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1919 E Thomas Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85016Phone+1 602-933-3033Fax+1 602-933-4311
Summary
- Dr. Matthew A. Halanski serves as the division chief of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Phoenix Children's and is the Herbert J. Louis Endowed Chair in Orthopedics. He is also a professor/clinical scholar at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix.
Before joining Phoenix Children's in 2022, Dr. Halanski served as director of Pediatric Orthopedic Research and was promoted to associate professor with tenure in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He then went on to serve as the division chief of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha and served as the vice chair of Research in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where he was later promoted to full professor.
Dr. Halanski earned his medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit and completed an orthopedics residency at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He then completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery and spinal deformity at Starship Children's Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Halanski is board certified in orthopedic surgery.
Dr. Halanski has been involved in numerous professional committees and initiatives that further patient care, education, and research. Some activities have been hospital-based, while others have been national, including his service on the Biomedical Engineering Committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the Growing Spine Committee of the Scoliosis Research Society and several committees with the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA), including chairing the membership committee. He also participates in outreach activities to educate patients and families about such conditions as cerebral palsy.
Dr. Halanski has been successful in research, publishing numerous articles on orthopedic conditions, including clubfoot, spinal muscular at
Education & Training
- Starship Children's HospitalFellowship, 2006 - 2007
- University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2003 - 2006
- Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2001 - 2003
- Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 2001
- University of Michigan School of Public HealthB.S., Majors: Chemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, High Distinction Graduate with High Honors in Chemistry, 1992 - 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2024
- NE State Medical License 2019 - 2024
- WI State Medical License 2004 - 2021
- MI State Medical License 2001 - 2014
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Invited as Society’s Best Poster POSNA, 2017
- Meeting's Best Paper Award Winner, Phillip Zorab Symposium British Scoliosis Society, 2017
- Recipient of Best Poster Award POSNA, 2016
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 212 citationsTat modifies the activity of CDK9 to phosphorylate serine 5 of the RNA polymerase II carboxyl-terminal domain during human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transcriptionMeisheng Zhou, Matthew A. Halanski, Michael F. Radonovich, Fatah Kashanchi, Junmin Peng
Molecular and Cellular Biology. 2000-07-15 - 15 citationsKIAA1217: A novel candidate gene associated with isolated and syndromic vertebral malformations.Noura Al Dhaheri, Nan Wu, Sen Zhao, Zhihong Wu, Robert D. Blank
American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2020-05-05 - 387 citationsTissue Stiffness Dictates Development, Homeostasis, and Disease ProgressionAndrew M. Handorf, Yaxian Zhou, Matthew A. Halanski, Wan-Ju Li
Organogenesis. 2015-04-27
Journal Articles
- The Role of Periosteal Fibers in Accelerated Bone GrowthRajeev Chaudhary, Ming-Song Lee, Kuwabo Mubyana, Sarah Duenwald-Kuehl, Jarred Kaiser, Ray Vanderby Jr., Kevin W. Eliceiri, David T. Corr, Wan-Ju Li, Paul J. Campagnola..., Bone, 1/1/2016
- Amicar versus Tranexamic Acid in pediatric spine deformity surgery, a prospective randomized double-blinded studyMatthew A. Halanski, MD, Jeffery A. Cassidy, MD, Scott Hetzel, Diann Reischman PhD, Nabil Hassan, MD, Spine Deformity, 1/1/2014
- Efficiency and Safety: When is the best time to valve a plaster cast?Samuel RH Steiner, MD, Kirollos Gendi, BA, Matthew A. Halanski, MD, and Kenneth J. Noonan, MD, JBJS, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Scientific Exhibit: Challenges of Pediatric Orthopedic Implant Design and Approval.Matthew A. Halanski, Michael W. Shrader, Michael Vitale, Brian Snyder, POSNA annual meeting, Indianapolis, IN, 1/1/2016
- Can Radiographs Predict Outcome in Patients with Idiopathic Clubfoot Treated with the Ponseti Method?Conor P. O’Halloran, BS; Blaise A. Nemeth, MD; Matthew A. Halanski, MD; Catherine Carlyle Zimmermann, MD; Kenneth J. Noonan, MD, POSNA annual meeting, Hollywood, CA, 1/1/2014
- Critical Evaluation of Spinal Growing Rods in the Treatment of Scoliosis in the SMA Population.Matthew A.Halanski, Karen Patterson, Sarah Sund, Linda Makholm, Mary Schroth, Families of SMA annual meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Maternal Vitamin D Deficient Diets Increase Kyphosis in Offspring.London, England - 1/1/2017
- To Cast, To Saw, and Not To Injure: Can Safety Strips Decrease Cast Saw Injuries?Hollywood, CA - 1/1/2014
- The Effect of “Education on Orthopaedic Surgery Residents’ Ability to Objectively Evaluate a Simulated Compartment Syndrome.Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2013; San Antonio, TX, 2014; New Orleans, LA, 2014 - 1/1/2014
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Press Mentions
- Phoenix Children’s Researchers Earn Significant Grant Funding, Break New Ground in Child HealthOctober 3rd, 2024
- Globally Renowned Research Scientist Joins Phoenix Children's, University of Arizona College of Medicine - PhoenixMarch 6th, 2023
- Dr. Matthew Halanski Named Division Chief of Orthopedics, Sports Medicine at Phoenix Children'sDecember 5th, 2022
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Grant Support
- Periosteal Transection to Accelerate Bone Growth by a Knifeless TechniqueThe Hartwell Foundation2016–2019
- AAOS/ORS The Physis: Fundamental Knowledge to a Fantastic Future through Research - SymposiumNIH2018
- How Tendon Anchoring Affects Fixation in Tendon Transfers to Unossified BoneOREF2017–2018
- Ultra focus Digital Radiography System with DXANIH2017–2018
- Therapeutic Application of M2 Macrophages to Improve Tendon HealingOREF2016–2018
- Growth following Periosteal Resection:Utilization of a novel Bio-Delivery System to Regulate Expansion of the Growth PlateThe Hartwell Foundation2013–2018
- Non-invasive Limb LengtheningAngela Kuo Memorial Award/POSNA2016–2017
- Improving the Care of Children with SMAUW-ICTR PCORI Pilot2015–2017
- Core Competency Innovation: Development of a hip modelOMEGA Medical Grant Association2014–2015
- New Porcine Model for Pediatric Spinal DeformityPOSNA2014–2015
- SMA DatabaseFamilies of SMA (Now CURE SMA)2013–2015
- Is ossification necessary to transfer tendon to bone?OREF2013–2014
- Establishing the Electronic Pediatric Orthopaedic Teaching System (TEPOTS)Omega Residency Enhancement Grant2013–2014
- Elucidating the Mechanism of Growth Acceleration following Periosteal ResectionSt Giles Young Investigator Award/POSNA2012–2013
Committees
- Memeber, SRS Growing Spine Committee 2017 - 2019
- Member, POSNA Membership Committee 2016 - 2019
- Wisconsin Ambassador, OREF 2014 - 2019
- Member, POSNA Traveling Fellowship Committee 2014 - 2016
- Member, AAOS Biomedical Engineering Committee 2013 - 2016
- Member, POSNA Research Committee 2011 - 2013
Research History
- HHMI-NIH Research ScholarLived at Cloister working at NIH in John Brady lab studying HIV, TAT protein, and interactions with the cell cycle.1998 - 1999
- Parke Davis Paharmaceuticals - Summer ExternSummer Extern optimizing and utilizing a purification pathway for clinically interesting metaloporphyrins1995 - 1995
Professional Memberships
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North AmericaFellow
- Fellow
- Scoliosis Research SocietyCandidate Member
- Orthopaedic Research SocietyMember
- Alpha Omega AlphaMember
- American Academy of Cerebra Palsy and Developmental MedicineMember
- Alpha Chi Sigma, Professional Chemistry FraternityMember
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