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Michael Vitale, MD MPH, Pediatric Scoliosis Orthopaedic Doctor

Dr. Michael G. Vitale is an orthopaedic spine surgeon who specializes in the non-operative (e.g. bracing, Schroth) and operative treatment of complex pediatric scoliosis, kyphosis, AIS (Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis) and other spine conditions. He performs approximately 200 scoliosis procedures every year on young children and teens. Read Reviews >

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Dr. Vitale's Titles & Positions

Ana Lucia Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery
Chief, Pediatric Spine and Scoliosis Service
MORGAN STANLEY CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF NEWYORK-PRESBYTERIAN
Director, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics,
NewYork Presbyterian Enterprise
Vice Chair, Quality and Strategy, Orthopedic Surgery
Director, Advanced Pediatric Spinal Deformity Fellowship

10th Annual Safety in Spine Surgery Summit

Save the Date for Safety Summit 2025! Topics to be announced soon. Check back for more details and registration.

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Browse Helpful Scoliosis Books, Videos, and More

Explore Dr. Vitale's useful links section for a variety of helpful materials to help guide you through this journey.

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Halo + Posterior Spinal Fusion and Instrumentation Case | Hamzy

This is a 13 year old with a complicated medical history including TAPVR, ASD, and PDA (all cardiac) that was repaired on day 9 of life. He was having daily back pain. He had an attempted spinal fusion at an outside hospital but because of complications due to an allergy, ...

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Greta's Incredible Journey

There is nothing Greta can't do, from dance to helping others like her thrive through her incredible talents. Watch her videos and learn her story.

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Scoliosis Patient Story | Competitive Dancer Back on Stage

Emma is a 13 year old competitive dancer; performing jazz, tap, lyrical, ballet, and modern dance! She came to see Dr. Vitale when she was first diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis at age 12. At that time her main curve was already 53 degrees.

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Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering (AVBT) Case & Surgical Procedure

Vertebral Body Tethering is a growth modulation technique similar to vertebral stapling. This technique is different in that it involves placing pedicle screws in the anterior vertebral bodies. This is typically done thorascopically. The screws are attached to each other with a flexible, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) cable ...

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Spine Fusion Case Study | Samantha P.

Samantha's curve was impacting her quality of life, so Dr. Vitale proceeded with a spinal fusion and instrumentation. She went from a 55 degree curve that was causing deformity and back pain to a 15 degree curve. “Dr. Vitale not only fused my spine, he gave me back my dreams!"

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New App: Helpful Scoliosis Resource for Families

My team and I developed this unique application to allow you and your family to measure and keep track of your child's curve and to provide some additional functionality and information that we hope you will find helpful.

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MAGEC PEDIATRIC SCOLIOSIS Case Study | Meghan

Meghan is a healthy young girl who was diagnosed with Early Onset Scoliosis when she was 6 years old. Meghan came to see Dr. Vitale soon after she was diagnosed. At that visit her main thoracic curve measured 61 degrees.

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Spine Fusion Case Study | Fatoumata D.

Fatoumata was 8 years old when she first presented to our office. At that time, she had a 15 degree thoracic curve and a 15 degree lumbar curve. Her curve progressed to almost 30 degrees so she started bracing with...

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Patient FAQs

Q: Patients often ask, "Why is there a difference of opinion among surgeons as to when patients require spinal fusion surgery?"

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News

News about scoliosis treatments, support resources and Dr. Vitale’s educational events

Safety Summit Recap 2024 >

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Resources

Dr. Vitale’s educational resources including his scoliosis book and Scolio App

Informative Scoliosis Tracker App >

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Stories

Read patient stories about their real-life struggles with scoliosis and how Dr. Vitale helped them

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Dr. Michael G. Vitale @mgv16 ·

16 Aug

10th Annual Best-in-Class Symposium on the Non-operative Treatment for Scoliosis.
Hybrid Event / September 26, 2024 / 8:00am - 3:00 pm EST

Join us on September 26th for an update on the latest advances in pediatric spine care.
The 10th annual best-in-class symposium on the non…

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Dr. Michael G. Vitale @mgv16 ·

13 Aug

Love this piece in the Pediatric Spine Foundation quarterly newsletter. "The Future is Bright" for kids with scoliosis. Come to ICEOS in Scottsdale on Oct 16th to learn more! @nyphospital @OrthoColumbia @childrensspine

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Scoliosis Research Society @srs_org ·

30 Jul

The first recorded spinal fusion took place 113 years ago. During the years 1914-1919, fifty-nine cases of scoliosis were treated by Dr. Russell A. Hibbs' fusion techniques. #SRSHistory #ScoliosisResearch #SpinalFusion

Learn more about SRS history here: https://www.srs.org/About-SRS/SRS-History/Historical-Timeline

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Dr. Michael G. Vitale @mgv16 ·

1 Jul

Great article recapping this year's Spine Safety Summit.
Stay tuned - Best Practice Guidelines for Robotic Spine Surgery should be available soon! Thanx to an amazing faculty! @OrthoColumbia @SafetySpine
Safety in Spine Surgery Summit Shapes Best Practices for Robotics -…