Ronald J Turker MD (He/Him)

Pediatric Orthopedics

Author of "The Wandering Jew of St. Salacious:" A love letter to Medicine written with a very sharp pen!

3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RdPortland, OR 97239
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Summary

Dr. Ronald Turker is an orthopedic surgeon affiliated with OHSU Hospital. He received his medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University and has been in practice 30 years. He specializes in pediatric orthopedics and is experienced in hip and knee surgery, limb lengthening and reconstruction, pediatric orthopaedics, and thoracic spine surgery. He has 8 publications and over 100 citings.

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Education & Training

Shriners Hospitals for Children (Chicago)Fellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1992 - 1993
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1987 - 1992
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1987

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Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 1998 - 2026
WA State Medical License 2017 - 2026
NM State Medical License 1993 - 2000
IL State Medical License 1987 - 1996

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

35 citations
High-grade spondylolisthesis treated using a modified Bohlman technique: results among multiple surgeons.
Robert A. Hart, Christopher M. Domes, Brady Goodwin, Charles d’Amato, Jung U. Yoo
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2014-05-01
14 citations
Meniscal repair in very young children.
David M. Bloome, Field T. Blevins, George A. Paletta, Joseph K. Newcomer, Bourke Cashmore
Arthroscopy. 2000-07-01
34 citations
Adductor tenotomies in children with quadriplegic cerebral palsy: longer term follow-up.
Ronald J. Turker, Robert H. Lee
Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2000-05-01