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Specialty:
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Department Affiliation:
Orthopaedic Surgery
Hospital Affiliation:
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
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A64980
Phone:
424-259-6593
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Department Affiliations

  • Executive Vice Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Chief, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
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UCLA Orthopaedic Surgery
1225 15th St.
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Santa Monica, CA 90404
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Medical Board Certifications
Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2005
Fellowship
Pediatric Orthopedics, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, 2002-2003
Residency
Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1997-2002
Internship
Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1996-1997
Degree
UCLA School of Medicine, MD, 1996
Interests
  • Achondroplasia

    Achondroplasia in Children

    Achondroplasia is a rare genetic (inherited) bone disorder. It was once called dwarfism. Achondroplasia causes the strong, flexible tissue called cartilage to not be made into bone as normal. This causes a series of signs, such as short arms and legs and a large head.
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  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Clubfoot

    Clubfoot in Children

    Clubfoot is a deformity of the foot. It's when one or both feet are turned inward. The condition affects the bones, muscles, tendons, and blood vessels.
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  • Congenital limb anomalies and deficiencies

    Congenital Limb Defect in Children

    A congenital limb defect is when an arm or leg doesn’t form normally as a baby grows in the uterus. The baby is born with the defect. Treatment depends on the type of congenital limb defect. It may include an artificial limb, surgery, or rehab.
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  • Femoroacetabular Impingement
  • Hip Dysplasia and dislocation
  • Kyphosis

    Kyphosis

    A spine affected by kyphosis has a forward curvature of the back bones (vertebrae) in the upper back area, giving an abnormally rounded or humpback" appearance."
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  • Leg Length Discrepancy
  • Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

    Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease in Children

    Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (or Perthes disease) is a rare hip condition that affects children. Over a number of years, the ball-shaped top of a child’s thighbone (femoral head) breaks down and re-forms. 
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  • Limb Reconstruction
  • Neurofibromatosis
  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta

    Osteogenesis Imperfecta in Children

    Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is an inherited (genetic) bone disorder that is present at birth. It is also known as brittle bone disease. A child born with OI may have soft bones that break (fracture) easily, bones that are not formed normally, and other problems. Signs and symptoms may range from mild to severe.
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  • Pediatric and adolescent fractures

    Fractures in Children

    A fracture is a partial or complete break in the bone. When a fracture happens, it is classified as either open or closed. Fractures happen when more force is applied to the bone than the bone can absorb. Breaks in bones can happen from falls or trauma, or as a result of a direct hit to the body.
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  • Pediatric and adolescent spinal deformity
  • Pediatric and adolescent sports injuries

    Sports Injuries and Children

    Detailed information on sports injuries in children, including  prevention, overuse injuries, sprains, strains, and heat-related illnesses (Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke).
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  • Pediatric Foot and Ankle
  • Pediatric Scoliosis

    Scoliosis in Children

    Scoliosis is a deformity of the backbone (spine). A normal spine appears straight when looked at from behind. But a child with scoliosis has a spine with an S or C shape. The child may look like he or she is leaning to one side.
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  • Skeletal dysplasia/dwarfing conditions

    Achondroplasia in Children

    Achondroplasia is a rare genetic (inherited) bone disorder. It was once called dwarfism. Achondroplasia causes the strong, flexible tissue called cartilage to not be made into bone as normal. This causes a series of signs, such as short arms and legs and a large head.
    Learn more >
  • Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

    Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis in Children

    Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a condition of the hip joint that affects children. In SCFE, the ball of the thighbone (femoral head) slips off the neck of the thighbone.
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  • Spondylolisthesis

    Overuse Injuries

    Detailed information on overuse injuries in children, including jumper's knee, patellar tendonitis, little leaguers' elbow, little leaguers' shoulder, osteochondritis dissecans, Sever's disease, shin splints, Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease, spondylolisthesis, and spondylolysis
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  • Tendonitis

    Tendonitis and Tenosynovitis

    Tendonitis is when a tendon is inflamed. When a tendon is inflamed, it can cause swelling, pain, and discomfort. Another problem called tenosynovitis is linked to tendonitis. This is the inflammation of the lining of the tendon sheath around a tendon.
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Research Interests
  • Scoliosis and Spinal Deformity
  • Limb Deficiency
  • Limb Deformity
  • Clubfoot
  • Hip Dysplasia
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