First Endowed Chair in Orthopaedics

William G. Mackenzie, MD

Dr. Mackenzie is an internationally recognized expert in skeletal dysplasia and other musculoskeletal conditions of childhood. The endowment helps attract the best surgeons and funds research, clinical care, and professional education.

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We treat scoliosis in children and get your dancer back on stage.
Our physicians in pediatric orthopedics educate patients on scoliosis.
Scoliosis in children doesn’t have to slow down young athletes.
We help kids with neuromuscular problems who have spinal deformities.
Kids with skeletal dysplasia can benefit from our expert spinal care.

Who We Are

Dr. Gabos shows a patient a model of her spine after surgery

Dr. Peter Gabos shows Samantha a model of her spine three months after spinal fusion surgery to correct her severe curvature.

We’re here to help children and teens with spinal deformities reach for their dreams — whether that means gliding across a stage, scoring the winning goal, or just feeling more mobile and comfortable in whatever they decide to do.

As world-renowned experts in pediatric orthopedics, we want kids to be the very best they can be, to reach their full potential — with the least amount of pain, discomfort, and disruption to their lives as possible.

We are part of one of the top pediatric orthopedic practices in the world:
  • One of the “Best Children’s Hospitals” for pediatric orthopedics (according to U.S. News & World Report)
  • Experts in spinal surgery (including deformity correction and minimally invasive), as well as non-operative treatments
  • Leading spinal deformity educators and researchers

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What We Do

We care for children of all ages with spinal deformities:
  • Scoliosis (which includes adolescent idiopathic, congenital, early onset, neuromuscular, as well as syndromic)
  • Kyphosis (which includes congenital and Scheuermann's)
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Skeletal dysplasia

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Why Choose Us

Our exceptional spinal deformity care for kids:
  • Advanced surgical techniques
  • Excellent outcomes
  • Ultra-low-dose, 3D digital radiography technology (Nobel Prize-winning technology)
  • Groundbreaking saliva-based genetic testing for scoliosis
  • Wilmington brace (invented here)
  • State-of-the-art operating rooms

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Contact Us

Spine and Scoliosis Center

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE.

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