University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's
Led by Dr. Raymond W. Liu, MD. Victor M. Goldberg Professor / Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery; Professor of Orthopaedics and Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University
What this score measuresThis is the public score for the entire hospital — wards, admissions, emergency department — not for its limb reconstruction unit. Read it as a comment on the building, not on the surgery.
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About University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's
Cleveland's University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's runs a Limb Deformity Program out of the Bolwell Health Center on Euclid Avenue, within UH Cleveland Medical Center. Raymond W. Liu, MD — the Victor M. Goldberg Professor and Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery, and Professor of Orthopaedics and Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University — is the surgeon identified behind it. He is a past president of the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society, completed a limb-deformity mini-fellowship under Dror Paley, and has published more than 160 papers. He also directs Pediatric Orthopaedics at MetroHealth, a dual appointment rather than a move.
Scope is paediatric and reconstructive. The programme page names no individual surgeon — Dr Liu was identified through his own institutional profiles — and no lengthening device is named publicly, so none is recorded here. Nothing is published on price, international patient support or reviews.
Paediatric, reconstructive. The programme page names no individual surgeon; Dr Liu was identified through his own institutional profiles. No lengthening device is named publicly, so none is recorded here. Added 2026-08-12 in the US roster expansion; provenance in docs/research/us-expansion-2026-08/.
Why we listed this clinic
Dr Liu is a past president of the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society, completed a limb-deformity mini-fellowship under Dror Paley, and has published more than 160 papers. He is also Director of Pediatric Orthopaedics at MetroHealth — a dual appointment, not a move. The program page independently confirms surgical limb-lengthening and limb-correcting methods (internal or external devices) are offered for limb length discrepancy, congenital limb deficiency, and related conditions, though it names no individual surgeon — Dr. Liu's role is established only via his own institutional profile, matching the existing note.
Surgeons
- Dr. Raymond W. Liu, MDVictor M. Goldberg Professor / Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery; Professor of Orthopaedics and Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve UniversityView profile →
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Common questions about University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's
Answers are built from this clinic's verified record — not from the clinic's marketing.
How do patients rate University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's?
Across independent platforms University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's holds Google 3.8/5 (251 reviews). We show each platform separately rather than blending them into one score; figures were last checked 2026-09-11. Read the reviews themselves, not just the number — limb lengthening reviews cluster at the extremes.
How much does limb lengthening cost at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's?
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's does not publish a price, and we do not invent one. Comparable USA clinics in this directory range widely by method; use the cost estimator or contact the clinic for a written quote before travelling.
Which limb lengthening methods does University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's offer?
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's has not publicly listed which lengthening device it uses. Ask directly — the device (internal nail vs external frame) changes cost, recovery and risk profile.
What does recovery look like after surgery at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's?
Distraction runs at roughly 1 mm per day for 4–8 weeks, consolidation takes another 3–6 months while the new bone hardens, and physiotherapy-led return to full activity is usually 6–12 months from surgery. The clinic has not published which device it uses, and the recovery curve depends on it — internal nails and external frames differ materially.
Does University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's treat international patients?
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's did not explicitly advertise international-patient services on its website when we verified it. Consultation languages on record: English. Confirm travel logistics, translation and follow-up arrangements directly before booking.
How was University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's verified for this directory?
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's is listed at Tier 1 — we cross-checked surgeon credentials, hospital affiliation, regulatory status and published outcomes against independent sources. We hold 4 source URLs for this entry. Last verified 2026-09-11. The clinic cannot pay to change its tier, ranking or reviews; paid options only affect presentation and are always labelled.
Where is University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's and where are operations performed?
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's is in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Hospital affiliation on record: UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital / UH Cleveland Medical Center, Bolwell Health Center, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland OH 44106
How we verified this clinic
- Tier
- Tier 1 — fully researched
- Last verified
- 2 days ago
- Hospital affiliation
- UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital / UH Cleveland Medical Center, Bolwell Health Center, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland OH 44106
- Languages at consultation
- English
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