Michael Thomas Busch MD
Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Pediatric Orthopedics
Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship Director: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Surgical Director Sports Medicine: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Surgeon - Children's Practice Group Ortho & Sports, Past-president Georgia Orthopaedic Society, Founding member of Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine (PRISM), Member of ROCK (Research in Osteochondritis of the Knee), Clinical Faculty: Duke & Emory
5445 Meridian Mark RdSte 250Atlanta, GA 30342
Phone+1 404-255-1933
Fax+1 404-256-7924
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Education & Training
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Scottish RitePost-Doctoral Fellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1985 - 1986
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1980 - 1985- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 1986 - 2027
IL State Medical License 1981 - 1987
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsSuccessful Resolution of Compartment Syndrome in a Pediatric Patient With B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.Tyler Vajdic, Peter M Carlson, Michael Busch, Bailey J Ross, Dana Olszewski
Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2026-01-01 - 2 citationsCompletely Displaced Midshaft Clavicular Fractures with Skin Tenting in Adolescents: Results from the FACTS Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study.S Clifton Willimon, Philip L Wilson, Michael Quinn, Joshua H Pang, Crystal A Perkins
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2025-05-30 - 8 citationsDescriptive Epidemiology of Complete ACL Tears in the Skeletally Immature Population: A Prospective Multicenter PLUTO Study.Melissa A Christino, Lauren E Hutchinson, Andrew T Pennock, Danielle L Cook, Christian N Anderson
The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025-03-01
Press Mentions
Research from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Helps Pediatric Athletes Successfully Return to Sport Following Advanced Elbow SurgerySeptember 15th, 2025
AAOS Recognizes 106 Surgeons with 2018 Achievement Award WinnersApril 11th, 2018
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North AmericaMember
- Pediatric Research In Sports Medicine (PRISM)Founding member
- Research in Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee (ROCK)Member
Industry Relationships
- Consultant/Educator, Orthopaediatrics
- Consultant/Educator, Arthrex
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