Peter M. Stevens, M.D.
Professor
Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedics
Medical School: Albany Medical School
Residency: University of Utah
Fellowship: Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Stevens practices at Primary Children's Medical Center where he serves the director of the Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship program. He completed his medical training at Albany Medical College, Orhopedic Residency at the University of Utah and Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. A diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Stevens is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Association, the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society and the Western Orthopaedic Association. He has expertise in the management of a wide range of pediatric problems including developmental hip dislocation, Perthes disease as well as limb deformities involving rotational, angular and length abnormalities. Additionally he deals with orthopedic problems related to neuromuscular disease and skeletal dysplasias. He has pioneered minimally invasive techniques for dealing with these complex problems.
Current Publications:
Stevens PM. (December 2006). Guided growth: 1933 to the present. Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction, 1(1), 29-35.
Stevens PM. (April 2007). Guided Growth for Angular Correction: A Preliminary Series Using a Tension Band Plate. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 27(3), 253-259. [abstract]
Stevens PM, Anderson D. (April/May 2008). Correction of Anteversion in Skeletally Immature Patients. Percutaneous Osteotomy and Transtrochanteric Intramedullary Rod. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 28(3), 277-283. [abstract]
Mast N, Brown NAT, Brown C, Stevens PM. (April/May 2008). Validation of a Genu Valgum Model in a Rabbit Hind Limb. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 28(3), 375-380. [abstract]
