SC Portland Outcomes Report 2023

MEET OUR TEAM BOARD CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS

Robert M. Bernstein, M.D. Chief of Staff Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Scoliosis & Spinal Deformity, Skeletal Dysplasias, General Pediatric Orthopedics, and more Education: University of Southern California Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital under the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Program Fellowship: Beth Israel Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital

Daniel J. Bouton, M.D. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Scoliosis & Spinal Deformity, Adolescent Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis Education: Washington University in St. Louis and Drexel University College of Medicine Residency: Cleveland Clinic Akron General Fellowship: Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Kathryn O. Fuchs, M.D. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Neuromuscular Disorders, Hip Dysplasias, Lower Extremity Inequality/ Deformity, Clubfoot, Musculoskeletal Infections Education: Middlebury College and Albany Medical College Residency: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Fellowship: Boston Children’s Hospital

Jeremy P. Bauer, M.D. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Pediatric Sports Medicine, Lower Extremity Deformity, Hip Dysplasias, and Neuromuscular Disorders Education: University of Washington and Drexel University College of Medicine Residency: University of Washington Fellowship: Shriners Children’s Portland

Dominique D. Laron, M.D. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Pediatric Sports Medicine, Gait Abnormalities, Neuromuscular Disorders, and Cerebral Palsy Education: University of California Los Angeles and University of California San Francisco Residency: University of California San Francisco Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center

Michelle C. Welborn, M.D. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Spinal Deformities & Scoliosis Education: University of California, Berkeley and Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Residency: University of Illinois, Chicago Fellowship: University of Utah

Heather M. Kong, M.D. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon General Pediatric Orthopedics, Injury Care, Lower Extremity Deformity Education: University of California, Berkeley and Washington University in St. Louis Residency: Rutgers University Fellowship: St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Shriners Children’s St. Louis

Krister P. Freese, M.D. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Pediatric Hand & Upper Extremity Conditions Education: Pacific Lutheran University and University of Washington Residency: University of Hawaii Fellowship: University of Colorado

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