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Thoracic Institute Titanium Rib Program

Dr. Campbell

Robert M. Campbell, Jr., M.D.

Executive Director, Thoracic Institute

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital

The President’s Council/Dielmann Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

Division of Orthopaedics

University of Texas Health Science Center

Education:

B.A., Natural Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1973

M.D., Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1977

Postgraduate Training:

Fellowship, pediatric orthopaedic surgery, Alfred I. DuPont Institute, 1985-1986

Residency, orthopaedic surgery, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, 1978-1981

Internship, surgery, Tripler Army Medical Center, 1977-1978

Board Certification:

Orthopaedic Surgery

Publications:

  • Campbell, RM, Smith, M, and Pinero, R: Thoracodorsal reconstruction in children with vertical, expandable prosthetic titanium ribs. Orthopaedic Transactions, 18:1141, 1994.
  • Wolf, RS and Campbell, RM: Slipped capital femoral epiphysis. Texas Medicine, 92:76-80, 1996.
  • Kose, N, Campbell, RM, Loredo, R, Wammack, LA, Mabrey, JD: Total hip arthroplasty in an adult with proximal femoral focal deficiency: A case report. The Journal of Arthroplasty, Vol. 13, No.2:1-5, 1998.
  • Campbell, RM: Congenital scoliosis due to multiple vertebral anomalies associated with thoracic insufficiency syndrome. SPINE: State of the Art Reviews, Strategies in the Pediatric Spine, 1st Edition, Ed. By Denis S Drummond, MD, Hanley & Belfus, Inc., Vol. 14, No. 1, Philadelphia, PA, 2000.
  • Akbarnia, BA, Campbell, RM: The role of the orthopaedic surgeon in child abuse. Lovell and Winter’s Pediatric Orthopaedics, 5th Edition, Ed by Raymond T Morrissy, Stewart L Weinstein, Vol II, Chap 33, Pg 1423, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2000.
  • Campbell, RM: Fractures, elbow. Essence of Office Pediatrics, James A Stockmann, III, MD, Jacob A Lohr, MD, Pg 153, WB Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 2001.
  • Campbell RM, Hell-Vocke AK. Growth of the thoracic spine in congenital scoliosis after expansion thoracoplasty. Journal Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 85-A, No.3: 409-420, March 2003
  • Campbell RM, Smith MD, Mayes TC, Mangos JA, Willey-Courand DB, Kose N, Pinero RF, Alder ME, Duong HL, Surber JL. The characteristics of thoracic insufficiency syndrome associated with fused ribs and congenital scoliosis. Journal Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 85-A, No.3: 399-408, March 2003.
  • Kose N, Campbell RM: Congenital Scoliosis. Medical Science Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 5: 104-110. May 2004.
  • Campbell RM, Smith MD, Mayes TC, Mangos JA, Willey-Courand DB, Kose N, Pinero RF, Alder ME, Duong HL, Surber JL: The Effect of Opening Wedge Thoracostomy on Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome Associated with Fused Ribs and Congenital Scoliosis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 86-A, No. 8: 1659-1674, August 2004.
  • Campbell RM, Smith MD, Hell-Vocke AK: Expansion Thoracoplasty: The Surgical Technique of Opening-Wedge Thoracostomy. JBJS, Vol 86-A: 51-64, 2004.
  • Gollogly S, Smith JT, Campbell RM: Determining lung volume with three dimensional reconstructions of CT scan data: A pilot study to evaluate the effects of expansion thoracoplasty on children with severe spinal deformities. J. Pediatr Orthop. 2004 May-June; 24(3): 323-8.
  • Hell AK, Campbell RM, Hefti F: The vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib implant for the treatment of thoracic insufficiency syndrome associated with congenital and neuromuscular scoliosis in young children. J Ped Orthop, Part B, Vol 14, No. 4: 286-292, 2005.
  • Hell AK, Campbell RM, Hefti F: New treatment concepts for children with thoracic insufficiency syndrome due to congenital spine deformity. Klinische Padiatrie, Vol 217, No. 5: 268-273, 2005.
  • Campbell, RM. Operative Strategies for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome by Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib Expansion Thoracoplasty. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics, Vol 15: 315-325, 2005.
  • Campbell RM, Smith MD. Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome and Exotic Scoliosis. JBJS, Vol 89-A:108-122, 2007.
  • Campbell RM, Smith JT., Flynn J. Treatment of Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome Associated with Exotic Scoliosis with VEPTR Expansion Thoracoplasty,  in Surgery of the Pediatric Spine,  in press, 2006.
  • Thompson GH Lenke LG, Akbarnia BA, McCarthy RE, Campbell RM. Early Onset Scoliosis: Future Directions. JBJS, Vol 89-A: 163-166, 2007.
  • Thompson GH, Akbarnia BA, Campbell RM. Growing Rods in Early Onset Scoliosis, J Ped. Orthop, in press.