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Kathryn Wiesman, M.D.
At Southwest Scoliosis and Spine Institute, we are proud to offer advanced treatment and compassionate, individual care from our board-certified, fellowship-trained physicians, nurses, and care coordinators.
Kathryn Wiesman, M.D.
Dr. Kathryn Wiesman is a fellowship-trained, board-certified, pediatric orthopedic surgeon. Her training includes the comprehensive diagnosis, treatment, and management of the full spectrum of children’s musculoskeletal systems, from birth through the teenage years. She has a special interest in the management of congenital, developmental, and traumatic conditions affecting children, such as fracture care, infection, clubfoot, hand and limb deformities, cerebral palsy, and other neuromuscular conditions, hip and spine disorders.
Dr. Wiesman earned her bachelor’s degree from Rice University and her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch. She graduated with high honors and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Society and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She received the American Medical Women’s Association Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Award for outstanding female medical students and the Johanna Blumel Memorial Scholarship Award for a top female scholar. She completed her orthopedic residency at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth and attended Washington University for her pediatric orthopedic surgery fellowship in St. Louis. She is a member of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America and the Scoliosis Research Society and is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Dr. Wiesman loves working with both patients and their families in developing a comprehensive treatment plan and appreciates that families entrust their children to her care. For more information, please check her out here: medicalcitykidsortho.com
She specializes in the treatment of all types of Pediatric Orthopedics conditions. For Spine and Scoliosis conditions, Dr. Wiesman treats the following:
- Complex pediatric Spine Conditions
- Disc Herniation
- Kyphosis
- Revision Surgery
- Scoliosis including Early Onset Scoliosis and Scoliosis Casting
- Growing Rods for Early-onset scoliosis
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Sciatica
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal muscular atrophy
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Disorders
- Spondylolysis / listhesis
- Vertebral Body Tethering System for Scoliosis Treatment
Outside of work, Dr. Wiesman is a committed athlete. She spent much of her youth dancing ballet and now competes in endurance events such as marathons and Ironman triathlons. Although Dr. Wiesman’s favorite vacations are cycling tours with her husband, recently, they have swapped out a few bike bottles for baby bottles as they spend time with their twin boys.
Dr. Wiesman’s scoliosis and spine office is in Dallas.
She accepts new patients and most insurance plans.
Contact us today for an appointment!
Experience and Training
09/16-present
Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
Washington University School of Medicine
08/15-07/16
Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship
JPS Health Network
07/14-06/15
Orthopaedic Surgery Chief Resident
UNT Health Science Center
07/14-06/15
Clinical Professor
JPS Health Network
07/10-06/15
Orthopaedic Internship and Residency
University of Texas Medical Branch
08/06-06/10
MD with high honors
Rice University
08/02-05/06
Bachelor of Arts
Honors & Awards
This distinguished award was granted to Dr. Wiesman for her work in Medicine in 2023
Nomination – Clinical Award Paper POSNA 2013 annual meeting
Gold Humanism Honor Society – Elected by peers for clinical competency, compassion, humanism, and efforts in community service
American Medical Women’s Association Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Citation – Annual award to outstanding female medical students graduating as top scholars in their class
Johanna Blumel Memorial Scholarship Award – Annual award to top female scholar pursuing a career in Orthopaedics, to honor the memory of Johanna Blumel, research assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Presentations
2018 Pediatric Scoliosis. Meet the Expert Lecture Series. Driscoll Children’s Hospital. Laredo, TX, March 1, 2018
2017 Worsening Assisted Ventilator Rating (AVR) Correlates with Decreased Scores on Early Onset Scoliosis Quality of Life (EOSQ) in Patients Treated with Rib Based Growing Systems (RBGS): A Prospective Cohort Study. ePoster SRS annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA, September 6-9, 2017
2016 Pediatric Scoliosis. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Driscoll Children’s Hospital. Corpus Christi, TX October 7, 2016
2016 Skeletal Dysplasias. Washington University in St. Louis Orthopedic Grand Rounds. St. Louis, MO, May 4, 2016
2015 Can Perfusion MRI performed in the early stages of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease predict lateral pillar involvement? Louis Levy Symposium. Fort Worth, TX June 12, 2015
2014 Can Perfusion MRI performed in the early stages of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease predict lateral pillar involvement? poster University of North Texas Research Appreciation Day. Fort Worth, TX, April 12, 2014
2014 Can Perfusion MRI performed in the early stages of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease predict lateral pillar involvement? poster John Peter Smith Research Day, Fort Worth, TX, June 6, 2014
2014 Prenatal Orthopaedics. John Peter Smith Hospital Orthopaedic Grand Rounds. Fort Worth, TX September 24, 2014
2013 Can Perfusion MRI performed in the early stages of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease predict lateral pillar involvement? ePoster presentation IPOS annual meeting. Orlando, December 4-7, 2013
2013 Upper Extremity Tendon Transfers. John Peter Smith Hospital Orthopaedic Grand Rounds. Fort Worth, TX, May 22, 2013
2013 Wiesman K, Kulkarni V, Lu A, Du J, Herring JA, Kim HK. Can Perfusion MRI performed in the early stages of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease predict lateral pillar involvement? POSNA annual meeting, presented by Dr. Kim. Toronto, Canada. May 5, 2013
2010 Elkousy HA, Gartsman GM, Drake G, Wiesman K, Sola Jr. W, O’Connor DP, Edwards TB. Retrospective comparison of freehand and ultrasound-guided steroid injections of the shoulder: Accuracy, impact on practice, and financial implications. Piedmont Orthopedic Society Meeting, presented by Dr. Elkousy. White Sulphur Springs, WV, May 6, 2010
2010 Elkousy HA, Gartsman GM, Drake G, Wiesman K, Sola Jr. W, O’Connor DP, Edwards TB. Retrospective comparison of freehand and ultrasound-guided steroid injections of the shoulder: Accuracy, impact on practice, and financial implications. AAOS annual meeting, New Orleans, March 11, 2010
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