Joshua W. B. Klatt
Rating: 5.0 of 5
( out of 147 reviews )

Joshua W. B. Klatt, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Primary Children's Hospital

Pediatric Orthopaedics
100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
801-662-5600
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Missoula Bone and Joint

University of Utah Pediatric Orthopaedics
2360 Mullan Road
Missoula , MT 59808
801-662-5600
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Primary Children's Hospital Outpatient Services at St. George Regional Hospital

University of Utah Pediatric Orthopaedics
1380 E. Medical Center Drive
St. George , UT 84790
801-662-5600
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Shriners Hospital for Children

Fairfax Road & Virginia
Salt Lake City , UT 84103
801-536-3500
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  • Dr. Joshua Klatt is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon who believes that kids deserve not only the best medical care, but also a little extra kindness, patience, and even humor along the way. Twice honored as Physician of the Year by Primary Children’s Hospital (2013 and 2023), he’s known for his mix of expertise, compassion, and down-to-earth approach that puts children (and parents) at ease.

    Dr. Klatt specializes in caring for growing bones and joints, with a focus on crooked spines and hip conditions. Since 2023, he has served as Head of the Pediatric Spine Program, leading a team dedicated to advancing care for children with complex spine conditions. He earned his medical degree at Pennsylvania State University, trained at the University of Utah, Primary Children’s Hospital, and Shriners Children’s Salt Lake City, and even traveled all the way to New Zealand for advanced training—because learning how to help kids better is always worth the trip.

    Dr. Klatt combines clinical care with research, always looking for new and improved ways to get kids back to the activities they love. He also extends his care beyond Salt Lake City, regularly seeing patients in Missoula, Montana, and St. George, Utah.

    Whether in clinic, surgery, or the research lab, Dr. Klatt’s mission is simple: to help kids heal, grow strong, and get back to just being kids.

    Specialties

    Patient Rating

    Rating: 5.0 out of 5
    5.0 /5
    ( out of 147 reviews )

    The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

    Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    October 31, 2025
    PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    The best doctor we have ever meet he really cares about his patients.

    October 28, 2025
    EXTERNAL SITE
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    One thing we really appreciate about Dr. Klatt is that surgery is not his first choice to "fix" an issue.

    October 26, 2025
    EXTERNAL SITE
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Amazing doctor! Full of smiles, wicked sense of humor, wonderful bedside manner. We are blessed to have Dr. Klatt care for our child.

    October 25, 2025
    EXTERNAL SITE
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    u will not find any one greater and respectful

    October 22, 2025
    PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    If you are having issues with hip dysplasia you should definitely see Dr. Klatt! He is amazing! He is kind and answers all of your questions and explains everything extremely well!

    October 17, 2025
    PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    We just had our initial consult with Dr Klatt this week, and were so impressed with him! We appreciated his ability to put our teenage daughter at ease, how clear he was about the details of our options, how approachable he was with asking him questions, and his obvious expertise. We felt calm after the meeting and are so grateful he will be working with our daughter, which makes us feel much more at ease getting ready for surgery.

    September 29, 2025
    PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Klatt is incredible. Doctor's offices can be intimidating and scary for kids, but Dr. Klatt immediately makes my kids feel comfortable and safe when he's in the room. He even makes a point to talk to and play with my kids who aren't the patient, just had to come along for the ride. I have nothing but good things to say about Dr. Klatt. After one appointment with him for one of my children, I specifically requested that he treat my other child because he was so great with them. 10/10 recommend.

    August 31, 2025
    PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr Klatt is such an amazing Dr. He is so personable and caring. We love seeing him!

    July 13, 2025
    PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    We love Dr. KLATT!!! BEST EVER!!

  • Dr. Joshua Klatt is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon who believes that kids deserve not only the best medical care, but also a little extra kindness, patience, and even humor along the way. Twice honored as Physician of the Year by Primary Children’s Hospital (2013 and 2023), he’s known for his mix of expertise, compassion, and down-to-earth approach that puts children (and parents) at ease.

    Dr. Klatt specializes in caring for growing bones and joints, with a focus on crooked spines and hip conditions. Since 2023, he has served as Head of the Pediatric Spine Program, leading a team dedicated to advancing care for children with complex spine conditions. He earned his medical degree at Pennsylvania State University, trained at the University of Utah, Primary Children’s Hospital, and Shriners Children’s Salt Lake City, and even traveled all the way to New Zealand for advanced training—because learning how to help kids better is always worth the trip.

    Dr. Klatt combines clinical care with research, always looking for new and improved ways to get kids back to the activities they love. He also extends his care beyond Salt Lake City, regularly seeing patients in Missoula, Montana, and St. George, Utah.

    Whether in clinic, surgery, or the research lab, Dr. Klatt’s mission is simple: to help kids heal, grow strong, and get back to just being kids.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Orthopaedics -Assistant Professor (Clinical)

    Education history

    Fellowship Pediatric Orthopedics - Starship Childrens Hospital Fellow
    Fellowship Pediatric Orthopedics - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
    Residency Orthopedic Surgery - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
    Internship Orthopedic Surgery - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - Penn State College of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Biology - Montana State University B.S.
    Undergraduate University of Alaska Fairbanks

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Teramoto M, Cushman DM, Ehn M, Provance A, Johnson LA, Egbert J, Klatt J, Finnoff JT, Willick S (2025). Injury Epidemiology of Youth Cross-Country Mountain Biking Coaches: Analysis of Data from the National Interscholastic Cycling Association Injury Surveillance System. Res Sports Med, 33(4), 500-511.
    2. Klatt JB, Metz AK, Froerer DL, Featherall J, Cheminant JR, Rosenthal RM, Aoki SK (2024). Association of Relative Skeletal Immaturity of the Triradiate Cartilage with Increased Proximal Femoral Deformity in Prophylactic Fixation for Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: A Radiographic Study. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 32(9), 401-409. (Read full publication)
    3. Lewis DC, Metz AK, Froerer DL, Klatt JB, Aoki SK (2022). Hardware Impingement Is Associated With Shorter Screw Length in Patients Treated With In Situ Screw Fixation for Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: An In Vivo Arthroscopic Evaluation. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil, 4(5), e1623-e1628. (Read full publication)
    4. Willick SE, Ehn M, Teramoto M, Klatt JWB, Finnoff JT, Saad K, Cushman DM (2022). The National Interscholastic Cycling Association Mountain Biking Injury Surveillance System: 40,000 Student-Athlete-Years of Data. Curr Sports Med Rep, 20(6), 291-297. (Read full publication)
    5. Bellaire LL, Zhang C, Smith JT, Heflin JA, Klatt J, Roye D, Sponseller P, Samdani A, Fedorak GT, Pediatric Spine Study Group (2020). Growth-friendly Spinal Instrumentation in Marfan Syndrome Achieves Sustained Gains in Thoracic Height Amidst High Rates of Implant Failure. J Pediatr Orthop, 41(3), e204-e210. (Read full publication)
    6. Bellaire L, Fedorak G, Heflin J, Klatt J, Smith J, Sponseller P, Hedequist D, Pediatric Spine Study Group (2020). Growth-friendly Instrumentation for the Treatment of Early-onset Scoliosis in Marfan Syndrome. Spine Deform, 7(6), 1027-1028. (Read full publication)
    7. Morin M, Klatt J, Stevens PM (2018). Cozen's deformity: resolved by guided growth. Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr, 13(2), 87-93. (Read full publication)
    8. Aoki SK, Grimm NL, Ewing CK, Klatt JB, Shea KG (2017). Metaphyseal Screw Migration After Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in a Skeletally Immature Patient: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect, 3(1), e28. (Read full publication)
    9. Higgins TF, Kemper D, Klatt J (2008). Incidence and morphology of the posteromedial fragment in bicondylar tibial plateau fractures. J Orthop Trauma, 23(1), 45-51. (Read full publication)
    10. Klatt J, Stevens PM (2008). Guided growth for fixed knee flexion deformity. J Pediatr Orthop, 28(6), 626-31. (Read full publication)

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