David Podeszwa, M.D.
Associate Professor

Dr. David Podeszwa provides orthopaedic trauma and general pediatric orthopaedic coverage at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, along with Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children orthopaedic medical staff. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he attended the University of Michigan and earned his medical degree at Wayne State University in Detroit. Dr. Podeszwa completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed an AO/ASIF International Fellowship in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Bern, Inselspital. Dr. Podeszwa completed his pediatric orthopaedic fellowship at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in 2001 under the direction of Dr. Tony Herring. He is an assistant professor in the department of orthopaedics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Before coming to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dr. Podeszwa was an active staff member in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. He is a member of the AO/ASIF Alumni Association and a member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Medical School

Wayne State University (1995)

Residency

Wayne State University (2000), Orthopedic Surgery

Fellowship

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital (2001), Pediatric Orthopedics & Scoliosis

• Hip arthritis in the young adult
• Hip dysplasia
• Hip impingement
• Perthe's disease
• Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Featured Publications

Expanding Pediatric Orthopaedic Trauma Volume at a Pediatric Level I Trauma Hospital

Chan DS, Poedszwa DA, Brown D, Staff AJ Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2009 29 612-17

Bioabsorbable vs. Metallic Fixation for Epiphyseal Fractures of the Distal Tibia

Podeszwa DA, Wilson PL, Holland AR, Copley LAB Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2008 28 859-63

An analysis of the Functional Health of Obese Children and Adolescents Utilizing the PODC Instrument

Poedeszwa, D.A., Stanko, K.J., Mooney, J.F. et al Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2005 29 140-43

Ankle Joint Biomechanics Following Transepiphyseal Screw Fixation of the Distal Tibia

Charlton, Michael, Costello, R, Podeszwa, D et al Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2005 25 635-640

Comparison of Pavlik Harness Treatment and Immediate Spica Casting for Femur Fractures in Children

Podeszwa DA, Mooney JF, Cramer KE, Mendelow MJ Journal Pediatric Orthopaedics 2004 24 460-462

Magnetic Resonance Arthrography of the Labral Disorders in Hips with Dysplasia Impingement

Leunig M, Podeszwa DA, Ganz R Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 2004 1 74-80

Inter-and Intraobserver Variance of Cobb Angle Measurements with Digital Radiographs

Zmurko MG, Mooney JF, Podeszwa DA, Minster GJ, Mendelow MJ Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 2003 12 208-213

• Raymond T. Morrisy Clinical Scientific Paper Award
  Pediatric Othopaedic Society of North America (2007)
• First Place for Classification Pediatrics Poster Presentation
  American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting (2005)
• Richard Lamont Resident Award for Excellence in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
  Wayne State University (2000)
• Resident Research Award
  Detroit Academyof Orthopaedic Surgery (1999)
• Student Research Award
  American Gastroenterological Association (1991)

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• AO/ASIF Alumni Association
• Dallas County Medical Society
• Mid-America Orthopaedic Association
• Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America