Twee Thi Do, MD, FAAP
Title
Director, Neuromuscular Services
Appointment
Assistant Professor, Clinical Affiliated of Pediatric Orthopaedics, University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Email
twee.do@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4785
Fax
513-636-3928
Bio
Twee Thi Do, MD, completed a four-year residency in Orthopaedics at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colo., in 1998, after completing a one-year internship in general surgery.
Dr. Do also completed a one-year fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedics at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. She received a graduate degree in medicine in May 1993.
Dr. Do's special interests include spinal deformities and Women's sports medicine.
Twee Thi Do, MD, possesses a significant amount of experience in the treatment of pediatric orthopaedic problems, including: pediatric trauma, spina deformities, cerebral palsy and adolescent sports medicine.
During residency, she spent the greater part of a year at Denver Health Medical Center (DHMC), one of the busiest trauma centers in the country. At DHMC, she evaluated and treated patients of varying ages with problems from simple fractures to mangled extremities needing amputations.
The emphasis on pediatric orthopaedics included six months at the Denver Children's Hospital, where Dr. Do was also able to interact with the Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children in Salt Lake City. These experiences were followed by a year spent at the Hospital for Special Surgery where she focused mainly on spinal deformities and cerebral palsy.
In addition to in hospital duties, Dr. Do also participated as the orthopaedic consult for the Denver Public School Athletic department, providing orthopaedic expertise for athletes before, during and after games. She was also involved with general pediatric orthopaedic and scoliosis screening clinics that traveled to the local schools and daycare centers of New York City, providing pediatric orthopaedic.
Credentials
MD: University of Iowa College of Medicine. Iowa City, Iowa, 1993.
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo., 1993-1998.
Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, N.Y., 1998-1999.
Certification: Board-certified in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Awards and Honors
- Marquis Who's Who Internationally, 2005
- AOA-JOA Traveling Fellowship, 2004
- Lewis Goldstein Award for Best Poster Scoliosis Research Society, 2000
- Lewis Goldstein Award for Best Poster Scoliosis Research Society, 1999
- Best research paper award: Pediatric Orthopedic Club of New York, 1999
- Children's Orthopaedic Day Research Award, 1998
Research Grants and Contracts
Allergan Unrestricted Educational Grant $2500"Botox in Muscular Dystrophy", 2002.
University Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Research Grant $5000 "Scoliosis in the Institutionalized Cerebral Palsy Patients", 2002.
UISA Research Grant.
Publications, Most Recent
Do TT: Congenital Muscular Torticollis: Current Concepts and Review of Treatment. Curr Opin Pediatr 18(1):26-29, Feb 2006.
Do TT, Clayton M: Bigelow's Wire Technique for a Humeral Shaft Fracture: Brief Case Report and Historical Perspective. The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal 25:190-193, 2005.
Herrera-Soto JA, Do TT, Crawford AH: Buoyancy of Synthetic Cast and Its Implication to Young Swimmers.JPO 25(3):366-368, May/June 2005.
Widmann RF, Do TT, Burke SW: Radical Soft-Tissue Release of the Arthrogrypotic Clubfoot.JPO-B 14(2):111-5, Mar 2005.
Do TT, Kellar K: Transitory Inferior Dislocation of the Shoulder in a Child After Shoulder Injury: A Case Report and Treatment Results.Iowa Orthop Journal 24:119-22, 2004.
Parikh SN, Crawford AH, Do TT, Roy DR, Popliteal Pterygium Syndrome: Implications for Orthopaedic Management.J Pediatri Orthop-B 13(3):197-201, May 2004.
Do TT. Strub WM, Witte D: Subacute propionibacterium acnes osteomyelitis of the spine in an adolescent. J Pediatri Orthop B; 2003 July; 12(4):284-7.
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, 2003 Mar;(12)2:109-15.
Do TT, Herrera-Soto J: Elbow injuries in children. Curr Opin in Pediatr 2003, Feb., 15(1):68-73.
Boachie AO, Do TT: Partial lumbosacral kyphosis reduction, decompression and posterior lumbosacral transfixation in high grade isthmic spondylolisthesis: Clinical and radiographic results in six patients.Spine March, 2002; 27(6):E161-8.
Donnelly LF, Emery KH, Do TT: MR imaging of popliteal pterygium syndrome in pediatric patients. Amer J Radiology 2002; 178:1281-1284.
Do TT: Orthopaedic management of the muscular dystrophies. Curr Opin in Pediatr 2002; 14(1):50-3.
Do TT: Clinical value of routine pre-op MRI in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A prospective study of 329 patients.J Bone Joint Surg, Apr, 2001;83-A(4)577-9.
Do TT: Clinical and radiographic evaluation of bowlegs. Curr Opin Pediatr 13(1):42-6, 2001.
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)
Professional Organization Memberships
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Medical Association
- Cincinnati Pediatric Society
- Health Volunteers Overseas
- Ohio State Medical Association
- Orthopaedic Overseas
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
- Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society
Books
Do TT:
"Fractures and Dislocation: Forearm" Essentials of Pediatric Orthoapedic Surgery, Cramer and Scherl (eds) Lippincott, Williams & Wilkens, Philadelphia, PA, Chapter 12.4:125-130, 2004.
Special Interests
Scoliosis and spinal deformities; neuromuscular deformities; women's sports medicine
Presentations, Most Recent
Orthopaedic Aspects of Cerebral Palsy. Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Lecture, Children's Medical Center, October 27, 2005.
Muscular Dystrophy. Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Lecture, Children's Hospital Medical Center, September 12, 2005.
Orthopaedic Aspects of Cerebral Palsy. BCMH Nursing Lecture, Children's Hospital Medical Center, May 25, 2005
Orthopaedic Aspects of Cerebral Palsy. BCMH Nursing Lecture, Children's Hospital Medical Center, April 19, 2005
Arthrogryposis. Pediatric Surgery Resident Lecture, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, August 31, 2004.
Cerebral Palsy: Making the Case for Interdisciplinary Care. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Pediatric Grand Rounds, August 24, 2004.
Long Term Results of Treated and Untreated Scoliosis in Patients with Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy. 77th Annual Congress of Japanese Orthopaedic Association, Kobe, Japan, May 21, 2004.
Botox in the Mouse Model. European Pediatric Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, April 1, 2004.
Results of Spinal Fusion in Total Care Adults with Spastic Quadriplegic CP. American Academy of Pediatrics, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 1-2, 2003.
Effect of Botox on Dystrophic Muscles in a Mouse Model. American Academy of Pediatrics, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 1-2, 2003.
Results of Spinal Fusion in Total Care Adults with Spastic Quadriplegic CP. International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Rome, Italy, July 22, 2003.
Results of Spinal Fusion in Total Care Adults with Spastic Quadriplegic CP. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Amelia Island, FL, May 2-4, 2003.
Pediatric Sports Injuries. St. Elizabeth Family Practice Center. Edgewood, KY March 26, 2003.
Transitory Inferior Dislocation of the Shoulder in a Child After Shoulder Injury: A Case Report and Treatment Results. American Academy of Pediatrics, Boston, MA, October 21, 2002.
Subacute Propionibacterium Acnes Osteomyelitis of the Spine in an Adolescent. American Academy of Pediatrics, Boston, MA, October 21, 2002.
Extending the Indications of Flexible Intramedullary Nails. American Academy of Pediatrics, Boston, MA, October 21, 2002.
Arthrogryposis. Pediatric Surgery Resident Lecture, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, May 29, 2002.
Sports Injuries in Children. St. Elizabeth Residents in Family Medicine Lecture, St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Edgewood, KY, March 27, 2002.
Sports Injuries in the Growing Athlete. A Seminar for Coaches and Parents, Children's Hospital Medical Center Outpatient Anderson, Cincinnati, OH, March 12, 2002.
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