Faculty
Dr Elhanan Bar-on (Israel)
Schneider Children's Medical Center, 14 Kaplan St. Petah Tikva 49202, Israel E-mail: Elbar@013.Net
Dr Elhanan Bar-on is the Head of Orthopedics, Schneider Children’s Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel. He has many publications to his credit.
Dr Matthew Dobbs (St. Louis)
Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8233, St. Louis, MO 63110
Dr. Matthew Dobbs MD is a pediatric orthopedist specialist at St. Louis Children's Hospital, specialized in the treatment of pediatric spine and foot deformities and has been listed in Best Doctors in America. He is internationally recognized for his skill at treating all pediatric foot disorders, including the use of the Ponseti method of clubfoot correction, as well as for a minimally invasive approach toward the treatment of congenital vertical talus. He and his team are actively searching for the genetic factors responsible for clubfoot and other musculoskeletal anomalies. He has designed the new dynamic brace for Club foot, the Dobbs brace.
Dr. Bruce Foster (Adelaide)
Chairman Bone Growth Foundation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Women's and Children's Hospital, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006
e-mail: Bruce.Foster@cywhs.sa.gov.au
Dr Bruce Foster, Paediatric Orthopaedist has a special interests in leg lengthening and spinal deformities He has been a full time specialist at the Women's and Children's hospital in Adelaide, South Australia for 21 years. Dr Foster established the Bone Growth Foundation in 1991 and is the current Chairman. He is the author of over 50 articles and books on Paediatric Orthopaedics.
Dr. Dhiren Ganjwala (Ahmedabad)
302, Anshi Avenue, Opp. Vandana School, Near Ketav Petrol Pump, Polytechnic, Ahmedabad 380 015. Gujarat
e-mail: ganjwala@icenet.net
Dr. Dhiren G. Ganjwala, is a Peadiatric Orthopaedic Surgeon with special interest in CTEV & CP.
Dr. Harish S. Hosalkar (San Diego)
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UCSD, Children's Hospital-San Diego, 3030 Children's Way, Suite 410 San Diego, CA 92123
e-mail: Harish.Hosalkar@uphs.upenn.edu
Dr. Harish Hosalkar, MD, FCPS (Ortho), DNB (Ortho), is the Attending Orthopedic Surgeon of Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, California, UCSD. He has 96 scientific papers and 40 chapters to his credit.
Dr. Ashok N Johari (Mumbai)
702, 7th Floor, Devkripa Aprartments, Mogul Lane, Sitladevi Temple Road, Mahim (W), MUMBAI - 400 016
e-mail: drashokjohari@hotmail.com
Prof. Ashok N. Johari , is the President of POSI, IOA, and IndianAcademy of Cerebral Palsy. He is also Editor -in-chief of Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B.
Dr. Benjamin Joseph (Manipal)
No. 18 H.I.G. Hudco Colony, MANIPAL: 576 119. KARNATAKA.
e-mail: bjosephortho@yahoo.co.in
Dr. Benjamin Joseph, the Professor of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College. He is also Vice President of POSI.
Dr. Young Jo Kim (Boston)
300 Longwood Ave, Hunnewell Building, Suite#213, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115-5724 USA
e-mail: Young-Jo.Kim@Childrens.Harvard.Edu
Dr. Young-Jo Kim, MD PhD, is an Assistant Professor in Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School and works at Boston Children's Hospital. His clinical specialty are adolescent and young adult hip disorders, general pediatric orthopedics, skeletal growth disorders, spinal deformity and trauma.
Dr. Vrisha Madhuri (Vellore)
Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore: 632 004. SOUTH INDIA.
e-mail: madhuriwalter@cmcvellore.ac.in
Prof. Vrisha Madhuri is the Paediatric orthopaedic Surgeon at ChristianMedicalCollege and POSI editor
Dr. Michael B Millis (Boston)
300 Longwood Ave, Hunnewell Building, Suite#213, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115-5724 USA
e-mail: michael.millis@childrens.harvard.edu
Dr. Michael B. Millis, MD, is presently an Associate Professor in Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. His main interest is in adolescent and young adult hip disorders and has more than 60 publications to his credit. His has an extensive experience and amongst the foremost leaders in treating adolescent and young adult hip disorders in North America.
Dr. Colin F. Moseley (Los Angeles)
Shriners Hospitals For Children, 3160 Geneva St. Los Angeles, CA 90020
e-mail: Cmoseley@Shrinenet.Org
Dr Colin F. Moseley, M.D., C.M., F.R.C.S.(C) is the chief of staff at Shriners Hospital for children in Los Angeles. His research interests are digital imaging in orthopaedics, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, rotational and angular deformities of the limbs, congenital limb deficiency, leg length discrepancy and developmental dysplasia of the hip. Dr.Moseley is the Past-president, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America.
Dr. Kishore Mulpuri (Vancouver)
BC Children’s Hospital, 4480 Oak St – Rm. A207, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6N 3V4
e-mail: Kmulpuri@cw.bc.ca
Dr. Kishore Mulpuri is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of British Columbia and the Chairman of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America’s Evidence-Based Medicine Committee. His primary interest involves the study of the clinical outcomes of orthopaedic treatment so that revisions and improvements will continue to be made. Abnormalities and diseases of the hip are among his research focuses.
Dr. Christopher W. Reilly (Vancouver)
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, BC Children’s Hospital, 4480 Oak St – Rm. A202, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6N 3V4
e-mail: Creilly@cw.bc.ca
Dr. Reilly is the Head of the Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics at British Columbia Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of British Columbia. His primary clinical interests are spinal deformities and athletic injuries.
Dr. Perry L Schoenecker (St. Louis)
e-mail: Pschoenecker@Shrinenet.Org
Prof. Perry L. Schoenecker, MD is chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Shriners Hospital for Children in St.Louis. His clinical specialty is lower extremity problems about the hip, knee, foot and ankle, as well as hip dysplasia. His research Interests are in congenital, developmental and traumatic deformities of the lower and upper extremities. He has authored of more than 70 manuscripts. Dr. Schoenecker was honored in 1995 and 1998 with the Palma Chironis Award for Excellence in Teaching - Washington University - Department of Orthopedic Surgery. He is the past-president of Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America in 2006.
Dr. Sanjeev Sabharwal (Newark)
Department Of Orthopaedics, Chief, Division Of Pediatric Orthopaedics, UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School, 90 Bergen Street, DOC Suite 7300, Newark, NJ 07103
e-mail: Sabharsa@Umdnj.Edu
Dr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, MD is the chief, division of Pediatric Orthopedics and Professor of Orthopaedics at the New Jersey Medical School. He is board certified in orthopedic surgery and is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Scoliosis Research Society and Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society of North America. Dr Sabharwal’s primary research interests focus on limb lengthening and deformities. He has published extensively and is a sought after speaker in the United States and abroad. He is the coordinator for POSNA outreach courses in India.
Dr. Stuart L Weinstein (Iowa City)
Ignacio V. Ponseti Chair And Professor Of Orthopaedic Surgery, 01026 JPP University Of Iowa Hospitals And Clinics, Iowa City Iowa, 52242
e-mail: Stuart-Weinstein@Uiowa.Edu
Dr. Stuart L. Weinstein, MD is the Ignacio V. Ponseti Chair and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at The University of Iowa. He has published more than 180 scientific articles in peer review journals on a wide variety of pediatric orthopaedic conditions. His research work has focused on spinal deformity in children, children’s hip and foot problems, and the natural history and long-term outcome of pediatric musculoskeletal conditions. He has edited three major textbooks, including The Pediatric Spine: Principles and Practice; Lovell and Winter's Pediatric Orthopaedics and Turek's Orthopaedics. Dr Weinstein is past president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), The American Orthopaedic Association, The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, The United States National Action Network of the International Bone and Joint Decade and The International Center for Orthopaedic Education (ICOE). He has served as an Associate Editor and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.