John B.  Emans , MD
Director, Division of Spinal Surgery
Office Phone: 617-355-6021
Appointment Line: 617-355-6021
Fax: 617-730-0456
NPI: 1467417741

Departments/Divisions

Specialties

Orthopedic Surgery
complex spine
general pediatric orthopedics
orthopedic surgery
scoliosis
spinal deformity
trauma
kyphosis
lordosis
spondylolysis

Services/Programs

Certifications

Orthopaedic Surgery

Medical School

Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts  (1970)

Internship

Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts  (07/70 to 06/71)

Residencies

General Surgery:Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts  (07/71 to 06/72)
Orthopaedic Surgery:Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program, Boston, Massachusetts  (10/72 to 12/72)

Fellowship

Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts  (1/72 to 6/72)

In the News

Emans, J.B., Hedequist, D.J., Kasser, J.R.
Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR™) Webcast
Children's Hospital Boston

Publications

Emans, John B. MD; Caubet, Jean Francois MD; Ordonez, Claudia L. MD; Lee, Edward Y. MD, MFH [S]; Ciarlo, Michelle BS
The Treatment of Spine and Chest Wall Deformities With Fused Ribs by Expansion Thoracostomy and Insertion of Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib: Growth of Thoracic Spine and Improvement of Lung Volumes. , September 1, 2005
SPINE  Issue: 30(17S) , Page: S58-S68
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
Orthopedic Clinical Effectiveness Research Center

Orthopedic Clinical Effectiveness Research Center

Spine growth and spine deformity outcomes

Articles on PubMed.org authored or co-authored by Dr. Emans

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=emans%20jb%5BAuthor%5D%20&cmd=DetailsSearch

Clinical Effectiveness Research Center:
Information regarding clinical orthopedic research at Children's Hospital Boston.

www.childrenshospital.org/research/cerc

Thoracic growth and pulmonary function in patients undergoing spine fusion before age five.

Expansion thoracoplasty and VEPTR (vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rid) insertion for thoracic insufficiency syndrome.

Orthotic treatment of idiopathic scoliosis

Congenital spine deformities

  • Children's Hospital Boston
    Orthopedic Center
    300 Longwood Avenue
    Fegan 2
    Boston, MA  02115
    Phone: 617-355-6021
    Fax: 617-730-0456

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