Training, Positions, Awards

DATE: January 4, 2006
   
OFFICE: Washington University School of Medicine
  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza
  Suite 11300 West Pavilion
  Campus Box 8233
  St. Louis, MO 63110
 
 
 
   
PRESENT POSITION: The Asa C. and Dorothy W. Jones Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Chief - Orthopaedic Spine Surgery; Co-Director - Pediatric/Adult Spinal Deformity Service; Director - Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital Spine Fellowship, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
   
EDUCATION:
 
Undergraduate: 1973, A.B., Biology and Psychology, Phi Beta Kappa, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
   
Graduate: 1977, M.D., Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
   
Postgraduate: July 1977 - July 1978, General Surgery Intern, Barnes and Affiliated Hospitals, Washington University (St. Louis)
   
  July 1978 - December 1981, Orthopaedic Resident, Barnes and Affiliated Hospitals, Washington University (St. Louis)
   
  January - December 1982, Spine/Scoliosis Research Fellow, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital, University of Illinois Hospital, Shriners Hospital, Chicago, IL
 
ACADEMIC POSITIONS/EMPLOYMENT:
 
1997-present The Asa C. and Dorothy W. Jones Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
   
1995-1997 Endowed Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
   
1990-1995 Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
   
1984-1990 Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
   
1983-1984 Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
   
  Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Kentucky; Spinal Deformity Consultant, Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children, Lexington, KY
 
UNIVERSITY AND HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS AND COMMITTEES:
 
University Appointments: Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
 
  • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1984 to 1990
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  • Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1990 to 1995
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  • Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1995 to 1997
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  • The Asa C. and Dorothy W. Jones Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997 to present
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    Hospital Appointments: Barnes-Jewish Hospital
      St. Louis Children’s Hospital
      Shriners Hospitals for Children, St. Louis Unit
      Veterans Administration Hospitals
       
    University Committees: Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
     
  • Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital Spine Fellowship (ACGME accredited, three fellows per year), Director, 1991 to present
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  • Resident Selection Committee, Member, 1991 to present
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  • Resident Education Committee, Chairman, 1992 to 1995
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      Washington University
     
  • Eliot Society, Member, 1993 to present
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    Hospital Committees: St. Louis Children’s Hospital
     
  • Transfusion Committee, Member, 1985 to present
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  • Children’s Advisory Committee, Member, 1986-1992
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  • President’s Club, Member, 1993 to present
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      Barnes-Jewish Hospital
     
  • Fellow, 1993 to present
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    MEDICAL LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION:
     
    Licensure: State of Missouri, No. MDR8587, July 1, 1978
       
    Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1985
      American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1987
     
    HONORS AND AWARDS:
     
    1. Russell L. Hibbs Award, 1987, Best Basic Science Paper, Scoliosis Research Society Meeting.
       
    2. Walter P. Blount Award, 1987, Best Poster, Scoliosis Research Society Meeting.
       
    3. Russell L. Hibbs Award, 1991, Best Clinical Paper, Scoliosis Research Society Meeting.
       
    4. John H. Moe Award, 1995, Best Poster Exhibit, Scoliosis Research Society Meeting.
       
    5. Outstanding Paper Award, 1999, North American Spine Society Meeting.
       
    6. Russell L. Hibbs Award, 2002, Best Basic Science Paper, Scoliosis Research Society
       
    7. Louis A. Goldstein Award, 2005, Best Clinical Poster, Scoliosis Research Society
     
    EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
     
    1. Spine Associate Editorial Board, 1989 to 1995, JB Lippincott Company, Publisher
       
    2. Spine Deputy Editor, 1995 to present, Lippincott-Raven Publishers
       
    3. Spine Guest Editor, Scoliosis Research Society Edition, 1993 annual meeting (July 15 and August 1, 1994 publications), JB Lippincott Company, Publisher
       
    4. Spine Guest Editor, Scoliosis Research Society Edition, 1994 annual meeting (June 15 and July 15, 1995 publications), Lippincott-Raven Publishers
       
    5. Spine Guest Editor, Scoliosis Research Society Edition, 1995 annual meeting (May 15, 1996 publication), Lippincott-Raven Publishers
       
    6. Spine Guest Editor, Scoliosis Research Society Edition, 1996 annual meeting (May 15, 1997 anticipated publication), Lippincott-Raven Publishers
       
    7. Journal of Spinal Disorders Editorial Board, 1991 through April 1995, Raven Press, Publisher
       
    8. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Reviewer, 1993 to present, JB Lippincott Company, Publisher
       
    9. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Consultant Reviewer, 1996 to present, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated, Publisher
       
    10. Bridwell KH, DeWald RL, Editors-in-Chief: The Textbook of Spinal Surgery, Vols. 1 and 2. 46 chapters, 59 contributors, 1,256 pages, Philadelphia, JB Lippincott Company, 1991
       
    11. Bridwell KH, DeWald RL, Editors-in-Chief: The Textbook of Spinal Surgery. 2nd Edition. Vols. 1 and 2. 130 chapters, 182 contributors, 2,389 pages, Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven Publishers, 1997
       
    12. Part VI, The Spine, Section Editor: Principles of Orthopaedic Practice. 2nd edition. Dee R, Hurst LC, Gruber MA, Kottmeier SA, Editors-in-Chief. New York, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1997
       
    13. AOA News, Member, Editorial Board, August 1999 to present, The American Orthopaedic Association, Publisher
       
    14. SpineUniverse, Member, Editorial Board, August 2000-present, SpineUniverse, Publisher, Boca Raton, FL
       
    15. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, Guest Editor, Symposium - Options of Anterior Column Support (publication February 2002)
       
    16. Spinal Deformities - The Fundamentals (DeWald RL, ed), Section Editor on Spinal Deformity Surgery: Surgical Techniques, Scoliosis Research Society Core Curriculum, New York, Thieme Publishers (publication January 2002)
     
    PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS:
     
      Academic Orthopaedic Society
      American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
      Clinical Orthopaedic Society
      Mid-America Orthopaedic Association
      Missouri State Orthopaedic Association
      North American Spine Society
      St. Louis Orthopaedic Society
      Scoliosis Association, Inc.
      Scoliosis Research Society
      The American Orthopaedic Association