Joanne Dekis

Joanne Dekis, MD

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  • English

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Dr. Joanne Dekis is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip preservation at Pediatric Specialists of Virginia (PSV), with board eligibility in orthopaedic surgery. She has clinical interests in fracture care, hip dysplasia, Perthes disease, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, hip disorders, limb deformities, skeletal dysplasia, cerebral palsy, and clubfoot.

Dr. Dekis completed her fellowship training at the Hospital for Special Surgery in hip preservation (2022) and at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles in pediatric orthopaedics (2021). She also completed her residency at SUNY Downstate (2020) and earned her medical degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2015), following her undergraduate studies at Princeton University (2008).

Her research contributions include publications on pediatric orthopaedic care and injury epidemiology in youth sports. Dr. Dekis grew up in North New Jersey and was inspired to become a doctor by her mother’s experience with hip dysplasia, which highlighted the transformative impact of surgical intervention on quality of life. She enjoys working with children, motivated by the opportunity to address health issues early in life.

Outside of her clinical practice, Dr. Dekis enjoys spending time with family and friends, baking, listening to music, reading, watching fantasy shows, and exercising on her Peloton. She sees patients at PSV’s Ashburn and Fairfax clinics.

Publications:

Milewski MD, Coene RP, Flynn JM, Imrie MN, Annabell L, Shore BJ, Dekis JC, Sink EL. Better Patient Care Through Physician Extenders and Advanced Practice Providers. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 May-Jun 01;42(Suppl 1):S18-S24. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002125. PMID: 35405696.

Morrissey PJ, Zhou JJ, Shah NV, Torre BB, Dekis JC, Newman JM, Connors KM, Urban WP. Epidemiology of female youth ice hockey injuries presenting to United States emergency departments from 2002 to 2019. Phys Sportsmed. 2022 Oct;50(5):388-393. doi: 10.1080/00913847.2021.1932635. Epub 2021 Jun 9. PMID: 34030578.

Coste M, Tretiakov M, Shah NV, Zuchelli DM, Dekis JC, Pascal SC, Davidson LN, Scott CB, Hesham K, Uribe JA. Does Percutaneous Achilles Tenotomy Yield Comparable Short-Term Outcomes to Combined Open Achilles Tenotomy with Posterior Capsulotomy in Pediatric Patients with Clubfoot? Foot Ankle Orthop. 2019 Oct 28;4(4):2473011419S00152. doi: 10.1177/2473011419S00152. PMCID: PMC8696736.

Tretiakov M, Cautela FS, Walker SE, Dekis JC, Beyer GA, Newman JM, Shah NV, Borrelli J, Shah ST, Gonzales AS 3rd, Cushman JM, Reilly JP, Schwartz JM, Scott CB, Hesham K. Septic arthritis of the hip and knee treated surgically in pediatric patients: Analysis of the Kids’ Inpatient Database. J Orthop. 2019 Jan 4;16(1):97-100. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2018.12.017. PMID: 30655655; PMCID: PMC6329196.

Chevinsky JD, Shah NV, Tretiakov M, Aylyarov A, Penny GS, Dekis JC, Chorney JN, Ahmed N, Sodhi N, Wilhelm AB, Urban WP, Paulino CB, Newman JM. Demographics of Tennis-Related Injuries that Presented to Emergency Departments in the United States. Surg Technol Int. 2017 Dec 22;31:352-358. PMID: 29316593.

Board Certifications:

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)

Education:

  • Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery Hip Preservation Fellowship (2022)

    • Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship (2021)

      • Residency: SUNY Downstate (2020)

        • Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2015)

          • Undergraduate: Princeton University (2008)