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Our Physicians
James R. Harris, M.D.
Orthopaedics - James R. Harris, M.D.

Specialization
Sports Medicine, Snees, Shoulder, and Children

Board Certification:
Fellow American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 1989 
Diplomate American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1987

Education:

    Fellowship
    Sports Medicine and Knee Surgery
    North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre
    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    1989

    Orthopedic Surgery Residency
    Tulane University School of Medicine & Affiliated
    Hospitals
    Tulane University
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    1981 - 1985

    Sports Medicine
    Hughston Sports Medicine Clinic and Hospital
    Columbus, Georgia
    June 1984 - December 1985

    Spinal Cord Injuries
    Adult Rehabilitation & Reconstruction
    Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
    University of Southern California
    Downey, California
    January 1984 - June 1984

    Pediatric Orthopedics
    Shrine Crippled Children's Hospital
    Shreveport, Louisiana
    June 1983 - December 1983

    Internship
    Surgery, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
    University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, Michigan
    1979 - 1981

    Medical School
    University of Texas, Medical Branch
    Galveston, Texas
    1975 - 1979

    Undergraduate
    Bachelor of Science in Biology
    University of Texas
    Arlington, Texas
    1972 - 1975

    Temple Junior College
    Temple, Texas
    1971 - 1972

    High School
    Temple High School
    Temple, Texas
    1969 - 1971

Organizations And Honors:

Professional

Hughston Sports Medicine Society
American Association of Physicians and Surgeons
Southern Medical Association
Medical Association of Georgia
Texas Medical Association
Tulane Caldwell Society
Southern Orthopaedic Association
Smith County Medical Society

Committee Appointments:

Sports Medicine Committee, Texas Medical Association
Membership Committee, Hughston Society

Community:

Sport Tyler

Medical School:

Alpha Kappa Kappa Medical Fraternity
Mu Delta Honorary Medical Fraternity

College:

Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Alpha Chi Honorary Fraternity
Graduated with Highest Honors

Presentations:

Seventh Annual East Texas Sports Medicine Seminar, Course Chairman, Athletic Emergencies, June 13, 1998

Sixth Annual East Texas Sports Medicine Seminar, Course Chairman, Meeting the Challenge of the New Athletes, June 14, 1997

Decision Making in the ACL Injured Patient, Athletic Trainers Association Annual Meeting, Arlington, Texas, July 28-30, 1995

Physiological Profile of the Female Athlete, 13th Annual Sports Medicine Conference, Galveston, Texas, July 7-8, 1995

Fourth Annual East Texas Sports Medicine Seminar, Decision Making In Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery, June 10, 1995.

Modified Technique of Endoscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Presented at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Individual Orthopedic Instruction, Sixty-first Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 24-28, 1994

Acromioclavicular Injuries, University of Texas Medical Branch, Annual Sports Medicine Conference, Galveston, Texas, July 8-9,1994

Oxygen Costs of Walking Patients With Osteoarthritis Before and After Total Knee Arthroplasty, Presented at American College Sports Medicine Seminar, Houston, Texas, February 10, 1994.

The Modified Anterior Drawer Test, Presented at Tenth Annual Meeting of Southern Orthopaedic Association, Vienna, Austria, August 12-14, 1993

A Modified Technique of Endoscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Video Theater, Presented at the Combined Congress of the International Society of the Knee and the International Arthroscopy Association, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 25-30, 1993.

Simultaneous Bilateral Uncemented Total Knee Replacement - A Review of 66 cases, Poster Presentation, Presented at the Combined Congress of the International Society of the Knee and the International Arthroscopy Association, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 25-30, 1993

Clinical Exam of the Knee, Presented at Second Annual East Texas Sports Medicine Seminar, Tyler, Texas, June 3-5, 1993

Anatomy and Dissection of the Foot and Ankle, Sports Medicine Conference, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, Georgia, 1992

Sponsor and Chairman, First Annual East Texas Sports Medicine

The Forgotten Clinical Examination of the Knee and Ligamentous Injuries of the Knee, First Annual East Texas Sports Medicine Seminar, May 22-23, 1992

Simultaneous Bilateral Uncemented Total Knee Replacement, A Review of 66 Cases, Presented at the Texas Orthopaedic Association Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, 1992

Bilateral Total Knee Replacement, Annual Meeting of the Southern Orthopaedic Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, August, 1991

Arthroscopic Stapling of Acute ACL Ruptures, Presented at International Meeting - Future Advances in Arthroscopy, Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, December 3-6, 1989

Operative Alternatives in Recurrent Anterior Dislocation of the Shoulder, Presented at the Shoulder Seminar for Family Practice, Sydney, Australia, November, 1989

Pitfalls in Arthroscopic ACL Reconstruction, Presented at the Australian Knee Society Meeting, Milton Park, New South Wales, Australia, September, 1989

Kinematic Analysis of the Instant Center of Rotation of the Knee, Presented at the Southern Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Antiqua, West Indies, April, 1989

Steroids: Performance at What Cost? Anatomy and Frequent Injuries in the Shoulder, Presented at the Annual Sports Medicine Seminar, Baldwin College, Tifton, Georgia, September, 1987, September, 1988, July, 1990, July, 1991

Intramedullary Rods - Types, Techniques and Indications, Presented at the Georgia State Radiology Seminar, Valdosta, Georgia, October, 1988

Instant Center Analysis of Normal and Extra-Articular Reconstructed ACL Deficient Knees, Presented at the Hughston Society Meeting, Columbus, Georgia, March, 1988

The Grice Extra-Articular Subtalar Arthrodesis: A Clinical Review, Presented at The Shriner's Hospital Orthopaedic Symposium, 1986

Grice Subtalar Extra-Articular Arthrodesis: A Review of 25 Years of Clinical Experience, Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Orthopedic Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November, 1984

Bennett's Fracture: A Better Method of Reduction, Presented at the 17th Annual AOA Resident Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May, 1984

Bennett's Fracture: An Anatomical and Clinical Study, Presented at the 13th Annual Meeting, American Association of Hand Surgery, Dallas, Texas, October, 1983

Bennett's Fracture: An Anatomical and Clinical Study, Presented at the 1st Annual Resident's Conference, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Regular Meeting, Anaheim, California, May, 1983

Publications:

The Hughston Clinic SPORTS MEDICINE BOOK, Champ L. Baker, ed. Chapter 74, "Chondral Lesions of the Knee", pgs 473-479, 1995.
Recent Developments in the Treatment and Repair of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in the Athlete, Sports Medicine, March 1990

The Grice Extra-Articular Subtalar Arthrodesis: A Clinical Review, Orthopaedic Transactions, 1986

Retrospective Analysis of the Grice Extra-Articular Subtalar Arthrodesis, Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, June, 1985

Bilateral Sequential Tibial and Fibular Fatigue Fractures Associated with Aluminum Intoxication Osteomalacia, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, July, 1983

 

 

 


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