News
November 19, 2018
Dr. Michael Vitale Co-Chairs 12th Annual ICEOS Meeting
Dr. Michael Vitale Co-Chairs the 12th Annual ICEOS (International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis) meeting in Lisbon, Portugal. He also spoke on a myriad of topics including The Debates: SAI/Pelvic Screws (Paul Sponseller) vs S Hooks (Michael Vitale) Paper # ... Read More >
October 26, 2018
Columbia University Pediatric Orthopedics Hosts their Annual Spine Research Retreat
The Division of Pediatric Orthopedics at Columbia University hosts an annual Spine Research Retreat. The retreat allows the opportunity for many collaborators involved in research to come together and discuss operative research, non operative research and quality and safety projects. Read More >
October 17, 2018
PreOperative Pediatric Spine Class
This year we hosted our PreOperative Pediatric Spine Class in May, June and October. This preop class is to help prepare the parents, child, and family for their surgery. - Class is not mandatory but we strongly encourage patients and families to attend - Ask questions; meet other patients/parents; ... Read More >
October 15, 2018
Dr. Vitale attends and presents at the 53rd Annual SRS Meeting
Dr. Vitale attends and presents at the 53rd Annual SRS Meeting in Bologna, Italy from October 10-13, 2018. The SRS meeting is "a meeting where spinal surgeons from around the world come to learn the most innovative research and information ... Read More >
October 08, 2018
Dr. Michael Vitale was a Visiting Professorship at TSRH Fall Spine Symposium
Dr. Michael Vitale was invited to be a Visiting Professorship at TSRH (Texas Scottish Rite Hospital) Fall Spine Symposium on October 5, 2018. It is a scientific program filled with talks from one or two visiting professors and case-based discussions ... Read More >
September 30, 2018
Dr. Michael Vitale Speaks at IPOTT
Dr. Michael Vitale speaks at IPOTT which is an International Pediatric Orthopaedic Think Tank. It took place this year in New Zealand from 9/27/18- 9/29/18. Dr. Vitale spoke on #cureAIS: Towards a Best Practice Guideline for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis where included ... Read More >
September 18, 2018
Scoliosis in the Young Child Patient Webinar
Dr. Michael was a panelist on Scoliosis in the Young Child Patient Webinar. It was presented by the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS). Read More >
September 03, 2018
A new study featured in Current Orthopaedic Practice
A new study featured in Current Orthopaedic Practice co-authored by Drs. Benjamin Roye and Michael Vitale MD MPH "Nonoperative treatment of infantile spinal deformity". This was published in Current Orthopaedic Practice: September/October 2018 - Volume 29 - Issue 5 - p 436–439 The conclusion of this article is ... Read More >
July 10, 2018
Columbia Pediatric Orthopedics Attends 4th International Curvy Girls Scoliosis Conference
Columbia Pediatric Orthopedics Attends 4th International Curvy Girls Scoliosis Conference on 7/9/18. Curvy Girls is a network of peer-led support groups that reduce the emotional impact of scoliosis by empowering girls through education, mutual support and acceptance to become leaders, ... Read More >
June 20, 2018
Check out Dr. Vitale on NYP Twitter Page
In honor of scoliosis awareness month, NYP featured Dr. Vitale on their Twitter Page. In his words "I feel honored to lead our Pediatric Scoliosis care team. It's truly a team approach and we have an amazing group focused on ... Read More >
