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Klane K. White, MD, MSc
Director Orthopedics Administration
Seattle Children's
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, Washington, United States
Klane K. White, MD, MSc is a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon and Director of the Skeletal Health and Dysplasia Program at Seattle Children’s Hospital. He is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Washington and a diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
A graduate of the University of Southern California, Dr. White earned his Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Biology and Biological Oceanography, respectively. He received his Doctor of Medicine from the George Washington University. Dr. White completed his Surgical Internship and Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at the University of California San Diego, as well as a two-year NIH Sponsored Fellowship in Orthopaedic Research. He received Advanced Fellowship training in Pediatric Orthopaedics and Scoliosis at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Texas.
Dr. White is an internationally recognized expert and advocate in the care of Mucopolysaccharidosis and Skeletal Dysplasia. He serves on the Medical Advisory Board of Little People of America and is an executive founding member and current President of the Skeletal Dysplasia Management Consortium. Following three terms on the National MPS Society board of directors, he continues to chair the technical grant review committee, and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board.
Representative Publications:
Biomarkers for Prediction of Skeletal Disease Progression in Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I
Orthopaedic Aspects of Mucopolysaccharidoses
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