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Philadelphia PA USA 19140
Tel: 215-430-4026
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Randal R. Betz,
M.D.
Doctor
Randal Betz holds hospital positions as Chief of Staff at Shriners
Hospitals for Children and Medical Director of Shriners' Spinal
Cord Injury Unit. Additionally, Dr. Betz is on staff at Temple
University Children's Medical Center and is a Professor in the
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Temple University School
of Medicine.
Dr. Betz
earned a Medical Degree from Temple University School of Medicine
and was awarded the Alpha Omega Alpha honor. His Internship
in general surgery and Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery were
at Temple University Hospital. Dr. Betz's Fellowship in Pediatric
Orthopaedics was at the Alfred I duPont Institute. Since his
graduate work, Dr. Betz has had postdoctoral fellowship experiences
with ABC Traveling Fellowship, North American Traveling Fellowship,
and the Berg-Sloat Traveling Fellowship.
Many National
and international professional societies count Dr. Betz as a
member including: the Academic Orthopaedic Society, American
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Medical Association,
American Spinal Injury Association, Scoliosis Research Society,
North American Spine Society, and the Pediatric Orthopaedic
Society of North America. For many of these organizations, Dr.
Betz has fulfilled the roles of Board of Director Member and
Committee Member.
In addition
to active hospital practice in pediatric spinal surgery, research
is an important area of Dr. Betz's career. He is a recipient
of many research grants and he has two patents including one
involving research in spinal deformities: Methods and apparatus
for fusionless treatment of spinal deformities. Dr. Betz is
author of a medical text and an editor of another book. He has
contributed 21 chapters to medical books and written 105 peer-reviewed
or invited articles. World-wide, Dr. Betz has delivered numerous
paper presentations and invited lectures. Dr. Betz is on the
Editorial Board of the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, he
is an Associate Editor of Spinal Frontiers, and a Reviewer for
several professional journals.
Dr. Betz
is a member of the SpineUniverse Editorial Board.
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