Spine Universe Author Biography

Dr. Christopher J. DeWald is Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center and Chief, Section of Spinal Surgery/Scoliosis at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Additionally, he is lecturer and attending surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Illinois, Chicago; Consultant at Holy Family Hospital, Des Plaines, Illinois; and Consultant at Shriner’s Hospital for Children, Chicago Unit.

Following a medical degree at Rush Medical College, Rush University, Dr. DeWald completed a general surgical internship and orthopaedic surgical residency at the University of Illinois Hospital and Clinic in Chicago. During his residency, Dr. DeWald also completed an elective pediatric orthopaedic rotation at Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children. A Fellowship in spinal surgery and research was completed at the Chicago Spine Fellowship, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center/Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children. Further, Dr. DeWald participated in the North American Spine Society’s Traveling Fellowship at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, the Institut Calot in France, and the Hokkaido University School of Medicine in Japan. In 1996 Dr. DeWald received Board Certification from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Dr. DeWald is an active member of professional societies including: the American Medical Association, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Scoliosis Research Society, North American Spine Society, Chicago Medical Society, Illinois State Medical Society, and Mid America Orthopaedic Association.

As an author and lecturer, Dr. DeWald has contributed 7 chapters to medical textbooks, 7 scientific abstracts, and 20 presentations and exhibits. Presently, he is on the Editorial Advisory Board for Spine Journal.

SpineUniverse articles from Christopher DeWald, M.D.

• Idiopathic Scoliosis Spine Chat Video
  This video with Christopher DeWald, M.D. of Rush Presbyterian in Chicago discusses the causes and treatment of scoliosis in children and young adults.
• Long Adult Deformity Fusions to L5: The Fate of the L5-S1 Disc
  An abstract from the SRS 2003 Annual Meeting on patients fused to L5.
• What Causes Pain and Disability in Adults with Severe Scheuermann's Kyphosis?
  An abstract from the SRS 2003 Annual Meeting performed to determine which aspects of adult Scheuermann's disease are associated with pain and disability.