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P. Christopher Cook, M.D.

P. Christopher Cook, M.D.

Orthopaedics & Physical Performance, Pediatrics

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At UR Medicine Orthopaedics & Physical Performance, I am the Chief of the Orthopaedic Pediatric Division. I specialize in a wide range of conditions including, pediatric orthopaedics, hip dysplasia in children and young adults, and complex hips.

Certified Specialties

Orthopaedic Surgery - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Orthopaedics (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Boston Children's Hospital (USA). 1993 - 1994

Fellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital (Canada). 1992 - 1993

Fellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital (Canada). 1991 - 1992

Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital (Canada). 1987 - 1991

Internship, Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada). 1986 - 1987

Education

MD | Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada). 1986

Awards

Dalhousie Orthopaedic Resident Training Faculty Teaching Award. 2008

Best Doctor in America.

Best Doctor in Canada.

Research

I am certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, the Canadian Medical Association, and the Canadian Orthopaedic Association. I have authored several articles on the topics of pediatric hips, the pediatric athlete, and ped...
I am certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, the Canadian Medical Association, and the Canadian Orthopaedic Association. I have authored several articles on the topics of pediatric hips, the pediatric athlete, and pediatric fractures.

Publications

Journal Articles

Incidence and Complications of Open Hip Preservation: An ABOS Database Review.

Hedgecock J; Cook PC; Harrast J; Baumhauer JF; Giordano B.

Orthopedics. 2016; : 1-8.

Risk of injury still high with use of Trampoline.

Cook PC.

Public Service announcement. Golisano Children's Hospital University of Rochester. 2015; .

Pediatric Fractures about the Hip.

Encyclopedia of Trauma Care. 2015; .

Current Concepts in Hip Preservation Surgery: Part I.

Adler KL; Cook PC; Yen YM; Giordano BD.

Sports Health: A multidisciplinary Approach. 2015; .

Current Concepts in Hip Preservation Surgery: Part II.

Adler KL; Cook PC; Yen YM; Giordano BD.

Sports Health: A multidisciplinary Approach. 2015; .

Rehabilitation Following a Proximal Rectus Femoris Repair: A Case Report

Adler KL; Cook PC; Giordano BD.

Human Kinetics - IJATT. 2015; 20(3): 25-30.

A novel iliotibial band and gluteus maximus tenodesis for the treatment of external coxa saltas in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.

Matthew C. Bessette; Raymond J. Kenney; Michael B. Geary; Cook PC; Brian D. Giordano.

Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery. 2015; .

Pediatric Orthopedics for the Primary Care Provider. Preface.

Cook PC.

Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2014; 61(6): xiii-xiv.

Transient Synovitis, Septic Hip and Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: An Approach to the Correct Diagnosis.

Cook PC.

Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2014; 61(6): 1109-1118.

Brachial Plexus Palsy

Cook PC; Kwon JM.

University of Rochester Peri-FACTS. 2013; .

Genetic Disease in Orthopaedics

Cook PC; Sanders J.

Orthopaedic Basic Science. AAOS. 2012; .

Camus T; Maclellan B; Cook PC; Leahey JL; Hyndman JC; El-Hawary R.

Extension Type II Paediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures: A Radiographic Outcomes Study of Closed Reduction and Cast

Posterior Kyphectomy of Myelomenigocele with Anterior Placement of Fixation: A Retrospective Review.

Comstock SA; Cook PC; Leahey JL; El-Hawary R; Hyndman JC.

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2011; 469(5): 1265-1271.

Plating of Femur Fractures in Children

Cook PC.

Canadian Orthopaedic Association Bulletin. 2003; .

Adductor and Psoas Release for Subluxation of the Hip in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy.

Moreau M; Cook PC; Ashton B.

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 1995; 15: 672-676.

Issues in the Pediatric Athlete.

Cook PC; Leit M.

Ortho Clinics North America. 1995; 26(3): 453-464.

Voriconazole Treatment of Presumptive Disseminated Aspergillus infection in a Child with Acute Leukemia.

Shouldice E; Fernandez C; McCully B; Schmidt M; Fraser R; Cook PC;.

Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. 25: 732-734.

Severin Classification System for the Evaluation of the Results of Operative Treatment of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. A Study of Intra & Interobserver Reliability.

Ward WT; Vogt M; Grudziak JS; Turner; Yucel; Cook PC; Fitch RD.

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 79A(5): 633-636.

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