 Hello, my name is Dr. Aduche Boichi. I am an assistant professor with the Department of Orthopedics here at the University of Maryland. I am a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at the University of Maryland Medical Center with the focus on pediatric orthopedics, but mainly pediatric spine and trauma, as well as lower extremity deformities. Typically, I will sleep patients from age zero to 25. From my spine patients, it's typically going to be scoliosis, whether it's early onset, neuromuscular congenital or idiopathic. Pretty much anything involving the back below the neck, I will be happy to see. And then for my trauma patients, it's going to be whatever comes in through the emergency room. And then for the lower extremity, any patient with a leg lift deformity or angular deformity will typically be taken care of with those patients as well. My goal for patients is to provide them with enough education both to the patient and the families so that we can come together as a team and finalize a plan that the patient and the families understand and are uncomfortable with, with shared goals and the best outcomes in the safest way possible. A lot of times patients come in with a preconceived notion as to what's going to happen in that visit or what procedures they need. So a lot of times the visit will really just be me and you having a conversation explaining the situation, explaining the diagnosis, the pathology and the potential for that to either get better or worse on its own and then after that we can decide whether or not I need to get involved from a surgical standpoint. But either way it's a long-term relationship that's going to be built on trust and ideally when you leave the office all your questions are answered and if not you're always welcome to come back and we can go over any and all questions that you may have. The best part about what I do is getting to work with kids every day. Kids just have a great energy about them and they are extremely resilient and adaptable and being able to kind of work with them and watch them grow and improve regardless of what the pathology is it's very rewarding and seeing the families are always very grateful that you took very good care of their child which is always the goal and so it's a very rewarding experience from start to finish.