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Office
1645 West 8th Street
Shriners Hospitals For Children Erie
Erie, PA 16505Phone+1 814-875-8728Fax+1 814-875-8796
Summary
- Dr. Joao Tavares, MD is a board certified orthopedic surgeon in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania. He is affiliated with UPMC Hamot.
Education & Training
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Nemours Children's Health, WilmingtonResidency, Pediatrics, 1976 - 1977
UPMC Medical Education/HamotResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1972 - 1976
Hamot Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1971 - 1972
University of Lisbon Faculty of MedicineClass of 1969
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1973 - 2018- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Differentiating subluxation from developmental dislocation of the hip.Joao O. Tavares
Orthopedic Reviews. 2012-01-02 - 76 citationsResults of screw epiphysiodesis for the treatment of limb length discrepancy and angular deformity.Joseph G. Khoury, Joao O. Tavares, Sharon McConnell, Gregory Zeiders, James O. Sanders
Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2007-09-01 - 7 citationsOdontoid Process Fracture in Children: Delayed Diagnosis and Successful Conservative Management with a Halo CastJoao O. Tavares, Karl F. Frankovitch
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2007-01-01
Other Languages
- Spanish, French, Portuguese
