Keith H. Bridwell, MD, chief of service
Dr. Bridwell is an internationally renowned, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and serves as the Asa C. and Dorothy W. Jones Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Bridwell is Chief of Orthopedic Spine Surgery and is the Co-Director and Founder of the Pediatric/Adult Spinal Deformity Service. He specializes in pediatric and adult spinal deformities, revision spinal surgeries, complex spinal disorders, cervical thoracic and lumbar pathology, tumor fractures, and degenerative disorders of the spine. He is consistently listed in America’s Top Doctors and Best Doctors in America and has served as President of the prestigious Scoliosis Research Society. Dr. Bridwell earned his medical degree and served a residency in orthopedic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. In addition, he completed numerous fellowships in spine and scoliosis research at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital, the University of Illinois Hospital and Chicago Shriners Hospital. He has overseen Washington University School of Medicine’s Spinal Fellowship program since 1991.
Jacob M. Buchowski, MD, MS
Dr. Buchowski is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Neurological Surgery and serves as Chief of Degenerative and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. He specializes in oncologic and degenerative disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, including spinal stenosis, spine trauma, and spinal deformity/scoliosis. Dr. Buchowski earned his medical degree and served his residency in orthopedic surgery (including serving as Administrative Chief Resident) at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. He also earned a master’s of science degree from Yale University. Dr. Buchowski completed a fellowship in spine surgery at Washington University School of Medicine prior to joining Washington University Orthopedics.
Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Dr. Lenke is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and serves as the Jerome J. Gilden Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Co-Chief of Pediatric and Adult Spinal, Scoliosis and Reconstructive Surgery, and Professor of Neurosurgery at Washington University School of Medicine. He is consistently ranked in Best Doctors in America as well as noted in America’s Top Doctors. He is nationally and internationally regarded as one of the world’s foremost leaders in complex reconstructive spinal deformity surgery. Dr. Lenke’s practice is devoted to pediatric and adult spinal surgery, with an emphasis on complex reconstructive surgery and the treatment of various spinal deformities such as scoliosis, kyphosis, spondylolisthesis, and many other anomalies of the spine. Dr. Lenke earned his medical degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL in 1986. He completed both his residency and his fellowship training in orthopedic surgery and pediatric/adult spinal surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Scott J. Luhmann, MD
Dr. Luhmann is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in pediatric and adolescent spine surgery including ligament, meniscal, bony and cartilaginous problems. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine and also specializes in pediatric orthopedics at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.. He earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota School of Medicine in Minneapolis, MN in 1991. After serving a residency in orthopedic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine, Dr. Luhmann completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery at Shriners Hospital for Children in St. Louis. He completed an additional fellowship in orthopedic spine surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
K. Daniel Riew, MD
Dr. Riew serves as the Mildred B. Simon Distinguished Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Professor of Neurological Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. He also is Chief of Cervical Spine Surgery and Director of the Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Institute for Cervical Spine at Washington University Orthopedics. Board-certified in both internal medicine and orthopedic surgery, Dr. Riew is internationally recognized for his treatment of cervical spine disorders in adults. A graduate of Harvard College, Dr. Riew earned his medical degree from Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, OH in 1984. He served a residency in internal medicine at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in Ithaca, NY, and a residency in orthopedic surgery at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Following fellowships in congestive heart failure research and biomechanics research, Dr. Riew completed a third fellowship in spine surgery at Case Western Reserve University-University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH in 1995. Dr. Riew is consistently listed in America’s Top Doctors and Best Doctors in America.