Our Team

Dr. Smith became the Chief of the Division of Orthopaedics and Scoliosis at Texas Children’s Hospital in February of 2018. Prior to coming to TCH and the Baylor College of Medicine, he graduated magna cum laude from Williams College. He received both his M.D. and Orthopaedic residency training at… read more

Dorothy Beauvais, MD is Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at Baylor College of Medicine specializing in pediatric orthopedics. Her major areas of interest include orthopedic trauma/fractures, cerebral palsy, and limb deformities. After graduating magna cum laude from Furman University in… read more

Bryce Bell, MD specializes in treating disorders of the upper extremity. He believes in engaging both patients and their families to develop a comprehensive plan of care that takes into consideration the overall health, development, and well-being of the child.  Critical to this mission is the… read more

Dr. Davino’s philosophy of care is to provide the highest quality and best possible care for a broad spectrum of Pediatric Orthopedic problems. To achieve this, family needs are always considered. The goal is to always make the patient and family feel that they are totally involved in management… read more

Dr. Gerow specializes in pediatric orthopedics and spine surgery with emphasis on surgery to correct spine deformity. He treats a wide range of pediatric spinal deformities including scoliosis. Dr. Gerow earned his medical degree and completed his orthopaedic residency at Baylor College of… read more

Aharon Z. Gladstein MD is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon with a sub-specialty interest in sports injuries. He specializes in the use of arthroscopy in the management of a wide spectrum of pathologies. His goal is to help children and teenagers recover from injuries and return to activities by… read more

Dr. Kushare is a dual fellowship-trained pediatric orthopedic surgeon who specializes in treating sports injuries in young patients. He was promoted to Associate Professor in Orthopedic Surgery in 2021 after receiving Texas Children’s ‘In-Chief’ Award (2021), Texas Children’s Excellence in Surgery… read more

Megan M. May, MD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and specializes in sports medicine and pediatric orthopedic surgery. Dr. May earned her medical degree from the University of Kentucky. She completed her orthopedic surgery residency… read more

Scott McKay is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in sports injury care and arthroscopy.  He believes in shared decision making with his patients and their families when developing a customized treatment plan for their particular condition.     He is has given multiple lectures at the… read more

Dr. Montgomery, an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, specializes in pediatric orthopedic surgery and musculoskeletal oncology.  Her main areas of interest include: sarcoma, limb salvage, joint reconstruction, benign bone tumors,… read more

Scott B. Rosenfeld, MD, associate professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, specializes in pediatric orthopedics, hip disorders, scoliosis and sports medicine. His major area of interest and expertise is in childhood, adolescent and young adult hip disorders… read more

Dr. Megan Severson is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who discovered her passion for pediatric orthopedics during medical school at Baylor College of Medicine. After receiving her MD, she completed an orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she worked… read more

Dr. Shenava specializes in pediatric orthopedics. Her areas of interest include clubfoot, lower extremity deformities, skeletal dysplasia and fracture care. Dr. Shenava earned her medical degree from the University of Kansas where she also completed her orthopaedic surgery residency. Following her… read more

Dr. Shih is dedicated to providing comprehensive, compassionate care for neuromuscular patients and the community. Clinical Interests: Neuromuscular Diseases, Lower Extremity Deformity, Gait Analysis, Orthopaedic Pediatric Trauma Research Interests: Neuromuscular Diseases, Lower Extremity… read more

Dr. Jeffrey Shilt is the Community-in-Chief at Texas Children’s Hospital and a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics. He is currently the Medical Director of the Motion Analysis & Human Performance Lab and serves as the Pediatric Sports… read more

John Ansiaux, MPH, MPAS, PA-C is a physician assistant in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital. He helps support a demanding service by evaluating and treating children in outpatient clinics, and assisting in the operating room. John focuses on pediatric upper extremity… read more

I place myself in the position of the patient and provide the care I’d want someone to provide me. Clinical Interests: Post-operative care, Pain management, Spinal deformities, Hip preservation, Trauma Research Interests: Spinal deformity post-operative recovery

My mission is to ensure I provide competent, empathetic, and compassionate care to the best of my ability to all my patients.  As a physician assistant I feel my profession was developed to improve the ever expanding health care system and throughout my years of practicing I have done just that. My… read more

Tanisha K. George Daugherty, MMS, PA-C is a Physician Assistant in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital. She helps support the volume of a demanding service, including seeing patients in the outpatient clinic and emergency room, inpatient rounding and management of… read more

Austin Kososki, MMS, MPAS, PA-C is a physician assistant for the Department of Orthopedics at Texas Children’s West Campus and Texas Children’s Specialty Care Sugar Land. His primary clinical focus is fracture care, assisting in the treatment of kids and young athletes to return each patient to a… read more

Shannen Longridge, MPAS, PA-C, a pediatric orthopedic physician assistant at Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, believes in serving others by demonstrating compassion, empathy, expertise and servant-leadership. She loves helping people and strives to promote the overall well-being of her… read more

It is my privilege and honor to be able to provide medical care for fellow human being, especially for a child.  My background is a little unique compared to other medical providers having been a hospital chaplain prior to being a physician assistant.  My philosophy of care can simply be summarized… read more

Morgan McCarver, MPAS, PA-C is a Physician Assistant in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital. She helps support the needs of a high volume service. Morgan is primarily involved with the care of scoliosis and spine patients throughout every aspect of their care. You may… read more

Kevin E. Moore, MSPAS, PA-C, is a Physician Assistant in the department of Orthopedic Surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital. He helps support a demanding service by evaluating and treating children in outpatient clinics, and assisting in the operating room. In addition to managing general orthopedic… read more

Valerie Parrish, MPAS, PA-C is a Physician Assistant in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital. She focuses her care on childhood, adolescent and young adult hip disorders, hip preservation, scoliosis, and fracture care. She works with Dr. Scott Rosenfeld as part of the… read more

Lisa Stringer, MS, PA-C is a Physician Assistant in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.  She is involved with the care of scoliosis and spine patients during all aspects of their treatment, from initial and follow up clinic visits, to… read more

Paige N. Wheaton, MPAS, PA-C, ATC is a Physician Assistant in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital. She works with Dr. Nicole Montgomery as part of the Texas Children’s Orthopedic Oncology Program. She helps support a demanding service by evaluating and treating… read more

Opal Willmon, MPAS, PA-C is a Physician Assistant in the department of Orthopedic Surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital. She focuses her care on fracture care, lower extremity deformities, clubfoot, skeletal dysplasia and gait disturbances. She is involved with patient care during all aspects of… read more

Christina Wood, FNP-BC, is a family nurse practitioner in the department of Orthopedic Surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital. She focuses her care on fracture treatment and management, lower extremity concerns and scoliosis. She is involved with patient care during all aspects of their treatment,… read more

Nicole Wunderlich, MS, PA-C is a Physician Assistant in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital at the Woodlands Campus.  She primarily focuses on pediatric fracture management and sports medicine injuries.  She has a strong background and passion for orthopedics, having… read more