The 20 Best Hypochondroplasia Doctors in Utah, US

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 an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypochondroplasia. His top areas of expertise are Knock Knees, Congenital Femoral Deficiency, Hypochondroplasia, Osteotomy, and Tenotomy.

William Winters is a Pediatric Radiologist in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Winters is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypochondroplasia. His top areas of expertise are Knock Knees, Scoliosis, Chondrodystrophy, and Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD).

Joshua Klatt is an Orthopedics provider in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Klatt has been practicing medicine for over 25 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypochondroplasia. His top areas of expertise are Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD), Knock Knees, Koolen De Vries Syndrome, and Osteotomy. Dr. Klatt is currently accepting new patients.

Jeremy Meier is a Plastic Surgeon in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Meier has been practicing medicine for over 22 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypochondroplasia. His top areas of expertise are Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Laryngomalacia, Craniometaphyseal Dysplasia, Adenoidectomy, and Myringotomy. Dr. Meier is currently accepting new patients.

Lisa Samson is a Pediatrics provider in West Valley City, Utah. Dr. Samson has been practicing medicine for over 37 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypochondroplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Microcephaly, Delayed Growth, and Hypochondroplasia. Dr. Samson is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Joshua N. Speirs is a fellowship trained pediatric orthopaedic surgeon. He has an interest in treating patients with fractures, limb deformities, clubfeet, scoliosis and other congenital spinal deformities.Dr. Speirs grew up in California and attended Brigham Young University after high school, participating as an athlete on the BYU Track and Field team. He attended medical school at Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in El Paso, TX. He then completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, CA. During his residency training, he served multiple international medical missions to Haiti. Dr. Speirs completed an additional year of training specializing in pediatric orthopaedics and scoliosis at Rady Children Hospital in San Diego, CA. Dr. Speirs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypochondroplasia. His top areas of expertise are Clubfoot, Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD), Knock Knees, and Osteotomy.

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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypochondroplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Clubfoot, Knock Knees, Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, Osteotomy, and Tenotomy.

Laura Bellaire is an Orthopedics provider in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Bellaire has been practicing medicine for over 13 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypochondroplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Clubfoot, Claw Foot, Scoliosis, Spinal Fusion, and Tenotomy. Dr. Bellaire is currently accepting new patients.

Greg Pavich is a Pediatrics provider in Lehi, Utah. Dr. Pavich is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypochondroplasia. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Croup, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). Dr. Pavich is currently accepting new patients.

Kristen Carroll is an Orthopedics provider in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Carroll is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypochondroplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Knock Knees, Hereditary Multiple Osteochondromas, Rhizotomy, and Osteotomy. Dr. Carroll is currently accepting new patients.

Whitney Hughes is a Nurse Practitioner in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ms. Hughes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypochondroplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Zoon Vulvitis, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Roseola, and Hypochondroplasia.

Robert Randall is an Orthopedics provider in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Randall is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypochondroplasia. His top areas of expertise are Bone Tumor, Osteochondroma, Fibrous Dysplasia, Ewing Sarcoma, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Randall is currently accepting new patients.

Sharon Weinstein is a Pain Medicine provider in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Weinstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypochondroplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Neuralgia and Hypochondroplasia. Dr. Weinstein is currently accepting new patients.

Michael Lloyd is a Neurologist in West Jordan, Utah. Dr. Lloyd is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypochondroplasia. His top areas of expertise are Aphantasia, Osteopoikilosis, Stuve-Wiedemann Syndrome, and Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia Schmid Type. Dr. Lloyd is currently accepting new patients.