Jennifer Marie Bauer, MD, MS

Orthopedics, Spine Program, Cerebral Palsy Program, Fracture Program

On staff since August 2017

Children's Title: Chief, Spine Surgery

Academic Title: Associate Professor

Research Center: Center for Clinical and Translational Research

"I love being around kids: the best part of my day is when I make a connection with your child outside of the condition or injury they came for. I know that it is an important step toward working as a team with your entire family to make you as educated, prepared, and comfortable with the treatment plan as possible."

• Biography

  Dr. Jennifer Bauer grew up in Buffalo, NY before attending Brown University for college. After working as an admission officer there, she returned to school at Case Western Reserve University for a dual medical and Masters of Anatomy degree. She completed her residency at Vanderbilt Medical Center while coaching several youth sports teams. Before joining the staff at Seattle Childrens, she spent a year in pediatric orthopaedic fellowship at Nemours AI duPont Hospital for Children where her time was focused on care of the pediatric spine. Her elective practice is entirely devoted to spine care. Dr. Bauer treats all aspects of the spine in all ages of Seattle Childrens patients, including both common and rare complex problems. She holds several leadership positions at the hospital including Spine Division Leader and Medical Director of the Surgical Unit.

  As a member of the University of Washington orthopaedic faculty, she is committed to mentoring medstudents, residents, and fellows to become the next surgeon leaders. She also serves as invited faculty for national and international educational courses. Dr. Bauer continues to dedicate time to orthopaedic research to improve the field of spinal deformity and pediatric fractures, and often presents her work at national and international conferences. She is a committee member of pediatric spine societies and study groups, has earned several traveling fellowships, and is an editor and reviewer for scientific journals. Outside of the hospital she enjoys most water and outdoor activities including wakesurfing, cycling, and skiing.
• Patient Testimonials
  • Stephanie Shoreline 03.03.21

    Dr. Bauer is a rock star. When we realized our 17 year old daughter needed surgery for scoliosis we were overwhelmed. Dr. Bauer and her team were amazing every step of the way. Our questions were answered, our concerns were addressed, and the surgery was a success. Almost a year out and our daughter is doing great.

  • Shawn Seattle, WA 06.28.20

    Dr. Bauer operated on my daughter, Jordan, to fix her scoliosis curve. The surgery was Friday and it's now Sunday and we are already home! Jordan was happy and comfortable her entire stay at the hospital thanks to the amazing care from Dr. Bauer, her team, and our wonderful nurses. Dr. Bauer is not only brilliant and talented, but very caring. She came to visit Jordan every day - which was a Friday night, and Saturday and Sunday morning. We couldn't be more pleased with Jordan's results. Her curve is completely gone and she grew an entire inch. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, Dr. Bauer. You are amazing! Shawn, Jeff, Jordan and Ryan Perkins

  • Maya Lakewood, washington 11.08.19

    Best surgeon ever! I was suppose to get surgery in 2017 with another surgeon but I was scared and rescheduled.. which was the best thing I could of done because I ended up with Dr. Bauer! She made me feel very confident in her and you could tell she really cares. She said I’m one of her oldest patience (I’m 2 weeks from 21) (I had my surgery 2 months ago) I’ve had no complications, she corrected my back better than I ever thought it could me. I have no stiffness, still able to move my back exactly how I was able to before my surgery. I would recommend her to ANY AND EVERYONE. Thank you so much for giving me the back & life I wanted!

  • Sommer Bellingham, WA 04.17.18

    After four ER visits over the course of a week for our five year old daughter who had recurring pain and high fevers, Seattle Children’s discovered an infection in her lower spinal column. I met Dr. Bauer briefly as it was explained to me that my daughter was headed to emergency surgery to open her spine and clear the infection. I was alone and scared and Dr. Bauer spoke to me calmly and compassionately which helped me immensely in that moment. We spent a week in Seattle Children’s and Dr. Bauer’s daily visits were always thorough, thoughtful and we had plenty of chance for our own questions to be asked and answered. She was also very good with our daughter. We are very grateful that Dr. Bauer was our surgeon and easily and gladly recommend her to other families.

  • Ma'Rena Port orchard Washington 12.18.17

    I cannot express how amazing and attentive and precise and caring Dr Bauer is she is awesome if you come across her look no further she is a miracle worker

  • Fran Bethesda MD 11.30.17

    I knew the moment we encountered Dr. Bauer we were in good hands. Her genuine demeanor was not lost on my discerning daughter and she gave our first visit a thumbs up. From start to finish it was a positive experience for us both. She was thorough and her critical thinking skills were evident from the beginning. My daughter had a very rare complicated spinal deformity and by the time we met Dr. Bauer we had several opinions. In the end most did not agree on what to do. Dr. Bauer’s plan made the most sense and it was a success! Not only is Dr Bauer skilled she is kind and compassionate. Finding her was nothing short of miracle! Fran S.

  Recommend Jennifer Marie Bauer, MD, MS
• Awards and Honors

  Award Name	Award Description	Awarded By	Award Date
  POSNA Representative to the AAOS/OREF/ORS Clinician Scholar Development Program		Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA); AAOS; OREF, ORS	2017
  Kathryn Cramer Oustanding Resident Paper	Graduating Chief Research Award	Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute	2016
  Best of AAOS 2015	Annual Meeting Podium Paper Award, Pediatric Orthopaedic category	American Academy of Orthopaedic Sugery (AAOS)	2015
  Emergency Department Consultant of the Year		Vanderbilt Medical Center	2014
  1st Place TopGun Skills Competition	Resident/fellow operative skills competition, International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium	Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA)	2014

• Publications

  Manuscripts in Refereed Journals

  • Cui S, Bauer JM, Helms J, Mir H, Cannada L
    Bilateral tibial shaft fractures: A multicenter analysis.
    Curr Orthop Prac, 2017 : 28(4)365-70
  • Bauer JM, Callan AK, Jahangir AA.
    Length-preserving intramedullary femoral fixation for traumatic leg amputation.
    JBJS Case Connect, 2015 : 5(2)e38

  Other Publications

  • Bauer JM, Lovejoy SA
    Toddler's Fractures: Time to Weight-bear With Regard to Immobilization Type and Radiographic Monitoring.
    28141694 Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 2017 Jan 30
  • Kuhn KM, Cannada LK, Watson JT, Ali A, Boudreau JA, Mir HR, Bauer JM, Mullis B, Hymes R, Genova R, Tucker M, Schlatter D
    How High Can You Go?: Retrograde Nailing of Proximal Femur Fractures.
    28459422 Journal of surgical orthopaedic advances, 2017 : 26(1)33-39
  • Bauer JM, Stutz CM, Schoenecker JG, Lovejoy SA, Mencio GA, Martus JE
    Internal Rotation Stress Testing Improves Radiographic Outcomes of Type 3 Supracondylar Humerus Fractures.
    27977497 Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 2016 Dec 13
  • Bauer JM, Holt GE
    National Orthopedic Residency Attrition: Who Is At Risk?
    27216301 Journal of surgical education, 2016 Sept. : 73(5)852-7
  • Beebe MJ, Bauer JM, Mir HR
    Treatment of Hip Dislocations and Associated Injuries: Current State of Care.
    27241377 The Orthopedic clinics of North America, 2016 July : 47(3)527-49
  • Callan AK, Bauer JM, Martus JE
    Deep Spine Infection After Acupuncture in the Setting of Spinal Instrumentation.
    27927549 Spine deformity, 2016 March : 4(2)156-161
  • Singh K, Bauer JM, LaChaud GY, Bible JE, Mir HR
    Surgical site infection in high-energy peri-articular tibia fractures with intra-wound vancomycin powder: a retrospective pilot study.
    25957509 Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2015 Dec. : 16(4)287-91 PMCID:PMC4633426
  • Bible JE, Wegner A, McClure DJ, Kadakia RJ, Richards JE, Bauer JM, Mir HR
    One-year mortality after acetabular fractures in elderly patients presenting to a level-1 trauma center.
    23760179 Journal of orthopaedic trauma, 2014 March : 28(3)154-9
  • Bauer JM, Bible JE, Mir HR
    Is it safe to place a tibial intramedullary nail through a traumatic knee arthrotomy?
    24660176 American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.), 2014 March : 43(3)118-21
  • Bible JE, Kadakia RJ, Choxi AA, Bauer JM, Mir HR
    Analysis of retrograde femoral intramedullary nail placement through traumatic knee arthrotomies.
    22955335 Journal of orthopaedic trauma, 2013 April : 27(4)217-20
  • Liu RW, Abaza H, Mehta P, Bauer J, Cooperman DR, Gilmore A
    Intravenous versus oral outpatient antibiotic therapy for pediatric acute osteomyelitis.
    24027485 The Iowa orthopaedic journal, 2013 : 33208-12 PMCID:PMC3748882
  • Bauer J, Liu RW, Kean TJ, Dennis JE, Petersilge W, Gilmore A
    A comparison of five treatment protocols for contaminated bone grafts in reference to sterility and cell viability.
    21368075 The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 2011 Mar 2 : 93(5)439-44
  • Bauer JM, Mir HR
    Bicondylar tibial plateau fracture with compartment syndrome.
    Fractures of the tibia: A clinical casebook. Tejwani, ND (ed)., PMCID:ISBN 978-3-319-21773-4

  Show More Hide

• Presentations

  Presentations Title	Event	Location	Date
  Is there an improvement in quality of life with early onset scoliosis management with traditional growing rods converted to magnetically controlled growing rods?	International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis (ICEOS)	San Diego CA	2017
  Kyphoscoliosis in metatropic dysplasia treated with staged anterior release and magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGR).	Scoliosis Research Society	Philadelphia PA	2017
  National orthopaedic residency attrition: who is at risk?	AOA Annual Meeting; Tennessee Orthopaedic Society	Seattle WA; Nashville TN	2016
  New management protocols for two common pediatric injuries: Prospective supracondylar humerus fracture study + Retrospective Toddlers fracture study	Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Society Meeting	Nashville, TN	2016
  Internal rotation stress testing improves radiographic outcome of type 3 supracondylar humerus fractures	AAOS Annual Meeting	Las Vegas NV	2015
  A comparison of five treatment protocols for contaminated bone grafts in regards to sterility and cell viability.	AAOS Annual Meeting	San Diego CA	2011