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| Full name |
Benjamin Stephens Richards, M.D. (Steve) |
| Profession |
Medical Doctor, Specialist in Pediatric Orthopaedics |
| Actual professional positions |
- Assistant Chief of Staff, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
- Professor, Dept. of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
- President, Scoliosis Research Society (2011-2012)
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| Short biographical notes (300 words) |
- Education
- University of Utah
- St. Louis University School of Medicine
- Internships
- University of California, San Diego, California, Surgical Internship
- Residencies
- University of Utah, Orthopaedic Surgery Resident
- Fellowships
- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Texas, Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedics and Scoliosis
- Professional Associations/Affiliations
- Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America
- Scoliosis Research Society
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Orthopaedic Association
- American Medical Association
- Dallas County Medical Society
- Texas Medical Association
- St. Louis University School, Alumni Association
- Tachdijian’s Pediatric Orthopaedics, 3rd edition & 4th edition author
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| Award received (Year, title of the scientific work, awarding institution) |
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| Medline published papers (number) |
76 |
| Book chapters |
15 |
| Book |
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| 5 most important Medline papers (copy and paste reference from Medline) |
- B.S. Richards, M.G. Vitale Screening for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents. An information statement. J Bone Joint Surg 90-A, 2008, pp 195-198.
- B.S. Richards, J.A. Sanders: Developing outcome measures for pediatric deformity surgery.Spine Volume 32(19S), 2007,ppS73-S80.
- B.S. Richards, B.P. Hasley, V.F. Casey: Repeat surgical interventions following "definitive" instrumentation and fusion for idiopathic scoliosis.Spine 31 (26):3018-3026, 2006.
- B.S. Richards, R.M. Bernstein, C.R. d’Amato, et al: Standardization of criteria for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis brace studies: SRS Committee on Bracing and Nonoperative Management.Spine 30(18):2068-2075, 2005.
- D.E. Katz, B.S. Richards, R.H. Browne, J.A. HerringA comparison between the Boston brace and the Charleston bending brace in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine, Vol. 22:1302-1312, 1997.
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