Dr. Howard is a board certified academic Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon at Nemours Children’s Hospital–Alfred I. duPont Campus in Wilmington, Delaware. He completed his medical training in Canada at Memorial University in 1998 and residency training in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Calgary in 2003. His Fellowship training in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery 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. 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, Research Committee Member), American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM, Awards Committee Member), Australian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AusACPDM), European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD), Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), the Hip Hope Network [Rare Disease Lead (SMA)], 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). His research interests are focused on muscle basic science and epidemiological studies in cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders, specifically spinal muscular atrophy. Prior to joining the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at 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.