Special Thanks

HARMS

Professor Juergen Harms is a world-renowned spinal deformity surgeon in Germany. In 1995, he was a co-founder of the Harms Study Group and played an instrumental role in guiding the group’s initial research plans. Over the past two decades, he has remained engaged and excited about the group’s contributions to the literature and scientific community on new spinal deformity surgery techniques and treatment outcomes.

Thank you, Professor Harms, for your wisdom, expertise and support! The members of the Harms Study Group are proud to bear your name.

Executive Committee

  • PETER NEWTON, MD

    Rady Children's Hospital

  • RANDAL BETZ, MD

    Institute for Spine & Scoliosis

  • HARRY SHUFFLEBARGER, MD

    Paley Orthopedic and Spine Institute

  • AMER SAMDANI, MD

    Shriners Hospitals for Children

  • MICHELLE MARKS, PT, MA

    Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation

  • DAVID CLEMENTS, MD

    Cooper Bone & Joint Institute

HSG Members

HSG currently has 37 active members at any one time. Each members contribute significantly to the main studies of the group. Membership is by invitation of the Executive Committee.

Our HSG members are spread across the United States and Canada. Click on the individual cities below to see which one of our members resides there.

  • Mark Abel, MD
    University of Virginia Children’s Center

  • John Asghar, MD
    Paley Orthopedic and Spine Institute

  • Keith Bachmann, MD
    University of Virginia

  • Randy Betz, MD
    Institute for Spine & Scoliosis

  • Aaron Buckland, MD
    New York University

  • Patrick Cahill, MD
    Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

  • David Clements, MD
    Temple Hospital New Jersey

  • Mark Erickson, MD
    Children’s Hospital Colorado

  • Tom Errico, MD
    Nicklaus Children’s Hospital

  • Nicholas Fletcher, MD
    Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

  • Jack Flynn, MD
    Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Peter Gabos, MD
    Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children

  • Sumeet Garg, MD
    Children’s Hospital Colorado

  • Stephen George, MD
    Nicklaus Children’s Hospital

  • Michael Glotzbecker, MD
    Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital

  • Munish Gupta, MD
    Washington University

  • Juergen Harms, MD
    Rehabilitationskrankenhaus

  • Daniel Hedequist, MD
    Boston Children’s Hospital

  • Steven Hwang, MD
    Shriners Hospitals for Children

  • Amit Jain, MD
    Johns Hopkins Hospital

  • Michael Kelly, MD
    Washington University

  • Hubert Labelle, MD
    St. Justine’s Montreal
  • Larry Lenke, MD
    Columbia University

  • Noelle Larson, MD
    Mayo Clinic

  • Baron Lonner, MD
    Scoliosis and Spine Associates

  • Jean Mac-Thiong, MD
    St. Justine’s Montreal Hospital

  • Firoz Miyanji, MD
    British Columbia Children’s Hospital

  • Peter Newton, MD
    Rady Children’s Hospital

  • Josh Pahys, MD
    Shriners Hospital for Children

  • Stefan Parent, MD
    St. Justine’s Montreal Hospital

  • Ben Roye, MD
    Columbia Univeristy
  • Amer Samdani, MD
    Shriners Hospital for Children

  • Suken Shah, MD
    Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children

  • Harry Shufflebarger, MD
    Paley Orthopedic and Spine Institute

  • Paul Sponseller, MD
    Johns Hopkins Hospital

  • Peter Sturm, MD
    Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

  • Daniel Sucato, MD
    Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

  • Salil Upasani, MD
    Rady Children’s Hospital

  • Michael Vitale, MD
    Columbia University

  • Burt Yaszay, MD
    Rady Children’s Hospital

Emeritus Members

  • Alvin Crawford, MD
    Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
  • Dennis Wenger, MD
    Rady Children’s Hospital

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