Paley Institute's Claire Shannon, MD Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon

Claire Shannon

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Dr. Claire Shannon joined the Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute in 2019. She completed a Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto before joining the faculty at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where she was an Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and the Director of the Pediatric Limb Reconstruction Program. Dr. Shannon is an active committee member with the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America, as well as the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society, and is involved in numerous multicenter research projects and education of other physicians in pediatric orthopedics and limb reconstruction techniques.

Dr. Claire Shannon's Areas of Interest

Pediatric orthopedic surgery

Pediatric foot deformity (flatfoot, clubfoot, CMT)

Congenital limb deformity

Congenital Femoral Deficiency

Fibular Hemimelia

Tibial Hemimelia

Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia

Limb length discrepancies

Limb lengthening

Neonatal sepsis

Upper Extremity deformity

Radial Clubhand

Pediatric fractures

Skeletal dysplasia and dwarfism

Tumor-like conditions (MHE, Ollier’s, Fibrous Dysplasia, NF1)

Metabolic disorders

Developmental deformities

Joint contractures and joint stiffness

Hip dysplasia and hip deformities (Perthes Disease, AVN, SCFE)

Education & Training

Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
2017-2019

Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Orthopedics
The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto
2016-2017

Chief Resident, Orthopedic Surgery
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
2015-2016

Resident, Orthopedic Surgery
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
2011-2015

Medical Degree
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
2006-2011

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, POSNA (Pediatric Orthopedic Association of North America)
  • FAAOS (Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery)
  • Member, LLRS (Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society)
  • Member, RJOS (Ruth Jackson Orthopedic Society)
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