Kathleen J. Maguire, MD

Locations: Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care; Specialty Care, Virtua
Appointments, Referrals and Video Visits: 215-590-1527
Appointments, Referrals and Video Visits: 215-590-1527
Kathleen J. Maguire, MD, is an attending orthopaedic surgeon with the Division of Orthopaedics and the Sports Medicine and Performance Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). She specializes in treating children and adolescents with sports injuries and has a particular interest in working with performance athletes, including dancers, gymnasts and figure skaters.
Dr. Maguire’s interest in pediatric orthopedics stretches back to her childhood when she was diagnosed with scoliosis at 8 years old, for which she was treated in a brace for almost 10 years.
“During that time I grew to appreciate the work that pediatric orthopedic surgeons do and the types of patients that we get to take care of,” Dr. Maguire says.
Dr. Maguire was very active in sports and dance. She performed through college and danced professionally with Walt Disney World Entertainment. This personal experience has given her a deep appreciation of the athletic and artistic demands of dance.
The feet, ankles and hips are very susceptible to dance injuries, and are therefore particular areas of interest in Dr. Maguire’s practice. Advances in treatment, particularly with arthroscopic approaches to hip injuries, hold great promise, she says.
Dr. Maguire’s philosophy of care is centered on working closely with her patients to restore their health and get them back to doing what they love.
“I embrace a team approach to patient care. I believe that a patient and his or her family are active participants in their medical and surgical care. I want my patients to feel supported by our sports medicine and orthopedic surgery teams and to be empowered to protect their health, optimize their performance, and maximize their recovery,” Dr. Maguire says.
MD - Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Orthopaedic Surgery - Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Orthopedic Sports Medicine - Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery - AI duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
BA, Human Evolutionary Biology - Harvard College, Cambridge, MA
Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
Maguire K, Lajara S, Villaneuva-Silas E, Chan F, Geller D. Identifying two distinct previously undiagnosed cancers within a single osseous lesion: A diagnostic dilemma. Montefiore Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine & Surgery, 2019; 3(1), 6-10
Sylvia SM, Maguire KJ, Mohlo DA, Levens BJ, Stone MEJ, Hanstein R, Schulz JF, Fornari ED. Emergency room closed reduction versus in situ splinting in the treatment of paediatric supracondylar humerus fractures. J Child Orthop 2019 Jun 1;13(3)334-339.
Shirley ED, Maguire KJ, Mantica AL, Kruse RW. Alternatives to Traditional Cast Immobilization in Pediatric Patients. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2019 Jul 8.
Gage, M, Twomey, K, Sala, DA, Maguire, KJ, Hanstein, R, Hennrikus, WL, Otsuka, NY: Identifying Predictive Factors in a Lyme Endemic Area of Septic Arthritis in the Pediatric Knee. Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases 2018 Sep;76(3):161-4.
Karkenny A, Burton D, Maguire K, Hanstein R, Otsuka N “Do Professional Society Advocacy Campaigns Have an Impact on Pediatric Orthopaedic Injuries?” J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 Mar;38(3):e122-e127
Sarwahi V, Wendolowski S, Gecelter R, Maguire K, Gambassi M, Orlando D, Lo Y, Amaral T. When Do Patients Return to Physical Activities and Athletics After Scoliosis Surgery? A Validated Patient Questionnaire Based Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 Feb 1;43(3):167-171
Vishal Sarwahi, Monica Payares, Stephen Wendolowski, Rachel Gecelter, Kathleen Maguire, Dan Wang, Beverly, Terry Amaral, Thornhill Pedicle Screw Safety: How Much Anterior Breach Is Safe? a Cadaveric and CT Based Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Nov 15;42(22):E1305-E1310.
Sarwahi V, Payares M, Wendolowski S, Maguire K, Thornhill B, Lo Y, Amaral TD. Low-Dose Dose Radiation 3D Intraoperative Imaging: How Low Can We Go? An O-Arm, CT Scan, Cadaveric Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Nov 15;42(22):E1311-E1317
Kathleen Maguire, Stephen Wendolowski, Jesse Galina, Terry Amaral, Vishal Sarwahi. Current concepts for use of CT and MRI in spinal deformity patients. Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica 2017 September;68(3):191-7
Maguire K, Walsh W, Otsuka N “Septic shoulder presenting as a shoulder dislocation in the pediatric patient: a case report.” J Pediatr Orthop B. 2017 May;26(3):270-273.
Karkenny, Alexa J.; Morris, Jonathan; Hamm, Kyle A.; Maguire, Kathleen; Toro, Jose B.; Stone, Jr., Melvin E.; Fornari, Eric D.; Schulz, Jacob F. Follow-Up and Functional Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Gunshot Wounds to the Extremities. Montefiore Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine & Surgery, 2016: 20-25
Maguire, Kathleen J.; Gurbani, Barkha N.; Caron, Marie-Josee; Zemanovic, Jason R.; Howat, Linda; Otsuka, Norman Y. Does Neurologic Level in Pediatric Patients with Myelodysplasia Affect Body Fat? Montefiore Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine & Surgery, 2016: 30-34
Maguire K, Sugimoto D, Micheli LJ, Kocher MS, Heyworth B. “Comparison of 6-month Return to Sport assessments following ACL reconstruction in male vs female adolescents: A matched, sex-based cohort analysis of 543 patients”, to be presented at PRiSM in Glendale AZ, January 2020.
Liotta E, Sugimoto D, Maguire K, Kocher MS, Micheli LJ, Heyworth B. “Comparison of 6-month Return to Sport testing following ACL reconstruction in Adolescents with Quadriceps Tendon Autograft versus Hamstring Autograft”, to be presented at PRiSM in Glendale AZ, January 2020.
Maguire K, Micheli L “Postoperative Knee Complication – A case of pyoderma gangrenosum following ACL reconstruction” presented at the American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting, Orlando FL, May 2019.
Sees J, Maguire K, Rogers K, Prestowitz S, Miller F. “Incidence of Post-Operative Venous Thromboembolism in Children with Cerebral Palsy”. E-Poster to be presented at POSNA Charlotte, NC May 2019.
Sees J, Maguire K, Rogers K, Prestowitz S, Miller F. “Incidence of Post-Operative Venous Thromboembolism in Children with Cerebral Palsy”. E-Poster presented at EPOS Tel Aviv, Israel April 2019 – Awarded Best E Poster at EPOS.
Sarwahi V, Maguire K, Thornhill B, Wendolowski S, Amaral T “Touched Vertebra (TV) on Standing Xray is a Good Predictor for LIV. TV on Prone Xray is Better” to be presented at Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Bologna Italy, October 2018
Church C, Maguire K, Oleas-Santillan G, Rogers K, Henley J, Lennon N, Miller F, Sees J. Rectus Femoris Transfer vs Resection in Patients with Cerebral Palsy with Stiff Knee Gait. E-Poster presented at POSNA Austin, TX May 2018
Sarwahi V, Gecelter R, Wendolowski S, Galina J, Maguire K, Moguilevitch M, Katyal C, Amaral T. “Accounting for Severity of Disease when Studying Neuromuscular Scoliosis: Is it Necessary?” Presented at AAOS Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA, March 2018
Church C, Maguire K, Oleas-Santillan G, Rogers K, Henley J, Lennon N, Miller F, Sees J. Rectus Femoris Transfer vs Resection in Patients with Cerebral Palsy with Stiff Knee Gait presented at Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society meeting, Indianapolis IN, May 2018
Church C, Maguire K, Oleas-Santillan G, Rogers K, Henley J, Lennon N, Miller F, Sees J. Rectus Femoris Transfer vs Resection in Patients with Cerebral Palsy with Stiff Knee Gait presented at East European and Mediterranean Cerebral Palsy and Development Medicine, Tel Aviv Israel, May 2018
Church C, Maguire K, Oleas-Santillan G, Rogers K, Henley J, Lennon N, Miller F, Sees J. Rectus Femoris Transfer vs Resection in Patients with Cerebral Palsy with Stiff Knee Gait presented at European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society meeting, Oslo Norway, April 2018
Sarwahi V, Maguire K, Thornhill B, Wendolowski S, Amaral T “Touched Vertebra (TV) on Standing Xray is a Good Predictor for LIV. TV on Prone Xray is Better” presented at IMAST, Cape Town South Africa, July 2017
Sarwahi V, Amaral T, Payares M, Gecelter R, Wendolowski S, Wang D, Maguire K, Thornhill B “Pedicle Screw Safety: How Much Anterior Breach Is Safe? A Cadaveric and CT Based Study” Presented at POSNA Barcelona, Spain May 2017
Schulz J, Maguire K, Sylvia S, Rubin T, Mohlo D, Fornari E “Outcomes of emergency room closed reduction vs in situ splinting in the treatment of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures” presented at AAOS Annual Meeting San Diego CA, March 2017
Amaral T, Gambassi M, Gecelter R, Lall A, Maguire K, Orlando D, Sarwahi V, Wang D, Wendolowski S “Do we underestimate the ability of patients to return to physical and athletic activities after AIS surgery? A validated patient questionnaire based study” presented at AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, March 2017
Amaral T, Ayan S, Gecelter R, Lall A, Maguire K, Sarwahi V, Thornhill B, Wang D, Wendolowski S “Pelvic fixation improves coronal balance, decreases obliquity but is not essential in neuromuscular scoliosis” presented at AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, March 2017
Vishal Sarwahi, Terry Amaral, Monica Payares, Rachel Gecelter, Stephen Wendolowski, Dan Wang, Kathleen Maguire, Beverly Thornhill “Pedicle Screw Safety: How Much Anterior Breach Is Safe? a Cadaveric and CT Based Study” presented at AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, March 2017
Sarwahi V, Amaral T, Maguire K, Payares M, Lall A “Pedicle Screw Safety: How Much Anterior Breach Is Safe? A Cadaveric and CT Based Study” presented at AAP Annual meeting, San Francisco, Oct 2016
Schulz J, Maguire K, Sylvia S, Rubin T, Mohlo D, Fornari E “Outcomes of emergency room closed reduction vs in situ splinting in the treatment of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures” presented at AAP Annual meeting, San Francisco, Oct 2016
Sarwahi V, Amaral T, Payares M, Wendolowski S, Gecelter R, Thornhill B, Wang D, Maguire K “Ultralow Dose Radiation 3D Intraoperative Imaging: How Low Can We Go? An O-Arm, CT Scan, Cadaveric Study” presented at AAP Annual meeting, San Francisco, Oct 2016
Karkenny A, Morris J, Hamm K, Maguire K, Stone M, Toro J, Schulz J, Fornari E “Follow-up and Functional Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Firearm Injuries to the Extremities” presented at AAP Annual meeting, San Francisco, Oct 2016
Karkenny A, Maguire K, Otsuka N “Do Professional Society Advocacy Campaigns Have an Impact on Pediatric Orthopaedic Injuries?” presented at AAP Annual meeting, San Francisco, Oct 2016
Maguire, K, Otsuka N “Intoeing and Outtoeing, what is all the fuss about?”, presented at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center, August 2016
Karkenny A, Maguire K, Otsuka N “Do Professional Society Advocacy Campaigns Have an Impact on Pediatric Orthopaedic Injuries?” Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America Annual Meeting, Indianapolis IN, April 2016
Sarwahi V, Kalantre S, Amaral T, Maguire K, Dworkin A, Wang D “Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients are at Increased Risk for Pulmonary Hypertension which Reverses after Scoliosis Surgery” Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America Annual Meeting, Indianapolis IN, April 2016
Sarwahi V, Amaral T, Maguire K, Gecelter R, Payares-Lizano M, Wang D, Thornhill B “Pedicle Screw Safety: How Much Anterior Breach Is Safe? a Cadaveric and CT Based Study” Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America Annual meeting, Indianapolis IN, April 2016
Karkenny A, Morris J, Hamm K, Maguire K, Stone M, Toro J, Schulz J, Fornari E “Follow-up and Functional Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Firearm Injuries to the Extremities” Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Annual Research Day April 2016
Karkenny A, Maguire K, Otsuka N “Do Professional Society Advocacy Campaigns Have an Impact on Pediatric Orthopaedic Injuries?” Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Annual Research Day April 2016
Schulz J, Maguire K, Sylvia S, Rubin T, Mohlo D, Fornari E “Outcomes of emergency room closed reduction vs in situ splinting in the treatment of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures” Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Annual Research Day April 2016
Cohen-Levy, Liu W, Spielman D, Maguire K, Chan J, Sugano D, Sen M, Stone M “Prophylactic Inferior Vena Cava Filters for Operative Pelvic Fractures: A 12 Year Experience” Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Congress, February 2016, Orlando FL
Maguire, K. “Updates on Imaging and Surgical Management of Hip Injuries in Youth Athletes”, presented at Current Topics for Care of the Pediatric and Adolescent Athlete, Philadelphia 2019
Maguire, K, Otsuka N “Intoeing and Outtoeing, what is all the fuss about?”, presented at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center, August 2016
2016, Einstein Alumni Association Anatomy Award
2016, Selznick Research Award
2016, American Orthopedic Association Resident Leadership Forum
2015, Einstein Alumni Association Anatomy Award
2011, Gold Humanism Honors Society Award and Membership
2009-2010, Anatomy Peer Assistant
2007, Awarded Academic Honors, Cum Laude
2005, Recognized by the National Dean’s List
2005, Harvard Summer Fellow, Jesus College, Oxford University
2003, Class Valedictorian, Notre Dame Academy, Hingham MA
2019-present, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
2018-present, American College of Sports Medicine
2018-present, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
2018-present, Arthroscopy Association of North America
2017-present, American Orthopaedic Association
- 2017-present, Emerging Leaders Program
2012-present, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
2008-present, American Medical Association