Blake K. Montgomery, MD, the author of this blog, is a pediatric orthopedic spine surgeon at Washington University Orthopedics in St. Louis, MO. He specializes in treating spine deformity conditions in children and adolescents, including idiopathic, congenital, neuromuscular, early-onset and syndromic scoliosis, birth defects such as spina bifida, vertebral anomalies, and disorders of the cervical spine. He practices at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Progress West Hospital. Comments and feedback are welcome.