Steven W. Hwang, MD

Academic Title:
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery
Tufts University School of Medicine

Division/Program Title:
Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery

Office:
800 Washington St., #178
Boston, MA, 02111

Phone:
617-636-5878

Accepting New Patients

Fax:
617-636-7587

Education and Post-Graduate Training:
Medical School: University of Toronto, ON, Canada

Internship and Residency:
   - Intern in Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
   - Resident in Neurosurgery, Tufts University School of Medicine and 
      Tufts Medical Center

Fellowship:
   - Pediatric Neurosurgery, Texas Children's Hospital,
      Baylor College of Medicine
   - Spinal Pediatric Deformity, Shriner's Hospital for Children,
       Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification:
   - Board Eligible

Specialities:
   - Pediatric Neurosurgery
   - Spinal Deformity/Scoliosis
   - Adult and Pediatric Spinal Surgery

Clinical Interests:
   - Pediatric Spine (Scoliosis/Trauma/Dysraphism)
   - Pediatric Oncology

Selected Publications:

1. Steven W. Hwang, Amer F. Samdani, Kyle Hubler, Michelle C. Marks,
    Tracy P. Bastrom, Randal R. Betz, Patrick J. Cahill. Effect of Direct
     Vertebral Body Derotation on the Sagittal Profile in Adolescent 
     Idiopathic Scoliosis (in press, European Spine Journal)
2. Steven W. Hwang, William E. Whitehead, Daniel J. Curry, 
    Thomas G. Luerssen, Andrew Jea. Amenorrhea Complicating
     Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in the Pediatric Age Group:
    Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature
    (in press, J. Neurosurg Pediatr)
3. Hwang SW, Samdani AF, Lonner B, Miyanji F, Stanton P, Marks M,
     Bastrom T, Newton PO, Betz RR, Cahill PJ. Impact of Direct Vertebral
      Body Derotation on the Rib Prominence: Are pre-operative factors
     predictive of changes in the rib prominence? Spine 2011 (Epub)
4. Steven W. Hwang, Amer Samdani, Mark Tantorski, Patrick Cahill,
     Jason Nydick, Anthony Fine, Randall R. Betz and Darryl Antonacci.
     Cervical Sagittal Plane Decompensation After Surgery for
      Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery: An effect imparted by
     post-operative thoracic hypokyphosis. J Neurosurg Spine 2011 (Epub)

Professional Affiliations:
    - Member:
         - North American Spine Society
              (Member of Evidence-Based Guideline Committee)
         - Congress of Neurological Surgeons
   - Candidate Member:
         - American Association Neurological Surgeons
         - Scoliosis Research Society
         - Children's Oncology Group

Foreign Languages: 
   - French
   - Chinese (Mandarin)

Gender:
   - Male

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