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Brian Shaw, MD

Vice-Chair, AAP Section on Orthopedics
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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The Orthopedics Institute

719-305-9060

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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.

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Departments and Programs

Conditions Treated

Idiopathic Scoliosis
Early Onset Scoliosis
Sprains and Strains
Spine Injuries

Dislocated Shoulder
Shoulder Pain
Leg Injury
ACL Injury
Anterior Knee Pain
Kneecap Instability
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
Femoroacetabular impingement
Hip Dysplasia
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
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, physical and occupational therapists 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, Orthopedic Surgery

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

Website: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term="Shaw BA"[Author]

For Patients:
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.

For Referring Providers:
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, and 2016 2014

Recognized as one of the southeast Colorado's Top Doctors in Orthopaedic Surgery
Colorado Springs Lifestyle Magazine

Visiting Professor, Holy Family Hospital, Techiman, Ghana 2016

Government of Ghana

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