AANOS

J.C. Serrato, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S.

Dr. Serrato is Surgeon-in-Chief at the Serrato Spinal Center and Director of the Columbus Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Center in Columbus, Georgia. He received his medical degree from the University of Nuevo Leon School of Medicine in Monterrey, Mexico, where he completed his internship and residency. He also completed a residency in orthopedic surgery and trauma at the affiliated hospital of St. Louis, Missouri; University of Iowa, Affiliated Hospital of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and the City Hospital in Columbus, Georgia, as well as the Baptist Medical Center, VA Hospital, Crippled Childrens Hospital in Birmingham Alabama, and Jefferson Hilman Hospital. Dr. Serrato did a 2-year orthopaedic fellowship in spine surgery at the Methodist Hospital and Veterans Hospital in Houston, Texas, and was instrumental in the development of the Harrington rod and the Serrato rod. He is a member of numerous professional committees as well as serves on the board of various professional societies.



			J.C. Serrato, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S. Dr. Serrato is Surgeon-in-Chief at the Serrato Spinal Center and Director of the Columbus Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Center in Columbus, Georgia. He received his medical degree from the University of Nuevo Leon School of Medicine in Monterrey, Mexico, where he completed his internship and residency. He also completed a residency in orthopedic surgery and trauma at the affiliated hospital of St. Louis, Missouri; University of Iowa, Affiliated Hospital of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and the City Hospital in Columbus, Georgia, as well as the Baptist Medical Center, VA Hospital, Crippled Childrens Hospital in Birmingham Alabama, and Jefferson Hilman Hospital. Dr. Serrato did a 2-year orthopaedic fellowship in spine surgery at the Methodist Hospital and Veterans Hospital in Houston, Texas, and was instrumental in the development of the Harrington rod and the Serrato rod. He is a member of numerous professional committees as well as serves on the board of various professional societies.



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