Robert H. Cho, MD

09/22/2025

UPDATE! I am now offering free initial in-person consultations and x-rays for all new patients under 21 with scoliosis with PPO insurance. I want to make it easy for as many patients as possible to come see me to discuss all of the options available for treatment, both non-surgical and surgical.

In addition, I have talked to a lot of my patients from my former practice, and I want to make sure they have the opportunity to continue their care with me if they so choose. So I am now offering all of my former scoliosis patients a free in-person consultation and x-rays as well. I will also see all of my postoperative spine patients free of charge for two years after their last surgery. This allows me to make sure they have the best result possible with the highest level of surveillance and care. I am honored that you trusted me to take care of your child, and I want to make sure that I do everything I can to keep that trust going forward.

I’ve compiled some frequently asked questions—please swipe through for details!

09/11/2025

Hot off the press! New book chapter on pediatric cervical spine congenital conditions that I wrote with other world-class pediatric spine surgeons.

Writing surgical book chapters are a true labor of love. There is so much that goes into the production of these including: understanding the underlying pathology, expertise in the both nonsurgical and surgical solutions, identifying and addressing complications, and maximizing potential outcomes. Most importantly, it requires teamwork to get it across the finish line. My hope is that this helps other surgeons help other kids with difficult cervical spine pathology safely in the future, with some innovative tips and tricks to maximize correction and minimize complications.

Thanks to my co-authors for contributing to this important work and especially for including me on this!

08/25/2025

Just did my first century! For all of you non bike nerds, that’s a 100 mile bike ride. I can’t believe I actually did it. Gotta give props to for pushing me every week to get there. It all came down to managing my effort, carb intake, electrolytes, and fluids. Even the two flat tires or the 104 degree weather couldn’t hold us down today. Just goes to show that if you put in the work, you can achieve things that you never would have thought possible!

08/22/2025

I had the pleasure of taking care of a really awesome patient this week. He's a 13-year-old young man who is into baseball and diving that I had been treating for scoliosis for some time. He just started his growth spurt (Sanders 3A) and his curve went from 32 degrees to 46 degrees in 6 months. We discussed the different options for treatment and the patient and parents wanted to have an anterior vertebral body tethering procedure to have a fusionless procedure that maximizes spinal motion. We had a great correction on the table to 10 degrees with a minimally invasive thorascopic surgery. We intentionally corrected him to this amount knowing that he has a lot of growth remaining and that his growth would correct the rest out over time. He was discharged from the hospital 1 day after surgery with pain averaging 1 or 2 out of 10 the entire time.

For patients and parents: although this isn't an option for every child with scoliosis, this is my preferred solution for patients who have flexible curves and lots of growth remaining. And although the revision rate is higher, this does not burn any bridges for future spinal fusion if needed. The most important thing is early diagnosis of the scoliosis and consultation with your pediatric orthopaedic spinal surgeon so that you can have the most options available for treatment. As patients get older and the spine gets stiffer, there are less options for correction available.

BONUS: Dr. Cathy Shin is my Goose (or Rooster) for every tethering case. She's an absolute wizard with the scope. And I love wearing my lucky socks with Ruby, Coco, and Sticky on OR days!

08/14/2025

SUPER RANDOM PRODUCT REVIEW!
“We go FULL GAS all the time!”

Picked up a Ninja Creami Swirl on sale at Amazon. All in all, this machine is rated 10 out of 10 by the Cho family. It’s so easy and so much fun. The kids helped me make the chocolate ice cream base last night which was great because we were able to pick out the ingredients we wanted and there was no random crap in there. We froze the container overnight in the freezer. The next day, we put it in the machine to mix and we had soft serve less than five minutes later. The soft serve was truly creamy (pun intended) and delicious. I can see why this has gone viral. Great job — this product is a banger!

07/24/2025

Awesome day seeing patients in the Beverly Hills office today! Happy to see new patients here with my office partner Dr Andrew Weiss Orthopedic Surgeon in this beautiful and fun space. I think there are more legos here than Legoland 🤣🤣🤣

To my new and long time patients: I’m looking forward to seeing you all here!

150 N. Robertson Blvd
Suite 360
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

424-249-3721

07/03/2025

Just finished off one of the most amazing weeks of my academic career. I had the honor of being selected as the Scoliosis Research Society Dawson Traveling Fellow this year and traveling to Nemours to visit Dr. Suken Shah and his team. I had the opportunity to watch incredibly complex surgeries performed by some of the best pediatric orthopedic surgeons in the world. I had the opportunity to teach their three fellows in Grand Rounds as well, Dr. Ander Aretakis, Dr. Morgan Hadley and Dr. Alysa Nash. Three future superstars in the making! I felt a tiny bit jealous of the opportunities that they got as fellows of this top tier fellowship program. World class teaching and clinical care from all of the staff. I got some opportunities to catch up with my childhood best friend Dr. Jonathan Millet and ride bikes with my buddy Dr. Stuart Mackenzie through Delaware and Pennsylvania. Also had the opportunity to participate in the Delaware Valley pediatric orthopedic meeting and meet up with some of my old friends including Dr. Marty Herman. I also shared an epic meal with Suken at Provenance, which was one of my favorite meals ever. All in all, an epic trip that I will never forget. Thanks so much also to Sheela, Rajiv, Maya, and Hazel for allowing me to be a houseguest for the last week. You have a beautiful home and family. Lastly, huge thanks to Scoliosis Research Society and Nemours for the opportunity of a lifetime.

06/25/2025

Welcome Dr. Robert H. Cho! Here to take care of all of your spine, back and scoliosis needs. Dr. Bob is a world expert in Scoliosis and a pioneer in Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering. Reach out for a consultation with Dr. Cho!

Los Angeles Pediatric Orthopaedics welcomes Dr. Robert H. Cho to the practice. Dr. Bob has spent the last 15 years working at Shriners Children's Hospital in P

06/25/2025

Awesome news—I will be seeing patients in both Brentwood and Beverly Hills starting next week! Please come to the website, call, or email to make an appointment for any of your child’s pediatric orthopedic or spine needs!

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Personalized &State-of-the-ArtPediatric Orthopaedic & Spine Care Specialties Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering Anterior vertebral body tethering (AVBT) uses a flexible cord inserted through the chest or flank to help correct scoliosis over time with a patient’s own growth. Dr. Cho is the only surg...

06/16/2025

As some of you already know, I left Shriners a few weeks ago. I’m excited to announce that I will be going into private practice starting this week. I will be seeing patients in Brentwood to start with Dr. Jonathan Koenig and will be opening offices in Beverly Hills and Pasadena soon. Looking forward to seeing all of my patients from my former practice and hopefully seeing many more in our beautiful new building spaces. Thanks to all of you for all of your support! Extra special thanks to for all of your business, branding, and your general support. Could not do it without you.

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Personalized &State-of-the-ArtPediatric Orthopaedic & Spine Care Specialties Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering Anterior vertebral body tethering (AVBT) uses a flexible cord inserted through the chest or flank to help correct scoliosis over time with a patient’s own growth. Dr. Cho is the only surg...

12/16/2024

It was a huge honor to be the invited Visiting Grand Rounds lecturer Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando to talk about the latest in anterior vertebral body tethering and why we should be simultaneously cautiously optimistic and skeptical about any new technology. I got to hang out with my good friend Dr. John Lovejoy who is leading an impressive group with amazing growth. But my favorite part was teaching the residents and fellows, as usual. It’s the best part about what I do, aside from taking care of kids!

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Shriners Children's Southern California

10/06/2024

Hi everyone,

I just stepped down from my position as Chief of Staff at Shriners Children's Southern California. I will be taking on a new position within the Shriners Children’s Medical Group leading physician and advanced practice provider recruitment and development, while keeping my current clinical workload. Dr. Jennifer Weiss, Chief of Staff of Shriners Children's Hawaii, will serve as interim Chief of Staff.

I am very proud of the group that I helped to recruit and build, and I am proud of the hundreds of thousands of lives I have helped to impact in my role as Chief of Staff over the last 10 years together with my amazing Shriners SoCal team. Working beside all of them has been the culmination of my life’s mission: to help children in need. I look forward to the future of the Shriners organization and the Southern California location in particular. We continue to help more and more kids every year from Southern California and beyond and it is only possible because of all of our combined hard work. We have the best doctors, nurses, and staff on the planet—so glad to be a part of it!

Thank you to everyone who made the last 10 years so fun. The next 10 will be even better!