Dr. Ronald C. Childs, MD, Fairfax, VA, 22031

Dr. Ronald Childs is a board certified orthopedic spine surgeon in Fairfax, Virginia whose practice is devoted to management of spinal disorders. He has a particular interest in minimally invasive and cervical spinal surgery. Dr. Childs' goal is to provide state of the art care to Fairfax and surrounding communities.

Dr. Childs earned a BA in Psychobiology from Boston University before going on to complete his medical degree and orthopaedic surgery residency at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He then pursued additional training in Chicago where he completed a spine surgery fellowship program at Rush-Presbyterian—St. Luke's Medical Center.

Dr. Childs has served in several hospital leadership positions including Assistant Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chief of the Quality Assurance Committee, and Chief of the Division of Spine Surgery at Inova Fairfax Hospital.

Dr. Ronald Childs is a member of Commonwealth Orthopaedics.

Type of Spine Care Professional

Orthopedic Surgeon

Areas Served

Northern Virginia area- Fairfax, Alexandria, Arlington, Burke, Herndon, Lansdowne, Reston, Springfield, Tysons Corner

Contact

Conditions and Treatments

Conditions

• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Arm pain
• Back pain
• Degenerative disc disease
• Failed back surgery syndrome
• Herniated disc / bulging disc
• Lower back pain
• Myelopathy
• Neck disorders
• Neck pain
• Nerve pain / neuralgia
• Pediatric spine disorders
• Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
• Sciatica / radiculopathy
• Scoliosis and deformity
• Spinal cord injury
• Spinal stenosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Upper back pain

Treatments

• ALIF (anterior lumbar interbody fusion)
• Anterior cervical corpectomy
• Anterior cervical discectomy / decompression
• Anterior cervical fusion
• Artificial disc replacement - cervical
• Artificial disc replacement - lumbar
• Back surgery
• Bone graft substitutes
• Bracing
• Cervical spine fusion instrumentation
• Dynamic lumbar stabilization
• Electrotherapy, e.g. TENS
• Interspinous process spacers
• Laminectomy / decompression surgery
• Laminoplasty
• Lumbar corpectomy
• Lumbar spine fusion instrumentation
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Neck surgery
• Posterior cervical decompression
• Posterior cervical discectomy
• Posterior cervical foraminotomy
• Posterolateral lumbar fusion
• Reconstructive / revision spine surgery
• Scoliosis surgery
• TLIF (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion)
• Upper back surgery
• Vertebroplasty

Professional Affiliations

• North American Spine Society
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• National Medical Association
• Virginia Medical Society

Certifications

• Board Certified, Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Professional Distinctions

• Completed fellowship in Spine Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian—St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL