Dror Paley
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Dror Paley is a Canadian
orthopedic surgeon
, who specialises in limb lengthening
procedures. He graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School
. He was the first North American orthopedic surgeon to study with Gavril Ilizarov, and introduced the Ilizarov apparatus
to the United States in 1986.
From 1987 to 2001, Paley worked at the University of Maryland
as professor of Orthopedics and chief of Pediatric Orthopedics. In 1991, he co-founded the Maryland Center for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction at James Lawrence Kernan Hospital
with Dr. John Herzenberg. In 2001, they formed the International Center for Limb Lengthening at Sinai Hospital. He authored a book, Principles of Deformity Correction (ISBN 3-540-41665-X) in 2002, that was edited by Herzenberg.
On June 1, 2009, Dr. Paley opened the Paley Advanced Limb Lengthening Institute located at St. Mary’s Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
orthopedic surgeon
Orthopedic surgery
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system...
, who specialises in limb lengthening
Distraction osteogenesis
Distraction osteogenesis, also called callus distraction, callotasis and osteodistraction is a surgical process used to reconstruct skeletal deformities and lengthen the long bones of the body...
procedures. He graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
The Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto is the medical school of the University of Toronto. The faculty is based in the Discovery District of Downtown Toronto along with most of its teaching hospitals and research institutes. Founded in 1843, it is one of Canada's oldest institutions of...
. He was the first North American orthopedic surgeon to study with Gavril Ilizarov, and introduced the Ilizarov apparatus
Ilizarov apparatus
The Ilizarov apparatus is named after the orthopedic surgeon Gavriil Abramovich Ilizarov from the Soviet Union, who pioneered the technique. It is used in surgical procedures to lengthen or reshape limb bones; to treat complex and/or open bone fractures; and in cases of infected non-unions of bones...
to the United States in 1986.
From 1987 to 2001, Paley worked at the University of Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
as professor of Orthopedics and chief of Pediatric Orthopedics. In 1991, he co-founded the Maryland Center for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction at James Lawrence Kernan Hospital
James Lawrence Kernan Hospital
James Lawrence Kernan Hospital is a historic hospital building and grounds located in Baltimore City and in Woodlawn in Baltimore County, Maryland. It was built between 1860 and 1867 as Radnor Park, a two-story, five-bay, Victorian mansion...
with Dr. John Herzenberg. In 2001, they formed the International Center for Limb Lengthening at Sinai Hospital. He authored a book, Principles of Deformity Correction (ISBN 3-540-41665-X) in 2002, that was edited by Herzenberg.
On June 1, 2009, Dr. Paley opened the Paley Advanced Limb Lengthening Institute located at St. Mary’s Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...
.