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Teresa Cappello

Teresa Cappello, MD

Specialties
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
Languages Spoken:
  • English

Terri Cappello, M.D., has felt destined to be a doctor since a very young age, but her choice to pursue orthopedics and pediatric orthopedics was all hers. In high school, she saw the pain and disappointment when a basketball player was injured, sparking an interest in orthopedics. This experience, combined with the fact that she had always enjoyed her young nieces and nephews, inspired her to pursue a career in pediatric orthopedics.

Dr. Cappello says that interacting with children is the best part of her job because they never fail to make her smile and always bring joy to her day.

She has been quoted on Today.com, Parents Magazine, and published research in JPOSNA and other professional publications.

Pediatric Care

Specialties

More About Me

Board Certifications
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery - General
Education and Training

Medical Education
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC
5/30/1992

Internship
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
United States of America
6/30/1993

Residency
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
United States of America
6/30/1997

Fellowship
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, WA
United States of America
7/31/1998

Leadership and Memberships
  • 1998-Present: Member, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
  • 1997-Present: Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • 2005-Present: Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society
Editorial Positions
  • 2008-Present: Reviewer, Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
  • 2019-Present: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Academic Works and Presentations
  • Lecture: Grand Rounds, Shriners Children's Chicago - Normal Variations in the Legs of Growing Children (10/2020)
  • Lecture: Grand Rounds, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine - The Limping Child (3/2020)
  • Lecture: Midwest Podiatry Conference - Pediatric Guided Growth: Foot and Ankle (4/2019)
  • Presentation: 8th Annual Richard E. Lindseth Pediatric Orthopaedic Lectureship, Riley Children's Hospital, Indianapolis - Coronal Remodeling of Pediatric Distal Radius Fractures (11/2015)
  • Presentation: POSNA Annual Meeting - The Effects of NSAID Treatment on Fracture Healing in a Juvenile Rat Model (5/2011)

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