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Stuart Mitchell, MD

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

UNC Orthopaedics (Ambulatory Care Center)
102 Mason Farm Road
Second Floor
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

UNC Children’s Specialty Clinic at Raleigh
2801 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607

Appointments:
Phone: (984) 974-5700
Referral Fax: (919) 966-7956

Provider Office:
Phone: (919) 843-3378
Fax: (919) 966-6730

Medical Degree

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Residency

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Fellowship

Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship,  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine

  • Pediatric Spinal Deformity – all forms of scoliosis including adolescent idiopathic and infantile scoliosis, early-onset scoliosis, neuromuscular scoliosis, kyphosis, and spondylolisthesis
  • Pediatric Spine Surgery, including anterior and/or posterior spinal fusion, navigation-assisted spine fusion, guided growth, non-fusion growth friendly spine surgery, magnetically controlled growing rods (MAGEC), as well as complex spine osteotomies
  • Growing spine surgeries
  • Non-operative Scoliosis Care, including Schroth exercises, bracing and Mehta casting
  • Pediatric Extremity Trauma

UNC Orthopaedics (Ambulatory Care Center)
102 Mason Farm Road
Second Floor
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

UNC Children’s Specialty Clinic at Raleigh
2801 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607

  • Pediatric Spinal Deformity
  • Pediatric Spine Surgery
  • Pediatric Trauma
  • Patient-Reported Outcome Measures
  1. Neuromuscular Blocking Agent Use in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery: A Safety Assessment. Gehle HM, Allen AJ, Keil LG, Heyer JH, Cleveland B, Stone JD, Sanders JO, Mitchell SL. Spine Deform. 2025, Accepted.
  2. The ABCs of PEMs: Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance the Readability of Patient Educational Materials in Pediatric Orthopaedics. Mauffrey O, Lashani S, Heyer JH, Logterman S, Goodbody CM, Mitchell SL. J POSNA. 2025 Nov; Vol 13, 100273.
  3. Wikstrom EA, Mitchell SL, Tennant JN, Carroll H, Wikstrom AM. Diagnosis, Rehabilitation & Training Load Monitoring Following Hematogenous Calcaneal Osteomyelitis in a Competitive Adolescent Soccer Player: A Level 4 Case Report. J Athl Train. (published online ahead of print 2025). Doi:10.4085/1062-6050-0207.25.
  4. Visco ZR, Adams NC, Johnson AN, Stone JD, Sanders JO, Mitchell SL. Integration of Machine Vision Technology in the Treatment of Pediatric Spinal Deformities. Cureus. 2025 Jun;17(6): e86790. Doi:10.7759/cureus.86790.
  5. de Araujo O, Allen AJ, O’Connell D, Mitchell SL. Analysis of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Match Results from 2016-2022. Cureus. 2024 Dec;16(12): e75203. doi:10.7759/cureus.75203.
  6. Mitchell SL, Heyer JH, Anari JB, Baldwin KD, Kodali P, Flynn JM, PSSG, Cahill PJ. How Do Implants Overlying the Spine Influence “The Law of Diminishing Returns” in Early-Onset Scoliosis Patients? Spine Deform. 2024 Sep;12(5):1493-1500.
  7. Heyer JH, Anari JB, Baldwin KD, Mitchell SL, Flynn JM, Sankar WN, Andras LM, Skaggs DL, Smith JT, Luhmann SJ, Swarup I, Truong WH, Brooks JT, Fitzgerald R, Li Y, Pediatric Spine Study Group (PSSG), Cahill PJ. Rib-to-spine and rib-to-pelvis magnetically controlled growing rods: does the law of diminishing returns still apply? Spine Deform. 2023 Nov;11(6):1517-1527.
  8. Striano BM, Talwar D, Flynn JM, Williams BA, Mitchell SL, Shah AS. High Volume Hospitals Have Lower Open Reduction Rates and Lower Cost of Care for Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures. J POSNA. 2023 Feb; 5(1):1-9.
  9. Heyer, JH, Mitchell SL, Garcia S, Flynn JM, Anari JB. A Modern-Day Timeline for In-Hospital Monitoring of Perfused, Pulseless Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Nov-Dec 01;42(10):589-594.
  10. Heyer JH, Anari JB, Baldwin KD, Mitchell SL, Luhmann SJ, Sturm PF, Flynn JM, Cahill PJ. Lengthening Behavior of Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods in Early Onset Scoliosis: A Multicenter Study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 Dec 21;104(24):2186-2194.
  11. Paranjape CS, de Araujo OB, Reider LM, Sponseller PD, Carlini AR, McLaughlin K, Bachmann KR, Mitchell SL. Time to Completion of Pediatric PROMIS Computerized Adaptive Testing Measures and the SRS-22r in an Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Population. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Oct 1;42(9):462-466.
  12. Heyer JH, Fryhofer GW, Mitchell SL, Shah AS, Cahill PJ. Case Report: Vertebral Body Tethering for Idiopathic Scoliosis in a Patient with Bilateral Phocomelia. Spine Deform. 2023 Jan;11(1):243-246.
  13. Mitchell SL, McLaughlin KH, Bachmann KR, Sponseller PD, Reider LM. 2022. Construct Validity of Pediatric PROMIS Computerized Adaptive Testing Measures in Children with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Aug 1;42(7):e720-e726.
  14. Mitchell SL, Heyer JH, Baldwin KD, Greenhill DA, Flynn JM, Anari JB. Preoperative MRI Reliably Predicts Pedicle Dimensions on Intraoperative CT Images in Structural Main Thoracic Curves in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976); 2022 Sep 1;47(17):1221-1226.
  • 2025 – Present, POSNA Surgeon Quality Improvement Database (SQID)/ Setting Scoliosis Straight Surgeon Performance Program (SPP) Participant
  • 2022 – Present, UNC Pediatric Trauma Advisory Committee (PTAC) / Pediatric Multidisciplinary Trauma Conference (PMTC)
  • 2022 – Present, POSNA Evidence Based Practice Committee
  • 2021 – Present, UNC Orthopaedic Surgery Patient Reported Outcomes Implementation Committee
  • 2021 – Present, UNC Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Curriculum Committee
  • 2021 – 2026, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
  • 2018 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Robert Bucholz Journal Club Grant Recipient, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baltimore, MD
  • 2017, National Institutes of Health T32 Training Grant Recipient, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baltimore, MD
  • 2012, Excellence in Medical Student Research Award

Appointments:
Phone: (984) 974-5700
Referral Fax: (919) 966-7956

Provider Office:
Phone: (919) 843-3378
Fax: (919) 966-6730

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