Bryan D. Menapace, MD, MBA

Bryan Menapace, M.D., MBA, is a board-certified pediatric orthopedic spine surgeon at Shriners Children’s Portland. He was a two-sport varsity athlete in Michigan. His education included a BS in biochemistry with honors from University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.D. cum laude, AOA, and research honors from Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine, and MBA with BGS from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. His orthopedic training included research at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, residency at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and pediatric orthopedic fellowship at the A.I. DuPont Institute at Nemours in Wilmington, Delaware. He joined Shriners Children’s in 2024 as a pediatric spine, skeletal dysplasia (SD), and osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) orthopedic surgeon.

Dr. Menapace’s practice is primarily for pediatric spine conditions. These include scoliosis, kyphosis, spondylolysis (pars defects) and spondylolisthesis. Although many spine conditions are successfully managed without surgery, for those who do require surgery, Dr. Menapace preferentially performs selective/limited anterior or posterior fusions to achieve optimal correction while maximizing motion preservation. Additionally, for patients who qualify, he may offer advanced spine techniques such as CT-guided navigation, vertebral body tethering, minimally invasive techniques, halo gravity traction, MAGEC growing rods and interbody placement. Academically, Dr. Menapace is involved with American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS) and Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA), along with pediatric spine-specific societies including Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) and Pediatric Spine Study Group (PSSG).

Additionally, Dr. Menapace specializes in SD, including OI, achondroplasia and other dysplasias, through multidisciplinary bone health and skeletal dysplasia clinics. He is the division chief of bone health and can help facilitate medical treatments like bisphosphonate infusions. He performs leg deformity correction surgeries with osteotomies, Fassier-Duval telescopic rods and guided growth. Furthermore, he cares for the unique spine issues for children with OI and SD, such as kyphoscoliosis, stenosis and cervical instability. He is actively involved with the OI Foundation and Little People of America (LPA) as a medical consultant for regional and national meetings. He is also part of the International Limb Differences Registry (ILDR).

Outside of work, Dr. Menapace enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, and traveling.