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Henry Ellis, M.D.

Henry Ellis, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Associate Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Orthopaedic Surgery

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  • Biography

    Henry Bone Ellis, Jr. M.D., received his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. He completed both his internship in general surgery and residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. There, he received the W. Brandon Carrell Distinguished Physician Award and was elected Chief Resident. He completed fellowships in pediatric orthopedics at the Hospital for Sick Children at the University of Toronto and sports medicine at the Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colorado. He is an active clinical and research participant in the Hip and Sports Medicine Centers for Excellence at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas and is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern. Among many research projects he leads in pediatric sports medicine, he has developed and successfully achieved funding for a large multi-center pediatric arthroscopy complications registry call SCORE. Dr. Ellis has also worked with several local high schools, the US Ski and Snowboard Association, Dallas Stars, Mavericks Hoops Program, and takes 14 adolescent amputees skiing each year.  He is a member of the 2018-2019 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeon Leadership Fellows Program.  He has been involved with PRISM since its first meeting and is an active participant on several committees.

  • Education
    Undergraduate School
    Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin (2000)
    Medical School
    UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (2005)
    Internship
    UT Southwestern Medical School (2006), General Surgery
    Orthopedic Registrar
    Auckland City Hospital (2009), Trauma & Sports Medicine
    Residency
    UT Southwestern Medical School (2010), Orthopedic Surgery
    Fellowship
    Steadman Philippon Research Institute and the Steadman Clinic (2011), Sports Medicine
    Fellowship
    Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto (2012), Pediatric Orthopaedics
  • Research Interest
    • ACL Reconstruction in the Skeletally Immature
    • Knee and Hip Arthroscopy
    • Pediatric Fracture Care
    • Pediatric Sports Medicine
  • Publications
    Prevalence of Asymptomatic Acetabular Labrum Abnormalities in the Active Pediatric Population
    Jones H, Chang IY, Chen D, Kalia V, Alizai H, Wilson PL, Ellis HB Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2025 May 45 e468-e472
    Suture anchor fixation of the pediatric posteromedial and posterolateral meniscotibial ligament complex matches or exceeds native tissue strength: A cadaveric study
    Hollyer I, Johnstone TM, Alayleh A, van Deursen WH, McFarlane KH, Baird DW, Chan CK, Tompkins M, Ellis HB, Ganley TJ, Yen YM, Sherman SL, Shea KG Journal of ISAKOS 2025 Apr 11
    Impact of Pediatric Knee Anatomy on ACL Reconstruction: Lessons Learned from Cadaveric Dissections - A Review
    Alayleh AM, Alawa J, Stoner A, Bryant S, Troyer S, Ganley TJ, Ellis H, Tompkins M, Shea KG Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review 2025 Mar 33 14-23
    Advances in Surgical Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee
    Wilson PL, Wyatt CW, Johnson B, Ellis HB Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine 2025 Mar 33
    Ultrasonographic humeral retrotorsion comparisons in youth gymnasts
    Jones JC, Schultz CM, Podvin CC, Mikhail DP, Van Pelt RL, Chang J, Alizai HS, Ellis HB, Wilson PL JSES International 2025 Mar 9 355-359
    Perioperative Management of Tibial Spine Fractures in Pediatric Patients: A Delphi Study to Identify Principles of Treatment
    Brenner M, Johnson B, Shea K, Ganley T, Wilson PL, Ellis HB, McKay S, Sachleben B, Beck J, Brey J, Brown M, Clark C, Edmonds E, Ellington M, Frank J, Heyworth B, Latz K, Mansour A, Mayer S, Milewski M, Pacicca D, Saper M, Schmale G, Schmitz M, Storer S Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2025 Feb 45 57-63
    Variation in Surgical Technique for Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients: Data From the JUPITER Prospective Multicenter Study Group
    Author Collaboration JS, Heyworth BE, Hidalgo Perea S, Green DW, Veerkamp MW, Wall EJ, Wilson PL, Ellis HB, Chipman DE, Shubin Stein BE, Parikh SN, Brady J, Fabricant P, Farr J, Koh J, Kramer D, Magnussen R, Milewski M, Redler L, Strickland S, Tompkins M, Yanke A, Yen YM Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 2025 Feb 13
    Autograft Quadriceps Anterior Cruciate Ligament Harvest Technique
    Arvesen JE, Todesco CR, Ellis HB, Dinulescu AL, Johnson BL, Wyatt CW, Wilson PL Arthroscopy Techniques 2025
    Adolescents with Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Femoral Condyle Present with High Rates of Corresponding Coronal Malalignment
    Clark VC, Johnson BL, Wyatt CW, Potter BN, Wilson PL, Ellis HB Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2025
    Radiological Risk Factors for Osteochondral Fractures in Patients With First-Time and Recurrent Patellar Instability: Data From the JUPITER Cohort
    McGinley JJ, Ellis HB, Propp B, Veerkamp MW, Wilson PL, Kramer DE, Heyworth BE, Strickland S, Wall E, Koh J, Yen YM, Halsey M, Magnussen R, Roberts D, Farr J, Green D, Fabricant P, Brady J, Tompkins M, Redler LH, Yanke AB, Sherman SL, Parikh SN, Shubin Stein BE American Journal of Sports Medicine 2025