Welcome to the ANCHOR Group
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Our Mission

ANCHOR is a multicenter clinical research group investigating adolescent and adult hip disorders. We are focused on improving patient care through research, education and mentorship.

Improving Hip Surgery Outcomes through Research

  • beaumont
  • boston childerns hospital
  • The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
  • Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
  • childerns hospital of philadelphia
  • chu-de-quebec
  • Cedars Sinai
  • hospital for special surgery
  • mayo clinic
  • Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
  • Nationwide Children Logo
  • northwestern medicine
  • Orlando Health Logo
  • Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
  • san-antonio mimlitary medical center
  • University of Colorado logo
  • scotish rite hospital
  • Texas Children's Hospital
  • twin cities orthopedics
  • university of michigan
  • university of Pennsylvania Medical Center
  • UW Medical Center
  • university of iowa
  • u ottawa
  • washington-university-Medicine
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison logo

Eduardo Novais, MD

Eduardo Novais, MD

Boston's Children Hospital – Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts

Eduardo Novais, MD, is Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and Chair of the Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Nemours Children’s Health in Jacksonville, Florida. He is an internationally recognized pediatric orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip preservation and complex hip preservation surgery in adolescents and young adults. Dr. Novais has authored more than 140 peer-reviewed publications on pediatric and young adult hip disorders, hip preservation surgery, developmental dysplasia of the hip, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, and Perthes disease. He is also co-editor of the textbook Hip Preservation Surgery in Children and Adolescents. At Nemours Children’s Health in Jacksonville, Dr. Novais evaluates and treats pediatric and adolescent patients up to 18 years of age. He is also affiliated with and serves as Co-Director of the Hip Preservation Program at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, where he provides specialized care for patients older than 18 years. His combined clinical practice offers continuity of care across the pediatric, adolescent, and young-adult spectrum, with an emphasis on preserving the native hip, restoring function, and preventing premature degenerative joint disease.

Clinical website: https://ce.nemours.org/node/17210/bio/43790/view

Research works: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Novais+EN&cauthor_id=23764795