Lynn Staheli
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CV

Born: Provo Utah 1933
University: Brigham Young University 1955
Medical School: University of Utah 1959
Internship: University of Utah 1960
Military Service: USAF 1961–1963
Residency: University of Washington 1963–1968 (2 years in Pediatric Orthopedics)
Wife: Lana Staheli, PhD, Children: Linda, Diane, Todd.
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Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center contributions
:
Head of research and education 1968 - 1977
Initiated continuity of care policy 1974
Department Director 1977-1992
Established Orthotic service 1978
Established annual Duncan seminar 1980
Reorganized department (provided basis for quality service) 1985
Conducted annual pediatric CME seminars 1968 to present
Conducted annual orthopedic CME seminars 1968 to 1992
Established & funded ISPO program (10 overseas orthopedists to CH&MC)
 
Honors:
1955 President of service fraternity Intercollegic Knights 
1959 AOA medical school (Upper 10% of class)
1966 Western Orthopedic Resident Paper award (Femoral fx children)
1966 Richards Company resident award (for muscle biopsy clamp)
1968 AOA Outstanding resident award  (five given nationally)
1971 Berg traveling fellowship
1979 President of Pediatric Study Group  (became Ped Ortho Society)
1982 Elected to American Orthopaedic Association
1984 Professor of Orthopedics, University of Washington
1985 Best Doctors list – National
1985 Whos Who, United States
1991 Duncan service award
1995 Distinguished service award (first), Am Academy of Pediatrics
1997 Professor Emeritus status, University of Washington
2001 Staheli Seminar established at Children’s Hospital
2002 Distinguished Alumnus University of Washington School of Medicine
2002 Staheli Chair for orthopedic research established
2002 Distinguished Achieve Award, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America.
2004 Merit of Honor Award, University of Utah
2004 Presidential Guest Speaker, Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America
2004 Nominated for the Humanitarian Award AAOS by POSNA.

Major academic contributions:
Founding Editor and Editor of J. Ped. Orthopedics, 1981 2002
            Emeritis Edition JPO 2002 to present

Original Publications:
85 peer reviewed papers including 25 papers on developmental variations (significantly influenced pediatric management) 10 book chapters
            Books:
                        1955 Banyon –University Year Book (Editor)
                        1959 Medicine Man – Med School Year book (Editor)
                        1985 Medical writing and speaking  (Raven Press)
                        1992 Fundamentals of Pediatric Orthopedics (Raven Press)
                        1996 Text–Atlas of Arthrogryposis (Cambridge University Press)
                        1998 Secrets of Pediatric Orthopedics (Belfus & Henley)
                        1998 Fundamentals of Pediatric Orthopedics 2nd Ed. (Lippincott)
                        2001 Practice of Pediatric Orthopedics (Lippincott)
                        2002 Fundamentals of Pediatric Orthopedics 3rd Ed. (Lippincott)
                        2003 Ortopedia Pediatrica (Marban)
                        2003 Secrets of Pediatric Orthopedics 2nd Ed. (Belfus & Henley)
                        2003 Ponseti: Ponseti Management (Global-Help.Org. Publication)
                        2004 Translation of Ponseti book into 6 languages
                        2005 Guide for Authors. Global Help Organization
                        2006 Practice of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2nd edition
                        2007 Secrets if Pediatric Orthopaedics, 3rd edition
                        2007 Fundamentals of Pediatric Orthopedics, 4th edition
                        2007 History of the Orthopedic Service, Children’s Hospital, Seattle
            Innovations:
                        1965 Established current protocol for treatment of gonorrhea
                        1965 First paper use of bone scans for bone infections in children
                        1972 Described thigh–foot–angle measure
                        1966 Described first muscle biopsy clamp
                        1981 Described slotted acetabular augmentation procedure
                        1985 Described prone extension test for assessing hip flexion contractures
                        1992 Described hip rotation test
            Presentations:
                        Over 1000 presentations in 38 countries and 29 states
                        Delivered 12 named lectureship

Humanitarian Achievements           
1955 President of Intercollegiate Knights a university service organization.

1969 Established an annual pediatric orthopedic seminar for primary care physicians. This seminar has been conducted yearly               since that time.

1970 through present: Taught in 37 countries which have included China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Poland, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Costa Rica, Mexico, etc. Teaching done as a service without compensation.

​1979 Created the booklet What Parents Should Know. This booklet has been distributed to more than 100,000 families providing information that discourages the over treatment of developmental variations in children. This book is currently still in print.

1980 Established the Duncan seminar. This annual seminar has provided instruction for thousands of doctors, therapists and other health care providers for neuromuscular problems of childhood.

1981 Founding Board member of the Northwest Institute for Medical Ethics and Life Sciences in Seattle. This organization created a publication and forum for the discussion of ethical issues in medicine and related fields.

1982 Founder of the International Scholarship for Pediatric Orthopedics (ISPO). This program provided scholarships for pediatric orthopedists in developing countries to spend 3 months at the Children’s Hospital in Seattle. Ten scholarships were funded and awarded.

1989 Duncan award for outstanding service to children with neurological disabilities.

1992 Provided 100 free copies of the Fundamentals of Pediatric Orthopedics to developing countries.

1995 AOA Board for the International Center of Orthopaedic Education.

2001 King County United Way Philanthropic Award.

2002 Founder of Global-HELP organization (HELP). This organization provides free or low cost health care publications worldwide. The organization is a not for profit humanitarian organization with an international board and a global distribution capability. The distribution is through our web site and printed material. Currently HELP publications are used in 40 countries.

CEO Global Help Organization 2002 – present

AACPDM 2010 Humanitarian award
 

Bibliography 

2002 Staheli LT, Management Principles in Arthrogyposis. Turk J Phys.Med.Rehab. 48:31.

2002 Hogan MT, Staheli LT Arch height and lower limb pain: an adult civilian study. Foot Ankle Int  23:43
 
1999 Staheli LT Planovalgus foot deformity. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 89 94-9.
 
1998 Driano AN, L Staheli and LT Staheli Psychosocial development and corrective shoewear use in childhood J Pediatr Orthop 18 346-9.
 
1997 Lieberman JR, LT Staheli and MC Dales Tourniquet pressures on pediatric patients: a clinical study Orthopedics 20 1143-7.
 
1997 Niki H, LT Staheli and VS Mosca Management of clubfoot deformity in amyoplasia J Pediatr Orthop 17 803-7.
 
1996 Fuchs R and LT Staheli Sprinting and intoeing J Pediatr Orthop 16 489-91

1996 Staheli LT Normative data in pediatric orthopedics [editorial] J Pediatr Orthop 16 561-2.
 
1996 Szoke G, LT Staheli, K Jaffe and JG Hall Medial-approach open reduction of hip dislocation in amyoplasia-type arthrogryposis J Pediatr Orthop 16 127-30
 
1995 Shim JS, LT Staheli and BN Holm Surgical correction of idiopathic medical femoral torsion Int Orthop 19 220-3
 
1995 Simonian PT and LT Staheli Periarticular fractures after manipulation for knee contractures in children J Pediatr Orthop 15 288-91
 
1995 Simonian PT, JW Vahey, DM Rosenbaum, VS Mosca and LT Staheli Fracture of the cuboid in children. A source of leg symptoms J Bone Joint Surg Br 77 104-6
 
1995 St Pierre P, LT Staheli, JB Smith and NE Green Femoral neck stress fractures in children and adolescents J Pediatr Orthop 15 470-3
 
1994 Staheli LT Rotational problems in children Instr Course Lect 43 199-209

1994 Staheli LT Footwear for children Instr Course Lect 43 193-7
 
1993 Heath CH and LT Staheli Normal limits of knee angle in white children--genu varum and genu valgum J Pediatr Orthop 13 259-62
 
1993 Mankey MG, GT Arntz and LT Staheli Open reduction through a medial approach for congenital dislocation of the hip. A critical review of the Ludloff approach in sixty-six hips J Bone Joint Surg Am 75 1334-45
 
1992 Crutcher JP and LT Staheli Combined osteotomy as a salvage procedure for severe Legg-Calve-Perthes disease J Pediatr Orthop 12 151-6
 
1992 Krengel WFd and LT Staheli Tibial rotational osteotomy for idiopathic torsion. A comparison of the proximal and distal osteotomy levels Clin Orthop 285-9
 
1992 Staheli LT Pain of musculoskeletal origin in children Curr Opin Rheumatol 4 748-52
 
1992 Staheli LT and DE Chew Slotted acetabular augmentation in childhood and adolescence J Pediatr Orthop 12 569-80
 
1991 Barlow DW and LT Staheli Effects of lateral rotation splinting on lower extremity bone growth: an in vivo study in rabbits J Pediatr Orthop 11 583-7
 
1991 Staheli LT Shoes for children: a review Pediatrics 88 371-5
 
1991 Staheli LT Surgical management of acetabular dysplasia Clin Orthop 111-21
 
1990 Staheli LT Lower positional deformity in infants and children: a review J Pediatr Orthop 10 559-63
 
1990 Williamson RV and LT Staheli Partial physeal growth arrest: treatment by bridge resection and fat interposition J Pediatr Orthop 10 769-76
 
1989 Staheli LT Torsion--treatment indications Clin Orthop 61-6
 
1989 Staheli LT Management of congenital hip dysplasia Pediatr Ann 18 24, 26-7, 29-32
 
1988 Hinderer KA, SR Harris, AH Purdy, DE Chew, LT Staheli, JF McLaughlin and KM Jaffe Effects of 'tone-reducing' vs. standard plaster-casts on gait improvement of children with cerebral palsy Dev Med Child Neurol 30 370-7
 
1988 Hubbard DD, LT Staheli, DE Chew and VS Mosca Medial femoral torsion and osteoarthritis J Pediatr Orthop 8 540-2
 
1988 Vanderwilde R, LT Staheli, DE Chew and V Malagon Measurements on radiographs of the foot in normal infants and children J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 70 407-15
 
1987 Scougall P, LT Staheli, DE Chew, TK Taylor and EE Almquist Desmoid tumors in childhood Orthop Rev 16 481-8
 
1987 Staheli LT Evaluation of planovalgus foot deformities with special reference to the natural history J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 77 2-6
 
1987 Staheli LT Rotational problems of the lower extremities Orthop Clin North Am 18 503-12
 
1987 Staheli LT, DE Chew and M Corbett The longitudinal arch. A survey of eight hundred and eighty-two feet in normal children and adults J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 69 426-8
 
1987 Staheli LT, DE Chew, JS Elliott and VS Mosca Management of hip dislocations in children with arthrogryposis J Pediatr Orthop 7 681-5
 
1986 Barrett WP, LT Staheli and DE Chew The effectiveness of the Salter innominate osteotomy in the treatment of congenital dislocation of the hip J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 68 79-87
 
1986 Shurtleff DB, MB Menelaus, LT Staheli, DE Chew, JY Lamers, A Stillwell and LS Wolf Natural history of flexion deformity of the hip in myelodysplasia J Pediatr Orthop 6 666-73
 
1986 Staheli LT Philosophy of care Pediatr Clin North Am 33 1269-75
 
1986 Staheli LT Torsional deformity Pediatr Clin North Am 33 1373-83
 
1985 Staheli LT "Sarah Kubitschek" Rehabilitation Center J Pediatr Orthop 5 502-6
 
1985 Staheli LT, M Corbett, C Wyss and H King Lower-extremity rotational problems in children. Normal values to guide management J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 67 39-47
 
1984 Barrett WP, EA Almquist and LT Staheli Fracture separation of the distal humeral physis in the newborn J Pediatr Orthop 4 617-9
 
1984 King HA and LT Staheli Torsional problems in cerebral palsy Foot Ankle 4 180-4
 
1984 Staheli LT, SS Coleman, RN Hensinger, JA Ogden, RB Salter and MO Tachdjian Congenital hip dysplasia Instr Course Lect 33 350-63
 
1984 Zuckerman JD, LT Staheli and JF McLaughlin Acetabular augmentation for progressive hip subluxation in cerebral palsy J Pediatr Orthop 4 436-42
 
1983 Staheli LT Orthopedics in adolescence Dev Med Child Neurol 25 806-18
 
1983 Staheli LT In-toeing and out-toeing in children J Fam Pract 16 1005-11
 
1982 Staheli LT A visit with Professor Heinz Wagner: Orthopadische Klinik Wichernhaus Rummelsberg/Nuremberg J Pediatr Orthop 2 448-52
 
1981 Staheli LT Slotted acetabular augmentation J Pediatr Orthop 1 321-7
 
1980 Staheli LT Medial femoral torsion Orthop Clin North Am 11 39-50
 
1980 Staheli LT Spinal deformity J Fam Pract 10 1071-5
 
1980 Staheli LT, DK Clawson and DD Hubbard Medial femoral torsion: experience with operative treatment Clin Orthop 222-5
 
1980 Staheli LT and L Giffin Corrective shoes for children: a survey of current practice Pediatrics 65 13-7
 
1979 Hall JG, JG Schaller, NG Worsham, MR Horning and LT Staheli Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (myositis ossificans progressiva) treatment with disodium etidronate [letter] J Pediatr 94 679-80
 
1978 Staheli LT Intoeing in children Prim Care 5 97-110
 
1978 Staheli LT, M Dion and JI Tuell The effect of the inverted limbus on closed management of congenital hip dislocation Clin Orthop 163-6
 
1977 Specht EE and LT Staheli Juvenile aponeurotic fibroma J Hand Surg [Am] 2 256-7
 
1977 Staheli LT Torsional deformity Pediatr Clin North Am 24 799-811
 
1977 Staheli LT The prone hip extension test: a method of measuring hip flexion deformity Clin Orthop 12-5
 
1977 Staheli LT, F Lippert and P Denotter Femoral anteversion and physical performance in adolescent and adult life Clin Orthop 213-6
 
1977 Staheli LT and GW Sheridan Early spica cast management of femoral shaft fractures in young children. A technique utilizing bilateral fixed skin traction Clin Orthop 162-6
 
1976 Knittel G and LT Staheli The effectiveness of shoe modifications for intoeing Orthop Clin North Am 7 1019-25
 
1975 Matsen FA, 3rd and LT staheli Neurovascular complications following tibial osteotomy in children. A case report Clin Orthop 210-4
 
1974 Ailsby RL and LT Staheli Pyogenic infections of the sacroiliac joint in children. Radioisotope bone scanning as a diagnostic tool Clin Orthop 100 96-100
 
1974 Engel GM and LT Staheli The natural history of torsion and other factors influencing gait in childhood. A study of the angle of gait, tibial torsion, knee angle, hip rotation, and development of the arch in normal children Clin Orthop 99 12-7
 
1972 Gritzka TL, LT Staheli and WR Duncan Posterior tibial tendon transfer through the interosseous membrane to correct equinovarus deformity in cerebral palsy. An initial experience Clin Orthop 89 201-6
 
1972 Hubbard DD and LT Staheli The direct radiographic measurement of femoral torsion using axial tomography: technic comparison with an indirect radiographic method Clin Orthop 86 16-20
 
1972 LaGasse DJ and LT Staheli The measurement of femoral anteversion. A comparison of the fluoroscopic and biplane roentgenographic methods of measurement Clin Orthop 86 13-5
 
1972 Staheli LT and GM Engel Tibial torsion: a method of assessment and a survey of normal children Clin Orthop 86 183-6
 
1972 Staheli LT, WB Nelp and R Marty Strontium 87m scanning. Early diagnosis of bone and joint infections in children Jama 221 1159-60
 
1971 Staheli LT Muscular torticollis: late results of operative treatment Surgery 69 469-73
 
1968 Staheli LT, CC Church and BH Ward Infantile cortical hyperostosis (Caffey's disease). Sixteen cases with a late follow-up of eight Jama 203 384-8
 
1968 Staheli LT, WR Duncan and E Schaefer Growth alterations in the hemiplegic child. A study of femoral anteversion, neck-shaft angle, hip rotation, C.E. angle, limb length and circumference in 50 hemiplegic children Clin Orthop 60 205-12
 
1967 Staheli LT Fever following trauma in childhood Jama 199 503-4

1967 Staheli LT Femoral and tibial growth following femoral shaft fracture in childhood Clin Orthop 55 159-63
 
1967 Staheli LT and LR Fry Late popliteal false aneurysm complicating distal femoral fracture J Trauma 7 322-6
 
1966 Staheli LT A clamp for isometric muscle biopsies Surgery 59 1154-5
 
1966 Staheli LT, DK Clawson and JH Capps Bilateral curving of the terminal phalanges of the little fingers. Report of two cases J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 48 1171-6
 
1964 Staheli LT Duration of Therapy in Management of Gonorrhea. J Am Med Assoc. 190:118-9.
 
1963 Staheli LT Dispensary Treatment of Gonorrhea. Mil Med 128:792-3
 
1960 Staheli LT Note-Taking for Keeps Resident Physician 6:70-73
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