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UH Rainbow's orthopaedic physicians cover the gamut of musculoskeletal care for children and young adults. Pictured here are Christina Hardesty, MD, who specializes in neuromuscular disorders, and Dr. Son-Hing, who specializes in spine deformities. the expertise needed to support those services. "We have pediatric anesthesiologists, pediatric pulmonolo- gists, pediatric cardiologists, even pediatric physical and occupational therapists," he says. "So we have all of the resources in place to treat any child's orthopaedic disease or condition, from the most basic to the most complex." A Subspecialized Team for Subspecialized Care In addition to Dr. Thompson, Rainbow's pediatric orthopaedic specialists include Susannah Briskin, MD, Daniel Cooperman, MD, Patrick J. Getty, MD, Allison Gilmore, MD, Christina Hardesty, MD, Amanda Weiss Kelly, MD, Stephen H. Lacey, MD, Raymond Liu, MD, and Jochen Son-Hing, MD. All are fellowship trained in a subspecialty area, and all are faculty members of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The team also includes Suzanne Fortuna, RN, MSN, CNP, who specializes on pediatric neuromuscular disorders, Connie Poe-Kochert, RN, CNP, who specializes in pediatric spinal deformities, and Michelle Moran, RN. "Although we all provide general pediatric orthopaedic care, one can't really be an expert in all areas," says Dr. Thompson. "So we have 10 experts to cover the gamut of musculoskeletal care for children and young adults." Both Dr. Thompson and Dr. Son-Hing specialize in spine deformities. Dr. Son-Hing completed his fellowship training at UH, with Dr. Thompson as his mentor, along with additional training at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Both doctors are considered to be experts in diagnosing and treating children with scoliosis. "The most common type of scoliosis we see is adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). It is of unknown origin and occurs in girls between 10 and 18," says Dr. Son-Hing who has published on the use of pedicle screws to improve scoliosis surgery correction. "But sometimes scoliosis is congenital or syndromic or occurs in kids with certain neuromuscular disorders." Neuromuscular disorders is the specialty area of Dr. Cooperman and Dr. Hardesty. Dr. Cooperman completed his fellowship training at Newington Children's Hospital in NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2011 MDNEWS.COM MD NEWS Cleveland-Akron-Canton | 29 PHOTO © SMITHBERGER PHOTOGRAPHY, NORTH CANTON