Steven W. Hwang, MD
- Neurological Surgery
- English
- French
Mentorship played a significant role in guiding Steven Hwang, M.D., along his career path. He says that working with certain residents fueled his interest in neurosurgery as a medical student and then in residency, and the diversity and resilience of children led him to pediatric neurosurgery. The combination of treating children with the variability in spinal pathology further inspired him to focus on pediatric spine surgery. Dr. Hwang enjoys the confluence of biomechanics and complexity of the spine with the care and impact surgeons can have on children.
Pediatric Care
Specialties
- Craniofacial
- Neurological Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Spine & Spinal Cord
WHERE I PROVIDE CARE
More About Me
- American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery - General
Medical Education
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
6/30/2003
Internship
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
6/30/2004
Residency
Tufts New England Medical Center
Boston, MA
6/1/2009
Fellowship
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
6/30/2010
Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
United States of America
6/29/2011
Fellowship
Texas Children Hospital
Houston, TX
United States of America
6/30/2011
- 2020-present: American Academy of Neurological Surgeons / Congress of Neurological Surgeons Evidence-Based Guidelines Committee (liaison for NASS)
- 2014-Present: North American Spine Society (NASS), Board of Directors, 2021-Present; Evidence and Analysis Research Council, Director, 2022-present; Payer Policy Review Committee, 2014-present; Coverage Committee, 2018-present
- 2023-Present: NSQIP Surgeon Champion
- 2020-Present: Ronald McDonald House Charities, Philadelphia region
- 2013-Present: Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), Active Member, 2013-present; Member, L.E.A.D. (leadership group), 2024-present
- 2021-Present: Shriners Spine Study Group Case Discussions Co-Chair
- Reviewer, The Spine Journal
- Reviewer, Neurosurgery
- Reviewer, Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- 2023, Scoliosis Research Society Travelling Fellowship
- 2020, World Pediatric Project Humanitarian of the Year Award
- 2017, Scoliosis Research Society Dawson Fellowship
- Podium Presentation: 58th Scoliosis Research Society annual meeting; Paper #65: What is the incidence and course of lumbar vertebral body tethering breakage? (9/2023)
- Podium Presentation: 58th Scoliosis Research Society annual meeting; Paper #70: Does tone affect outcomes in cerebral palsy patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion? (9/2023)
- Podium Presentation: 57th Scoliosis Research Society annual meeting; What happens after a vertebral body tether break: incidence, location, and progression with 5-year follow-up (9/2022)
- Podium Presentation: 57th Scoliosis Research Society annual meeting; Congenital spinal dislocation: a case series and review of the literature (9/2022)
- Podium Presentation: 57th Scoliosis Research Society annual meeting; In adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, do all instrumentation-related complications require revision surgery? (9/2022)
- ePoster: 57th Scoliosis Research Society annual meeting; Pain after vertebral body tethering: incidence, risk factors, and timing (9/2022)
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