Helen DeVos Children's Hospital announced today the appointment of orthopaedic surgeon Matthew Halanski, MD, to its medical staff.

Halanski provides surgery and treatment for all congenital, developmental, infectious and traumatic disorders of the musculoskeletal system in children, with a particular interest in spinal deformities, clubfeet and orthopaedic research. He joins the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Pediatric Orthopaedics team of Michael Forness, DO, Brian Hotchkiss, MD, Dayle Maples MD, Donnie Reinhart, DO, and Jeffrey Cassidy, MD.

Halanski earned his medical degree from Wayne State University. He completed a residency at Wayne State University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine. Halanski completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedics at Starship Children's Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand.

Halanski is a resident of Ada.

Helen DeVos Children's Hospital is West Michigan's largest children's hospital, serving children and families throughout a 37-county region. A teaching hospital, it includes more than 150 pediatric specialty physicians uniquely skilled in providing medical and surgical care to children in more than 40 pediatric specialties. The hospital cares for more than 7,600 inpatients and 190,000 outpatients annually. Helen DeVos Children's Hospital is committed to caring for children and families with compassion, excellence and innovation.