Overview
Meagan DelBaggio Fernandez, DO, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric orthopaedic surgeon with a subspecialty certification in orthopaedic sports medicine. Dr. Fernandez is the appointed section chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics for Geisinger. As the only surgeon in the region who is board certified in pediatric orthopaedics and subspecialty certified in orthopaedic sports medicine, she brings a unique skill set to treat growing athletes in our region.|Dr. Fernandez graduated cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh, where she played Division I basketball and was a Bell Atlantic scholar athlete. She earned her medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency at UPMC Pinnacle Health Hospital. Dr. Fernandez joined Geisinger’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in 2011 after completing her fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.|Her clinical interests include pediatric sports medicine, scoliosis, trauma and general pediatric orthopaedics. Dr. Fernandez’s philosophy of individualizing care for her growing patients has won her the hearts of parents across Pennsylvania.|Dr. Fernandez has authored numerous scientific articles and book chapters and presents nationally and internationally on her unique subspecialty. She has been selected as an emerging leader by the American Orthopaedic Association for three consecutive years from 2018 through 2020.|Dr. Fernandez is actively involved in the education of future physicians as she conducts clinical exams for surgeons applying for board certification and is an item writer for the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery board exams. She has held a faculty position at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine for the past two years. Dr. Fernandez is committed to her own professional growth as well as that of the healthcare providers of the future.|In her spare time, Dr. Fernandez enjoys spending time with her family, as well as cooking and playing golf and basketball.|Video: more from Dr. Meagan Fernandez, D.O.
Dr. Fernandez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. Her top areas of expertise are Osgood-Schlatter Disease, Osteochondritis Dissecans, Scoliosis, and Knock Knees.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Scoliosis.
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Locations
16 Woodbine Lane, Danville, PA 17821
16 Woodbine Lane, Danville, PA 17821
1175 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
4830 Londonderry Road, Harrisburg, PA 17109
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Fernandez has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
1 Clinical Trials
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Areas of Expertise
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- Experienced
- Knock KneesDr. Fernandez isExperienced. Learn about Knock Knees.
- Osgood-Schlatter DiseaseDr. Fernandez isExperienced. Learn about Osgood-Schlatter Disease.
- Osteochondritis DissecansDr. Fernandez isExperienced. Learn about Osteochondritis Dissecans.
- ScoliosisDr. Fernandez isExperienced. Learn about Scoliosis.