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A MESSAGE FROM DR. BRIDWELL
Read Dr. Bridwell’s comments about symptomatology and treatment options for pediatric and adult spinal deformity patients (scoliosis, kyphosis and spondylolisthesis) and their recovery from surgical treatment.
Spinal Conditions
Dr. Keith Bridwell and his spine team treat the following conditions. Please select a condition from the list to learn more about treatment options.
Technology Advancements
Dr. Keith H. Bridwell has devoted his life to improving spinal deformity treatments. His commitment to research and to staying on the cutting edge... What's New With Dr. Bridwell's Research
Patient Videos
Learn about treatments offered by Dr. Bridwell by watching our spinal deformity case videos. View Patient Videos
About Keith Bridwell, MD
Why Choose
Dr. Keith Bridwell?
- Since 1982, Dr. Bridwell has devoted his career to patients needing complex reconstructive spine surgery.
- He has been intimately involved in all major advances in spinal deformity (scoliosis, kyphosis and spondylolisthesis) surgery during his career.
- He has served as Chief of Pediatric and Adult Spinal Surgery in the Orthopaedic Department at Washington University in St. Louis for 28 years.
- He is the Founder and Co-Chief of the Spinal Deformity (scoliosis, kyphosis and spondylolisthesis) Service at Washington University in St. Louis/Barnes Hospital/St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
- He is the Founder and Director of the Spinal Deformity Fellowship Program, which has trained 55 fellows to date, at the Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis.
- Dr. Bridwell formulates the least invasive and least risky procedure for each patient. He’s very committed to achieving the best outcome for each patient.
- Dr. Bridwell is the principal investigator for a 5-year $2.5 million NIH study to evaluate operative and nonoperative treatment of adult scoliosis. This is the only NIH-funded grant which studies both operative and nonoperative treatment of spinal deformity (scoliosis and kyphosis).
Our Spine Team
What Sets Dr. Bridwell's Team Apart?
- Dr. Bridwell’s team is part of the Spinal Deformity Study Group, and several other multicenter study groups, which work diligently to improve treatments for patients with scoliosis, kyphosis, spondylolisthesis and related spinal deformities.
- No surgeon, or team of surgeons, has published more articles about clinical outcomes with pediatric and adult spinal deformity surgery than Dr. Bridwell and his team.
