DarrellScottHansonMD

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Attending Spine Surgeon Houston Methodist Hospital

Overview of Dr. Hanson

Dr. Darrell Hanson is an orthopedic surgeon in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Houston Methodist Hospital and Texas Children's Hospital. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and has been in practice 22 years. Dr. Hanson accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 56 doctors at Texas Children's Hospital and one of 147 doctors at Houston Methodist Hospital who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. He has more than 20 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
6445 Main Street
Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77030
Book by Phone+1(346) 616-0896

Fax+1 713-790-2058
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Education & Training

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2000 - 2001
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1996 - 2000
Methodist Hospital (Houston)Internship, Transitional Year, 1995 - 1996
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1997 - 2026
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

Casting vs Bracing for Idiopathic Early-Onset Scoliosis Start of enrollment: 2021 Feb 09
Recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
S2 alar-iliac screw versus traditional iliac screw for spinopelvic fixation: a systematic review of comparative biomechanical studies.
Takashi Hirase, Jeremiah Ling, Brian Phelps, Varan Haghshenas, Comron Saifi, Darrell S Hanson, Shin, C.> ;Spine Deformity. 2022 Nov 1
Correction to: Anterior versus posterior spinal fusion for Lenke type 5 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.
Takashi Hirase, Jeremiah F Ling, Varan Haghshenas, Jeyvikram Thirumavalavan, David Dong, Darrell S Hanson, Rex A W Marco> ;Spine Deformity. 2022 Mar 1
2 citations
Team Approach: The Management of Adolescents and Adults with Scoliosis and Spina Bifida.
Viachaslau Bradko, Heidi Castillo, Michael Conklin, Ellen Fremion, Brandon Rocque, Darrell Hanson, Magdalena Sanz-Cortes, William Whitehead, Jonathan Castillo> ;JBJS Reviews. 2022 Mar 1
1 citations
Scoliosis Following Chest Wall Resection for Tumor With and Without Prophylactic Fixation: Case Series.
Varan Haghshenas, Michael Moghimi, Mimi P Haghshenas, Brendan M Holderread, Takashi Hirase, Darrell S Hanson, Laurence Rhines, Rex Marco, Shin, C.> ;Cureus. 2022 Jan 1
Authors' reply to letter to the editor regarding "Sarcopenia predicts perioperative adverse events following complex revision surgery for the thoracolumbar spine".
Takashi Hirase, Varan Haghshenas, Rachel Bratescu, David Dong, Peggy H. Kuo, Aymen Rashid, Venkat Kavuri, Darrell S. Hanson, B. Christoph Meyer, Rex A.W. Marco> ;The Spine Journal. 2021 Nov 1
4 citations
Anterior versus posterior spinal fusion for Lenke type 5 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.
Takashi Hirase, Jeremiah F Ling, Varan Haghshenas, Jeyvikram Thirumavalavan, David Dong, Darrell S Hanson, Rex A W Marco> ;Spine Deformity. 2022 Mar 1
31 citations
Sarcopenia predicts perioperative adverse events following complex revision surgery for the thoracolumbar spine
Takashi Hirase, Varan Haghshenas, Rachel Bratescu, David Dong, Peggy H. Kuo, Aymen Rashid, Venkat Kavuri, Darrell S. Hanson, B. Christoph Meyer, Rex A.W. Marco> ;The Spine Journal. 2021 Feb 7
4 citations
Reduction in mortality in pediatric non-idiopathic scoliosis by implementing a multidisciplinary screening process
Lorenzo Deveza, John Heydemann, Mohit J Jain, David S. Liu, Barkha N Chhabra, Elizabeth Spoede, Ken Kocab, William A. Phillips, Darrell Hanson, Gerow Fj, David E. Wess...> ;Spine Deformity. 2021 Jan 1
10 citations
Impact of scoliosis surgery on pulmonary function in patients with muscular dystrophies and spinal muscular atrophy
Harold J. Farber, William A. Phillips, Kenneth L. Kocab, Darrell S. Hanson, John Heydemann, Benny Dahl, Elizabeth Spoede, Larry S. Jefferson> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2020 Feb 3
4 citations
Clinical Effectiveness of S2-Alar Iliac Screws in Spinopelvic Fixation in Pediatric Neuromuscular Scoliosis: Systematic Literature Review.
Vijay M. Ravindra, Marcus D. Mazur, Douglas L. Brockmeyer, Kristin L. Kraus, Alexander E. Ropper, Darrell S. Hanson, Benny Dahl> ;Global Spine Journal. 2020 Jan 7
17 citations
Efficacy of liposomal bupivacaine in pediatric patients undergoing spine surgery.
Colleen Cloyd, Brady S. Moffett, Melanie Brooke Bernhardt, Evelyn Monico, Nihar V. Patel, Darrell S Hanson> ;Paediatric Anaesthesia. 2018 Nov 1
4 citations
Risk Factors for Development and Progression of Scoliosis After Pediatric Cardiothoracic Operations.
Carlos M. Mery, Francisco A. Guzmán-Pruneda, Luis E. De León, Wei Zhang, Frederick H. Kuo, Kyle L. Carpenter, Lisa D. Stringer, Iki Adachi, Jeffrey S. Heinle, E. Dean ...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018 Jun 1
37 citations
Neuromuscular scoliosis complication rates from 2004 to 2015: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality database.
Daniel J. Cognetti, Heather Keeny, Amer F. Samdani, Joshua M. Pahys, Darrell S Hanson, Kathy Blanke, Steven W. Hwang> ;Neurosurgical Focus. 2017 Oct 1
1 citations
The Superior Articular Process as an External Landmark for Determining the Transverse Plane Angulation of Thoracic Pedicles.
Kathryn H. Pade, Andrea M. Long, John T. Anderson, Daniel Hoernschemeyer, Darrell S Hanson> ;Spine Deformity. 2013 May 1
76 citations
Complications of spinal fusion for scheuermann kyphosis: a report of the scoliosis research society morbidity and mortality committee.
Jeffrey D. Coe, Justin S. Smith, Sigurd Berven, Vincent Arlet, William F. Donaldson, Darrell S Hanson, Ram Mudiyam, Joseph H. Perra, Jeffrey H. Owen, Michelle C. Marks...> ;Spine. 2010 Jan 1
20 citations
Traumatic noncontiguous double fracture-dislocation of the lumbosacral spine.
Samuel K. Cho, Lawrence G. Lenke, Darrell S Hanson> ;The Spine Journal. 2006 Sep 1
282 citations
Complications in spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in the new millennium. A report of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee.
Jeffrey D. Coe, Vincent Arlet, William F. Donaldson, Sigurd Berven, Darrell S Hanson, Ram Mudiyam, Joseph H. Perra, Christopher I. Shaffrey> ;Spine. 2006 Feb 1
139 citations
Sagittal plane analysis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: the effect of anterior versus posterior instrumentation.
John M. Rhee, Keith H. Bridwell, Douglas S. Won, Lawrence G. Lenke, Chatupon Chotigavanichaya, Darrell S Hanson> ;Spine. 2002 Nov 1
43 citations
Dowel fibular strut grafts for high-grade dysplastic isthmic spondylolisthesis.
Darrell S Hanson, Keith H. Bridwell, John M. Rhee, Lawrence G. Lenke> ;Spine. 2002 Sep 15
168 citations
Correlation of pelvic incidence with low- and high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis.
Darrell S Hanson, Keith H. Bridwell, John M. Rhee, Lawrence G. Lenke> ;Spine. 2002 Sep 15
75 citations
Can triggered electromyograph thresholds predict safe thoracic pedicle screw placement
Barry L. Raynor, Lawrence G. Lenke, Yongjung J. Kim, Darrell S Hanson, Tracy J. Wilson-Holden, Keith H. Bridwell, Anne M. Padberg> ;Spine. 2002 Sep 15
46 citations
Correction of thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with segmental hooks, rods, and Wisconsin wires posteriorly: it's bad and obsolete, correct?
Keith H. Bridwell, Darrell S Hanson, John M. Rhee, Lawrence G. Lenke, Christine R. Baldus, Kathy Blanke> ;Spine. 2002 Sep 15
21 citations
Lymphatic drainage after lumbar surgery
Darrell S Hanson, Srdjan Mirkovic> ;Spine. 1998 Apr 15
31 citations
Pitfalls in the measurement of bone mineral density by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry.
Antonacci, Darrell S Hanson, Heggeness Mh> ;Spine. 1996 Jan 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, Texas
Texas Children's HospitalHouston, Texas

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Texas BlueChoice
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
First Choice
Great West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
Premera BCBS Heritage & Heritage Plus 1
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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