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Dr. LaGrone specializes in the treatment of spinal
deformities and children's orthopaedics. He is a nationally
recognized expert in the treatment of scoliosis and complex spinal
problems in both children and adults. He is highly trained in the
most current techniques in diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. LaGrone is Certified by the American
Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He meets the challenge of an
ever-expanding volume of knowledge by ongoing research, teaching and
continuing medical education.
Training
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M.D. from University of Texas,
Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas.
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Surgical Internship, Letterman Army
Medical Center, San Francisco, California.
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Orthopaedic Surgical Residency, Letterman
Army Medical Center.
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Pediatric Orthopaedics, Scottish Rite
Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Fellowship in Spine Surgery, Twin Cities
Scoliosis Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Professional Practice
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1983-85, Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon, 2nd
General Hospital, Landstuhl, West Germany.
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1985-86, John Moe Scoliosis Fellow, Twin
Cities Scoliosis Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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1986-89, Director of Spine Surgery,
Orthopaedic Surgery Service, Letterman Army Medical Center, Presidio of
San Francisco. Scoliosis Consultant to Shriners' Hospital, San
Francisco, California.
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1989-1994, Private Practice, Northwest
Spine Surgeons, Seattle, Washington. Clinical Faculty, University
of Washington School of Medicine. Attending Surgeon, Children's
Hospital, Seattle, Washington.
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1994-Present, Private Practice, Amarillo,
Texas. Clinical Faculty, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center.
Professional Memberships &
Appointments
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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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Scoliosis Research Society
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North American Spine Society
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Society of Military
Orthopaedic Surgeons
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Texas Medical Association
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Texas Orthopaedic Association
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Potter Randall Medical Society
Other Interests
Dr. LaGrone has lectured and written extensively on
several topics related to the spine and orthopaedics. He has
published papers on "Treatment of Symptomatic Flatback" in The Journal
of Bone & Joint Surgery; "Loss of Lumbar Lordosis" in Orthopaedic
Clinics of North America; "Derotation Analysis of Cotrel-Dubosset
Instrumentation" in Spine, and "Comparison of Same Day Sequential
Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion" also in Spine.
Dr. LaGrone has contributed chapters entitled "Surgical
Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis" in The Textbook of Spinal Surgery,
and "Flatback Syndrome, Avoidance and Treatment" in Seminars in Spine
Surgery. Dr. LaGrone is on the
Medical Advisory Board of the National Scoliosis Foundation. |
