Overview
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 highly rated in 36 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Clubfoot, Knock Knees, Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, Osteotomy, and Tenotomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2250 N Miller Campus Dr, Lehi, UT 84048
2250 N Miller Campus Dr, Lehi, UT 84048
100 N Mario Capecchi Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84113
201 W Layton Pkwy Ste 3B, Layton, UT 84041
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.
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 highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Knock Knees, Congenital Femoral Deficiency, Hypochondroplasia, Osteotomy, and Tenotomy.
Primary Children's Hospital - Orthopedics
James Huntley is a Pediatric Orthopedics provider in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Huntley has been practicing medicine for over 29 years is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Clubfoot and Osteotomy. Dr. Huntley is currently accepting new patients.
Aaron See is a Pediatric Orthopedics specialist and a Military Health Care provider in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. See is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Knock Knees, Osteochondroma, and Muscle Spasms. Dr. See is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- ClubfootDr. Hennessey isDistinguished. Learn about Clubfoot.
- Advanced
- Absence of TibiaDr. Hennessey isAdvanced. Learn about Absence of Tibia.
- Arthrogryposis Multiplex CongenitaDr. Hennessey isAdvanced. Learn about Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita.
- Buschke-Ollendorff SyndromeDr. Hennessey isAdvanced. Learn about Buschke-Ollendorff Syndrome.
- Cartilage-Hair HypoplasiaDr. Hennessey isAdvanced. Learn about Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia.
- CHARGE SyndromeDr. Hennessey isAdvanced. Learn about CHARGE Syndrome.
- Chondrodysplasia, Grebe TypeDr. Hennessey isAdvanced. Learn about Chondrodysplasia, Grebe Type.
- Experienced
- 15q11.2 MicrodeletionDr. Hennessey isExperienced. Learn about 15q11.2 Microdeletion.
- Acromicric DysplasiaDr. Hennessey isExperienced. Learn about Acromicric Dysplasia.
- Agyria Pachygyria PolymicrogyriaDr. Hennessey isExperienced. Learn about Agyria Pachygyria Polymicrogyria.
- Amniotic Band SyndromeDr. Hennessey isExperienced. Learn about Amniotic Band Syndrome.
- Atelosteogenesis Type 2Dr. Hennessey isExperienced. Learn about Atelosteogenesis Type 2.
- Bilateral Perisylvian PolymicrogyriaDr. Hennessey isExperienced. Learn about Bilateral Perisylvian Polymicrogyria.

