Experienced in Fractured Spine

Dr. Joel D. Turtle

Pediatric Orthopedics
Intermountain Health
Primary Children's Hospital - Orthopedics
100 North Mario Capecchi Drive, Suite 4550, 
Salt Lake City, UT 
Accepting New Patients
8 Years of Experience
Experienced in Fractured Spine
Intermountain Health
Primary Children's Hospital - Orthopedics
100 North Mario Capecchi Drive, Suite 4550, 
Salt Lake City, UT 
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Overview

Joel Turtle is a Pediatric Orthopedics provider in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Turtle has been practicing medicine for over 8 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fractured Spine. His top areas of expertise are Fractured Spine, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Turtle is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 15 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Fractured Spine.

Graduate Institution
Texas A And M School Of Nursing, 2018
Residency
University of Utah Orthopaedic Center
Specialties
Pediatric Orthopedics
Licenses
Orthopaedic Surgery in UT
Fellowships
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Hospital Affiliations
Primary Children's Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Accepted insurance plans:

Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
BridgeSpan
  • EPO
  • HMO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Paramount
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • PPO
Regence
  • EPO
  • PPO
University of Utah Health
  • EPO
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Locations

Primary Children's Hospital - Orthopedics
100 North Mario Capecchi Drive, Suite 4550, Salt Lake City, UT 84113
Call: 801-662-5600
Other Locations
Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic - St George
652 South Medical Center Drive, Building 6, Saint George, UT 84790
Call: 801-662-5600

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.

15 Total Publications

Coronal and Sagittal Balance Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Coronal and Sagittal Balance Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Journal: The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
Published: July 25, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.

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