Miles4Hips is a patient-driven collective that is dedicated to raising hip dysplasia awareness, supporting the efforts of national and international organizations who support and advance hip dysplasia care, providing information and resources for the hip dysplasia community, and promoting the enjoyment of movement and miles in all people for healthy hips and minds.
Miles4Hips is a patient-driven collective for those affected by hip dysplasia. Read more about our mission, vision and goals.

Read the latest issue of our newsletter! Read about: – Hip Dysplasia Around the World Week – Our upcoming t-shirt contest – Meet the board – A patient’s cortisone injection experience – Advocate Spotlight

Have you seen the stories section of our website miles4hips.org? Here, patients, families, caregivers, and friends share their hip dysplasia stories. Hip dysplasia awareness month is coming up in June, and we would love to share your story next month. We are looking for stories from all phases of the hip dysplasia journey. You can

Michael O’Brien is a physical therapist at Melbourne Orthopedic Institute Sports Medicine as well as a post-doctoral researcher. He has extensive experience evaluating and treating adolescent and adult patients with hip dysplasia and has contributed to research on impairments and outcomes in adults and athletes with hip dysplasia. Dr. O’Brien shares his experience as a

Susana Braga is an orthopedic surgeon in Brazil who specializes in the treatment of infants and children with hip dysplasia. Dr. Braga shares about current diagnosis and care pathways in Brazil. She discusses research that highlights the collective opinions of Brazilian orthopedic surgeons around the importance of improving early diagnosis and treatment in infants with

Leah Saik is a parent of two children who were treated for hip dysplasia in Canada who is also a hip dysplasia advocate and founder of Little Hippy Co. Leah Saik is a parent of two children who were treated for hip dysplasia in Canada who is also a hip dysplasia advocate and founder of

Dr. Carlos Vidal is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon who practices in Mexico. Dr. Vidal shares his experiences treating patients with hip dysplasia. He discusses Mexico’s transition to mandating hip dysplasia screening for all infants and children and his vision for how this mandated screening will prevent late diagnosis and the need for treatment in older

Pablo Castañeda, MD is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon and the Chief of International and Destination Surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital. He is also the current director of the International Hip Dysplasias Institute. Dr. Castaneda began his career in Mexico City before moving to the United States, and he shares his experiences with hip dysplasia care

Holly is an advanced practice physiotherapist as Cambridge University Hospital in London who has personal experience with hip dysplasia and also has developed expertise in treating adolescents and adults with this condition. She joins this interview along with Kartik Logishetty, a consultant hip surgeon at University College London Hospital, who specializes in young adult hip

Kishore Mulpuri heads the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of British Columbia and is also a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at BC Children’s Hospital, specializing in pediatric hip conditions like dysplasia. He has a strong interest in public health and improving hip dysplasia diagnosis and management around the globe. He is a founder of the

While we get ready for Hip Dysplasia Around the World we invite you to revisit Team Week 2023! Watch interviews with physicians, family, surgeons, a social worker, and physical therapists. Stay tuned next week for Hip Dysplasia Around the World!

Read the latest issue of our newsletter! Read about: – Hip Dysplasia Around the World Week – Our upcoming t-shirt contest – Meet the board – A patient’s cortisone injection experience – Advocate Spotlight

Have you seen the stories section of our website miles4hips.org? Here, patients, families, caregivers, and friends share their hip dysplasia stories. Hip dysplasia awareness month is coming up in June, and we would love to share your story next month. We are looking for stories from all phases of the hip dysplasia journey. You can

Michael O’Brien is a physical therapist at Melbourne Orthopedic Institute Sports Medicine as well as a post-doctoral researcher. He has extensive experience evaluating and treating adolescent and adult patients with hip dysplasia and has contributed to research on impairments and outcomes in adults and athletes with hip dysplasia. Dr. O’Brien shares his experience as a

Susana Braga is an orthopedic surgeon in Brazil who specializes in the treatment of infants and children with hip dysplasia. Dr. Braga shares about current diagnosis and care pathways in Brazil. She discusses research that highlights the collective opinions of Brazilian orthopedic surgeons around the importance of improving early diagnosis and treatment in infants with

Leah Saik is a parent of two children who were treated for hip dysplasia in Canada who is also a hip dysplasia advocate and founder of Little Hippy Co. Leah Saik is a parent of two children who were treated for hip dysplasia in Canada who is also a hip dysplasia advocate and founder of

Dr. Carlos Vidal is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon who practices in Mexico. Dr. Vidal shares his experiences treating patients with hip dysplasia. He discusses Mexico’s transition to mandating hip dysplasia screening for all infants and children and his vision for how this mandated screening will prevent late diagnosis and the need for treatment in older

Pablo Castañeda, MD is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon and the Chief of International and Destination Surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital. He is also the current director of the International Hip Dysplasias Institute. Dr. Castaneda began his career in Mexico City before moving to the United States, and he shares his experiences with hip dysplasia care

Holly is an advanced practice physiotherapist as Cambridge University Hospital in London who has personal experience with hip dysplasia and also has developed expertise in treating adolescents and adults with this condition. She joins this interview along with Kartik Logishetty, a consultant hip surgeon at University College London Hospital, who specializes in young adult hip

Kishore Mulpuri heads the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of British Columbia and is also a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at BC Children’s Hospital, specializing in pediatric hip conditions like dysplasia. He has a strong interest in public health and improving hip dysplasia diagnosis and management around the globe. He is a founder of the

While we get ready for Hip Dysplasia Around the World we invite you to revisit Team Week 2023! Watch interviews with physicians, family, surgeons, a social worker, and physical therapists. Stay tuned next week for Hip Dysplasia Around the World!

