Faculty

Craig P. Eberson, M.D
Associate Professor
Chief, Division of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery & Scoliosis
Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship
Dr. Eberson's Professional Papers

Dr. Eberson graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He completed his orthopaedic residency at Brown University, followed by a fellowship in pediatric and adult orthopaedic trauma for an additional year, also at Brown. He completed his training with a year at the renowned Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, TX, where he served as the Edwards Fellow in Pediatric Orthopaedics and Scoliosis. He returned to Rhode Island to direct the Pediatric Spine Service for the Department of Orthopaedics, and has authored numerous book chapters, scientific papers, and national presentations related to the orthopaedic care of children. His current clinical interests lie in the treatment of scoliosis and other spinal disorders, congenital or acquired problems of the lower extremities in children, and pediatric fracture care. His research interests include the treatment of spinal disorders via a minimally invasive approach, improving the success of limb-lengthening procedures, and the treatment of pediatric musculoskeletal injuries.

Michael G. Ehrlich, M.D.
Vincent Zecchino Professor and Chairman
Surgeon-in-Chief, Department of Orthopedics
Dr. Ehrlich's Professional Papers

Dr. Ehrlich is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. His orthopaedic residency was followed by a pediatric orthopaedic/research fellowship at the Hospital for Joint Diseases. Dr. Ehrlich was the Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School before coming to Brown University in 1990. He just completed six years as the Chairman of the Research Committee for both the Academic Orthopaedic Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and has twice been a permanent member of the Study Section on Orthopaedics and Musculoskeltal Disease for the National Institutes of Health. He was also Chairman of the Committee on Research of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society. He received the M.A. ad eundem award at Brown, the Excellence in Research Award from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and the Kappa Delta Award from the AAOS for the best orthopaedic research in the United States. Dr. Ehrlich became president of the Academic Orthopaedic Society in 1999. He was previously President of the Orthopaedic Research Society. In 1998 he received the Arthur H. Huene Memorial Award, Lifetime Contribution to Pediatric Orthopaedics from the Pediatric Orthopaedics Society of North America. In 1998 he received an Endowed Chair, the Vincent Zecchino, M.D. Professorship of Orthopaedic Surgery, and was honored with the creation of the Michael G. Ehrlich M.D. Professorship of Orthopaedic Resarch. He has authored more than 200 journal articles, book chapters and abstracts. Some of Dr. Ehrlich's research interests include limb-lengthening physiology, neuromuscular disorders in children and growth plate transplantation.


Julia A. Katarincic, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Hand, Upper Extremity and Microvascular Surgery
Dr. Katarincic's Professional Papers

Dr. Katarincic is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. She completed her orthopaedic residency at Brown University and a fellowship in hand and microvascular surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Katarincic practiced at the Mayo Clinic and Massachusetts General Hospital before returning to Providence to join University Orthopedics in 2002. Dr. Katarincic is a member of the Division of Hand Surgery treating both adults and children with a variety of upper extremity problems with a special interest in congenital hand and brachial plexus injuries.


Jonathan Schiller, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Pediatric Orthopedics
Dr. Schiller's Professional Papers

Dr. Schiller is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at The Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University and an Attending Physician at Hasbro Children’s Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and regional, national, and international presentations related to pediatric orthopaedic care. His current research interests include improving success of limb lengthening procedures, pediatric fracture management, scoliosis, and treatment of the adolescent and young adult hip problems. He was the recipient of the 2007 Peter G. Trafton Research Award for Orthopaedic Trauma and the 2008 Haffenreffer Family House Staff Excellence Award.


Patricia Solga, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatric Orthopedics

In 1990, the Department of Orthopaedics began expanding the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics with the addition of Dr. Solga. Doctor Solga is a graduate of New York University and Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed her orthopaedic residency at Yale and her Pediatric Orthopaedic fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital. She has a special interest in pediatric trauma. In addition, she is the Orthopaedic Director of the Child Development Center. In addition to her teaching responsibilities she also represents the Brown University Orthopaedics Department as a member of the Post-Graduate Referral Committee.