I WROTE THE BOOK ON DEFORMITY CORRECTION
CURRICULUM VITAE SUMMARY

Dror Paley, MD, FRCSC
Limb Lengthening.us
Dror Paley, MD, FRCSC
ORTHOPEDIC EDUCATIONAL SITE BY THE MOST
EXPERIENCED LIMB LENGTHENING SURGEON IN THE
WORLD
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Role in Training Program: Director of Fellowship Program
Grant Funding: Principle Investigator, two grants; Co-Principle Investigator, five grants; Clinical Mentor, one grant
Membership in Medical Societies: 17 Societies: International, eight; National, seven; Regional, two
Publications: Articles (refereed), 73; Articles (non-refereed), 18; Books, five; Book Chapters, 25; Video Productions, 45
Selected Publications in Referreed Journals in the Last Five Years:
1.        Wexler I, Paley D, Herzenberg JE, Herbert A: Detection of nerve entrapment during limb lengthening by means of
near-nerve recording. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 38:161-167, 1998.
2.        Aita D, Bhave A, Herzenberg JE, Paley D, Cannada L: The load applied to the foot in a patellar tendon bearing cast.
J Bone Joint Surg Am 80:1597-1602, 1998.
3.        De Deyne PG, Paley D, Herzenberg J: Limb lengthening does not induce muscle fiber type transformation. Trans Orthop
Res Soc 1:167, 1998.
4.        Herzenerg J, Paley D: Ilizarov management of clubfoot deformity in young children. Foot Ankle Clin 3:649-661, 1998.
5.        Miller TT, Shapiro MA, Schultz E, Crider R, Paley D: Sonography of patellar abnormalities in children. AJR Am J
Roentgenol 171:739-742, 1998.
6.        Bhave A, Paley D, Herzenberg JE: Improvement in gait parameters after lengthening for the treatment of limb-length
discrepancy. J Bone Joint Surg Am 81(4):529-534, 1999.
7.        De Deyne PG, Hayatsu K, Meyer R, Paley D, Herzenberg J: Myoblast proliferation and functional characteristics of the
tibialis anterior during distraction osteogenesis in skeletal mature and immature rabbits. Trans Orthop Res Soc1:143, 1999.
8.        De Deyne PG, Hayatsu K, Meyer R, Paley D, Herzenberg J: Muscle regeneration and transformation during distraction
osteogenesis. J Orthop Res 17(4):560-570, 1999.
9.        Paley D, Maar DC: Ilizarov bone transport treatment for tibial defects. J Orthop Trauma 14(2):76-85, 2000.
10.        De Deyne PG, Meyer R, Paley D, Herzenberg JE: The adaptation of perimuscular connective tissue during distraction
osteogenesis. Clin Orthop 379:259-269, 2000.
11.        Paley D, Bhave A, Herzenberg JE, Bowen JR: Multiplier method for predicting limb-length discrepancy. J Bone Joint
Surg Am 82:1432-1446, 2000.
12.        Sabharwal S, Paley D, Bhave A, Herzenberg JE: Growth patterns after lengthening of congenitally short lower limbs in
young children J Pediatr Orthop 20:137-145, 2000.
13.        Paley D: Editorial: Correction of limb deformities in the 21st century. J Pediatr Orthop 20:279-281, 2000.
14.        Paley D, Herzenberg J: Intramedullary infections treated with antibiotic cement rods. J Orthop Trauma (in press).
15.        Paley D: Principles of Deformity Correction. Berlin, Springer-Verlag, 2002 (available August 2001).
Scientific Meetings: Chairman, 26 meetings
Papers Presented: International, 565 in 45 countries in six languages; National, 629 in the United States and Canada
Languages Spoken: English, French, Hebrew, Italian, Russian, Spanish

Full Curriculum Vitae PDF
University of Maryland School of Medicine   
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Director,
Paley Advanced Limb Lengthening Institute at St. Mary’s Hospital in
West Palm Beach, Florida.
Director, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital
Co-Director, International Center for Limb Lengthening, Sinai Hospital
Chief, Pediatric Orthopaedics, University of Maryland

University of Toronto      
University of Toronto                                                                       
Surgical: Johns Hopkins Hospital     
Orthopaedic Surgery: University of Toronto Hospitals                   
Hand and Trauma: Sunnybrook Medical Centre, Toronto
Limb Lengthening: Italy and Soviet Union
Pediatric Orthopaedics: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto  

AOA-COA North American Traveling Fellowship  
Orthopaedic Residents Teaching Award   
Gubernatorial Citation from Governor Schaefer
Pauwel’s Medal for Clinical Biomechanics
Jaqueline Perry Award, Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Association  

Honorary Professor, University of Milano, Italy
Honorary Member, ASAMI-Italy
Honorary Member, ASAMI-France        
Honorary Member, Polish Orthopaedic Association  
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