International Center for Limb Lengthening, RIAO, Sinai Hospital

03/31/2026

Child Life Month doesn't seem like enough for all that you do to care for our patients. Years of lives touched, memories made, and caring for others are what make you absolutely one of a kind. Thank you, Marilyn, for everything you do day in and day out!

03/30/2026

*** THURSDAY APRIL 2 at 8:30 PM Eastern (daylight) time

Please join us on Thursday at 8:30 PM eastern US time for a free online group chat to discuss congenital orthopedic conditions (e.g., fibular/tibial hemimelia, congenital femoral deficiency, radial club hand, posteromedial tibial bow, congenital pseudarthrosis, etc.). Please note this is a group, typed (not video) chat room. The chat will give families a chance to ask our doctors questions about these conditions in themselves or their child.

To receive login information, *e-mail* icll@lifebridgehealth.org no later than 2 PM on the day of the chat (earlier is better!) and put “Chat - Congenital” in the subject line of your email. Please include your name, the patient’s name, age, diagnosis, and any treatment received, and where you are from. We need this brief history and your email address to send the instructions for you to join the chat. Please note that if you want to share X-rays or pictures, we can *not* open any attachments, Dropbox links, etc., unless the above information is included. We hope to chat with you on Thursday!

03/26/2026

This is how RIAO swings into the season - go O's!

03/25/2026

03/23/2026

THURSDAY - MARCH 26 at 8:30 PM EDT

You are invited to our free online chat to discuss limb length discrepancies, skeletal dysplasias (including achondroplasia), and other miscellaneous orthopedic conditions including but not limited to nonunions, malunions, pseudarthrosis, growth arrests, polio, genu varum, SED/MED, pterygium, and arthrogryposis. Please note this is a group, typed (not video) chat room where you can ask our doctors questions.

To receive login information, *e-mail* icll@lifebridgehealth.org no later than 2 PM EST on the day of the chat (earlier is better!). Please use the subject line "Chat – Misc." and provide your name, the patient’s name, diagnosis, and any treatment received, and where you are from so we can send you instructions. Please note that we will *not* open any attachments or links unless the information requested above is included in the body of the email. We look forward to chatting with you soon!

03/16/2026

Please join us on Thursday March 19 at 8:30 PM eastern US time to discuss PERTHES disease/AVN (avascular necrosis) in children and young adults during our free online chat. Please note this is a group, typed (not video) chat room where you can ask our doctors questions about Perthes disease and treatments.

To receive login information, *e-mail* icll@lifebridgehealth.org no later than 2 PM on the day of the chat (earlier is better). Please make the subject of your email "Chat - Perthes" and include your name and the patient’s name, age, any treatment received, and where you are from. We need that brief history before we can send out the instructions. Please note that we will *not* open any attachments, website links, Dropbox links, etc. unless the above information is included in the body of the email. We look forward to chatting with you!

03/09/2026

***** Thursday March 12 at 8:30 PM Eastern US time (DST) ****

Did you miss a chat? Did you just get a new diagnosis? Or maybe there is a question you always have wanted to ask? Please join us on Thursday at 8:30 PM eastern US time for a special OPEN FORUM: ASK THE DOCS live online chat session. The chat session is free and is a typed chat exchange, not a video call. You can ask our doctors about any of the orthopedic conditions we treat. Possible topics are limb length discrepancies, skeletal dysplasias (including achondroplasia), congenital and miscellaneous limb conditions, Perthes, AVN-- you name it!

To receive login information, please *e-mail* icll@lifebridgehealth.org no later than 2:00 PM on the day of the chat (preferably sooner!) and please put “Chat - Open Forum” as your subject line. In the body of the email, please provide your name, the patient’s name, age, condition, and any treatment received, and where you are from. We need that brief history and your email address to send the instructions for you to join the chat. Please note that if you want to share X-rays or pictures, we will *not* open any attachments, Dropbox links, etc., unless the above information is included. We hope you can join us on Thursday. We look forward to your questions!

03/02/2026

--------------- THURSDAY - MARCH 5 at 8:30 PM ------------------

Please join us on Thursday at 8:30 PM eastern US time for a free online group chat to discuss congenital orthopedic conditions (e.g., fibular/tibial hemimelia, congenital femoral deficiency, radial club hand, posteromedial tibial bow, congenital pseudarthrosis, etc.). Please note this is a group, typed (not video) chat room. The chat will give families a chance to ask our doctors questions about these conditions in themselves or their child.

To receive login information, *e-mail* icll@lifebridgehealth.org no later than 2 PM on the day of the chat (earlier is better!) and put “Chat - Congenital” in the subject line of your email. Please include your name, the patient’s name, age, diagnosis, and any treatment received, and where you are from. We need this brief history and your email address to send the instructions for you to join the chat. Please note that if you want to share X-rays or pictures, we can *not* open any attachments, Dropbox links, etc., unless the above information is included. We hope to chat with you on Thursday!

02/23/2026

**** THURSDAY - February 26 at 8:30 PM Eastern US time *****

You are invited to our free online chat on Thursday at 8:30 PM eastern US time to discuss limb length discrepancies, skeletal dysplasias (including achondroplasia), and other miscellaneous orthopedic conditions including but not limited to nonunions, malunions, pseudarthrosis, growth arrests, polio, genu varum, SED/MED, pterygium, and arthrogryposis. Please note this is a group, typed (not video) chat room where you can ask our doctors questions.

To receive login information, *e-mail* icll@lifebridgehealth.org no later than 2 PM on the day of the chat (earlier is better!). Please use the subject line "Chat – Misc." and provide your name, the patient’s name, diagnosis, and any treatment received, and where you are from so we can send you instructions. Please note that we will *not* open any attachments or links unless the information requested above is included in the body of the email. We look forward to chatting with you soon!

02/16/2026

Thursday February 19 at 8:30 PM eastern US time

Please join us on Thursday at 8:30 PM eastern US time to discuss PERTHES disease/AVN (avascular necrosis) in children and young adults during our free online chat. Please note this is a group, typed (not video) chat room where you can ask our doctors questions about Perthes disease and treatments.

To receive login information, *e-mail* icll@lifebridgehealth.org no later than 2 PM EST on the day of the chat (earlier is better). Please make the subject of your email "Chat - Perthes" and include your name and the patient’s name, age, any treatment received, and where you are from. We need that brief history before we can send out the instructions. Please note that we will *not* open any attachments, website links, Dropbox links, etc. unless the above information is included in the body of the email. We look forward to chatting with you!

02/10/2026

Thursday February 12 at 8:30 PM Eastern US time

Did you miss a chat? Did you just get a new diagnosis? Or maybe there is a question you always have wanted to ask? Please join us on Thursday at 8:30 PM EST for a special OPEN FORUM: ASK THE DOCS live online chat session. The chat session is free and is a typed chat exchange, not a video call. You can ask our doctors about any of the orthopedic conditions we treat. Possible topics are limb length discrepancies, skeletal dysplasias (including achondroplasia), congenital and miscellaneous limb conditions, Perthes, AVN-- you name it!

To receive login information, please *e-mail* icll@lifebridgehealth.org no later than 2:00 PM EST on the day of the chat (preferably sooner!) and please put “Chat - Open Forum” as your subject line. In the body of the email, please provide your name, the patient’s name, age, condition, and any treatment received, and where you are from. We need that brief history and your email address to send the instructions for you to join the chat. Please note that if you want to share X-rays or pictures, we will *not* open any attachments, Dropbox links, etc., unless the above information is included. We hope you can join us on Thursday. We look forward to your questions!

02/03/2026

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5

Please join us on Thursday at 8:30 PM EST for a free online group chat to discuss congenital orthopedic conditions (e.g., fibular/tibial hemimelia, congenital femoral deficiency, radial club hand, posteromedial tibial bow, congenital pseudarthrosis, etc.). Please note this is a group, typed (not video) chat room. The chat will give families a chance to ask our doctors questions about these conditions in themselves or their child.

To receive login information, *e-mail* icll@lifebridgehealth.org no later than 2 PM EST on the day of the chat (earlier is better!) and put “Chat - Congenital” in the subject line of your email. Please include your name, the patient’s name, age, diagnosis, and any treatment received, and where you are from. We need this brief history and your email address to send the instructions for you to join the chat. Please note that if you want to share X-rays or pictures, we can *not* open any attachments, Dropbox links, etc., unless the above information is included. We hope to chat with you on Thursday!