Meet the Norton Children’s Orthopedics of Louisville Team
Our experienced pediatric orthopedists specialize in treating a wide variety of conditions that affect the growing bones and muscles of children and teenagers, from sprains and fractures to birth defects, bone diseases, scoliosis, tumors and other disorders.
Pediatric orthopedic surgery
Jennifer Brey, M.D.
Laura K. Jacks, M.D.
Joshua W. Meier, M.D.
Star L. Nixon, M.D.
Kent L. Walker, D.O.
Pediatric non-surgical orthopedics
Orthopedics Advanced Practice Providers
Sarah DuPlessis, PA-C
Andrea E. Ryan, PA-C
Amanda Taylor, PA-C
Wendy Warren, PA-C
Quality children’s cardiology care from Ashland to Paducah
When a pediatrician suspects a child has a serious heart issue, the physician and parents want to understand the situation quickly with a speedy diagnosis. If families in Kentucky or Indiana had to drive to […]
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Poison control center: 65 years of preventing illness and death
The Kentucky Poison Control Center of Norton Children’s Hospital has been working to reduce illness and death from poisoning in Kentucky for 65 years. The center provides 24/7 free and confidential access to specially trained […]
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What are brain tumor symptoms in kids?
Brain tumors are growths of abnormal cells that occur in the brain or the tissue or structures near it. Brain tumors can be invasive (destroying nearby tissue or travelling to other spots in the body) […]
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Is poison ivy contagious? How does it spread?
Now that the kids are getting out more, they’re at greater risk of brushing up against some poison ivy and inadvertently spreading its oil on their skin. Poison ivy doesn’t typically spread from person […]
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Study shows adolescent girls at risk for intimate partner homicide
Nearly half of women who die by homicide in the U.S. are killed by a current or former intimate partner. Now a new study in JAMA Pediatrics shows that adolescent girls are at risk for […]
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