Program areas at TSRHC
Patient care Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children is one of the nation's leading pediatric centers for the treatment of orthopedic conditions, certain related arthritic and neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia. Patients receive treatment regardless of the family's ability to pay. The orthopedics program includes outpatient clinic visits and inpatient stays for the diagnosis and treatment of such conditions as scoliosis, clubfoot, dislocated hip, leggperthes, limblength differences and limb deficiencies, hand differences and sports injuries. The neurology program provides care in specialized clinics for orthopedic patients who have related neurological disorders and neuromuscular diseases such as tuberous sclerosis. The pediatric developmental disabilities program includes outpatient clinic visits for the diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as spina bifida and cerebral palsy. All programs, including orthopedic, neurology and learning disorders, takes an interdisciplinary approach to providing the best possible family centered care. The neurology program provides care in specialized clinics for orthopedic patients who have related neurological disorders and neuromuscular diseases such as tuberous sclerosis. The pediatric developmental disabilities program includes outpatient clinic visits for the diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as spina bifida and cerebral palsy. All programs, including orthopedic, neurology and learning disorders, takes an interdisciplinary approach to providing the best possible family-centered care.
Education Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children functions as a premier teaching institution, providing comprehensive education and training to orthopedic residents and postgraduate orthopedic fellows. In addition, the Hospital contributes to the education of allied health professionals by providing clinical experience and didactic education for students as well as continuing education for health care professionals. The Hospital is currently affiliated with 93 institutions, including colleges, universities and technical programs. for 50 years, in association with the university of Texas southwestern medical center, the Hospital has provided an extraordinary educational experience in the field of pediatric orthopedics to promising orthopedic surgeons. More than 200 physicians have benefited from the Hospital's fellowship in pediatric orthopedics and scoliosis, with many going on to hold prestigious medical positions across the country and around the world. In addition, physicians from some of the major hand centers have trained at the Hospital in the subspecialty of pediatric hand surgery. The Hospital also participates in residency training programs in neurology, rheumatology, psychology, radiology and pediatric developmental disabilities. Affiliation programs in nursing, physical therapy, prosthetics and other disciplines also exist.
Research the Hospital's dedicated research center, the sarah m. and charles e. seay center for musculoskeletal research, is made up of six centers of excellence scoliosis and spine disorders, clubfoot and foot disorders, hip disorders, limb length and reconstruction, hand differences and sports medicine supported by research divisions and core facilities. Hospital researchers have strived to discover new and better ways to care for Children, which have generated more than 50 patents. They have made important discoveries that have helped Children worldwide, including discovering the first gene associated with idiopathic scoliosis and two more genetic markers of the condition. Through research, new devices and treatment systems have been created, including the tsrh silo 5.5 spinal system, the true/lok external fixation system and the true/lok hexapod system. Hospital researchers have strived to discover new and better ways to care for Children, which have generated more than 25 patents. They have made important discoveries that have helped Children worldwide, including discovering the first gene associated with idiopathic scoliosis and two more genetic markers of the condition. Through research, new devices and treatment systems have been created, including the tsrh silo 5.5 spinal system, the true/lok external fixation system and the true/lok hexapod system.