Richard L. Shindell MD

Dr. Shindell was born in Connecticut and moved with his family to Arizona at age 7. He grew up on the “Westside of town”, this being 15th Avenue and Osborn at the time. He attended West Phoenix High School and he still has quite a few friends with whom he attended school. He attended Arizona State University and then went on to medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin (formerly Marquette). He completed an internship in general surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin then proceeding to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for residency in orthopedic surgery.

He spent an extra two years performing research and has been extensively published in major journals. He chose to complete a Fellowship in pediatrics orthopaedics and scoliosis at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Texas, this being probably the best pediatric training program. He came to Phoenix in 1989 and was the first to set up a full-time pediatric practice. He has been a member of The Scoliosis Research Society as well as The Pediatric Orthopedic Society and is a Diplomat of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He is proud to serve on the Medical Advisory Board of Ryan House, currently being constructed adjacent to St. Joseph’s Hospital with the intention that this will serve as a respite and hospice care center for children with multiple needs. He has served as Director of the Children’s Rehabilitative Services orthopedic program and has served on several committees at both St. Joseph’s Hospital and Phoenix Children’s Hospital.