Dr. Jason Howard, MD, FRCSC

Dr. Howard is a Royal College/American Board-certified academic Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon. For the last six years, Dr. Howard practiced at Nemours Children’s Hospital–Alfred I. duPont Campus in Wilmington, Delaware, assuming the role of Director of Orthopedic Research during that time. Prior to joining Nemours in 2019, Dr. Howard spent 5+ years as the Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at Sidra Medicine, a greenfield Women and Children’s Hospital in Doha, Qatar, partnered with Weill Cornell Medical College. He played an integral role in planning and activating the hospital and served on many of its operational committees during his tenure. He completed his medical training at Memorial University in 1998 and residency training in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Calgary in 2003. His Fellowship training was at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, followed by a Fellowship in Pediatric Spine Surgery at Starship Children's Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. He became a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 2003 and the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery in 2022. In 2017, Dr. Howard completed a sabbatical at Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland where he trained in Pediatric Hip Preservation. In addition to his medical training, Dr. Howard also holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (Memorial) and graduate studies in Biodesign at Stanford University. Dr. Howard is an active member of numerous societies including Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA), American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM), Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), the Hip Hope Network, and the Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA). His clinical interests include cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophies, spinal muscular atrophy, peripheral neuropathies, and other neuromuscular conditions (including spine). A prolific researcher, his publications are focused on muscle basic science and epidemiological studies in cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders, specifically spinal muscular atrophy. In 2019, he co-edited a highly successful textbook, “The Pediatric and Adolescent Hip: Essentials and Evidence” (Springer Nature) which has had global appeal. In September 2025, Dr. Howard will return to Canada to serve as the Division Head of Orthopedic Surgery at the IWK Health Centre / Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.