Alvin H. Crawford, MD, FACS
Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedic Surgery
Specialties
Orthopaedics, Spine Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Neurofibromatosis, Scoliosis, Spinal Disorders
Department
Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
UC Health Affiliations
University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute, Best Doctors and Top Doctors
Dr. Crawford, Professor Emeritus, joins UC Health with more than 35 years of clinical experience in diagnosis and treatment in orthopaedics. He is the recently retired founding director of the Crawford Spine Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and a renowned expert in spinal deformities and neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder often associated with scoliosis.
He is considered an authority on pediatric orthopaedic conditions and spinal deformities. He has published more than 200 publications, 63 book chapters, authored/co-authored six books and lectured in 38 countries. He is the past president of the Scoliosis Research Society and been recognized in “America’s Best Doctors” since1996. He received the Daniel Drake Medal, the highest academic honor the University of Cincinnati's College of Medicine bestows.
Dr. Crawford is seeing patients, performing consultations, second opinions and surgeries. His research will include studying the immediate and long-term complications of pediatric orthopaedic diseases.
Clifton
UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont)
222 Piedmont Avenue
Suite 2200
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
Phone: (513) 475-8690
Fax: (513) 475-7593
Map and Directions
Medical School
- University of Tennessee - Memphis, TN
Residency
- US Naval Hospital - Boston, MA
- Combined Harvard Residency Program (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital) - Boston, MA
Fellowship
- Pediatric Orthopaedics, Boston Children's Hospital - Boston, MA
- Alfred I. DuPont Institute - Wilmington, DL
Awards
Daniel Drake MedalBoard Certifications
Orthopaedic SurgerySpecialties
Orthopaedics, Spine Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Neurofibromatosis, Scoliosis, Spinal Disorders
Department
Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
UC Health Affiliations
University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute, Best Doctors and Top Doctors
Dr. Crawford, Professor Emeritus, joins UC Health with more than 35 years of clinical experience in diagnosis and treatment in orthopaedics. He is the recently retired founding director of the Crawford Spine Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and a renowned expert in spinal deformities and neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder often associated with scoliosis.
He is considered an authority on pediatric orthopaedic conditions and spinal deformities. He has published more than 200 publications, 63 book chapters, authored/co-authored six books and lectured in 38 countries. He is the past president of the Scoliosis Research Society and been recognized in “America’s Best Doctors” since1996. He received the Daniel Drake Medal, the highest academic honor the University of Cincinnati's College of Medicine bestows.
Dr. Crawford is seeing patients, performing consultations, second opinions and surgeries. His research will include studying the immediate and long-term complications of pediatric orthopaedic diseases.
Clifton
UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont)
222 Piedmont Avenue
Suite 2200
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
Phone: (513) 475-8690
Fax: (513) 475-7593
Map and Directions
Medical School
- University of Tennessee - Memphis, TN
Residency
- US Naval Hospital - Boston, MA
- Combined Harvard Residency Program (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital) - Boston, MA
Fellowship
- Pediatric Orthopaedics, Boston Children's Hospital - Boston, MA
- Alfred I. DuPont Institute - Wilmington, DL