Used with permission from Children's of Alabama

In the 2020-2021 Best Children’s Hospitals survey, U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) ranked Pediatric Orthopedics at Children’s Hospital of Alabama at UAB 47th in the nation.

Overall, Children’s of Alabama is nationally ranked in nine pediatric specialties. It is only one of 27 children’s hospitals ranked in nine specialties. The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is proud to serve the Birmingham community, the state of Alabama and pediatric patients through its partnership with Children’s of Alabama.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Professor, Executive Vice Chair, and L. Gwaltney McCollum, Jr. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics at Children's of Alabama Shawn Gilbert, M.D., is proud of pediatric orthopaedics faculty.

“The department is better able to serve pediatric patients and support our mission through our partnership with Children’s of Alabama,” said Gilbert. “Our faculty work tirelessly to provide excellent patient care in pediatric orthopaedics, and this report is a wonderful testament to their commitment to improving patients’ lives and to the quality of the team members who contribute to excellent patient outcomes – nurses, orthopaedic and surgical techs, physical therapists and administrative professionals.”

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Chair, Steven Theiss, M.D., is pleased to see Children’s of Alabama and pediatric orthopaedics so well-represented.

“Children’s of Alabama has impacted so many lives across the state of Alabama and the southeast,” said Theiss. “Our pediatric othopaedics faculty support the efforts of Children’s of Alabama and also the mission of our department through this partnership. It’s wonderful to see their work and dedication nationally recognized as 47th in the nation.”