Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare

STEVEN E. KOOP, M.D.
Medical Director

Education:
• University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, M.D.
• St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, St. Paul, MN, Internship
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center/University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Residency
• Newington Children's Hospital, Newington, CT, Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship

Membership:
• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1987
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
• American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine

Dr. Koop, associate professor, has been the assistant chief of staff at Shriners Hospitals in the Twin Cities since 1989. At Shriners Hospital for Children, Dr. Koop is the director of orthopaedic pediatric education. Additionally, he is the director of orthopaedic pediatric education at

DEBORAH S. QUANBECK, M.D.
Education Director

Education:
• University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, M.D.
• University of Minnesota, Department of Surgery, Minneapolis, MN, Internship
• University of Minnesota, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Minneapolis, MN, Residency
• University of Minnesota, Pediatric Orthopaedic, Minneapolis, MN, Fellowship

Membership:
• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993
• Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
• American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine

Dr. Quanbeck is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Minnesota. She is also a staff physician at Shriners Hospital in the Twin Cities. Dr. Quanbeck is published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

STEPHEN P. ENGLAND, M.D.

Education:
• Cornell University Medical College, New York City, NY, M.D.
• University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, General Surgery Internship
• Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, Ithaca, NY, Orthopaedic Residency
• John Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD, Masters in Health Policy and Management
Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship

Membership:
• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1995
• Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, Executive Committee, 2003-present
• Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, Credentialing Committee, 2003-present

Dr. England is an assistant professor for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota. Additionally, he holds the position of Chief of Staff at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare.

JAMES GAGE, M.D.

Education:
• Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, M.D.
• Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, Internship
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, Orthopaedic Surgery, Residency

Membership:
• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1972
• North American Society of Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis, president, 1996
• Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, board of examiners, 1981-1990

Dr. Gage is the medical director of Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare and is a professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Minnesota. In 1992, he served as the editor-in-chief for Gait & Posture. Dr. Gage was the director of the Department of Kinesiology at Newington Children's Hospital in Newington, CT, from 1988 to 1990.

LAEL LUEDTKE, M.D.

Education:
• University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, M.D.
• University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Surgery, Minneapolis, MN, Internship
• University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Minneapolis, MN, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Orthopaedic Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship

Dr. Luedtke is an assistant professor with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School, and a staff physician at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul. She has a special interest in pediatric orthopaedics.

TOM F. NOVACHECK, M.D.

Education:
• University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI, M.D.
• Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, Internship
• Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, Orthopaedic Resident
• Newington Children's Hospital, Newington, CT, Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship

Membership:
• American Academy of Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine, fellow member, Gait Committee, Publications Committee, 1991-present
• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993
• North American Society of Gait & Clinical Movement Analysis, 1996-present
• 20th Century Orthopaedic Association, 1998-present

Dr. Novacheck is an attending staff member at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare and at Shriners Hospital for Children. He has also been a consulting staff member at Regions Hospital, and he is on staff at Children's Healthcare in St. Paul. Dr. Novacheck is an associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Novacheck is published in such publications as Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Gait Posture.

STEPHEN B. SUNDBERG, M.D.

Education:
• University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, M.D.
• University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, General Surgery, Internship
• Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Orthopaedic Surgery, Residency
• Adelaide Children's Hospital, Australia, Pediatrics Orthopaedic, Fellowship

Membership:
• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1988; re-certified, 1995
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
• American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Division of Medicine

Dr. Sundberg is a staff physician at Shriners Hospital for Children and at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare.

KEVIN R. WALKER, M.D.

Education:
• University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, M.D.
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, General Surgery, Internship
• University of Minnesota, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Minneapolis, MN, Residency
• Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship

Membership:
• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Part I, 1996
• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Part II, 1999
• National Board of Medical Examiners
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Twin Cities Orthopaedic Society
• Minnesota Medical Association

Dr. Walker, assistant professor in Pediatric Orthopaedics, is a staff orthopaedic surgeon at St. Mary's Medical Center, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Shriners Hospital for Children, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, Regions Hospital, Children's Health Care, West Health, Inc., and he is an attending staff physician at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare.