Michael Albert, MD : CURRICULUM VITAE
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Personal Background

Dr. Albert was born and raised in Canton, Ohio. He attended Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, where he graduated with honors and was selected to Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society. He ran cross-country and track while attending Miami. Following college he received his medical degree from Wright State University and was president of his class. He was chosen as Intern of the Year at Miami Valley Hospital/Wright State University where he completed his orthopedic residency. Following completion of his fellowship in pediatric orthopedics and pediatric spine at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. Albert became Medical Director of Orthopedics at the Children’s Medical Center (www.childrensdayton.org) in Dayton, Ohio. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Society and is past recipient of the Wright State University Academy of Medicine Outstanding Faculty Member. Dr. Albert is an active member in numerous professional societies including the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America (www.posna.org) and Scoliosis Research Society (www.srs.org). He is a past member of the Board of Trustees at the Children’s Medical Center. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Natalie, and four children, Rebecca, Aaron, Taryn and Lauren.

Educational Background

Undergraduate Studies: Miami University, Oxford, OH BA, May 1978, Chemistry Cum Laude
Medical School: Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH MD, June 1983
Residency: Wright State University/Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH 1983-1988
Orthopaedics
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 1988-1989
Orthopaedics

Board Certification

Certifying Body
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Year: 1990
Recertified: 2000

Professional Activities

Past Chairman of the Professional Staff, Children’s Medical Center
Founding Member and President, Orthopaedic Center for Spinal and Pediatric Care, Inc.

Teaching Positions

Associate Clinical Professor at Wright State University School of Medicine

Professional Positions

1994-1996 Chairman, Department of Surgery, The Children’s Medical Center
1994-1997 Management Committee, University Medical Services Association
1994-2002 Member, Professional Staff Executive Committee, The Children’s Medical Center
1996-2002 Member, Board of Trustees, The Children’s Medical Center
1998-2000 Chairman, Professional Staff, The Children’s Medical Center
2000-2002 Chairman, Credentials and Nominating Committee, The Children’s Medical Center
2000- present Member, Credentials and Nominating Committee, The Children’s Medical Center
2001-2004 Member, Scoliosis Research Society Bylaws Committee

Professional Societies

Member, American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
Member, American Medical Association
Member, Ohio State Medical Association
Member, Montgomery County Medical Society
Member, Dayton Orthopaedic Society
Member, Ohio Orthopaedic Society
Member, American Academy Orthopaedic Surgery
Member, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
Member, Mid-America Orthopaedic Association
Member, Academic Orthopedic Association
Member, Scoliosis Research Society
Member, American Academy of Pediatrics

Community Activities

1998-present Board of Directors, Camp Emanuel
1996-2002 Board of Trustees, The Children’s Medical Center
1991-1993 Chairperson, United Way Campaign, Wright State University School of Medicine
2004 Board Member, Temple Beth Or

Publications and Presentations

Quadruple Approach to Reducing Homologous Blood Requirements in Spinal Surgery. Presented
at Federation of Spine Association, February 19, 1986, New Orleans, LA.

Quadruple Approach to Reducing Homologous Blood Requirements in Spinal Surgery. Presented at Ohio Orthopaedic Society, April 17, 1986, Columbus, OH.
The Orthopedic Management of Conjoined Twins. Michael C. Albert, Denis S. Drummond, James O’Neill, Hugh Watts. Presented at the Pediatric Orthoapedic Society of North America, May 1989, Hilton Head, SC
Pediatric Sports Injuries. Second Annual Pediatric Summerfest, July 1989, King’s Island, OH
Bone and Joint Infections in Children. University of Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Review Course, June 1989, Atlantic City, NJ.
Neurofibromatosis. University of Pennsylvania. Orthopaedic Review Course, June 1989, Atlantic City, NJ.
The Orthopaedic Management of Conjoined Twins: A Review of Thirteen Cases and Report of Four. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, February 8, 1990, New Orleans, LA.
Gait Analysis: Is It Worth the Cost? The Sixteenth Oleika Shrine Lecture at Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, March 23 and 24, 1990, Lexington, KY.
The Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 11, 1991, Anaheim, CA.
Assessment of Orthotics in Cerebral Palsy – Kinematic and Kinetic Responses. The American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, 1992, San Diego, CA.
Management of Blount’s Disease with Ilizarov Technique. Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, March 20, 1993, Lexington, KY.
Assessment of Orthotics in Cerebral Palsy. Ohio Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, May 7-8, 1993, Dayton, OH.
Adolescent Tibia Vara: Treatment with Circular External Fixation, Ohio Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, May 7-8, 1993, Dayton, OH.
Comparison of Gait Parameters in Orthotic and Surgical Interventions for Cerebral Palsy Children. East Coast Gait Conference, May 5-9, 1993, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Gait Characteristics Pre and Post Heel Cord Lengthening Surgery in Cerebral Palsy Children. American Academy for Cerebral Palsy Annual Meeting, October 6-9, 1993, Nashville, TN.
Compensatory Responses to Fixed Ankle Foot Orthoses in the Uninvolved Limb of Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy Children. North American Clinical Gait Laboratory Conference, March 1994, Portland, OR.
Continuous Epidural Blockage as Initial Treatment of Lower Extremity Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy in Children. Poster exhibit. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 1994 Annual Meeting. May 11-14, 1994, Memphis, TN.
Management of Orthopaedic Infections in Children. Seventh Annual Pediatric Summerfest. July 23-24, 1994, Cincinnati, OH.
Knee Injury-Soccer & Bungee Cord Jumping. American College Sports Medicine, May 31-June 3, 1994, Minneapolis MN.
Treatment of Idiopathic Clubfeet and Pediatric Elbow Fracture. Visiting Professor, Doctors Hospital, Massillon, OH, June 14, 1996, Massillon, OH.
Initial Approach to Musculoskeletal Trauma. The Children’s Medical Center, Ninth Annual Pediatric Summerfest. Kings Island Inna and Conference Center. July 20-21, 1996, Cincinnati, OH
Description and Treatment of DDH. CORE Orthopaedic Surgery RPAC. Educational Day, January 99, 19908, Doctors Hospital North, Columbus, OH.
Classification and Treatment of Blount’s Disease. CORE Orthopaedic Surgery RPAC. Educational Day, January 9, 1998, Doctors Hospital North, Columbus, OH
Immediate Hip Spica Application for Pediatric Femur Fractures: A Review of 190 Patients, February 5, 1999. 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Anaheim, CA, February 4-8, 1999.
Immediate Hip Spica Application for Pediatric Femur Fractures: A review of 190 Patients. Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Lake Buena Vista, FL, May 15-19, 1999.
Pediatric Spine Tumors, Scoliosis Research Society, 35th Annual Meeting, Cains, Australia, October 18-21, 2000 (Poster exhibit).
Pediatric Femur Fractures. Visiting Professor, Doctors Hospital, Firestone Country Club, Akron, OH.
Atlantoaxial Rotatory Fixation with Fracture of the Clavicle in Children. Case reports and review of literature. SRS 36th Annual Meeting, September 19-22, 2001, Cleveland, OH. (Poster exhibit).
Progressive Spine Deformity in Partial Monosomal 9p (ALFI’S Syndrome): Case Report and Review of the Literature. The International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium Program, December 4, 2002, Orlando, FL. (Poster Exhibit).

Publications

1. Albert, M. C. and Barre, P. S. Scaphoid fracture in association with a displaced distal radius fracture in a child. Clinical Orthopaedics 1989;240:232-236.

2. Kirschenbaum, D., Albert, M.C., Robertson, W. W., and Davidson, R. S. Complex femur fractures in children: treatment with external Fixation. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 1990;10(5):588- 591.

3. Albert, M. C. Limb lengthening and deformity correction by the Ilizarov method. Pediatric Forum 1990;2(4):22-27.

4. Albert, M. C. Common Pediatric Orthopaedic Conditions. Pediatric Forum 1991;3(3):26-28.1

5. Albert, M.C., Drummond, D. S., O'Neil, J. and Watts, H. The Orthopedic Management of Conjoined Twins. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedic 1992;12(3):300-307.

6. Cunningham, S. and Albert, M.C. Congenital Clubfoot. Today’s O.R. Nurse 1993; November/December.

7. Albert, M.C., Rodgers, M., and Schrag, D. Gait characteristics pre and post-heel cord lengthening surgery in cerebral palsy children. Abstract in Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 1993;35(9):9, Supplement No. 69.(R)

8. Albert, M.C., Rodgers, M, and Schrag, D. Compensatory responses to fixed ankle foot orthoses in the uninvolved limb of hemiplegic cerebral palsy children. Abstract on Gait and Posture 1994;2(1):59. (R)

9. Albert, M.C., Zachary, S. and Alter, S. Blastomycosis of the forearm synovium in a child: a case report and review of the literature. Clinical Orthopaedics 1995;31(7):223-226.

10. Albert, M.C., Infante, Jr., A.F., Jennings, W.B., Lehner, J.T. Immediate hip spica application for pediatric femur fractures: a review of 190 patients. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 2000: 376: 106-112.

11. Nowinski, R. J. and Albert, M.C. Salmonella osteomyelitis secondary to iguana exposure. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2000: 372, March.

12. Buerk, A. and Albert, M.C. Advances in pediatric foot and ankle treatment. Current opinion on orthopedics Volume 12, No 6, December 2001: 433-442

13. Atlantoaxial Rotatory Fixation with a Fracture Clavicle in Children- Submitted to Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics May 2002.

14. Albert, M.D., Ahluwalia, G.S. Fractures and Dislocation – Tibia and Fibula, Orthopaedic Surgery Essentials - Pediatrics, Chapter 12.10, 2004.

Research Grants

Children’s Medical Center Research Foundation, Dayton, OH:
Gait Analysis in Cerebral Palsy Patients.

$20,000 1991-92
$20,000 1992-93
$30,000 1993-94
$30,000 1994-95