformity, lower limb deformity and pediatric trauma. He serves on several quality committees for POSNA, SRS and ACS NSQIP-Pediatric. His research interests include quality and safety in spine surgery and pediatric fracture care.

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Lawson A. Copley, MD, MBA
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pediatrics
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital/Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX

Dr. Lawson Copley is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern.  He practices at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Texas.  He specializes in pediatric musculoskeletal infection and related conditions.  His research interests include clinical, basic, and translational studies in osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, and pyomyositis.

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Jaime Rice Denning, MD
Associate Professor
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Dr. Jaime Rice Denning is an Associate Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) within the UC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery where she also serves as the Division Safety Officer and Inpatient Surgical Director. She is a board certified pediatric orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in pediatric orthopaedic fractures, trauma, and pediatric foot and ankle surgery including clubfoot. Dr. Denning is fellowship trained in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital and completed an AO traveling fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic trauma surgery in Bern, Switzerland.

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Rachel Y. Goldstein, MD, MPH
Assoicate Professor
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Rachel Goldstein, MD, MPH is an attending surgeon in the Children’s Orthopedic Center at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopedics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Dr. Goldstein completed her residency at the New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases and is dual fellowship trained in Pediatric Orthopedics at CHLA and Hip Preservation at Boston Children’s Hospital. Her clinical interests include hip preservation, lower extremity deformity, and trauma. Dr. Goldstein’s research interests include hip disorders of childhood, pediatric trauma and infection, and healthcare inequalities. She has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles and has written more than 10 book chapters. She participates in three national multi-centered study groups and serves on the board of directors for all three of these organizations. In addition, she has participated in several funded grants. Dr. Goldstein has served on multiple national committees within specialty societies and was recently elected to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Board of Directors as the Member at Large under 45. She has also been a traveling fellow through the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America. Outside of the office, she is an avid runner and triathlete.

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Daniel Hedequist, MD
Attending Surgeon
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

Dr. Hedequist is an Attending Surgeon at Children's Hospital in Boston and an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. His clinical practice focuses on pediatric spine surgery and orthopedic trauma. His research focuses on cervical spine surgery in children and treatment of pediatric orthopedic trauma.

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Benton Heyworth, MD
Associate Professor
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

Dr. Heyworth is the Associate Director of the Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship in the Division of Sports Medicine. He specializes in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatric & Adolescent Sports Medicine, and Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma. His clinical research interests include adolescent clavicle fractures, lower extremity fractures, pediatric ACL tears, patellar instability, osteochondritis dissecans and shoulder instability.

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Jaclyn Hill, MD
Associate Professor
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX

Dr. Jaclyn Hill is an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at Texas Children's Hospital at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She specializes in limb deformity, including clubfoot and limb lengthening and reconstruction, pediatric orthopaedic fractures, and other traumatic conditions. Her research interests include clubfoot deformity, limb reconstruction, and trauma.

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Joseph Janicki, MD
Attending Physician
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Megan Johnson, MD
Assistant Professor
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital/Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX

Dr. Johnson is a Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon and the Medical Director of Ambulatory Care at Scottish Rite for Children. She specializes in pediatric spine surgery, limb deformity surgery, clubfoot, neuromuscular conditions, and pediatric orthopaedic trauma. Her research interests include pediatric spine deformity, trauma and musculoskeletal infection.

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Ryan Koehler, MD
Assistant Professor
Children's Hospital & Medical Center Omaha, Omaha, NE

Dr. Ryan Koehler is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, NE. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. He specializes in pediatric and adolescent sports medicine, spine, and trauma care. His research interests include pediatric knee trauma, spine care, musculoskeletal infection, and orthopaedic surgical skills development. Outside of medicine he enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and 2 children.

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Jennifer Laine, MD
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, MN

Dr. Jennifer Laine is a board-certified Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare and Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. Her specific clinical and research interests include pediatric hip conditions (Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease, developmental dysplasia), neuromuscular conditions, gait analysis and acute pediatric orthopaedic conditions, such as fractures and musculoskeletal infection.

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G. Ying Li, MD
Associate Professor
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Dr. G. Ying Li is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She specializes in pediatric spine, hip, and lower extremity disorders, and pediatric trauma. Her research program focuses on pediatric spinal deformity, including treatment of early onset scoliosis, pediatric orthopaedic trauma, and musculoskeletal infection.

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Antoinette Lindberg, MD
Assistant Professor
Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA

Dr. Antoinette Lindberg is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Seattle Children’s Hospital. She is dual fellowship-trained in pediatrics and musculoskeletal oncology and specializes in pediatric trauma and benign and malignant tumors. Her research interests are in fracture management, musculoskeletal infections, benign and malignant bone and soft tissue tumors, vascular malformations, access to health care, and patient quality-of-life.

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Collin May, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

Dr. May is a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at Boston Children’s Hospital specializing in conditions of the foot and lower extremity and pediatric orthopaedic trauma. His research interests include congenital and traumatic foot conditions, limb reconstruction, and trauma. He is the Director of the Harvard Medical School advanced clerkship in orthopedics at Boston Children's Hospital, and is active in resident and fellow education.

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Mark Miller, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Dr. Mark Miller is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He takes care of patients at both St. Louis Children's Hospital and the Shriners Hospital for Childen in St. Louis. He specializes in complex limb deformity and limb lengthening, pediatric foot deformity, pediatric hip conditions and pediatric fractures of upper and lower extremities. He has research interest in complex limb deformity and pediatric musculoskeletal trauma.

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Joshua S. Murphy, MD
Pediatric Orthopaedic and Spine Surgeon
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Northside Hospital , Atlanta, GA

Dr. Murphy is a Pediatric Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. He specializes in conditions of the spine in children and young adults including spine deformity, congenital and traumatic deformities of the limb, neuromuscular conditions, and pediatric trauma and infection. His primary research interests include spine deformity, trauma, and musculoskeletal infection.

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Wendy Ramalingam, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Dr. Wendy Ramalingam is an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) within the UC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. She is a board-eligible pediatric orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in pediatric orthopaedic trauma, infections and lower extremity deformity reconstruction and lengthening. Dr. Ramalingam is fellowship trained in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at the University of Colorado and Children’s Hospital of Colorado. She also has specialized training in adult orthopaedic trauma and pelvis fracture surgery.

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Brandon Ramo, MD
Associate Professor
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital/Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX

Dr. Brandon Ramo is a Staff Orthopedic Surgeon at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Texas and an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at University Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric orthopedic traumatology, scoliosis and general pediatric orthopaedics.  His research interests include pediatric trauma, scoliosis, and systems-based process improvements to facilitate research.

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Anthony I. Riccio, MD
Associate Professor
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital/Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX

Dr. Anthony Riccio is the Director of Orthopedic Education and Director of the Center of Excellence in Foot and Ankle Deformity at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Texas. He is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at University Texas Southwestern Medical Center and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services School of Health Sciences. Dr. Riccio specializes in pediatric orthopedic traumatology, pediatric and adolescent foot deformity, and lower extremity deformity. His research interests include pediatric trauma, pediatric foot conditions, and orthopedic education. 

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Kathleen D. Rickert, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA

Dr. Kathleen Rickert is an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California-San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital. She completed her Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina and then completed her fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedics at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California. Dr. Rickert treats all general pediatric orthopedic conditions, with a special interest in lower extremity deformity and trauma in children, adolescents, and young adults. Her research interests include management and outcomes in pediatric fracture care and lower extremity alignment/growth abnormalities in pediatric orthopaedic surgery.

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Scott B. Rosenfeld, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX

Dr. Scott B. Rosenfeld, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and Director of the Hip Preservation Program at Texas Children's Hospital. He specializes in pediatric orthopedics and trauma, hip disorders, scoliosis and sports medicine. His main area of clinical and research interest is in childhood/adolescent hip disorders, pediatric fractures, and musculoskeletal infections.

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Julia Sanders, MD
Director of Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma
Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO

Dr. Sanders attended medical school at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She then completed her Orthopedic Surgery residency at the University of Colorado, where she discovered her passion for pediatric orthopedics and orthopedic trauma. She then completed her fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedics at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego. Her current practice at Colorado Children's Hospital focuses on pediatric orthopedic trauma and the treatment of musculoskeletal infections.

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Jonathan Schoenecker, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN

Dr. Schoenecker is an Associate Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Pharmacology, Pathology and Pediatrics. He is a surgeon-scientist dedicated to caring for children with orthopaedic trauma, infection and hip conditions, educating future surgeon-scientists, and conducting high impact translational research. The overarching theme of his clinical and basic science research program is to determine the biological mechanisms by which musculoskeletal tissue responds to and recovers from tissue injury. This ‘acute phase response’ is not only essential to prevent exsanguination and infection, but is also a key regulator of tissue repair following injury. Dysfunctional acute phase responses are significant causes of morbidity and mortality following traumatic musculoskeletal injury. As such, it is his goal to develop standard methods of monitoring and treating dysfunctional acute phase responses to reduce complications following trauma, infection and elective surgeries in children.

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Benjamin Shore, MD, MPH, FRCSC
Orthopedic Surgeon
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

Dr. Benjamin Shore is the CORTICES site leader at Boston Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. He is the Co-Director of the Cerebral Palsy Center and is active in the management of children with musculoskeletal trauma. His other interests include: the management of pediatric hip dysplasia, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease and the management of children with gait disorders.

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David Spence, MD
Assistant Professor
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN

Dr. David Spence is a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Campbell Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee. He is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Tennessee and works at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital where he specializes in pediatric sports medicine, pediatric and young adult hip preservation, neuromuscular disorders, spine deformity, and trauma. His research interests include trauma, musculoskeletal infection, and sports medicine.

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Ishaan Swarup, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland, CA

Dr. Ishaan Swarup is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and Director of Pediatric Orthopaedic Trauma at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. He completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery and fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He specializes in pediatric orthopaedic trauma, spinal deformity and scoliosis, and pediatric hip disorders. His research interests include epidemiology and clinical outcomes research focusing on pediatric trauma, hip preservation, and pediatric spinal deformity.

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Walter Truong, MD, FRCS(C), FAOA
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, MN

Dr. Walter Truong attended medical school at Ohio State University before completing his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Minnesota. He spent his fellowship year at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto where he obtained a Certificate from the University of Toronto in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. Walter enjoys returning children to optimal health and function after orthopaedic trauma and has a special interest in scoliosis, cerebral palsy and various hip pathologies. He is an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Minnesota with a focus on acute pediatric orthopaedic issues. Walter is married and has a young son and daughter.

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Vidyadhar (Salil) V. Upasani, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA

Dr. Upasani attended medical school and completed his Orthopedic Surgery residency at the University of California, San Diego. During this time, he received funding form the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to be the Ruth L. Kirschstein research fellow at Rady Children’s Hospital, where he developed a passion for pediatric hip and spine conditions. He then completed his fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedics at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Upasani has a special interest in hip and spine disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults. He continues to focus on various research pursuits, including pediatric orthopedic trauma, scoliosis, hip dysplasia, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, and hip preservation.


Leadership and Organization

Executive Committee
Ying Li
Jonathan Schoenecker
Benjamin Shore
David Spence
Salil Upasani
Research Committee
Keith Baldwin
Rachel Goldstein
Ying Li
Walter Truong
Website & Education Committee
Jaime Rice Denning
Megan Johnson
Anthony Riccio

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