Physicians

Bret O. Baynham, MD

Background

Dr. Bret Baynham is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon. A pediatric orthopaedic surgeon is a physician who, after obtaining a doctorate of medicine, has completed both a five-year orthopaedic surgery training program and additional one-year subspecialty training in pediatric orthopaedic surgery. This combination of general, specialty and subspecialty training allows a pediatric orthopaedist to provide musculoskeletal care in the most sophisticated and comprehensive manner available. Dr. Baynham's pediatric orthopaedic training was obtained both at the Nemours Children's Clinic (Jacksonville, Florida) and the Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children (Greenville South Carolina Unit).

Scope of Practice

The type of problems Dr. Baynham encounters vary from common: fractures, strains and sprains, infections of bone and joints, walking disturbances, angular/ rotational deformities of legs, flat feet, scoliosis (spinal curvature). He also specializes in the uncommon pediatric problems: neuromuscular diseases, complex spine deformity, hip dysplasia, club feet, limb length discrepancy, congenital malformations.

Geographical Coverage

Dr. Baynham strives to provide comprehensive Pediatric Orthopaedic care to all the children of Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties. Several office locations are utilized to satisfy this ambitious goal. Patients are seen in the offices of the Palm Beach Orthopedic Institute, the State of Florida Children's Medical Services Orthopaedic clinics (Palm Beach and Martin/St. Lucie county clinics) and the Palm Beach County Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic. Problems requiring urgent care are scheduled in the office as soon as possible. Non-urgent problems are scheduled on the basis of first request, available time slots and location preference. The practice makes every effort to schedule patients within 2 to 3 weeks of their request.

Hospital Affiliations

By Maintaining hospital staff privileges at Good Samaritan, St. Mary's, Jupiter, Martin Memorial, and Palms West Hospitals,  Dr. Baynham can generally satisfy both patient, referring physician, and insurance company hospital preferences.

After Hours

During the week, Dr. Baynham provides around the clock coverage to his practice and patients. On weekends and holidays he shares emergency duty with other orthopedists within Palm Beach Orthopaedic Institute. Even when not on weekend "first call" he makes every effort to be available if his pediatric orthopaedic expertise is needed. When Dr. Baynham is out of town, the physicians within Palm Beach Orthopaedic Institute handle his emergencies.

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