Theresa A. Hennessey, M.D.

Bio

Dr. Theresa Hennessey, Assistant Professor, has been with the Department of Orthopaedics since 2006, when she completed her fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedics. Her practice is primarily at Shriners Hospital for Children in Salt Lake City. Dr. Hennessey practices General Pediatric Orthopaedics, her areas of particular interest include clubfeet, developmental dysplasia of the hip, Perthes Disease, Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, limb deformities and deficiencies. She also has experience with skeletal dysplasias, arthrogryposis, cerebral palsy, and foot deformities. Dr. Hennessey is passionate about International Medicine and involved in such work in Nicaragua, Haiti, and Ecuador.

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Academic Bio

Dr. Theresa Hennessey is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, specializing in Pediatric Orthopaedics. She receieved her undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, and her medical degree at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She completed her General Surgery Internship and Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Her fellowship training in Pediatric Orthopaedics was completed at the University of Utah. Dr. Hennessey is involved in clinical research and has several articles and book chapters to her credit.

She is a board member on the University of Utah IRB, and is an active committee member in POSNA.

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