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Anschutz Medical Campus
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Aurora, CO 80045
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Brian Shaw, MD
- Chair, AAP Section on Orthopedics 2019
- Staff Surgeon, Children's Hospital Colorado
- Chief, Section of Pediatric Surgery, Memorial Hospital for Children
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
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- Orthopaedic Surgery
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My care philosophy
I take a meticulous detail-oriented approach to every surgery including thorough pre-operative and post-operative care to provide the best possible outcome from any surgical procedure. While there are no guarantees in medicine, especially surgery, our team will work hard to provide a positive outcome. I am fortunate to work with excellent anesthesiologists and supportive non-surgical specialists both in Colorado Springs and Children's Hospital Colorado, to provide superior peri-operative care and a rapid return to play and sports.Get to know Brian Shaw, MD
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Conditions Treated
- Early Onset Scoliosis
- Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Sprains and Strains
- Spine Injuries
- Dislocated Shoulder
- Shoulder Pain
- Leg Injury
- Anterior Knee Pain
- Kneecap Instability
- ACL Injury
- Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
- Femoroacetabular impingement
- Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
- Hip Dysplasia
- Broken Bones
- Foot and Ankle Injuries and Disorders
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Trauma / Nerve Injuries
- Stroke
- Spine Diseases and Conditions
- Neuromuscular Diseases
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cancer Surgery
- Bone Tumors
- Ewing's Sarcoma
- Osteosarcoma
- Wounds
- Trauma and Acute Care
- Hand Surgery
Languages spoken
- English
Experience and background
My practice emphasizes the surgical treatment of bone and joint disorders in children and adolescents such as sports injuries, scoliosis, fractures, dislocations, and many congenital disorders including club feet, dislocated hips, brittle bone disease, limb deformities, and others. Working with a team of nurses, surgical technicians, therapists, child life specialists, and pediatric anesthesiologists, our goal is to make the surgical experience as gentle and painless as possible, both for the child and family, and then to restore maximum function with return to play and sports as soon as possible. The business of children is play and sport, and we want to see them succeed in business!
Undergraduate 1978
Wesleyan University (CT)
Medical School 1982
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Internship 1983
Massachusetts General Hospital Program
Residency 1987
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program, Orthopedics
Fellowship 1988
Massachusetts General Hospital Program, Orthopedic Trauma
Residency 1988
Massachusetts General Hospital Program
Fellowship 1989
Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center Program, Pediatric Orthopedics
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Past publications on venomous snakebites, bone and joint infections, trauma (fractures and dislocations), congenital conditions including club feet and hip dysplasia (DDH), sports injuries, and medical economics. Articles may be found on Pub Med website.
Past publications on venomous snakebites, bone and joint infections, trauma (fractures and dislocations), congenital conditions including club feet and hip dysplasia (DDH), sports injuries, and medical economics. Articles may be found on Pub Med website.
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Clinical studies only. Past publications on venomous snakebites, bone and joint infections, trauma, congenital conditions, and medical economics. Review articles and chapters for orthopedic specialists and PCP's, especially trauma and DDH.
Clinical studies only. Past publications on venomous snakebites, bone and joint infections, trauma, congenital conditions, and medical economics. Review articles and chapters for orthopedic specialists and PCP's, especially trauma and DDH.
Visiting Professor 2011
Taught Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at nation's only teaching hospital and major referral center
Maputo General Hospital, Mozambique
International Surgical Mission Support 2011
Recognized for volunteer surgical services rendered in Kisumu, Kenya during April 2010
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
Resident Teaching Award 2012
University of Virginia School of Medicine, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery
Top Doctors 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 2014
Recognized as one of the southern Colorado's Top Doctors in Orthopedic Surgery
Colorado Springs Lifestyle Magazine
Visiting Professor, Holy Family Hospital, Techiman, Ghana 2016
Government of Ghana
Medical Student Teaching Award, CU at Colorado Springs 2018
for excellence in teaching medical students
CUSOMCSMB
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