Education
- Fellowship - Children's Hospital San Diego
- Internship - SUNY at Stony Brook
- Residency - SUNY at Stony Brook
- Medical School - SUNY, Health Science Center
Board Certifications
- Am Bd Orthopaedic Surg (Ortho Surg) - Certified
Biography
Avi C Baitner, MD
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Baitner received his medical degree from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center and completed two Research Fellowships - one at the Musculoskeletal Research Center Hospital for Joint Disease Orthopaedic Institute in New York, and the other at the Department of Orthopaedics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He did his orthopaedic residency at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He was a Fellow in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at Children's Hospital San Diego prior to joining the Department of Orthopaedics at Nicklaus Children's Hospital.
Dr. Baitner is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Medical Association, and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America.
Dr. Baitner is employed by Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists (NCPS), the multispecialty medical group practice of Nicklaus Children’s Health System.
Publications
Donnally, C.J. 3rd, Lawrie, C.M., Rush, A.J. 3rd, Baitner, A.C. (2017). The Season of Hoverboards: A Case Series of Fractures. Journal Article, 33 (5), @325-328. View in Pubmed
Iobst CA1, Spurdle C, Baitner AC, King WF, Tidwell M, Swirsky S (2014). A protocol for the management of pediatric type I open fractures. Journal of children's orthopaedics, 8 (1), @71-78. View in Pubmed
Schoenleber, S.J., Iobst, C.A., Baitner, A., Standard, S.C. (2014). The biomechanics of guided growth: does screw size, plate size, or screw configuration matter?. Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B, 23 (2), @122-125. View in Pubmed
Kulkarni, V.A., Schiffman, E., Baitner, A.C., Mubarak, S.J. (2011). Septic arthritis associated with closed intra-articular fracture: a case series. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 31 (3), @e8-e15. View in Pubmed
Iobst, C., King, W., Baitner, A., Tidwell, M., Swirsky, S., Skaggs, D.L. (2010). Access to care for children with fractures. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 30 (3), @244-247. View in Pubmed
