Stephen D. Santora

Stephen D. Santora, MD

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Academic Information

Departments Adjunct -

Academic Office Information

stephen.santora@hsc.utah.edu

Board Certification

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Steve Santora, Associate Professor (clinical) joined the Department of Orthopaedics in January 2001. Dr. Santora is an orthopaedic surgeon at Shriners Hospitals for Children, Salt Lake City. His orthopaedic interests include clubfeet and scoliosis. His educational background includes an internship from the University of California at Irvine, orthopaedic residency at the University of Utah, and a Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedics at Scottish Rite Children’s Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Santora has 22 years of clinical experience in orthopaedics.

Education History

Fellowship Scottish Rite Childrens Medical Center
 Fellow
University of Utah School of Medicine
 Resident
Internship University of California - Irvine
 Intern
University of Utah Hospital School of Medicine
 MD
Undergraduate University of Utah
 BS
Undergraduate Utah State University

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Gorman TM, Vanderwerff R, Pond M, MacWilliams B, Santora SD (2009). Mechanical axis following staple epiphysiodesis for limb-length inequality. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 91(10), 2430-9.
  2. Stevenson DA, Zhou H, Ashrafi S, Messiaon LM, Carey JC, DAstous JL, Santora SD, Viskoc DH (2006). Double inactivation of NF1 in tibial pseudarthrosis (the Contribution). Am J Hum Genet, 79(0002-9297), 143-148.
  3. Stotts, Alan K MD, Carroll, Kristen L MD, Schafer, Patrick G MD, Santora, Stephen D MD, and Branigan, Timothy BS (2003). "Medial Compartment Syndrome of the Foot: An Unusual Complication of Spine Surgery". Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 28(6), E118-E120.