title: Louis A. Goldstein, MD: A Pioneer in Spinal Deformity Surgery.
abstract: MINI: During the first half of the 20th century interest in spinal deformity grew due to common conditions of that era including polio and tuberculosis. This article will discuss Louis Arnold Goldstein, a visionary leader in spinal deformity surgery from Rochester, New York and one of the founders of the Scoliosis Research Society.During the first half of the 20th century interest in spinal deformity grew due to common conditions of that era including polio and tuberculosis. This article will discuss Louis Arnold Goldstein, a visionary leader in spinal deformity surgery from Rochester, New York and one of the founders of the Scoliosis Research Society. Louis A. Goldstein was a talented surgeon, administrator, and clinician scientist. He also started a spine surgery fellowship program that still bears his name and that continues to train complex spine surgeons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
authors.forename: Daren
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McCalla
authors.forename: Paul T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Rubery
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Foxx
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Molinari
authors.forename: James O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Addisu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mesfin
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000266:history*; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery