Kristina S. Walick, M.D., is a board certified pediatric orthopedic surgeon who cares for children of all ages, from newborns to teenagers. Dr. Walick received her undergraduate degree in life sciences with a civil engineering track from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1995. She graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2002 and then completed her orthopedic residency at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio followed by her fellowship training in Pediatric Orthopedics and Scoliosis at Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas.

In 2008, she joined the faculty at San Antonio Military Medical Center serving as the Chief of the Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery service. She deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 and has taken care of many of America’s wounded warriors. She has been a past instructor in the Combat Extremity War Surgery Course and the AAOS Disaster Response Course and in 2012 she became Chief of the Musculoskeletal Services and Orthopedics at Evans Army Community Hospital in Colorado where she developed a pediatric service line for pediatric orthopedics.

Dr. Walick joined University of Michigan Health in January 2024 from her most recent robust pediatric practice at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Illinois. Dr. Walick leads the pediatric orthopedic surgery service at Trinity Health Oakland while also practicing at Mott Children’s Hospital. She participates in medical student and resident education and has special interests in pediatric sports medicine, practice development and diversity in orthopedics.

Dr. Walick is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, a member of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America and Ruth Jackson Orthopedic Society, and committee member of the Society of Surgical Ergonomics.

Dr. Walick has enjoyed participating in sports throughout her life. She is an avid runner, cyclist and skier, and enjoys living an active life with her husband and two daughters.

• Psychiatric manifestations in pediatric orthopaedics
• Decreasing pediatric radiation exposure in clinical practice
• Bringing care and medical literacy to underserved communities
• Costs savings and patient/family satisfaction
• Ethics in practice patterns and medical systems
• Strategies to increase diversity in orthopaedics
• Ergonomics in orthopaedic surgery