JohnBEmansMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Boston, MA

Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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Office
300 Longwood Ave
# 2
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-355-6021

Fax+1 617-730-0456

Education & Training

Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolChief Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1976 - 1976
Harvard Combined (Massachusetts General, Peter Bent Brigham) Orthopedic Surgery1973 - 1976
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1970 - 1972
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1970

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1973 - 2025
NH State Medical License 2019 - 2025
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Clinical Trials

Does Tranexamic Acid Decrease Blood Loss in Pediatric Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery? Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

LIV selection in 'tweener' patients treated with magnetically controlled growing rods vs. posterior spinal fusion.
Brandon Yoshida, Claudia Leonardi, Jacquelyn Valenzuela-Moss, Lindsay M Andras, Tyler A Tetreault
Spine Deformity. 2024-12-15
How will early onset scoliosis surgery affect my child's future as a young adult? A follow-up study using patient-reported outcome measures.
Dmitri A Falkner, Kyle J Miller, John B Emans, George H Thompson, John T Smith
Spine Deformity. 2024-11-01
Outcome of distraction-based growing rods at graduation: a comparison of traditional growing rods and magnetically controlled growing rods.
Jwalant Mehta, Suken Shah, Harry Hothi, Martina Tognini, Adrian Gardner
Spine Deformity. 2024-09-23

Lectures

Pediatric Spinal Deformity: On the Cutting Edge IV
BroadWater, Coral Gables, Florida - 4/12/2013

Press Mentions

Miranda Day: More Than a DiagnosisAugust 14th, 2018
A Force to Be Reckoned with: Treatment for Tracheomalacia Helps Kate Breathe EasierAugust 6th, 2018

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons - AAOS
Member
American Osteopathic Association - AOA
Member
Scoliosis Research Society
Member
POSNA
Member
SICOT
Member

External Links

Boston Children's Hospital - Orthopedic Centerhttp://www.childrenshospital.org/ortho
Growing Spine Study Grouphttps://www.growingspine.org/research
Children's Spine Study Grouphttp://childrensspinefoundation.org/studyGroup.htm