J. Channing Tassone, MD

Titles
Orthopedic surgeon, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; assistant professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Division
Orthopedic Surgery

Research interests
Bone and joint diseases

Study interests
Cerebral palsy, scoliosis, trauma.

Education
Medical degree, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, 1996; residency, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2001; fellowship, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, 2002.

Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2004.

Honors
Gross Anatomy teaching assistant, 1993; graduation with honors, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1996.

Representative publications

• Thometz J, Liu XC, Tassone C, Klein S. Correlation of Foot Radiographs with Foot Function as Analyzed by Plantar Pressure Distribution. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2005; 25(2):249-252.
• Liu XC, Thometz J, Tassone C, Lyon R, Brady M. Dynamic Plantar Pressure Distribution in Normal Subjects. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2005; 25(1):103-106.
• Rafique M, Stuth E, Tassone C. Increased Blood Loss During Posterior Spiral Fusion for Idiopathic Scholiosis in an Adolescent with Fontan Physiology. Pediatric Anesthesia. 2006; 16:206-212.
• Liu XC, Rizza R, Thometz J, Tassone C, Hunter E. The Effect of Instrumentation with Different Mechanical Properties on the Pig Spine During Growth. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 2006; 123:493-497.
• Thometz J, Liu XC, Reineck J, Lyon R, Tassone C. Changes of Three-Dimensional Back Contour Following Posterior Fusion for Idiopathic Scolisis. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 2006; 123: 577-581.
• Klos S, Liu XC, Lyon R, Tassone C, Thometz J. Reliability of a Functional Classification System in the Monitoring of Patients with Idiopathic Scolisis. Spinel 2007; 32(15):1662-1666.
• Tassone C, Duey-Holtz A. Spine Concerns in the Special Olympian. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review. 2008; 16(1):55-60.

Grants

• Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Development of Dynamic Pedorthosis for Improving Clubfoot Correction, investigator.
• Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Research Foundation, Development of Spinal Scan, investigator.
• Pediatric Orthopaedic Reserve Funding for Clinical Improvement, Electronically Controlled Prosthetic Titanium Rib Research and Design, investigator.
• Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Clinical Reliability and Validity of a Foot Model: Assessing Efficacy and Functional Outcome with Orthotic Intervention in Children with Cerebral Palsy, investigator.

Contact
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
PO Box 1997
Suite C360
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997
Phone: (414) 337-7320
Fax: (414) 337-7337
E-mail: ctassone@chw.org or arecely@chw.org