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Dr. Kay received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College and his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at University of California Los Angeles and a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at Atlanta Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center. Dr. Kay has published over 110 peer-reviewed articles and more than 15 book chapters. He is active in several organizations including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society. Dr. Kay has been the director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory since 1997 and served as the Chief of Staff at CHLA from 2009-2011.
Clinical Interests
Neuromuscular diseases, cerebral palsy, foot disorders (including club feet), hip disorders (including DDH), and fractures
Education
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
University of California Los Angeles Medical Center; Surgical Internship
University of California Los Angeles Medical Center; Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Atlanta Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center; Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Accomplishments
Orthopaedic Surgery; American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society
Rethlefsen SA, Nguyen DT, Wren TA, Milewski, Kay RM: Knee pain and patellofemoral symptoms in patients with cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Orthop 34: 2014 Aug 28 (Epub ahead of print)
Seehausen DA, Kay RM, Ryan DD, Skaggs: "Foam Padding in Casts Accommodates Soft-Tissue Swelling and Provides Circumferential Strength after Fixation of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures". J Pediatr Orthop 35:24-27, 2015.
16.Sehausen DA, Harris LR, Kay RM, Pace JL: “Accessory Navicular is Associated with Wider and More Prominent Navicular Bone in Pediatric Patients by Radiographic Measurement.” J Pediatr Orthop 2015 April 13 (Epub ahead of print).
Ryan DD, Lightdale-Miric NR, Joiner ER, Wren TA, Spragg L, Heffernan MJ, Kay RM, Skaggs DL: Variability of the Anterior Humeral Line in Normal Pediatric Elbows.” J Pediatr Orthop 2015 May 16 (Epub ahead of print)
Rethlefsen SA, Nguyen DT, Wren TA, Milewski, MD, Kay RM: “Knee Pain and Patellofemoral Symptoms in Patients with Cerebral Palsy.” of the Anterior Humeral Line in Normal Pediatric Elbows.” J Pediatr Orthop 35(5): 519-522, 2015.
Orthopaedic care of children with cerebral palsy, Gait analysis, Pediatric orthopaedic trauma.