DR. John H. Moe Exhibit

In 1978, Dr. John Moe and his colleagues from the Twin Cities Scoliosis Center published the first edition of their textbook, Scoliosis and Other Spinal Deformities. Now in its third edition, many consider this book to be the first definitive work on spinal-related deformities.

In 1955, while presiding over the Southern Medical Society, Dr. George Eggers urged Dr. Moe to write a “much needed book on scoliosis treatment.” Dr. Eggers had been impressed by a paper on scoliosis that he invited Dr. Moe to present to the society’s orthopaedic section; however, Dr. Moe did not feel that his experience at that time justified such an attempt. In his foreword to Scoliosis and Other Spinal Deformities, Dr. Moe later wrote, “Now, after 28 years of learning, we will do so. This book is written with the major assistance of men who have gained basic knowledge of scoliosis treatment from working with me at Gillette Children’s Hospital in St. Paul, the University of Minnesota Hospitals, and Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis. These men have advanced far beyond my early teaching and have attained national and international renown as authorities in all fields of scoliosis, kyphosis, and other spine deformities.” [20]