Christine Ho, M.D.
Professor

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Dr. Ho received her M.D. degree from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and she did her internship in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. She then completed fellowships at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas for Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Pediatric Hand Surgery. She is a member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, and the American Orthopaedic Association. She received recognition from the American Orthopaedic Association as an Emerging Leader in 2004. She is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center and is on staff at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX and Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, TX.

Medical School

UT Southwestern Medical School (2000)

Internship

LAC-USC Medical Center (2001), Orthopedic Surgery

Residency

LAC-USC Medical Center (2005), Orthopedic Surgery

Fellowship

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital (2007), Pediatric Orthopaedics

• Congenital/Developmental Upper Extremity Deformities
• Pediatric Hand Injuries
• Pediatric Traumatic Injuries

Featured Publications

A Comparison of Fracture Reductions Performed by Physician Extenders and Orthopaedic

Ho, C.A., Wilson, P.W. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma April 2010 24(4) 244-9

The Utility of Knee Releases in Arthrogryposis

Ho C.A., Karol L.A. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Spring 2008 28(3) 307-313

Management of Infection After Instrumented Posterior Spine Fusion in Pediatric Scoliosis

Ho C.A., Skaggs D.L., Weiss J.M., Tolo V.T. Spine November 2007 32(24) 2739-2744

Long Term Follow-up of Progressive Macrodystrophia Lipomatosa

Ho C.A., Herring J.A., Ezaki, M.B. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-A May 2007 89A(5) 1097-1102

Use of Flexible Intramedullary Nails in Pediatric Femur Fractures

Ho C.A., Skaggs D.L., Tang C.A.W., Kay R.M. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2006 26(4) 497-504

Pediatric acute leg compartment syndrome after peroneus longus rupture: a case series.

Hull BR, Wingfield JJ, Stall A, Birch CM, Ho CA, J Pediatr Orthop B 2019 Sep

The Community Orthopaedic Surgeon Taking Trauma Call: Lateral Humeral Condyle Fracture Pearls and Pitfalls.

Ho CA, Mehlman CT, J Orthop Trauma 2019 Aug 33 Suppl 8 S12-S16

Pediatric Gartland Type-IV Supracondylar Humeral Fractures Have Substantial Overlap with Flexion-Type Fractures.

Mitchell SL, Sullivan BT, Ho CA, Abzug JM, Raad M, Sponseller PD, J Bone Joint Surg Am 2019 Aug 101 15 1351-1356

Delaying Surgery in Type III Supracondylar Humerus Fractures Does Not Lead to Longer Surgical Times or More Difficult Reduction: A Retrospective Case Control Study.

Prabhakar P, Ho CA, J Orthop Trauma 2019 Apr

Comparison of Percutaneous Reduction and Pin Fixation in Acute and Chronic Pediatric Mallet Fractures.

Reddy M, Ho CA J Pediatr Orthop 2019 Mar 39 3 146-152

• Best Pediatric Specialists in Dallas
  D Magazine (2018-2019)
• Best Pediatric Specialists in Dallas
  D Magazine (2010-2016)
• Leonard Marmor Surgical Arthritis Foundation Award
  Excellence in Teaching and Leadership (2005)
• Emerging Leader Program
  American Orthopaedic Association (2004)
• Order of Omega
  Academic and Leadership Honor Society, MIT (1994-1996)
• Pi Tau Sigma
  Mechanical Engineering Honor Socity, MIT (1994-1996)

• American Orthopaedic Association (2018)
• American Association for Hand Surgery (2014)
• Orthopaedic Trauma Association (2012)
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2011)
• Pediatric Hand Study Group (2011)
• Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (2011)
• American Orthopaedic Association Emerging Leader (2005-2018)
• American Medical Association
• Dallas County Medical Society
• Texas Medical Association
• Texas Orthopaedic Association