Overview
- Cerebral palsy - Spina bifida - Neuromuscular disorders - Pediatric fractures - Limb deformity
Dr. Alan Stotts, Professor, (clinical) specializes in pediatric orthopaedic surgery, with fellowship training in the full spectrum of childhood orthopaedic conditions. Dr. Stotts' clinical interests include the treatment of children with neuromuscular conditions such as cerebral palsy and spina bifida, genetic disorders and fractures and injuries. He received his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center, at San Antonio. He completed his orthopaedic residency training at John Peter Smith Hospital, in Fort Worth, Texas, and received subspecialty training with a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at Primary Children's Hospital and Shriners Hospital for Children. Dr. Stotts is also the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics at the University of Utah and holds the Richard L. Stimson Presidential Endowed Chair in Orthopaedics. Dr. Stotts consults for the State of Utah Children with Special Healthcare Needs, serving rural areas including St. George and Vernal. Dr. Stotts practices through the University of Utah School of Medicine at the Primary Children's Hospital (both the main campus and the Riverton campus). Dr. Stotts also serves as an orthopaedic surgeon at the Shriners Clinic for Children - Intermountain, in Salt Lake City, Utah where he is a Co-Medical Director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory.
Dr. Stotts is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Flat Feet. His top areas of expertise are Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia, Knock Knees, Rhizotomy, and Osteotomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 11 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
100 North Mario Capecchi Drive, Suite 4550, Salt Lake City, UT 84113
100 North Mario Capecchi Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84113
590 South Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
University Of Utah Adult Services
Kristen Carroll is a Pediatric Orthopedics specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Carroll is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Flat Feet. Her top areas of expertise are Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Knock Knees, Hereditary Multiple Osteochondromas, Rhizotomy, and Osteotomy.
Primary Children's Hospital - Orthopedics
Dr. Theresa Hennessey, Associate Professor (clinical), specializes in pediatric orthopaedic surgery, with fellowship training in the full spectrum of childhood orthopaedic conditions. Dr. Hennessey's clinical interests include the treatment of children with congenital and developmental orthopaedic conditions, clubfoot, hip dysplasia, arthrogryposis, deformity of the feet and lower extremities, and the acute management of fractures and injuries. She received his medical degree from the University of Colorado Health Science Center. She completed orthopaedic residency training at Case Western Reserve/University Hospitals, in Cleveland, Ohio., and received subspecialty training with a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at Primary Children's Hospital and Shriners Hospital for Children. Dr. Hennessey practices at Shriners Hospital for Children and through the University of Utah School of Medicine at the Primary Children's Hospital (both the main campus and the Lehi campus). Dr. Hennessey is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Flat Feet. Her top areas of expertise are Clubfoot, Claw Foot, Knock Knees, Osteotomy, and Tenotomy.
Primary Children's Hospital - Orthopedics
Christopher Makarewich, MD is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon and Instructor in the University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics, seeing patients at Primary Children's Hospital and Shriners Hospital for Children � Salt Lake City.Dr. Makarewich specializes in limb lengthening and reconstruction for limb deformities of any cause, including trauma, infection, congenital differences, and genetic/syndromic disorders. In addition, he also focuses on hip disorders including hip dysplasia, Legg-Calves-Perthes disease, and slipped capital femoral epiphysis, as well as pediatric orthopaedic trauma. He finds the process of restoring a child's function and ability to stay or become active to be incredibly rewarding.Dr. Makarewich graduated cum laude from Colby College in Maine. He received his medical degree with honors from Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society and received the Freddie H. Fu, MD Outstanding Student Award in Orthopaedics as well as the Frederick P. Lord Award in Anatomy. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Utah and went on to a pediatric orthopaedic surgery fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He then continued to further subspecialize in pediatric limb lengthening and reconstructive surgery through a fellowship with the International Center for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction at the Rubin Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America, and the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society.When Dr. Makarewich is not working he can be found spending time with his family and enjoying the outdoors while hiking, skiing, and mountain biking. Dr. Makarewich is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Flat Feet. His top areas of expertise are Knock Knees, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Achondroplasia, Osteotomy, and Tenotomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Beukes Familial Hip DysplasiaDr. Stotts isAdvanced. Learn about Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia.
- OsteotomyDr. Stotts isAdvanced. Learn about Osteotomy.
- RhizotomyDr. Stotts isAdvanced. Learn about Rhizotomy.
- Spastic Diplegia Infantile TypeDr. Stotts isAdvanced. Learn about Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type.
- Experienced
- Absence of TibiaDr. Stotts isExperienced. Learn about Absence of Tibia.
- Arthrogryposis Multiplex CongenitaDr. Stotts isExperienced. Learn about Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita.
- Claw FootDr. Stotts isExperienced. Learn about Claw Foot.
- ClubfootDr. Stotts isExperienced. Learn about Clubfoot.
- Compartment SyndromeDr. Stotts isExperienced. Learn about Compartment Syndrome.
- Contracture DeformityDr. Stotts isExperienced. Learn about Contracture Deformity.