PHOENIX, Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As Phoenix Children's continues to prioritize clinical excellence and translational research with the hope of advancing new treatments for devastating childhood illnesses, the health system has added another internationally renowned surgeon-scientist to its medical staff.

PHOENIX，2023年9月11日/PRNewswire/-随着凤凰城儿童继续优先考虑临床卓越和转化研究，希望推进针对毁灭性儿童疾病的新疗法，卫生系统为其医务人员增加了另一位国际知名的外科医生科学家。

Maegen Wallace, MD, MBA, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon and expert in osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease, joined the Herbert J. Louis Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Phoenix Children's last month..

Maegen Wallace博士，工商管理硕士，儿科整形外科医生，成骨不全症或脆性骨病专家，上个月在凤凰城儿童医院加入了Herbert J.Louis骨科和运动医学中心。。

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Maegen Wallace, MD, MBA, internationally renowned surgeon-scientist, joins Phoenix Children's

Maegen Wallace博士，国际知名外科医生科学家MBA，加入凤凰城儿童基金会

'Dr. Wallace brings a level of clinical skill in osteogenesis imperfecta to Phoenix Children's that doesn't exist anywhere else in the Southwest.,' said Matthew Halanski, MD, division chief of orthopedics and sports medicine and Herbert J. Louis Endowed Chair in Orthopedics. 'I have worked with Dr. Wallace for many years and have witnessed her incredible dedication to treating children facing debilitating diseases and I know she will be a strong addition to our team of talented clinicians and researchers.'.

'Dr。华莱士为菲尼克斯儿童带来了成骨不全症的临床技能，而菲尼克斯儿童在西南部其他任何地方都不存在骨科和运动医学司主任Matthew Halanski博士和Herbert J.Louis骨科捐赠主席说我与华莱士博士合作多年，目睹了她难以置信的奉献精神，致力于治疗面临衰弱疾病的儿童，我知道她将成为我们有才能的临床医生和研究人员团队的强大补充。

Dr. Wallace comes to Phoenix Children's from Children's Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, where she served as the Dr. Paul and Bernadette Esposito Endowed Chair in Pediatric Bone Disorders and held other clinical and academic leadership roles. At the Herbert J. Louis Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Phoenix Children's, Dr.

华莱士博士来自奥马哈儿童医院和医疗中心的凤凰城儿童医院，在那里她担任保罗博士和贝纳德特·埃斯波西托博士的小儿骨疾病捐赠主席，并担任其他临床和学术领导角色。在凤凰城儿童医院的Herbert J.Louis骨科和运动医学中心。

Wallace will focus on lower-extremity issues, osteogenesis imperfecta and other rare skeletal diseases. On the research front, she will continue her work to define best clinical practices for patients with brittle bone disease and uncover new treatment options. .

华莱士将专注于下肢问题，成骨不全症和其他罕见的骨骼疾病。在研究方面，她将继续努力为脆性骨病患者确定最佳临床实践，并发现新的治疗方案。 .

'Phoenix Children's emphasis on research and the chance to work once again with Dr. Halanski are what drew me to Phoenix Children's,' said Dr. Wallace. 'I'm deeply committed to filling gaps in care for kids with osteogenesis imperfecta and am excited to expand on the excellent clinical foundation that Dr.

华莱士博士说：“凤凰城儿童对研究的重视以及与哈兰斯基博士再次合作的机会吸引了我去凤凰城儿童医院。”我深深地致力于填补成骨不全症儿童护理方面的空白，并对扩大博士的优秀临床基础感到兴奋。

Pam Smith from Phoenix Children's endocrinology team has established. At the same time, I'm thrilled to have Phoenix Children's support in continuing my research to improve quality of life for children everywhere.'Dr. Wallace is a member of the Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium, funded by the National Institutes of Health, and served as site principal investigator at Children's Omaha for the 'Longitudinal Study of Osteogenesis Imperfecta.' In a separate project funded by the Child Health Research Institute, she was principal investigator on a study to evaluate body composition compared to functional abilities and previous medical and surgical interventions in osteogenesis imperfecta patients.

凤凰城儿童内分泌小组的Pam Smith成立了。与此同时，我很高兴凤凰城儿童的支持，继续我的研究，以提高各地儿童的生活质量华莱士博士是由美国国立卫生研究院资助的脆性骨疾病协会的成员，并担任儿童奥马哈州“成骨不全症纵向研究”的现场首席研究员在由儿童健康研究所资助的另一个项目中，她是一项研究的首席研究员，该研究旨在评估与成骨不全症患者的功能能力以及先前的医学和外科干预措施相比的身体成分。

Dr. Wallace also is actively involved with the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.She is a member of the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation's Medical Advisory Council and serves on the board of directors for The Jansen's Foundation, an organization that seeks to raise awareness and support research on a rare skeletal condition.Dr.

华莱士博士还积极参与美国骨与矿物研究学会。她是成骨不全基金会医学咨询委员会的成员，并担任Jansen基金会的董事会成员，该组织旨在提高认识和支持关于罕见骨骼疾病的研究。博士。

Wallace earned a bachelor's degree in sports medicine and athletic training from Missouri State University and her medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She completed a residency in orthopedics at Saint Louis University, including a year as administrative chief resident, and a fellowship in pediatric orthopedics at AI DuPont Hospital for Children.

华莱士获得密苏里州立大学运动医学和运动训练学士学位，内布拉斯加大学医学中心获得医学学位。她在圣路易斯大学完成了骨科住院治疗，其中包括一年的行政总住院医师，以及AI杜邦儿童医院的儿科骨科奖学金。

Later, she earned her Master of Business Administration at the Universi.

后来，她在大学获得了商业管理硕士学位。