Jeffrey Henstenburg, MD

Jeffrey Henstenburg, MD is a UW Health Kids pediatric orthopedic surgeon. He's also an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Dr. Henstenburg's clinical expertise encompasses a wide range of pediatric orthopedic conditions, including scoliosis and spine deformities.  Dr. Henstenburg has a particular interest in the treatment of scoliosis, including adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, early onset scoliosis, kyphosis and other congenital and complex spine deformities. He also treats traumatic spine injuries and fractures, cervical instability, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis among a myriad of pediatric spine conditions. He is up to date on modern spine technologies including spinal fusion, magnetic growing rods, chest wall expansion/VEPTR and robotic spine surgery. 

Dr. Henstenburg has extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of sports-related injuries in children and adolescents such as ACL tears, physeal-sparing ACL reconstruction, discoid meniscus, meniscus repair, osteochondritis dessicans, shoulder dislocations, labral tear, elbow arthroscopy and ankle sprains, as well as the management of all types of fractures, growth plate injuries, congenital limb deformity and hip dysplasia.

Beyond his clinical practice, Dr. Henstenburg is a prolific researcher, having been published in leading orthopedic journals including the Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics and the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Dr. Henstenburg regularly attends and presents at international conferences to stay up to date on the latest research and has authored textbook chapters in pediatric spine surgery. 

Dr. Henstenburg is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America and Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Society. He is passionate about improving the lives of children and adolescents through evidence-based care and innovative surgical techniques, as well as teaching and mentoring the next generation of surgeons.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Henstenburg is an avid endurance athlete who competes in triathlons, enjoys mountain biking and backcountry skiing. He also has a keen interest in music and audio engineering.