Dr. Vernon Thorpe Tolo MD
Orthopedist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
4650 W Sunset Blvd Ms# 69 Los Angeles CA, 90027Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Vernon Tolo is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Tolo specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system in children. As a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Tolo tends to childrens bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Pediatric orthopaedic surgeons can treat newborns to teenagers. Some conditions Dr. Tolo treats include gait abnormalities like limping, limp and spine deformities, broken bones and bone and joint infections.
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1968
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1968
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Outcome of hamstring lengthening and distal rectus femoris transfer surgery.
- Secondary fractures associated with external fixation in pediatric femur fractures.
- Effect of delay of surgical treatment on rate of infection in open fractures in children.
- The effect of preoperative gait analysis on orthopaedic decision making.
- Impact of postoperative gait analysis on orthopaedic care.
- Orthopaedic treatment of fractures of the long bones and pelvis in children who have multiple injuries.
- A simplified valgus osteotomy of the proximal femur in children.
- Complications of posterior iliac crest bone grafting in spine surgery in children.
- Variability in gait analysis interpretation.
- Operative treatment of supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children. The consequences of pin placement.
- Rib fixation for humeral lengthening following interscapulothoracic resection for malignant tumor.
- Fracture stability after pinning of displaced supracondylar distal humerus fractures in children.
- The challenges of change: is orthopaedics ready?
- Langerhans cell histiocytosis of bone in children and adolescents.
- Lymphangiomatosis of the spine: two cases requiring surgical intervention.
Awards
- 2010-2012 Southern California Super Doctors
- 2009 Southern California Super Doctors 2008
- 2007 Los Angeles Super Doctors
Treatments
- Spinal Deformity, Cerebral Palsy, Hip Problems And More
- Cerebral Palsy
- Back Pain
- Scoliosis
- Birth Defects
- Ganglion Cyst
- Abnormal Gait
- Blepharoplasty-eyelids
Professional Memberships
- President American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (Past President)
- President Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (Past President)
- Member Scoliosis Reseach Society, Orthopaedic Section of American Academy of Pediatrics
Fellowships
- Hospital for Sick Children/Toronto Pediatric Orthopedic Surg Pediatric
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