Keith R Bachmann, MD
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
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Bio & Overview
Keith Bachmann, MD, specializes in pediatric orthopedic surgery, with a special interest in spine deformity surgery. As an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Bachmann works to support everyone involved in the decision-making process. This can mean moving forward with a spinal surgery talked through well in advance or helping families with the stress of an unexpected fracture. Since every family's needs are different, he works hard to meet them where they are. Ultimately, he considers it a privilege to be able to work with each of these unique families.
Dr. Bachmann went to medical school at VCU School of Medicine and then completed his residency training at the Cleveland Clinic. He then trained in pediatric orthopedics and scoliosis surgery at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, before joining UVA Health Children’s in 2016. His research is focused on clinical outcomes, especially patient-reported outcomes in pediatric orthopedic care.
Dr. Bachmann has 3 boys and enjoys spending time with them and his wife. They take care of a menagerie of animals and enjoy traveling. Most of their travels have a focus on wildlife. They enjoy birding, diving, and photography.
Academic Information
- Department
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Academic Role
- Associate Professor
- Division
- Orthopedics-Pediatric
- Research Interests
- Scoliosis outcomes and origins and patient-reported outcomes
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Infants (0-2)
Children (2-12)
Adolescents (12-21)
- Primary Education
- Virginia Commonwelath University
- Residency
- Cleveland Clinic
- Fellowships
- Rady Children's Hospital
- Certification
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery)
Highlights
Dr. Keith Bachmann video profile
I'm Keith Bachmann, Orthopedic Surgeon in the Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Division. Our specialty is kids because they still have growing bones and there's differences in the way that you treat various injuries as well as conditions that you can have because of that growth that is still remaining. It goes all the way from traumatic injuries, which would be the most common things that we see, as well as then kids with neuromuscular conditions, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy. They all have a lot of musculoskeletal ramifications, ways that we can help to maintain some of their independence as they move forward in life. A condition that I have a special interest in is scoliosis, idiopathic scoliosis, as well as scoliosis due to other conditions. I made sure in my training to seek out extra training regarding adolescent and pediatric spine care to ensure that I would be able to provide the best care for those patients. Sometimes that involves a specialty in Peds that involves interacting with the family. It's really making sure that the family is involved in trying to make sure that they understand why we're doing what we're doing. I would say that what I find most rewarding is if we've diagnosed somebody who's been having problems for a while and we find a solution for them that can get them going. Sometimes these are kids that are dealing with a lot of problems and trying to check one thing off the list that they don't have to worry about or at least just knowing that they have somebody who's going to help them get through it. When they're feeling better and we've fixed their fracture or whatever they had initially presented to see us for and we get to see that final interaction with them where they're back to their normal self, that's the best part of my day.
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