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Matthew A. Halanski, MD

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Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Dr. Halanski earned his medical degree from Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., in 2001. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He completed his pediatric orthopedic surgery fellowship at Starship Children's Health in Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Halanski's interests include clinical medicine and orthopedic research. He enjoys treating all areas of pediatric orthopedics, with special interests including spinal and lower-extremity deformities. His recent research interests have focused on limiting patient morbidity by studying alternatives to invasive procedures, minimizing operative time and blood loss in spinal deformity surgery and limiting radiation exposure in children with hip dysplasia. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS).

Specialties

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Pediatric Spine Medicine

UW Health Clinics

American Family Children's Hospital
(608) 263-6420 | (800) 323-8942 | Map
American Family Children's Hospital
(608) 263-6420 | (800) 323-8942 | Map
American Family Children's Hospital
(608) 263-6420 | (800) 323-8942 | Map
American Family Children's Hospital
(608) 263-6420 | (800) 323-8942 | Map

Other Locations

Aspirus Weston Clinic (Weston)
(715) 241-5447 |  Map

Hospital Affiliation(s)

American Family Children's Hospital (primary)
Veterans Hospital - Wm. S. Middleton Memorial (secondary)

Languages Spoken

English
Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000.

UW School of Medicine and Public Health

Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Professional Certifications and Education

Board Certification Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship

Pediatric Orthopedic and Spinal Deformity Fellowship, Starship Children's Health, Auckland, New Zealand, 2006-2007


Residency Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
Medical School Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 2001

PubMed Articles
Halanski MA Harper BL Cassidy JA Crawford HA . Three Solutions to a Single Problem: Alternative Casting Frames for Treating Infantile Idiopathic Scoliosis. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2012 Jan 4;
[PubMed ID: 22228212]
Halanski MA Cassidy JA . Do Multilevel Ponte Osteotomies in Thoracic Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery Improve Curve Correction and Restore Thoracic Kyphosis? J Spinal Disord Tech. 2011 Dec 21;
[PubMed ID: 22198324]
Chin MS Shoemaker A Reinhart DM Betz BW Maples DL Halanski MA . Use of 1.5 Tesla and 3 Tesla MRI to evaluate femoral head reduction in hip dysplasia. J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Sep;31(6):633-7
[PubMed ID: 21841437]
Chin MS Betz BW Halanski MA . Comparison of hip reduction using magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography in hip dysplasia. J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Jul-Aug;31(5):525-9
[PubMed ID: 21654460]
Halanski MA Davison JE Huang JC Walker CG Walsh SJ Crawford HA . Ponseti method compared with surgical treatment of clubfoot: a prospective comparison. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Feb;92(2):270-8
[PubMed ID: 20124052]
Halanski MA Huang JC Walsh SJ Crawford HA . Erratum to: Resource Utilization in Clubfoot Management. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Jan 16;
[PubMed ID: 20082231]
Halanski MA Maples DL Davison JE Huang JC Crawford HA . Separating the chicken from the egg: an attempt to discern between clubfoot recurrences and incomplete corrections. Iowa Orthop J. 2010;30:29-34
[PubMed ID: 21045968]
Halanski MA Huang JC Walsh SJ Crawford HA . Resource utilization in clubfoot management. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 May;467(5):1171-9
[PubMed ID: 19172369]
Halanski MA Corden TE . Wisconsin firearm deer hunting season: injuries at a level I trauma center, 1999-2004. WMJ. 2008 Feb;107(1):20-4
[PubMed ID: 18416365]
Halanski MA Halanski AD Oza A Vanderby R Munoz A Noonan KJ . Thermal injury with contemporary cast-application techniques and methods to circumvent morbidity. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007 Nov;89(11):2369-77
[PubMed ID: 17974878]
Halanski MA Noonan KJ Hebert M Nemeth BA Mann DC Leverson G . Manual versus digital radiographic measurements in acetabular dysplasia. Orthopedics. 2006 Aug;29(8):724-6
[PubMed ID: 16924867]
Halanski MA Iskandar B Nemeth B Noonan KJ . The coconut condyle: occipital condylar dysplasia causing torticollis and leading to c1 fracture. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2006 Jun;19(4):295-8
[PubMed ID: 16778667]
Halanski MA Mann DC . Case report: unusual tibia intramedullary osteoid osteoma in a two-year-old. Iowa Orthop J. 2005;25:66-8
[PubMed ID: 16089076]
Halanski MA Torga-Spak R Teitge RA . Osteoarthritic cyst mimicking patellar osteonecrosis. J Knee Surg. 2004 Jan;17(1):30-2
[PubMed ID: 14971672]
Mahieux R Lambert PF Agbottah E Halanski MA Deng L Kashanchi F Brady JN . Cell cycle regulation of human interleukin-8 gene expression by the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Tat protein. J Virol. 2001 Feb;75(4):1736-43
[PubMed ID: 11160671]
Zhou M Halanski MA Radonovich MF Kashanchi F Peng J Price DH Brady JN . Tat modifies the activity of CDK9 to phosphorylate serine 5 of the RNA polymerase II carboxyl-terminal domain during human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transcription. Mol Cell Biol. 2000 Jul;20(14):5077-86
[PubMed ID: 10866664]