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- EIN 26-2957409
- (414) 276-6445
- 555 E Wells Street Milwaukee WI 53202 USA
- www.growingspine.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Health
Mission: To improve the care of patients with early onset scoliosis and related deformities through research, education and advocacy.
Programs: The international congress on early onset scoliosis and growing spine (iceos) was held in san diego, california and attracted surgeons from all over the world. The cme-accredited course includes a mix of invited lectures, free papers, debates, case discussions, and non-cme surgical technique forums under the director of international faculty leaders in the growing spine field. The course is designed for orthopaedic and neurological surgeons, fellows and residents who include pediatric spinal deformity surgery in their practicies. Nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians providing non-operative care of spinal deformities may also benefit.
the growing spine study group (gssg) - all gssg members have been trained in orthopaedic spine surgery and/or pediatric orthopaedic surgery and specialize in complex spinal deformities in young children. The gssg conducts research studies and presents the work at various meetings and is published in multiple medical journals.
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