Alvin H. Crawford, MD, FACS
Title
Co-Director, Spine Center
Appointment
Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Email
alvin.crawford@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4785
Fax
513-636-3928
Bio
Alvin H. Crawford, MD, one of the nation's foremost authorities on video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and neurofibromatosis, is the director of pediatric orthopaedics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Since joining the staff of Cincinnati Children's in 1977, Dr. Crawford has completed a teaching module in Pediatric Orthopaedics, which includes a 1000-slide and syllabus packet widely used as a teaching instrument in U.S. residency programs, as well as in 33 other countries.
Dr. Crawford has also co-authored a handbook of Pediatric Orthopaedics for pediatric house officers and primary care physicians, as well as assisted in the development and publication of an atlas on Pediatric Orthopaedic radiology.
Dr. Crawford has authored a monograph on neurofibromatosis in children, a field in which he is considered the leading expert, achieving internationally renowned status. His publications include more than 200 articles and abstracts, six books, and 52 chapters.
Dr. Crawford's multiple visiting professorships, in addition to the United States, include Canada, West Africa, the Middle East (Jordan and Saudi Arabia), Germany, Italy, Denmark, Holland, Sweden, Brazil, Colombia, England, Belgium, Chile, Spain, Argentina and Ireland. He has trained 25 fellows in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. Crawford earned his undergraduate degree in Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Tennessee A and I University in 1960, with a minor in Music. He earned his medical degree at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 1964.
Credentials
MD: University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, 1964.
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, US Naval Hospital, Boston, MA: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Fellowships: Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, Carl-Berg International Fellowship; Constructive Surgery of the Hip, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA; Pediatric Orthopaedics, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA; Alfred I. DuPont Institute, Wilmington, DL.
Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Awards and Honors
Research Grants and Contracts
- Ohio National Insurance Co., grant for patient education and information.
- Ohio National Financial Services, grant for the study of back pain in children
Publications, Most Recent
Lowe TG, Lenke L, Betz R, Newton P, Clements D, Haher T, Crawford A, Letko L, Wilson LA: Distal junctional kyphosis of adolescent idiopathic thoracic curves following anterior or posterior instrumented fusion: incidence, risk factors, and prevention. Spine 2006 Feb 1;31(3): 299-302.
Crawford AH, Schorry EK: Neurofibromatosis Update. J Pediatr Orthop 2006 May-June; 26(3):413-423. Review.
Crawford AH, Newton PO, Lenke LG, Boachie-Adjei O, Sucato DJ, Betz RR: Scoliosis: Current Indications for Treatment.Orthopedics Today 2006 26(6):78-82 – Virtual Round Table moderated by Alvin H. Crawford.
Bylski-Austrow DI, Glos DL, Sauser FE, Papautsky I, Crawford AH, Wall EJ: Bilateral Intra-annular Spinal Compressive Stresses In Vivo. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2006 123: 398-403.
Bylski-Austrow DI, Wall EJ, Glos DL, Ballard ET, Stringer K, Crawford AH: Spinal Hemiepiphysiodesis Correlates with Physeal Histomorphometric Gradients.Stud Health Technol Inform 2006 123: 261-266.
Agabegi SS, Crawford AH: Postlaminectomy Kyphosis in an Achondroplastic Child Treated for Spinal Stenosis.Orthopedics. In Press.
Crawford AH, Parikh S, Schorry EK, Von Stein D: The Immature Spine in Type-1 Neurofibromatosis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007 Feb;89 Suppl 1:123-42. Review.
Upasani VV, Tis J, Bastrom T, Pawelek J, Marks M, Lonner B, Crawford A, Newton P: Analysis of sagittal alignment in thoracic and thoracolumbar curves in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: how do these two curve types differ?Spine 2007 May 20;32(12): 1355-9.
Stevenson DA, Viskochil DH, Schorry EK, Crawford AH, D'Astous J, Murray KA, Friedman JM, Armstrong L, Carey JC: The use of anterolateral bowing of the lower leg in the diagnostic criteria for neurofibromatosis type 1. Genet Med. 2007 July;9(7): 409-12. Review.
Jain V, Crawford A: Re: Hoernschemeyer D, Farjoodi P, Cheng J, et al. A study of the cutaneous nerves encountered during thoracoplasty. Spine 2007 Jul 15;32(16): 1799.
Crawford AH, Herrera-Soto J: The Use of Multiple Anchors for Correction of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine. 2007 Aug 15;32(18): E517-22.
Vora V, Crawford A, Babekhir N, Boachie-Adjei O, Lenke L, Peskin M, Charles G,Kim Y. A pedicle screw construct gives an enhanced posterior correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis when compared with other constructs: myth or reality. Spine. 2007 Aug 1;32(17):1869-74.
Crawford AH: Operative Management of Scheuermann's Kyphosis in 78 patients: Radiographic Outcomes, Complications and Technique. Spine. 2007 Nov 24(32).
Salinsky JP, Scuderi GJ, Crawford AH: Occipito-atlanto-axial dissociation in a child with preservation of life: a case report and review of the literature. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2007;43(2): 137-41. Review.
Crawford AH, Herrera-Soto J: The Treatment of Spinal Deformities with Neurofibromatosis in Children.The Orthopaedic Clinics of North America. Stans A. (eds). In Press.
Vanderbeck B, Mehlman CT, Foad SL, Wall EJ, Crawford AH: The Use of Conscious Sedation for Pain Control During Forearm Fracture Reduction in Children: Does Race Matter? J Pediatr Orthop 26(1):53-57, 2006.
Crawford AH: Anterior Surgery in the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine: Enodoscopic Techniques. Instructional Course Lecture 54:567-576, 2005.
Kolata RJ, Wall EJ, Bylski-Austrow DI, Crawford AH: Endoscopic Mechnical Spinal Hemi-epiphyseodesis Modifies Spine Growth. Spine 30(10):1148-1153, 2005
Herrera-Soto JA, Do TT, Crawford AH: Buoyancy of Synthetic cast and Its Implications to Young Swimmers. JPO 25(3):366-368, 2005.
Al-Sayyad MJ, Crawford AH, Wolf RK: Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: The Cincinnati Experience. CORR 434:61-70, 2005
Herrera-Soto JA, Parikh SN, Al-Sayyad MJ, Crawford AH: Experience with Combined Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Anterior Spinal Release and Posterior Spinal Fusion in Scheuermann's Kyphosis. Spine 30(19):2176-2181, 2005.
Crawford AH: Position of the Aorta Relative to the Spine in Idiopathic Scoliosis. JBJS 86-A(2):429; author reply 429-30, 2004.
Parikh SN, Brody AS, Crawford AH. Use of a Picture Archiving and Communications system (PACS) and Computer Radiography in Preoperative Planning. Am J Orthop 33(2):62-4, 57, 2004.
Parikh SH, Do TT, roy DR, Crawford AH. Popliteal Pterygium Syndrome: Implications for Orthopaedic Management. J Pediatr Ortho B 13(3):197-201, 2004.
Parikh, SH, Choudhury S, Crawford AH. The Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Infantile Torticollis. Orthopedics 27(5):509-15, 2004.
Nematbakhsh AR, Crawford AH: Non-adjacent Spondylolisthesis in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. JPO-B 13(5):336-339, 2004.
Crawford AH: It is what it is. J Bone Joint Surg Am 86(10):2331-4, 2004.
Takeshita K, Peterson ET, Bylski-Austrow D, Crawford AH, Nakamura K. The nuchal ligament restrains cervical spine flexion. Spine 29(18):E388-93, 2004
Mehlman CT, Al-Sayyad MJ, Crawford AH. Effectiveness of Spinal Release and Halo-Femoral Traction in the Management of severe Spinal Deformity. JPO 24(6):667-673, 2004.
Omoloja AA, Kumar K, Crawford AH, and Strife CF. Epiphyseal stapling and recombinant human growth hormone for correction of genu valgum in children with chronic renal insufficiency. J Pediatr Orthop, 2003, Sept to Oct; 23(5):639-642.
Parikh SN and Crawford AH. Orthopaedic implications in the management of pediatric vertebral and spinal cord tumors: a retrospective review. Spine, Oct. 2003; 28(20): 2390-2396.
Mehlman CT, Nematbakhsh AR, Crawford AH and Berlin RE. Spinal deformity associated with carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome (Jaeken's syndrome): a report of three cases.Spine, Apr. 2003; 28(7):E132-5.
Do TT, Strub WM, Foad SL, Mehlman CT, Crawford AH. Reduction versus remodeling in pediatric distal forearm fractures: a preliminary cost analysis. J Pediatri Orthop B, Mar. 2003; 12(2):109-15.
Crawford AH, Strub WM, Lewis R, Gabriel KR, Billmire DA, Berger T, and Crone K. Neonatal kyphectomy in the patient with myelomeningocele.Spine, Feb 2003; 28(3): 260-266.
Deitch J, Crawford AH, Choudhury S. Osteogenic sarcoma of the rib: a case presentation and literature review.Spine, Feb 2003; 28(4):E74-77.
Kuwajima SS, Crawford AH, Ishida A, Roy DR, Filho JL, and Milani C. Comparison between Salter's innominate osteotomy and augmented acetabuloplasty in the treatment of patients with severe Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Analysis of 90 hips with special reference to roentgenographic sphericity and coverage of the femoral head.J Pediatr Orthop, Jan. 2002; 11(1): 15-28.
Bylski DI, Wall EJ, Rupert MP, Roy DR, Crawford AH. Growth Plate Forces in the Adolescent Human Knee: A Radiographc and Mechanical Study of Epiphyseal Staples.J Pediatr Orthop, 2001; 21(6):817-823.
Wall EJ, Kolata R, Roy DR, Mehlman CT, Crawford AH. Endoscopic Pelvic Osteotomy for Treatment of Hip Dysplasia.JAAOS, 2001;9(3):150-156.
Crawford AH. Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy (VATS) for Spinal Problems in Children: Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Spine.Living Longer Health Courier, (Newsletter, ProScan Imaging), Aug. 17, 2001.
Mehlman CT, Strub WM, Roy DR, Wall EJ, Crawford AH. The Effect of Surgical Timing on the Perioperative Complications of Treatment of Supracondylar Humeral Fractures in Children.J Bone Joint Surg., 2001; 83A(3):323-237.
Roush TF, Crawford AH, Berlin RE. Tension pneumothorax as a complication of VATS foranterior correction of idiopathic scoliosis in anadolescent female.Spine, 2001; 26(4):448-450.
Humbert ET, Mehlman CT, Crawford AH. Two Cases of Osteochondroma Recurrence After Surgical Resection.Am Journal of Orthop., 2001; 30(1):62-64.
Chapters, Most Recent:
Crawford AH, Roy DR, Wall EJ, Mehlman CT. In: Rudolph's Textbook of Pediatrics. Orthopaedic Section. 21st Ed. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2002.
Crawford AH. "Practivce of Pediatric Orthopaedics" In: Spine and Pelvis. Ed. Lynn Staheli: Chapter 8. pp 159-182, May 2001.
Crawford AH. Neurofibromatosis. In: The Pediatric Spine: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition. SL Weinstein (Ed). Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia. Chapter 25, pp. 471-490, 2001.
Presentations, Most Recent:
Treatment of Scoliosis; Adult Deformity - panel discussion/case presentations: Mayo Clinic Int'l Spine Surgery & Tumor Symposium, Kauai, HI, January 16 - 20, 2006
Fusionless Spine Surgery for Scoliosis"-ICL; Foot and Ankle Pain in Children and Adolescents - Panel Discussion; Pelvic Fixation for Spinal Deformity - Breakout Session; Thoracoscopic Techniques - DePuy Spine breakout session; Congenital Pseudarthrosis of Tibia - Breakout session: POSNA/AAOS Peds Course, Orlando, FL, November 30 - December 4, 2005.
Spinal Deformity Secondary to Dystrophic Change:SRS Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, October 27, 2005.
Tumors Involving the Vertebral Column; Spinal Cord in Children; The Spine in Bone Dysplasia (Short Stature): Visiting Professor - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, October 21-22, 2005.
"Youth Sport Injuries: Can the Epidemic be Stopped?": AAOS/NATA Life Cycle of the Physically Active, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, October 18, 2005.
"The Immature Spine: Past, Present, and Future": Detroit Academy of Orthopaedics, Troy, MI, October 10, 2005.
Update of Scoliosis Surgical Techniques; Update on Neurofibromatosis; Update on Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: Cole Memorial Pediatric Orthopaedic Seminar, Gillette Children's, St. Paul, MN, September 30, 2005.
Management of the Adolescent Spine: College and High School Sports Medicine Conference, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, July 23, 2005.
Spine Fractures in Children; Spinal Deformities in NF; VATS for spinal Deformities; Treatment of Spinal Deformities: Past, Present, and Future: Healing the Children Missions trip, Shanghai; Beijing, China, June 25 - July 7, 2005.
Decision Making in Problem Elbow Fractures; It Is What It Is; Osseous Manifestation of NF in Children; Treatment of Congenital Clubfoot - Cincinnati Approach. David Sutherland Guest Visiting Professor, Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA, April 21-22, 2005. Pulmonary Function in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: AAOS, Washington DC, February 25, 2005. Osseous Manifestation of NF in Children; Decision-Making in Problem Elbow Fractures; Current Concepts in the Management of SCFE. Mimi Barnhart Guest Visiting Professor, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, February 4, 2005. Scheuermann's Kyphosis: Results of Retrospective Review & Design of Prospective Study; PET Scans of The Aorta; Correction of Left Thoracic Curves: HARMS Study Group: Beavercreek, CO, January 6-9, 2005. NF: Diagnosis and Manifestations; Congenital Disorders of the Knee; Flatfoot and Congenital Vertical Talus; Management of Chondrolysis: International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium, Orlando, FL, December 1-5, 2004. Neuro-orthopaedics; Congenital Disorders; Clubfoot and Metatarsus Varus; Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia and Other Congenital Disorders: X Seminar on Paediatric Orthopaedics, Madrid, Spain, November 5-6, 2004. Current Management of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip; Decision-making in Problem Elbow Fractures: Shriners Hospital for Children, Eugene Rogala 2004 Visiting Professor, Montreal, Canada, October 21-22, 2004. Experience with Management of Dystrophic Scoliosis in Patients with Neurofibromatosis; Augustus A. White, III, MD - The Man and the Spine: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Augustus A. White Spine Symposium, Boston, MA, October 13, 2004. Osseous Manifestation of Neurofibromatosis; Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: Surgical vs Non-Surgical: Medical College of Ohio, Dept. of Orthopaedics, Resident Research Day, Toledo, OH, June 11, 2004. Current Status of VATS for Spinal Problems in Pediatric Patients; Pediatric Spinal Surgery: Japanese Orthopaedic Association, Kobe, Japan, May 20-22, 2004. Current Management of Malignant Musculoskeletal Tumors in Childhood; Congenital Talipes Equinovarus - Clubfoot; Osseous Manifestation of NF in Children: Foundation Day, Dublin, Ireland, May 12-15, 2004. The Spine in Bone Dysplasia; Operative Management of Spine Fractures in Children; Malignant Musculoskeletal Tumors in Children; Current Management of Development in Dysplasia of the Hip; VATS Problems in Children: 2004 Mexican National Orthopaedic Meeting, Mexico City, Mexico, May 1-3, 2004. Spine Injuries in Sports: Cincinnati Children's Sports Medicine Symposium, Cincinnati, OH, April 17, 2004. Is the Hip Only Normal at Birth"; Back Pain Due to Inflammation: EPOS, Geneva, Switzerland, March 31-April 3, 2004. It Is What It Is; Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis; Anterior Surgery in The Thoracic & Lumbar Spine: Pediatric & Adult; Experience with Combined Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery & Posterior Fusion in Scheuermann's Kyphosis. AAOS, San Francisco, CA, March 10-14, 2004. Left Thoracic Curves: Harms Study, Beavercreek, Vail, CO, January 2-4, 2004.
Surgical Containment for Advanced Perthes; Current Role of Thoracoscopic Spinal Surgery; Halo-femoral Traction for Severe Scoliosis; What Are the Limits of Malreduction for Metaphyseal Fractures of the Distal Radius: International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium (IPOS), San Diego, CA, December 3-7, 2003. Translational Surgery; Osseous Manifestations of Neurofibromatosis. Visiting Professor, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois, November 5, 2003. This Hip is Only Normal at Birth: IPOTT - Aufranc Fellows Reunion, Boston, MA, October 18, 2003. Osseous Manifestations of NF in Children; Benign and Malignant Musculoskeletal Tumors in Children; Translational Surgical Research; Decision-making in Problem Elbow Fractures: Brock Lecture Program, Shriners Hospital for Children, Erie, PA, September 26-27, 2003. Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis: A Review of Current Trends and Controversies. CME Course, Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Quebec, Canada, September 9-13, 2003. Spinal Injuries in Children; Open Tibial Fractures in Children; Long Bone Fractures in Children; Assessment and Treatment of Elbow Injuries in Children: Edinburgh International Trauma Symposium, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 13-15, 2003. Spondylolisthesis; Effectiveness of Spinal Release & Halo-Femoral Traction in the Management of Severe Spinal Deformity; Pediatric Deformity Challenges. IMAST, Rome, Italy, July 8-14, 2003. Neurofibromatosis in Children; Supracondylar Humeral Fractures; Common Problems in Pediatric Surgery. University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, May 15 to 17, 2003. Defining the Learning Curve of Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS): The First Hundred Cases. Ohio Orthopaedic Society, Cincinnati, OH, May 8 to 10, 2003. Upper Extremity Fractures - Controversies. POSNA, Amelia Island, FL, May 1 to 3, 2003. Pediatric Vertebral & Spinal Cord Tumors; Osseous Manifestations of NF in Children; Spinal Endoscopy: Pros and Cons. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis , MN, Apr. 24 to 25, 2003. Current State of Spinal Endoscopy in Children ; The History of Surgical Management of Spinal Deformity. Risser Memorial Lecturer, Orthopaedic Hospital, Los Angeles , CA, Apr. 9 to 12, 2003. The Learning Curve in Thoracoscopic Deformity Surgery, AAOS Instructional Course Lecture, St. Louis , MO, Apr. 4 to 6, 2003.
Osseous Manifestations of NF in Children. Guest Speaker, Miami Orthopaedic Society, Miami , FL, Mar. 26, 2003. Spinal Deformity; Pediatric Scoliosis: Endoscopic Instrumentation - Pros and Cons. Cedars Sinai, La Quinta Conference, Palm Springs , CA, Feb. 28 to Mar. 2, 2003. Effectiveness of Spinal Release & Halo Femoral Traction in the Management of Severe Spinal Deformity; Anterior Surgery in Thoracic & Lumbar Spine: Pediatric & Adult; Hinge Abduction & Joint Stiffness in Perthes Disease: Effectiveness of Medial Soft Tissue Release & Petrie Casting Followed by Femoral Head Containment; Spondylolysis Spondylolisthesis. AAOS Annual Meeting, New Orleans , LA, Feb. 5 to 8, 2003. Proximal Femoral Osteotomy for SCFE; Orthopaedic Manifestations of Neurofibromatosis; Thoracoscopic Spinal Surgery. IPOS Annual Meeting, Orlando , FL, Dec. 4 to 8, 2002. Neurofibromatosis; Elbow Injuries in Children and Teens. British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver , Canada, Nov. 28 to 29, 2002. Defining the Learning Curve of Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS): Seventy Consecutive Cases; Orthopaedic Problems and Their Treatment in Neurofibromatosis. GEOP / SOFCOT Meeting, Paris , France, Nov. 12 to 15, 2002. Tumors Involving the Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord in Children; The Spine in Bone Dysplasia; Operative Management of Spine Fractures in Children, XII Meeting of Argentine Society of Spinal Pathology, Cordoba , Argentina, Oct. 24 to 26, 2002. Pearls in Exam / Imaging of Pediatric Scoliosis, Presidential Dinner Guest Speaker, EOA Annual Meeting, Amelia Island , FL, Oct. 16 to 19, 2002. Current Manpower / Experience of Surgeons Doing Deformity Surgery. SRS Annual Meeting, Seattle , WA, Sept. 16 to 22, 2002. Defining the Learning Curve, Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS), 100 Consecutive Cases; Pediatric Spinal Endoscopy; Frontier Pre-Launch Meeting (DePuy Acromed), San Diego , CA, Aug. 23 to 25, 2002. Clinical Evaluation & Decision Making in Children with CP; Treatment of Paralytic Foot Problems by Subtalar Arthrodesis; Spine Problems in Neuromuscular Disease; Osseous Manifestations of Neurofibromatosis in Children; Treatment of Supracondylar Humeral Fractures in Children; Indications & Treatment Principles in Idiopathic Scoliosis; Posterior Scoliosis Correction: Universal System and Spinous Process Wiring; Back Pain in Children; Pelvic Osteotomy with Endoscopic Guidance; Current Concepts of Management of LPC; Treatment of Hinge Abduction by Medial Capsulotomy; Osteotomy for Severe SCFE, Orthopaedic Summer School, Helsinki, Finland, July 29 to Aug. 2, 2002. Osseous Manifestations of Neurofibromatosis; Clubfoot Current Trends. Shriners Hospital , St. Louis , MO, June 12, 2002. The Role of Osteotomy in the Treatment of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis; Current Knowledge on Pseudarthrosis Tibia (congenital tibial dysplasia, anterolateral bowing);The Child's Foot; Current Approach in Clubfoot Surgery, 51st Congress Nordic Orthopaedic Federation, Uppsala , Sweden, May 29 to 31, 2002. Surgical Challenges in Spinal Deformity; Defining the Learning Curve of Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS): The First Hundred Cases; High-Grade SpondylolisthesisComplete Reductions: Are They Worth the Risk? IMAST, Montreux , Switzerland, May 22 to 25, 2002.
Editing:
Editorial Board: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1980 to present.
Editor: Journal of the National Medical Association
Consulting Editor: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Funded Training Programs:
- University of Cincinnati Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
- Ohio University Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Training Program
- Michigan State University Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Training Program
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship Program (ACGME-accredited)
Non-Professional Memberships:
- North Avondale Neighborhood Association
- NAACP (Life Member)
- Board Directorate, Ohio National Life Insurance
- Board Directorate, Pennsylvania National Life Insurance
Professional Organization Memberships
- Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati, Ohio
- Alpha Omega Alpha Scientific Society
- American Academy of Cerebral Palsy (Fellow)
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Fellow)
- American Academy of Pediatrics (surgical Fellow)
- American College of Surgeons (Fellow)
- American Medical Association
- American Orthopaedic Association
- American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics
- Association for Academic Minority Physicians
- Association of Children's Prosthetic Orthotic Clinics
- Association of Military Surgeons of US, Association of Tissue Bank Surgeons
- Children's Hospital Alumni Association (Boston)
- Cincinnati Medical Association
- Cincinnati Orthopaedic Society
- Cincinnati Pediatric Society
- C. L. Mitchell Society
- Federal Advisory Committee - Food and Drug Administration
- Greater Cincinnati Scoliosis Society
- Little People of America
- Mid-America Orthopaedic Society
- Midwest Foundation for Medical Care Inc.
- National Medical Association
- Ohio Orthopaedic Society
- Ohio State Medical Association
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
- Queen City Orthopaedic Club
- Scoliosis Association
- Scoliosis Research Society
- Society of Medical Consultants to Armed Forces
- Society of Military Orthopaedic
Surgeons
Books
Crawford AH: Stenotic Conditions in Children and Adolescents. IN: Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Eds. Gunzburg, R and Szpalski, M. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Chapter 16, page 137-154, 2000.
Crawford AH: Neurofibromatosis. IN: The Pediatric Spine: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition. SL Weinstein (Ed). Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia. Chapter 25, pp. 471-490, 2001.
Crawford AH, Roy DR, Wall EJ, Mehlman CT: Rudolph's Textbook of Pediatrics. Orthopaedic Section. 21st Ed. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2002.
Newton PO, Betz R, Clements D, Crawford AH. Surgical Treatment by Thoracoscopic Methods IN: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, 1st Edition. PO Newton (Ed). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL. Chapter 7, pp 69-76, 2004.
Crawford AH, Al-Sayyad MJ: Miscellaneous Conditions of the Cervical Spine; Neurofibromatosis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Rickets. IN: The Cervical Spine, 4th Edition. CR Clark (Ed). Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia. Chapter 36, pp. 481-507, 2005.
Newton PO, Betz R, Clements D, Crawford AH: Frontier Instrumentation IN: Spinal Instrumentation Surgical Techniques. Kim DH, Vaccaro AR, Fessler RG (eds). Thieme, New York. Chapter 62, pp 424 – 431, 2005..
Crawford AH, Durrani AA: Surgical Management of Rigid Congenital Talipes Equinovarus (Clubfoot) IN: An Atlas of Foot and Ankle Surgery, 2nd Edition. Wulker N, Stephens MM, Cracchiolo A (eds). Taylor & Francis Group London and New York. Chapter 43, pp 387 – 397, 2005.
Herring JA, Crawford AH: Staying Out of Trouble with the Hip: Legg-Calve-Perthes, Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, and Transient Synovitis vs. Septic Arthritis. Consulting Guru IN: Staying Out of Trouble in Pediatric Orthopaedics. Skaggs DL, Flynn JM (eds). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins New York. Chapter 22, pp 308 – 325, 2006.
Crawford AH, Mehlman CT: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence: Orthopedic Trauma. Wheeler, Derek S.; Wong, Hector R; Shanley, Thomas P. (Eds.). Springer-Verlag London Limited Pulicshing; Section XII, Chapter 132, pp 1589-1597, 2007.
Special Interests
- Deformities of the immature spine with intervention and instrumentation via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
- Neurofibromatosis
- Bone tumors
- Hip disorders
Related Areas
This person works in these other areas at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center:
