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CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN-FOX VALLEY OPENS ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC |
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MILWAUKEE (6/10/2009) - Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Clinics-Fox Valley is expanding its services to include a pediatric Orthopedic Clinic, which opens today.
 The clinic will be staffed by two pediatric orthopedic surgeons. Jeffrey Schwab, MD, will begin seeing patients June 10. John Thometz, MD, will join Schwab in July. Schwab also sees patients at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and is a professor of Orthopedic Surgery and chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Schwab received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and completed a residency in Orthopedic Surgery at The Medical College of Wisconsin. He is board certified in Orthopedic Surgery. He is most noted for his expertise in treating children with cerebral palsy, limb deformity leg length discrepancy and post-traumatic reconstruction. Schwab actively is involved in researching orthopedic problems in children with cerebral palsy. He has published original papers on a variety of orthopedic conditions. He was named one of the Best Doctors in America® in 2007.  Thometz is medical director of Orthopedic Surgery at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and a professor of Orthopedic Surgery at The Medical College of Wisconsin. Thometz received his medical degree and completed a residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. He completed a fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard University, Boston, and is board certified in Orthopedic Surgery. Thometz performs more spinal surgeries on children than any other physician in the state. He is a member of the Scoliosis Research Society. He has extensive experience caring for children with scoliosis, clubfoot and helped build a diagnostic center for foot and gait abnormalities at Children's Hospital in Milwaukee. An international speaker on pediatric orthopedics, Thometz is on the editorial boards of two national orthopedic publications. To schedule an appointment, call Central Scheduling toll-free at (877) 607-5280. |
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