Pablo Castañeda, MD, is a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon currently serving as Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and Chief of International and Destination Surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. Originally from Mexico City, he returned to his hometown after training in Mexico, the United States, and the United Kingdom. He built a successful and satisfying practice at the Shriners Hospital for Children and the American British Cowdray Hospital in Mexico City. He previously served as division chief for paediatric orthopaedic surgery at NYU Langone Medical Centre and Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital. He recently moved back to Houston to contribute to Texas Children’s Hospital, North America's largest children’s hospital. He has been dedicated to helping children and families with all types of musculoskeletal problems and injuries, but with a particular focus on hip pathology. His focus has been on hip dysplasia in infants, children, adolescents, and young adults, Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, and Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis, including early diagnosis and intervention and highlighting optimization of outcomes for these patients. He has written over 150 peer-reviewed publications on various topics, mainly on the hip in children. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Mexican College of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, the Association of Bone & Joint Surgeons, and the Girdlestone Orthopaedic Society amongst others. He was a founding member of the International Hip Dysplasia Institute.