Orthopedics

Todd Ritzman, MD, FAAOS, FAOA

Dr. Ritzman is a surgeon and chair of the Department of Orthopedics at Akron Children’s. He’s also the director of the Spine Program and co-director of the pediatric orthopedic and scoliosis fellowship at the hospital. After graduating from The Ohio State University College of Medicine, he completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and a fellowship in pediatric orthopedic and scoliosis at San Diego Children’s Hospital in California. Dr. Ritzman has a special interest in in spinal deformity research, education and innovation. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Orthopedic Association. He’s earned several awards and grants for his work, as well as contributed to numerous publications, presentations and lectures. Additionally, he’s a clinical assistant professor in orthopedic surgery at Northeast Ohio Medical University.

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Mark Adamczyk, MD

Dr. Adamczyk has been in practice since 2005. He joined Akron Children’s as a pediatric orthopedic surgeon. After receiving his medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, NE he went on to complete a residency at Akron General Medical Center and a fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery at Children’s Hospital and Health Center of San Diego. Dr. Adamczyk has a special interest in clubfoot, pediatric orthopedic trauma, infantile orthopedic conditions and developmental dysplasia of the hip. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons and a member of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America.

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Kenneth Bono, MD

Dr. Bono has been in practice since 2010. He joined Akron Children’s as a pediatric orthopedic surgeon. He received his medical degree from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Bono completed his residency at Cleveland Clinic – Akron General Medical Center. He then went on to complete a pediatric orthopedic and scoliosis surgery fellowship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Bono is a member of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America and is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. His areas of special interest include pediatric and adolescent hip disorders, pediatric knee injuries and spasticity.

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Lorena Floccari, MD

Dr. Floccari has been in practice since 2019. She joined Akron Children’s as a pediatric orthopedic surgeon. She received her medical degree from The Ohio State University. Dr Floccari completed her residency at the Mayo Clinic of Rochester, Minnesota. From there she completed a pediatric orthopedic fellowship at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Texas and a pediatric spine fellowship at Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Floccari is a member of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America and her areas of special interest include pediatric and adolescent spine deformity, early onset scoliosis, congenital scoliosis and pediatric limb deformity.

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Kerwyn Jones, MD

Dr. Kerwyn Jones is the current President of the Medical Staff. He joined Akron Children’s as a pediatric orthopedic surgeon. After receiving a medical degree from Hahnemann/Medical College of Pennsylvania he completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at the Cleveland Clinic and a fellowship in pediatric orthopedics at the Campbell Clinic in Memphis, Tenn. Dr. Jones is a sports medicine specialist with expertise in patella instability, orthopedic care for spina bifida patients and pediatric trauma. He has been Cleveland Magazine’s top docs for Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery for the last 3 consecutive years. In addition to his numerous publications on pediatric ACL research in peer-reviewed journals, he developed the current national standard for appropriate narcotic usage after surgery on children. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery a member of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America and is president of the Medical Staff and the previous Chair of Orthopedic Surgery at Akron Children’s. Kerwyn Jones on Google Scholar.

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Patrick Riley, Sr., MD

Dr. Riley is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Akron Children’s, where he’s been practicing since 1984. He earned his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio and completed a residency in pediatrics at Akron Children's. He went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric orthopedic and scoliosis surgery at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Riley has a special interest in general pediatric orthopedics, including trauma (fractures), reconstruction, congenital deformity, foot and ankle, and non-operative spinal disorders. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society. Dr. Riley is an assistant professor of orthopedics at Northeast Ohio Medical University and has contributed to dozens of professional publications, presentations and research studies. He’s also earned numerous awards and honors for his professional work and volunteer efforts.

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William Schrader, MD

Dr. Schrader is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Akron Children’s, where he’s been practicing since 1989. He also serves as the hospital’s surgical director in the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Clinic, surgical consultant in the Skeletal Dysplasia Clinic and staff surgeon in the Spine Center. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, he completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Summa Health System in Akron, Ohio. He went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery and spinal deformity at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Schrader is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. He’s presented at numerous educational and professional forums, as well as contributed to dozens of presentations and publications. Additionally, he’s an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Northeast Ohio Medical University.  

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John Polousky, MD

Dr. John Polousky will be the lead team orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Polousky brings a more than 20 years of sports medicine experience to Akron. He has recently moved to Akron to serve as the Division Director of Orthopedic Sports medicine. Dr. Polousky completed his orthopedic residency at the Cleveland Clinic, a one-year fellowship in pediatric orthopedics and a 6-month fellowship in orthopedic sports medicine at the University of Colorado. He is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and additional board certification in Orthopedic Sports Medicine. He has served as a team physician for over 20 years including Division 1 athletics at for the CU Buffs football team and the University of Denver Pioneers Hockey team. Dr. Polousky was himself a scholarship collegiate athlete, playing offensive center for the Colorado State Rams, in the early ‘90’s.

Dr. Polousky brings his experience and expertise in sports medicine from Texas, where he was the Chief of Pediatric Orthopedics and the Surgical Director of Sports Medicine at the Children’s Health Andrews Institute in Plano Texas. In his leadership role, Dr. Polousky planned and supervised the construction of a $10 million, state-of-the-art facility to provide world-class sports medicine services to the high school and college athletes of the region. This 100,000 square foot facility included clinical space, MRI, physical therapy, sports performance training and a surgery center. The center served athletes from the entire state of Texas and from around the country.

Dr. Polousky has performed thousands of arthroscopic surgical procedures during his career, including ACL, complex shoulder, knee, elbow and ankle procedures. He was one of a small group of orthopedic surgeons selected to serve on the ACL Clinical Practice Guideline Committee, which was commissioned by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons to write national guidelines on the care of patients with ACL injuries. Dr. Polousky has held leadership roles in numerous national orthopedic organizations and has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed abstracts and scientific articles.

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