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Laurel Claire Blakemore, MD
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Center of Excellence, Departments, and Programs
The Joseph E. Robert, Jr. Center for Surgical Care
Division Chief, Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine Program
Specialties: Scoliosis, Spine Tumors, Spinal Trauma
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| Board Certifications |
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
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| Foreign Languages |
French |
National Provider Identifier
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| Practice Locations |
Children's National Medical Center - Main Hospital
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-476-5000
 
Children's Outpatient Center of Northern Virginia
8501 Arlington Boulevard
Suite 200
Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone: 571-226-8380
Fax: 571-226-8312
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| Biography |
| Laurel Blakemore, MD, is the division chief of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at Children’s National Medical Center with an expertise in pediatric spine surgery. She specializes in treating children with scoliosis and spinal deformities, as well as adolescent sports medicine and pediatric trauma.
Dr. Blakemore has served on many national committees for the Scoliosis Research Society, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. She was selected as an AAOS Leadership Fellow in 2004 and recently hosted the SRS International Travelling Fellows. She has published numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, and has served as a visiting professor and national course faculty on several occasions. She has participated in the Isola Study Group and the Spinal Deformity Study Group.
Dr. Blakemore served as the team physician for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program from 2001 to 2004. In 2006 she was the team physician for the USA Under 18 gold medal team in Malmo, Sweden.
When she is not working, Dr. Blakemore is an avid equestrian show jumper and enjoys Celtic, blues, and mountain music.
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| Education |
| Type | School | Location | Degree | Field of Study | Years | | Undergraduate Education | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | Bachelor of Arts | | 1980 -1984 | | Medical School | Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland | Dubin 2 Ireland | | transfered to Alabama | 1984 -1988 | | Medical School | University of Alabama School of Medicine | Birmingham, AL | Doctor of Medicine | | 1988 -1991 |
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| Training |
| Type | Institution | Location | Position | Specialty | Years | | Internship Program | Stanford Affiliated Hospitals | Stanford, CA | | | 1991 | | Residency Program | University of Michigan Medical Center | Ann Arbor, MI | | | 1992 - 1997 | | Fellowship Program | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | | | 1997 - 1998 |
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| National and International Recognition |
| Award | Institution | Event | Year | | Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare | | 4th Edition | 2002 | | | | |
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| Affiliations and Memberships |
| Title | Institution | Committee / Section | Years | | Member | Clinical Orthopaedic Society | | 2004 - 2009 | | Member | American Orthopaedic Association | | 2003 - 2009 | | Member | Scoliosis Association, Inc. | | 2002 - 2009 | | Member | Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America | | 2000 - 2009 | | Member | American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons | | 1998 - 2009 |
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| Publications |
Journal Article, Armstrong, D.G., Blakemore, L.C., Poe-Kochert, C., Son-Hing, J.P., Thompson, G.H., Weinzapfel, B. (2008), Fusion Rates After Thorascopic Release and Bone Graft Subsitutes in idiopathic Scoliosis, Spine, 33, 1079-1083.
Journal Article, Black, K.P., Blakemore, L., Campion, E., Mehta, S., Pinney, S.J., Pratt, D.D., Sarwak, J.F. (2007), Orthopaedic Surgeons as Educators: Applying the Principles of Adult Education to Teaching Orthopaedic Residents, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 89, 6 , 1385-1392.
Journal Article, Blakemore, L.C., Poe-Kochert, C., Son-Hing, J.P., Thompson, G.H. (2007), Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Idiopathic Scoliosis: Evaluation of the Learning Curve, Spine, 15, 32 , 703-707.
Journal Article, Blakemore, L.C., Moyad, T. (2006), The Modified Galeazzi Technique for Recurrent Patellar Dislocation in Children, Orthopaedics, 29, 4 , 302-304.
Journal Article, Blakemore, L.C., Florentino-Pineda, I., Haber, L.H., Huang, R.P., Poe-Kochert, C., Thompson, G.H. (2004), The Affect of Amicar on Perioperative Blood Loss in Idiopathic Scoliosis: The Results of a Prospective, Randomized Double-blind study., Spine, 29, 233-238.
Conference Presentation - Poster, Blakemore, L.C. (2003), Women in Surgical Residency Training, Poster session presented at the 116th Annual Meeting of The American Orthopaedic Association, Charleston, SC
Book Chapter, Blakemore, L.C., Thompson, G.H. (2003), Pharmacologic Agents that Minimize Perioperative Blood Loss , In Blakemore, L.C., Thompson, G.H., Spinal Deformities: The Comprehensive Text, New York, NY, Thieme.
Book Chapter, Blakemore, L.C. (2003), Kyphectomy, In Blakemore, L.C., Orthopaedic Pocket Procedures: Pediatrics, New York, NY, McGraw Hill Professional.
Conference Presentation - Poster, Blakemore, L.C. (2003), Basics of Scoliosis Surgery, Poster session presented at the Pediatric Intensive Care Conference, Ann Arbor, MI
Conference Presentation - Poster, Blakemore, L.C. (2002), Case Presentation: Severe Neuromuscular Scoliosis in a Skeletally Immature Child, Poster session presented at the 15th Isola Study Group Meeting , Detroit, MI
For a more comprehensive list of publications for Laurel Blakemore, MD view the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed online database |
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