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Dr. Speer is a Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedic Surgery and Anatomy at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He has also served as director of Pediatric Orthopedics. His specialty is in pediatric orthopaedics and musculoskeletal tumors. Dr. Speer's research interests include morphogenetic control mechanisms on skeletal development, the biomechanics of the growth plate, collagen fiber architecture of connective tissues, polarized light microscopy assessment of organic molecular organization, and the embryology and mechanisms of congenital musculoskeletal deformities. Dr. Speer has published numerous articles in peer reviewed journals and textbooks. | 