Medical Director
Pablo Castañeda, MD
Chairman andMedical Director
Practice Information
- Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents, Adults
Contact Information
- Name: Pablo Castañeda
- Degree: MD
- Title / Position: Chief of International and Destination Surgery. Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine.
- Place of Employment / Office Name: Texas Children's Hospital
- Street Address: 17600 Interstate 45 South
- City: The Woodlands
- State/Province: Texas
- Zip/Postal code: 77384
- Country: United States
- Office phone number: +1 936-267-7200
- Office fax number:
- Medical or Surgical Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Surgery
Professional Education and Memberships
- Medical School: Anahuac University Medical School, Mexico City
- Residency: The American British Cowdray Medical Center, Mexico City
- Fellowship training: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Oxford – Adult Reconstructive Hip and Knee Surgery, Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford – Prosthesis Design Research Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine Houston – Pediatric Orthopaedics
- Certifications: United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), Dirección General de Profesiones, Mexican General Directorate of Professional Activity, Mexican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Society Memberships (list up to four only):
- Mexican Society of Pediatric Orthopedics (President 2013)
- Mexican Society of Orthopedics
- Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America,
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
- Castañeda P; Pediatric hip dysplasia and evaluation with ultrasound. Pediatric Health 2009; 3(5): 465-472.
- Castañeda, P, Zaltz I; Hip, Pelvis, and Femur Disorders: Pediatrics, in Orthopaedic. Knowledge Update 10, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons AAOS, February, 2011.
- Castañeda LP, Nualart HL, Pérez SMD, Cassis ZN; Estrategias para disminuir la reluxación después de una reducción en la displasia del desarrollo de la cadera (Strategies for reducing the rate of redislocation after reduction of a developmentally dislocated hip). Rev Mex Ortop Ped. 2013:15(1):40-46.
- Castañeda LP, Iturbide SP; Evaluación de la perfusión de la cabeza femoral en el tratamiento de la displasia del desarrollo de la cadera (Evaluation of femoral head perfusion in the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip). Rev Mex Ortop Ped. 2013:15(1):47-52.
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Medical Advisory Panel
Dr. Simon P. Kelley, MBChB, MRCS, FRCS
Practice Information
- Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents
Contact Information
- Name: Simon Kelley
- Degree: MBChB, MRCS, FRCS
- Title / Position: Assistant Professor Surgery, Project Investigator, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon / IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member
- Place of Employment / Office Name: The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
- Street Address: 555 University Avenue
- City: Toronto
- State/Province: Ontario
- Zip/Postal code: M5G 1X8
- Country: Canada
- Office phone number: 416.813.6435
- Office fax number: 416.813.6414
- Medical or Surgical Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedics
Professional Education and Memberships
- Medical School: University of Brimingham Medical School, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Residency: North Staffs Royal Infirmary, City Hospital Birmingham,
- Fellowship training: Pediatric Orthopaedic-Hospital for Sick Children, Pediatric Orthopaedic-BC Childrens Hospital, Pediatric Orthopaedic-Shriners Hospital for Children
- Certifications: College of Physicians and Surgeons-Canada, General Medical Council -United Kingdom
- Society Memberships (list up to four only):
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
- Ontario Medical Association
- Canadian Medical Association
- Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
- Cashin MS, Kelley SP, Douziech JR, Varghese RA, Hamilton QP, Mulpuri K. Levels of evidence in pediatric orthopaedic journals. Where are we now? Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2011;31(6):721-5.
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Dr. Wudbhav N. Sankar, MD
Practice Information
- Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents, Adults
Contact Information
- Name: Wudbhav Sankar, MD
- Degree: MD
- Title / Position: IHDI Associate Director, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Associate Professor Orthopaedic Surgery University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine / IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member / Member Hip Preservation Advisory Board
- Place of Employment / Office Name: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Street Address: 34th and Civic Center, 2nd Floor, Wood Bldg.
- City: Philadelphia
- State/Province: Pennsylvania
- Zip/Postal code: 19104
- Country: United States
- Office phone number: 215.590.1527
- Office fax number: 215.590.1501
- Medical or Surgical Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedics
Professional Education and Memberships
- Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennylvania
- Fellowship training: Shriners Hospitals for Children Los Angeles, Boston Children’s Hospital
- Certifications: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: view profile here
- Society Memberships (list up to four only):
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Scoliosis Research Society
- Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
- Gans I, Flynn JM, Sankar WN. Abduction bracing for residual acetabular dysplasia in infantile DDH. J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Oct-Nov;33(7):714-8. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31829d5704.
- Sankar WN, Nevitt M, Parvizi J, Felson DT, Agricola R, Leunig M. Femoroacetabular impingement: Defining the condition and its role in the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis. Journal of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 21:S7-S15, 2013
- Sankar WN. Complete redirectional acetabular osteotomies for neurogenic and syndromic hip dysplasia. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 33 Suppl 1:S39-S44, 2013
- Baldwin KD, Bernstein J, Ahn J, McKay SD, Sankar WN. Level of evidence gap in orthopedic research. Orthopedics, 35(9):1416-1419, 2012
- Sankar WN, Laird CT, Baldwin KD. Hip Range of Motion in Children: What is the Norm? Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 32(4):399-405, 2012.
- Sankar WN, Beck NA, Brewer JM, Baldwin KD, Pretell JA. Isolated distal radial metaphyseal fractures with an intact ulna: risk factors for loss of reduction. Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics 5(6):459-464, 2011.
- Sankar WN, Millis MB, Kim YJ. The unstable Down syndrome hip: improved results with complete redirectional acetabular osteotomy. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Am, 93(20):1924-33, 2011.
- Sankar WN, Young CR, Lin AG, Crow SA, Baldwin KD, Moseley CF. Risk factors for failure after open reduction for DDH: a matched cohort analysis. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 31(3):232-239, 2011.
- Sankar WN, Neubuerger CO, Moseley CF. Femoral head sphericity in untreated developmental dislocation of the hip. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 30(6):558-561, 2010
- Sankar WN, Tang E, Moseley CF. Predictors of the need for femoral shortening osteotomy during open treatment of DDH. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 29(8):868-871, 2009.
- Sankar WN, Weiss J, Skaggs DL. Orthopaedic conditions in the newborn. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 17:112-122, 2009.
- Sankar WN, Spiegel DA, Gregg JR, Sennett BJ. Long-term follow-up after one-stage reconstruction of dislocated hips in patients with cerebral palsy. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 26(1):1-7, 2006.
- Al-Omari A, Sankar WN, Dormans J. Avascular (Aseptic) necrosis of the femoral head (hip) in Schwartz W, Ed. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 6th edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2012.
- Sankar WN, Horn BD, Wells L, Dormans JP. The Hip (Chapter 670) in Behrman RE, Kliegman R, and Jenson HB Eds. Nelson’s Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2011.
- Sankar WN, Millis MB. Surgical dislocation of the hip (Chapter 17) in Kocher MS, Millis MB Eds. Operative Techniques: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. 1st Edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2011.
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Dr. Vidyadhar Upasani, MD
Practice Information
- Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents
Contact Information
- Name: V. Salil Upasani
- Degree: MD
- Title / Position: Assistant Clinical Professor, IHDI Medical Advisory Board Member
- Place of Employment / Office Name: Rady Children's Hospital
- Street Address: 3030 Children's Way, Suite 410
- City: San Diego
- State/Province: California
- Zip/Postal code: 92123
- Country: United States
- Office phone number: 858-966-6789
- Office fax number: 858-966-8519
- Medical or Surgical Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Professional Education and Memberships
- Medical School: University of California San Diego
- Residency: University of California San Diego
- Fellowship training: Boston Children’s Hospital
- Society Memberships (list up to four only):
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Scoliosis Research Society
- Specific training in hip dysplasia: Residency under Scott Mubarak, MD and Dennis Wenger, MDFellowship under Michael Millis, MD and Young-Jo Kim, MD
- Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications: Upasani VV, Bomar JD, Parikh G, Hosalkar H. Reliability of Plain Radiographic Parameters for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Children. J Children’s Orthopaedics. 2012; 6(3):173-176. DOI: 10.1007/s11832-012-0406-2
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Patient Advocacy
Valerie Parrish, PA-C
Director of Patient Advocacy and EngagementAdministrative Team
Brittany Cephus, RN
Patient Support Coordinator
Crystal Clark
Director of Business Operations and Development
