Pediatric Orthopaedics

January 22, 2015

Pediatric Orthopaedics icon Green’s contributions honored

Neil Green, M.D., former director and chief of the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, has retired after 38 years of service to Vanderbilt.

By Christina Echegaray
January 15, 2015

‘Growing rods’ help ease surgical burden of scoliosis treatment

Physicians with Vanderbilt’s Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics have started to employ a new, advanced technology that uses magnetically controlled growing rods to correct scoliosis in young children, reducing the need for frequent surgeries and anesthesia in these patients.

By Christina Echegaray
May 29, 2014

Mencio named to lead pediatric orthopaedic society

Gregory Mencio, M.D., director of Pediatric Orthopaedics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, has been named president of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA).

By VUMC News and Communications
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