Amy McIntosh, M.D. Professor School Medical School Department Orthopaedic Surgery 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 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 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 Aborted AIS spinal fusion due to persistent loss of IONM: which patients are at greatest risk? Zale C, Fene E, Bonnyman C, Klinkerman L, McIntosh AL Spine deformity 2024 May 12 681-687 Health-related quality of life and clinical outcomes for magnetically controlled growing rod patients after treatment termination Jamnik AA, Shaw KA, Thornberg D, McClung A, Jo CH, Ramo B, McIntosh A Spine deformity 2024 May 12 853-863 The Effect of Implant Density on Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Fusion: Results of the Minimize Implants Maximize Outcomes Randomized Clinical Trial Author Collaboration MI, Larson AN, Polly DW, Sponseller PD, Kelly MP, Richards BS, Garg S, Parent S, Shah SA, Weinstein SL, Crawford CH, Sanders JO, Blakemore LC, Oetgen ME, Fletcher ND, Kremers WK, Marks MC, Brearley AM, Aubin CE, Sucato DJ, Labelle H, Erickson MA, Polly DW, Sponseller PD, Kelly MP, Richards BS, Garg S, Parent S, Shah SA, Weinstein SL, Crawford CH, Sanders JO, Blakemore LC, Oetgen ME, Fletcher ND, Marks MC, Aubin CE, Sucato DJ, Labelle H, Erickson MA, Glassman SD, Lenke LG, McIntosh AL, Carreon LY, Dolan LA, Nuckley DJ, Luhmann S, Karol L, Rathjen K, Johnston C, Ramo B Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2024 Feb 106 180-189 Do Children With Medicaid Insurance Have Increased Revision Rates 5 Years After Posterior Spinal Fusions? Moore HG, Patibandla SD, Mcclung AM, Grauer JN, Sucato DJ, Wise CA, Johnson ME, Rathjen KE, Mcintosh AL, Ramo BA, Brooks JT Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2023 Nov 43 615-619 An Analysis of Scoliosis in Autism Spectrum Disorder Orland K, Harvey K, Klinkerman LN, Corrales A, Jamnik A, Zale C, Jo CH, Rathjen K, McIntosh A, Petrasic J, Sucato DJ, Ramo B, Johnson M, Brooks JT Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2023 Nov 43 E804-E808 The evolution of pre-operative SRS scores over time in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Jamnik AA, Thornberg D, Jo Ch, Brooks J, McIntosh A, Ramo B Spine deformity 2023 Sep 11 1109-1115 Preoperative left shoulder elevation > 1 cm is predictive of severe postoperative shoulder imbalance in early onset idiopathic scoliosis patients treated with growth-friendly instrumentation Author Collaboration ob, Li Y, Yang D, Bergman R, Jha S, Casden M, Smith JT, Vitale M, Heffernan M, Abdullah AS, Ahn E, Akbarnia B, Akoto H, Albanese S, Anari J, Anderson J, Anderson R, Andras L, Bauer J, Bellaire L, Betz R, Birch C, Blakemore L, Boachie-Adjei O, Bonfield C, Bouton D, Brassard F, Brockmeyer D, Brooks J, Bumpass D, Cahill P, Chemaly O, Cheung J, Cheung K, Cho R, Christman T, Colom Beauchamp E, Couture D, Crawford H, Crawford A, Dahl B, Demirkiran G, Devito D, Diab M, Sebaie HE, El-Hawary R, Emans J, Fabregas J, Johnson M, McIntosh A, Ramo B Spine deformity 2023 Sep 11 1157-1167 Results 1-10 of 88 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)