Dr. Michael G Vitale MD
Orthopedist
3959 Broadway 8th Floor New York NY, 10032About
Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH, specializes in the nonoperative and operative treatment of children with complex spinal problems. He has a special interest in the treatment of Early Onset Scoliosis including ...
Education and Training
Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny 1995
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1995
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Quality of evaluation and management of children requiring timely orthopaedic surgery before admission to a tertiary pediatric facility.
- Effect of bracing on the quality of life of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.
- Management of closed femoral shaft fractures in children, ages 6 to 10: national practice patterns and emerging trends.
- The most frequent traumatic orthopaedic injuries from a national pediatric inpatient population.
- The contribution of hospital volume, payer status, and other factors on the surgical outcomes of scoliosis patients: a review of 3,606 cases in the State of California.
- The effect of limb length discrepancy on health-related quality of life: is the '2 cm rule' appropriate?
- Comparison of the volume of scoliosis surgery between spine and pediatric orthopaedic fellowship-trained surgeons in New York and California.
- The epidemiology of slipped capital femoral epiphysis: an update.
- Access to orthopaedic care for children with medicaid versus private insurance:
- Osteogenesis imperfecta: determining the demographics and the predictors of death from an inpatient population.
- Risk factors for school absence after acute orthopaedic injury in new york city.
- Screening for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents. An information statement.
- Femoral deformity correction in children and young adults using Taylor Spatial Frame.
- Factors affecting distal end & global decompensation in coronal/sagittal planes 2
- Development and initial validation of a disease specific outcome measure for
Treatments
- Spine Problems, Spine Injury, Spinal Instrumentation And More
- Cerebral Palsy
- Back Pain
- Scoliosis
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Birth Defects
- Pain
- Abnormal Gait
Professional Memberships
- Member AAP
- Member AAOS
- Member POSNA
Experience & Accolades
- MemberAssociate Chief, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
- Member Chief, Pediatric Spine and Scoliosis Surgery
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