Amy McIntosh, M.D. Titles and Appointments Professor School Medical School Department Orthopaedic Surgery You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Amy L. McIntosh, M.D., is a staff orthopaedist at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. In 1996, Dr. McIntosh graduated Summa Cum Laude from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Medicine. She received her medical degree from the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University in 2001. In 2006, she completed her orthopaedic surgery residency at the Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, College of Medicine. Dr. McIntosh is currently an Associate Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Dr. McIntosh is a fellow with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and also an active member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. Dr. McIntosh has received numerous honors and awards. Her clinical and research interests are focused on scoliosis, with emphasis on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and early onset scoliosis. Education Medical School Michigan State University (2001) Residency Mayo Clinic (2006), Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (2007), Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Publications High Preoperative Body Mass Index Is Associated With Implant Breakage in Patients Treated With Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods for Early-onset Scoliosis Author Collaboration PS, Saarinen AJ, Andras L, Boachie-Adjei O, Cahill P, Guillaume T, Snyder B, Sponseller P, Sturm P, Vitale M, Helenius I, Anderson J, Bauer D, Cheung K, Clement C, Crawford H, Groves M, Hwang S, Kadado A, Karlen J, Kwan K, Lark R, Louer C, Mitchell S, Morash K, Ouellet J, Segar A, Shah S, Shirley O, Stone J, Weinstein S, Wilson N, Lebel D, Balsara K, Borden T, Braga B, Buckland A, Burke R, Drake L, Fehnel K, Roberto RF, Ghazi J, Haber L, Hughes M, Iqbal O, Jea A, Johnston C, Brooks J, Johnson M, Mcintosh A, Ramo B Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2025 Sep 45 492-498 The Effect of Night-time Versus Full-time Bracing on the Sagittal Profile in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Propensity Score-matched Study Heegaard M, Ragborg L, Mcintosh AL, Johnson ME, Gehrchen M, Sucato DJ, Dahl B, Ohrt-Nissen S Spine 2025 Aug 50 1035-1041 How Does the Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib Lengthening Intervals Affect the Clinical Outcome in Early Onset Scoliosis Patients? A Five-Year Follow-Up Study Ramirez N, Acosta Julbe JI, Smith J, Emans J, Samdani A, Erickson M, Flynn J, Torres Lugo NJ, Claudio-Marcano AM, Olivella G, Accousti W, Ahn E, Akbarnia B, Akoto H, Albanese S, Anari J, Anderson J, Anderson R, Andras L, Aubin CE, Balsara K, Bauer D, Bauer J, Beauchamp E, Bellaire L, Bennett J, Betz R, Birch C, Blakemore L, Boachie-Adjei O, Bonfield C, Borden T, Bouton D, Braga B, Brassard F, Brockmeyer D, Brooks J, Buckland A, Bumpass D, Burke R, Cahill P, Camp M, Campbell J, Carry P, Castelein R, Catanzano A, Chemaly O, Cheung K, Cheung J, Cho R, Christman T, Clement C, Couture D, Crawford H, Crawford A, Dahl J, Dahl B, Demirkiran G, Devito D, Diab M, Drake L, Drake D, El-Bromboly Y, El-Hawary R, Fehnel K, Field A, Roberto RF, Fitzgerald R, Floccari L, Flynn J, Gabos P, Garcia AP, Gardner A, Garg S, George S, Gerow F, Ghazi J, Glotzbecker M, Gomez J, Gonda D, Groves M, Guillaume T, Gupta P, Haber L, Hammerberg K, Hardesty C, Hedequist D, Heffernan M, Helenius I, Herrera J, Hogue G, Holt J, Howard J, Hresko T, Hughes M, Hwang S, Ihnow S, Illingworth K, Iqbal O, Iyer R, Jain V, Jea A, Johnson M, Johnston C, Jones M, Kadado A, Karkenny A, Karlen J, Karlin L, Kawakami N, Kelly B, Kelly D, Kelly M, Klatt J, Koljonen P, Kruijt M, Kwan K, Labelle H, Landrum M, Lark R, Larson N, Lavelle W, Le H, Lebel D, Lenke L, Lew S, Li Y, Louer C, Luhmann S, Lullo B, Mac Thiong JM, Mackenzie S, Mackintosh E, Mangano F, Marks D, Marquez-Lara AJ, Martin J, Martus J, Mathew S, Matsumoto H, Mayer O, McCarthy R, McIntosh A, McQuerry J, Mehta J, Menapace B, Metz L, Miller K, Miller D, Miller N, Mitchell S, Miyanji F, Montgomery B, Morash K, Mundis G, Murphy J, Murphy R, Nelson S, Newton P, Ede MN, Nguyen C, Niazi T, Pereira SN, Oetgen M, Oh T, Orland K, Ouellet J, Pahys J, Parent S, Pellise F, Perez-Grueso F, Perra J, Pizones J, Plachta S, Poon S, Price N, Puryear A, Ramchandran S, Ramo B, Redding G, Ritzman T, Rodriguez L, Rodriguez-Olaverri J, Roye D, Roye B, Rushton P, Sanchez Marquez JM, Sanders J, Sawyer J, Sayama C, Schmitz M, Schulz J, Schwend R, Segar A, Shah S, Shannon B, Shaw A, Shea G, Shirley O, Shufflebarger H, Simmonds A, Skaggs D, Skalak T, Smit K, Snyder B, Speirs J, Sponseller P, Remy CS, Stone J, Sturm P, Sukkarieh H, Swarup I, Szczodry M, Tanaka T, Tetreault T, Thometz J, Thompson G, Tice A, Truong W, Tuason D, Turtle J, Upasani V, Van Nortwick S, Vialle R, Vitale M, Vorhies J, Wang S, Warner B, Weinstein S, Welborn M, White K, Wilson N, Wrubel D, Wu N, Yang S, Yankey K, Yaszay B, Yazici M, Zhang TJ Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2025 Aug 45 370-375 Fake News? Quantifying the Prevalence of Misinformation Related to Scoliosis on the TikTok Social Media Platform Glover B, Datcu AM, Meyer M, Lachmann E, McIntosh AL, Johnson M, Brooks JT Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 2025 Aug 12 Outcomes of Growth-Friendly Surgical Treatment of Early Onset Scoliosis in Children With Prune Belly Syndrome: A Preliminary Report Author Collaboration PS, Ashebo L, Sponseller P, Hedequist D, Ramirez N, Oetgen M, Li Y, Accousti W, Ahn E, Akbarnia B, Akoto H, Albanese S, Anari J, Anderson R, Anderson J, Andras L, Aubin CE, Balsara K, Bauer D, Bauer J, Beauchamp E, Bellaire L, Bennett J, Betz R, Birch C, Blakemore L, Boachie-Adjei O, Bonfield C, Borden T, Bouton D, Braga B, Brassard F, Brockmeyer D, Brooks J, Buckland A, Bumpass D, Burke R, Cahill P, Camp M, Carry P, Catanzano A, Chemaly O, Cheung K, Cheung J, Cho R, Christman T, Clement C, Couture D, Johnson M, McIntosh A, Ramo B Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2025 Apr 45 212-219 Perspectives on quality-of-life priorities for caregivers and children with neuromuscular, syndromic, and skeletal dysplasia scoliosis: a CPCHILD questionnaire analysis Monroig-Rivera C, Thornberg D, Sucato D, Rathjen K, McIntosh AL, Ramo B Spine deformity 2025 Rib-on-Pelvis Deformity and Reported Pain in Neuromuscular Early-Onset Scoliosis Desai VM, Bowen M, Anari JB, Flynn JM, Brooks JT, Snyder B, Ramo B, Li Y, Andras LM, Truong WH, Fitzgerald R, El-Hawary R, Roye B, Yaszay B, Kwan KY, McIntosh A, Nelson S, Gupta P, Erickson M, Garg S, Cahill PJ Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2024 Nov 44 e929-e937 Unplanned return to the operating room (UPROR) occurs in 40% of MCGR patients at an average of 2 years after initial implantation McIntosh AL, Booth A, Oetgen ME Spine deformity 2024 Nov 12 1823-1829 Does the coronal deformity angular ratio affect bracing outcome in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis? Ragborg LC, Thornberg D, Johnson M, McIntosh A, Sucato D, Gehrchen M, Dahl B, Ohrt-Nissen S European Spine Journal 2024 Oct 33 3760-3766 The effect of antibiotic-impregnated calcium sulfate beads and Medical Optimization Clinic attendance on the acute surgical site infection rate in high-risk pediatric neuromuscular and syndromic scoliosis patients Reddy Y, Jamnik A, Thornberg D, Datcu AM, Lachmann E, Johnson M, Ramo B, McIntosh AL Spine deformity 2024 Jul 12 1089-1098 Results 1-10 of 95 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last Honors & Awards 2015 POSNA / APPOS Traveling Fellowship6-2015 2017 POSNA / Medtronic Spine Research Grant5/2017 Mid-America Orthopaedic Association E.W. Johnson, Jr. Award4/2015 POSNA / Peter Armstrong Best QVSI Award5/2017 Texas Hospital Association Bill Aston Quality Improvement Award2/2018 Women who STEAM Award4/2019 Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2001) American Orthopaedic Association/Orhtopaedic Research and Education Foundation Mid-America Orthopaedic association (2001) Minnesota Medical Association Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (2006) Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (2003)
