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Listen to our episode on Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis  as Dr. Robert Cho gives us an excellent overview! 

Robert H. Cho, M.D., is the chief of staff and a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Shriners for Children Medical Center — Pasadena and is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He received an undergraduate degree with honors in chemistry from Cornell University and a medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, where he was a medical scholar and recipient of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Award. Dr. Cho completed his residency and served as chief administrative resident in orthopaedic surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. His fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery and scoliosis was completed at the University of California San Diego College of Medicine and Rady Children's Hospital.

 

He is also on the board of directors for POSNA and is an ABOS question writer! And this is a great episode !!!

Goal of episode: To develop a baseline knowledge on Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

We cover:

• H&P
• Cobb angles
• What the stable vertebrae is
• Risser classification
• Basics on how to choose what levels to fuse
• +more

You can find Dr. Cho at - 

@drbobbybones

Twitter- @DrRobertCho