B. David Horn, MD

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B. David Horn, MD, is an attending surgeon at Children's Hospital with a focus on congenital orthopaedic conditions affecting the feet, legs, hips and spine.

Areas of Expertise: Disorders of the hip, Foot and ankle disorders including clubfoot, Cerebral palsy, Developmental dysplasia of the hip, Disorders of the hips and spine, Fractures and trauma, General Pediatric Orthopaedics, Limb deformity
Locations: Main Hospital; Specialty Care & Surgery Center, King of Prussia; Specialty Care & Surgery Center, Bucks County

Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Education and Training

Medical School

Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio

Residency

New York University Medical Center, New York, NY

Fellowship

Pediatric orthopaedic surgery, Shriner's Hospital for Children, Los Angeles, Calif.

Board Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)

Titles and Academic Titles

Attending Surgeon

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Conditions Treated

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2010

Courtney PM, Flynn JM, Jaramillo D, Horn BD, Calabro K, Speigel DA. Clinical indications for repeat MRI in children with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Dec;30(8):883-7. Cited in PubMed: PMID 21102217.

Horn B, Bales CB, Kamath BM, Munoz PS, Nguyen A, Piccoli DA, et al. Pathologic lower extremity fractures in children with Alagille syndrome. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2010 Jul;51(1):66-70. Cited in PubMed: PMID 20453673.  

Horn BD, Davidson RS. Current treatment of clubfoot in infancy and childhood. Foot Ankle Clin. 2010 Jun;15(2):235-43. Cited in PubMed: PMID 20534353.

2009

Bhat SB, Kamath AF, Sehgal K, Horn BD, Hosalkar HS. Multi-axial correction system in the treatment of radial club hand. J Child Orthop. Epub 2009 Sep 4. Cited in PubMed: PMID 19730917.

Pandya NK, Clarke SE, McCarthy JJ, Horn BD, Hosalkar HS. Correction of Blount's disease by a multi-axial external fixation system. J Child Orthop. 2009 Aug;3(4):291-9. Epub 2009 Apr 16. Cited in PubMed: PMID 19370370.

Kramer GA, Albina JE, Andrieu SC, Hendricson WD, Henson L, Horn BD, et al. Dental student assessment toolbox. J Dent Educ. 2009 Jan;73(1):12-35. Cited in PubMed: PMID 19126764.

 

 

Books

Chapters

2008

Horn BD. Bowed legs: common pediatric orthopaedic problems. In: Lotke PA, Aboud JA, Ende J, editors. Lippincott’s primary care orthopaedics. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008.

Horn BD, Spiegel DA. Intoeing, flatfoot, Perthes disease, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, septic arthritis of the hip: common pediatric orthopaedic problems. In: Lotke PA, Aboud JA, Ende J, editors. Lippincott’s primary care orthopaedics. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008.

2007

Horn DB, Spiegel DA. Orthopaedics. In: Zaoutis, Chiang, editors. Comprehensive pediatric hospital medicine. Philadelphia: Mosby/Elsevier; 2007.

Hosalkar H, Horn D, Friedman JE, Dormans JP. The hip. In: Nelson textbook of pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders; 2007.

2005

Horn BD, Dormans JP.  Evaluation of the cervical spine in children. In: Clark CR, editor. The cervical spine. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins;  2005.

2003

Horn BD. Clubfoot. In: Cramer KE, Scherl SA, editors. Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2003.