WilliamOppenheimMD

Pediatric Orthopedics

Margaret Holden Jones Kanaar Chair Distinguished Professor, Cerebral Palsy, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA past President American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Board of Directors, Momentum Wheel Chairs for Humanity Georgetown Alumni Board of Governors, Established UCLA Presidential Chair in Cerebral Palsy, Georgwtown Medical School Annual Lecture in Pediatric Orthopedic

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Summary

William L. Oppenheim, MD is Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Orthopedic Surgery, the Margaret Holden Jones Kanaar Professor of Cerebral Palsy and former Chief of Pediatric Orthopedics at the Orthopaedic Institute for Children / UCLA Department of Orthopaedics at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Los Angeles. He founded and is Emeritus Director of the UCLA / OIC Center for Cerebral Palsy which now includes the Kameron Functional Assessment Gait Laboratory and the Cerebral Palsy Muscle Disease Laboratory. After graduating from the University of Maryland in College Park, he attended medical school at Georgetown University in Washington, DC graduating Magna Cum Laude. After military service with the US Air Force, he resumed his medical training in orthopedic surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle, and then as the Girdlestone Scholar in Oxford England at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre. He subsequently studied Pediatric Orthopaedics as a Fellow at The Orthopaedic Hospital in Los Angeles in 1978, following which he, joined the Faculty of the UCLA School of Medicine where he has practiced for 43 years, He is a member of the Pediatric Orthopedic Association of North America, a Past President of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AAACPDM), and a Past President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Western Orthopaedic Association. He is a former American Orthopaedic Society North American Traveling Fellow; a recipient of the Los Angeles based Abilities First White Swan Award and has been named multiple times as one of America’s Best Doctors. He was the recipient of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015, and a Distinguished Service Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2018. He is a current member of GUAA Board of Governors; A UCLA Presential Chair in Cerebral Palsy was dedicated in 2022, and an annual Georgetown Pediatric Lectureship established in 2021.

Education & Training

Orthopaedic HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1978 - 1979
University of WashingtonChief Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1977 - 1978
University of WashingtonResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1974 - 1978
Nuffield Orthopaedic CentreGirdlestone Fellow, 1976 - 1977
University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Surgery, 1970 - 1971
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1970, Magna Cum Laude
University of Maryland, College ParkBsc, Chemistry, High Honors, 1966 - 1966

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1971 - 2027
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2022
Historian American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
Named to The Best Doctors in America Boston, MA, 1999, 2004, 2007-2021
America’s Top Doctors Castle Connolly, Boca Raton, FL, 2009-2021
Oppenheim Presidential Chair Geffen School of Medicine, 2021
Distinguished Service Award, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Orthopaedics, Orlando, 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics, 2018
Lifetime Achievement Award, American Academy for Cerebral Palsy, Austin American Academy for Ceebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, 2015
President American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, 2006
Marquis Who’s Who in the World 28th Edition. 890 Mountain Ave. Suite 300, New Providence, NJ, 2011-2014, 2013
Southern California Super Doctors Key Professional Media, Inc, Los Angeles Magazine, 2010-2013, 2013
Endowed Chair Margaret Holden Jones Kanaar Chair in Cerebral Palsy, 2004
White Swan Award, Cerebral Palsy Abilities First Foundation, Beverly Hills, 2000
Bay Surgical Society 1989
North American Traveling Fellow American Orthopaedic Association, 1979
Girdlestone Scholar Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford England, 1976, 1977
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Who’s Who in America 2009-2013 Edition
Marquis Who’s Who in America Providence, NJ
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

135 citations
Selective Control Assessment of the Lower Extremity (SCALE): development, validation, and interrater reliability of a clinical tool for patients with cerebral palsy.
Eileen Fowler, Loretta A. Staudt, Marcia B. Greenberg, William L. Oppenheim
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 2009-08-01
15 citations
Case reports: the influence of selective voluntary motor control on gait after hamstring lengthening surgery.
Evan J. Goldberg, Eileen Fowler, William L. Oppenheim
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2012-05-01
23 citations
Fractures of the hip in children: a review of forty cases.
Joel M. Heiser, William L. Oppenheim
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 1980-06-01

Journal Articles

Biochemistry and Injury Severity in Man.
Oppenheim, W.L., Williamson, D., and Smith, R, Journal of Trauma, 20(2):135-140
Bladder Diverticulum Simulates Metastatic Tumor on Bone Scan.
Oppenheim, W.L., and Greenlee, T, Ortho. Review, 9(8):69-71
Purpura Fulminans: Medical, Surgical, and Rehabilitative Management.
Silbart, S., and Oppenheim, W.L, Clin. Ortho. and Related Research, 193:206-213
Orthopedic Consultation--Supracondylar Fracture of the Elbow in a Child.
Oppenheim, W.L., and Johnson, E, Hospital Practice, 6(3):8-12
The Chiari Osteotomy, Long Term Follow-up.
Graham, S., and Oppenheim, W.L, Clin. Ortho. and Related Research, 208:249-257
The Van Nes Procedure in the Treatment of Proximal Femoral Focal Femoral Deficiency.
Oppenheim, W.L., Moseley, C., and Friscia, D, J. Bone and Joint Surg. 71A:1386-392
Posterior Rhizotomy in the Treatment of Spastic Cerebral Palsy.
Oppenheim, W.L, Clin. Ortho. Rel. Res. 253:20-29
The Role of Selective Posterior Rhizotomy in the Management of Cerebral Palsy.
Staudt, L., Peacock, W.J., and Oppenheim, W.L, Infants and Children. 2(3):48-58
Congenital Glenoid Hypoplasia, Case Report.
Borenstein, Z., Mink, J., Oppenheim, W., Rimoin, D., and Lachman, R, Skeletal Radiology 20:134-136
Fibula Deficiency and the Indications for Syme's Amputation.
Oppenheim, W.L, Prosthetics and Orthotics International. 15:131-136
The Technique of Childhood Ankle Disarticulation.
Oppenheim, W.L., and Dauer, M.S, Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 1(4): 283-288
Technique of Closed Femoral Shortening.
Oppenheim, W.L. and Gautsch, T, Operative Techiques in Orthopedics. 3(2): 174-181
Management of Childhood Spasticity.
Oppenheim, W.L., Staudt, L., and Peacock, W.J, Advances in Operative Orthopedics. 1:313-335
Die Exartikulation im Sprunggelenk nach Syme im Kindesalter.
Oppenheim, W.L, Operative Orthopädie und Traumatologie, Standardeingriffe und neue Verfahren. 5(2):124-29
A Comparsion Study of Two Treatment Approaches to Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency.
Setoguchi, Y., Zernicke, R., Fowler, E., and Oppenheim, W. L, Ass. Child. Pros. Clinics 28(1):32-33
La desarticulación del tobillo en los niños, según la téchnica de Syme.
Oppenheim, W.L, Ortopedia y Traumatologia. 3(1):48-53
Measurement of Error in Spondylolisthesis.
Wall, M., and Oppenheim, W.L, J. Pediatr Ortho. 15(2):193-198
Musculoskeletal Coccidiomycosis. A review of 25 Patients.
Kushwaha, V, Shaw, B., and Oppenheim, W.L, Clin. Ortho. Rel. Res. 332:190-199
Energy consumption in Van Nes versus Syme amputations for Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency.
Fowler, I., Setoguchi, Y., and Oppenheim, W.L, J Bone Joint Surg., JBJS, 78A::1857-1871
The Posteroperative Total Febrile Response in the Pediatric Orthopedic Population.
Merjanian, R., Kinakos, C., Dorrey, F., and Oppenheim, W.L, J. Pediat. Ortho. 18:497-501
K/DOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines for Bone Metabolism and Disease in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease.
Bowen, RB and Oppenheim, WL, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Vol 46, No 4, Suppl 1: pp S23-S25
Guideline #3, Surgical Management of Renal Osteodystrophy.
Bowen, RB and Oppenheim, WL, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Vol 46, No 4, Suppl 1: pp S23-S25
Case Reports: The Influence of Selective Voluntary Motor Control on Gait After Hamstring Lengthening Surgery.
Goldberg EJ, Fowler EG, Oppenheim WL, Clin Orthop Relat Res; 470(5):1320-6
The Internet 2006.
Oppenheim, WL, Dev Med Child Neurol; 48(9):707
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Books/Book Chapters

Pediatric Update.
Chapter: The Pitfalls of Pediatric Office Orthopedics
Oppenheim, W.L., and Silbert, SElsevier Science Publishing, New York, NY
Behavior of the Growth Plate.
Chapter: Blounts Disease, Etiology and Prevalence
Oppenheim, W.LEditors: H.K. Uhtoff and J. Wiley.Raven Press, New York
Metabolic Bone Disease In Children.
Chapter: Treatment of Childhood Renal Osteodystrophy
Oppenheim, W.L., Kaplan, D., Salusky, I., and Fine, REditors: S. Castells and L Finberg.Marcel Dekker, New York
Hip Arthroplasty.
Chapter: Pelvic Osteotomies
Severt, R. and Oppenheim, W.LEditors: Amstutz, H.C.Churchill Livingstone
Hip Arthroplasty.
Chapter: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses
Severt, R. and Oppenheim, W.LEditors: Amstutz, H.C.Churchill Livingstone
The Management of Limb Length Inequality.
Chapter: Lengthening of the Upper Extremity
Oppenheim, W.LChurchill Livingstone, London
Complications in Orthopedics.
Chapter: Complications of Foot and Ankle Trauma in Children
Page 219 - 247Oppenheim, W.L. and Gautsch, TEditors: Epps, C.Lippincott, New York, NY
The Management of Limb Length Inequality.
Chapter: Shortening Procedures
Page 95 - 107Menelaus, M., Doig, W.G., and Oppenheim, W.LEditors: M. Menelaus.Churchill Livingstone, London
Operative Orthopedics.
Chapter: Congenital Malformations of the Lower Extremities
Page 3223 - 3249Oppenheim, W.LEditors: Chapman, M.Lippincott, Philadelphia
Selected Bibliography of Pediatric Orthopedics With Commentary.
Chapter: Tumors
Oppenheim, W.L., and Bernstein, MEditors: Beatty, JH and Price, CT.American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Chicago
Essentials in Musculoskeletal Care.
Chapter: Congenital Reduction Deformities
Oppenheim, W.LEditors: W. Greene.American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Chicago
Pediatric Orthopedic Secrets.
Chapter: Child Abuse
Page 105 - 109Oppenheim, W.LEditors: Staheli, L.Hanley & Belfus, Philadelphia
The Child with a Limb Deficiency.
Chapter: Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency, Overview and Comparison of Syme Amputation and Knee Fusion with the Van Nes Rotationplasty Procedure
Page 73 - 86Oppenheim, W.L., Setoguchi, Y, and Fowler, EAmerican Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Chicago
Pediatric Surgery.
Chapter: Osteomyelitis
Page 1879 - 1891Oppenheim, W.L., and Kay, SMosby, PhiladelphiaEdition Fift,
Operative Orthopedics.
Chapter: Congenital Malformations of the Lower Extremities
Oppenheim, W.L., Watts, H.G.,Bernstein, R., and Setogucchi, YEditors: Chapman, M.Lippincott, PhiladelphiaEdition 2nd,
Orthopedics.
Chapter: Arthrogryposis, Overview, Etiology and Treatment
Bernstein, M., and Oppenheim, W.LEditors: Fitzgerald, Kaufer and Malkani.Mosby, St. Louis
Pediatric Orthopedic Secrets.
Chapter: Child Abuse
Page 114 - 119Oppenheim, W.LEditors: Staheli, L.Hanley & Belfus, PhiladelphiaEdition Seco,
Pediatric Surgery.
Chapter: Osteomyelitis
Page 1879 - 1891Oppenheim, W.L., and Kay, SMosby, PhiladelphiaEdition Sixt,
Orthopedic Pocket Procedures.
Chapter: Technique of Deep Bone Biopsy
Page 12 - 15Shin E and Oppenheim, WLEditors: C Lewis.McGraw Hill
Orthopedic Pocket Procedures.
Chapter: Technique of Supracondylar Osteotomy of the Humerus
Page 90 - 93Shin E and Oppenheim, WLEditors: C Lewis.McGraw Hill
Pediatric Orthopedic Secrets.
Chapter: Child Abuse
Page 114 - 119Oppenheim, W.L and Bowen, REditors: Staheli, L.Hanley & Belfus, PhiladelphiaEdition Thir,
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Abstracts/Posters

Operative Treatment of Unicameral Bone Cysts.
Galleno, H., Eckardt, J., and Oppenheim, W.L, Orthopedic Transactions, 6(3):372
Muscular Torticollis, a Modified Surgical Approach and the Los Angeles Shriners Hospital Experience.
Ferkel, R., Westin, G.W., Dawson, E.G. and Oppenheim, W.L, Orthopedic Transactions, 6(3):444
Recurrent Patella Subluxation and Dislocation.
Oppenheim, W.L. and Galleno, H, Orthopedic Transactions, 6(3):449
Muscular Torticollis: Cosmetic Considerations and Late Follow-Up.
Oppenheim, W.L., Ferkel, R., and Westin, G.W, Orthopedic Transactions, 7(1):67
Alternative and Complimentary Issues in Cerebral Palsy.
Oppenheim, WL, Annual Cerebral Palsy Conference, 5th International Disabilities Congress, Monterrey MX
Congenital Vertical Talus; the Los Angeles Shriners Hospital Experience.
Christie, W., Smith, C. and Oppenheim, W.L, Orthopedic Transactions, 7(1):166
The use of Video in Power Point Orthopedic Presentations.
Oppenheim, W.L, Mastering Digital Media for the orthopedist in Daily Practice; AAOS Instructional Course 168, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA
The normal Postoperative Febrile Response in the Pediatric Orthopedic Population.
Merjanian, R. Kiriakos, B.A., Dorey, F.J., Apel, D., and Oppenheim, W.L, American Academy of Pediatrics, New Orleans
Congenital Dislocation of the Knee.
Oppenheim, W.L., and Johnson, E, Orthopedic Transactions, 7(3):444
The computer in Medical Writing.
Oppenheim, W.L, Instructional Course 248, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, New Orleans
Recurrent Patella Subluxation and Dislocation.
Oppenheim, W.L., Smith, C., and Galleno, H, Orthopedic Transactions, 7(3):504
Oral Medications for Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy.
Oppenheim, W.L, Pediatric Orthopedic Specialty Day, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, New Orleans
Early Physical Signs in Child Battering.
Oppenheim, W.L, Orthopedic Transactions, 8(1):84
What's New in Cerebral Palsy, Overview of the Treatment of Spasticity. Current Issues in Cerebral Palsy.
Oppenheim, W.L, UCLA Center for Cerebral Palsy Margaret Jones Conference
Chiari Osteotomy and Its Supplementation.
Oppenheim, W.L., and Westin, G.W, Orthopedic Transactions, 8(1):98
The Use of the Baclofen Pump in controlling Spasticity in Ambulatory Diplegic Cerebral Palsy Patients.
Oppenheim, W.L, American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, San Antonio, TX
Selective Posterior Rhizotomy in the Treatment of Cerebral Palsy.
Oppenheim, W.L, AAORN Annual Meeting, AAOS
A Simplified Classification of Blount's Disease.
Oppenheim, W.L., Westin, G.W., and Bernstein, M, Orthopedic Transactions, 8(3):378
Disease, a New Classification and the L.A. Shriner's Hospital Experience.
Bernstein, M., Westin, G.W., Oppenheim, W.L, Western Orthopedic L.A. Chapter Meeting, Hyatt Islandia, San Diego, California
The Chiari Osteotomy: Review of 58 Procedures.
Graham, S., Westin, G.W., Dawson, E., and Oppenheim, W.L, Orthopedic Transactions, 8(3):394
The computer in Medical Writing.
Oppenheim, W.L, Instructional Course 248, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, New Orleans
A Comparsion of Two Treatment Approaches for PFFD.
Setoguchi, Y., & Oppenheim, W.L, Association of Child Prosthetic Clinics, Tampa, FL
Continuous Intrathecal Baclofen for Spasticity Control in Cerebral Palsy—An Orthopedic Perspective.
Oppenheim, S.L, Shrine Specialty Day, Los Angeles, CA
Measurement Error in Spondylolisthesis.
Wall, M. and Oppenheim, W. L, American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington, D.C
New Advances in Cerebral Palsy for the Pediatrician.
Oppenheim, W.L, Pediatric Grand Rounds, UCLA, Los Angeles
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Lectures

The Pediatric Hip Demystified, Doctors Demystify Current Orthopedics for Allied Health Professionals.
Los Angeles, CA
Surgical Management of Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
Regional Meeting of the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Society. Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles
Sports for The Physically Disabled, Doctors Demystify Current Orthopedics for Allied Health Professionals.
Los Angeles, CA
The Anatomy of the Hip, with Particular Reference to the Medial Approach.
J.V. Luck Review Course, Los Angeles, California
The Scientific Basis for Selective Posterior Rhizotomy.
Combined Meeting of the English Speaking Orthopedic Associations, Toronto
Dynamics of An Energy Storing Prosthesis.
Combined Meeting of the English Speaking Orthopedic Associations, Toronto
Acquiring, Editing, and Utilizing Digital Video for Power Point Presentations.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, IL
The Battered Child - The UCLA Experience.
Western Orthopaedic Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii
The Non-Orthopedic Management of Spasticity.
Shriner’s Day, Los Angeles, CA
Van Nes versus Syme Amputation for PFFD.
Joint Shriner’s and AAOS Symposium. Dallas, Tx
Below Knee Amputee Gait in Children.
International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Chicago
Soft Tissue Aspects of the Battered Child Syndrome.
Shriners Chief Surgeons Conference, Montreal, Canada
T Rhizotomy Update.
Mexican Orthopedic Association, Morelia, MX
The Spine in Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
NIH Development Conference, Bethesda, MD
The Timing of Lower Extremity Surgery in Cerebral Palsy.
Orthopedic Association, Morelia, MX
The Orthopedist and the Internet.
Orthopedic Ass. Boca Raton, FL
Leg Lengthening in Achondroplasia.
American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco
Selective Posterior Rhizotomy for Cerebral Palsy.
International Symposium of Cerebral Palsy, Heidelberg
Special Considerations in Cerebral Palsy.
Abilities Expo, Long Beach Convention Center
Foot and Ankle Trauma in Children.
International Symposium on Children's Orthopedics. Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China
The Battered Child Syndrome Revisited.
Multiple locations, 1981
Evaluation and Treatment of Cerebral Palsy.
International Symposium on Children's Orthopedics. Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China
Chemodenervation in the Treatment of Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy.
Mexican Pediatric Orthopedic Society, Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Complimentary and Alternative Methods in Cerebral Palsy.
Multiple locations, 2002
The Child Amputee - Surgical Considerations; Children's Orthotics - Speical Topics.
UCLA Prosthetics and Orthotics Course, Los Angeles, California
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Press Mentions

William Oppenheim, M.D., Director of the Cerebral Palsy Program at Orthopaedic Institute for Children, Honored by the American Academy of PediatricsMay 11th, 2018