Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents
Contact Information
Name: Richard M. Schwend
Degree: MD
Title / Position: Professor of Orthopaedics and Pediatrics
Place of Employment / Office Name: Children’s Mercy Hospital
Street Address: 2401 Gillham Road
City: Kansas City
State/Province: Missouri
Zip/Postal code: 64112
Country: United States
Office phone number: 816-234-3693
Office fax number: 816-855-1993
Medical or Surgical Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedics
Professional Education and Memberships
Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: Harvard University
Fellowship training:Harvard University, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Certifications:National Board of Medical ExaminersAmerican Board of PediatricsAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Society Memberships (list up to four only):Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North AmericaAmerican Academy of PediatricsAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsAmerican Orthopaedic Association
Specific training in hip dysplasia:Harvard Cave Traveling Fellowship, Bern, Switzerland
Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:Henley E, Schwend RM. Developmental Hip Dysplasia. In Primary Care of Native American Patients: Diagnosis, Therapy, and Epidemiology, ed. James M. Galloway, Bruce W. Goldberg, Joseph S Alpert. Silverchair Science and Communications, Inc. 1998.Schwend RM, Pratt WB, Fultz JF. Untreated acetabular dysplasia of the hip in the Navajo: A 34 year case series follow-up. Clin Orthop Related Research 1999;364:108-116.Schwend RM, Schoenecker P, Richards BS, Flynn JM, Vitale M; Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. Screening the newborn for developmental dysplasia of the hip: Now what do we do? J. Pediatr Orthop. 2007 Sep; 27(6):607-10Schwend RM, Shaw BA, Segal LS. Evaluation and treatment of developing hip dysplasia in the newborn and infant. Pediatr Clin North Am 2014 Dec;61(6):1095-107.61 Clinical Report. Evaluation and referral for developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants. Shaw BA, Segal LS and the Section on Orthopaedics. Pediatrics. December 2016;138(6):e20163107pp121-131.Schwend RM. Commentary: A Reappraisal of the Ortolani Examination for the Developmental Hip Dysplasia: AAP Grand Rounds May 2007; 17(5): 57-58.Schwend RM. Orthopaedics. Developmental Dislocation of the Hip May Occur Late, Even After a Normal Exam. AAP Grand Rounds July 2007;18 (1):8.Hennrikus, W., Schwend RM, Sarwark, J, Early Detection of DDH can lead to simple, effective treatment. AAP News, Sept. 2007; 28(9):10Henrickson M, Schwend RM, The Child’s Hip- An approach to physical examination. AAP Pedialink. On Line Pediatric Education Module. 2008Schwend RM. What is the optimal strategy to screen for hip dysplasia? AAP Grand Rounds. October 2009;22:37.Schwend RM. Commentary: Immediate Treatment of Mild Hip Dysplasia May Not Be Necessary. AAP Grand Rounds June 2010 23(6):65.Price CT, Schwend RM, Improper Swaddling: A Risk Factor for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip, AAP News 2011 Sept. 32(9)11.
