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Philip Wilson, M.D.

Philip Wilson, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Orthopaedic Surgery

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  • Biography

    Philip Wilson, M.D., Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center provides orthopaedic trauma and pediatric sports medicine coverage at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas along with the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children orthopaedic medical staff where he serves as assistant chief of staff and medical director. 

    Dr. Wilson graduated from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He then completed his internship in general surgery and residency in orthopaedic surgery at UT Southwestern. Dr. Wilson also completed fellowships in pediatric orthopaedic at Children’s Hospital of San Diego, and arthroscopy/sports medicine ADIDAS Sports Medicine Clinics in Auckland, New Zealand.

  • Education
    Medical School
    UT Southwestern Medical School (1995)
    Internship
    Parkland Health and Hospital System (1996), General Surgery
    Residency
    Parkland Health and Hospital System (2000), Orthopaedic Surgery
    Fellowship
    San Diego Children's Hospital (2001), Pediatric Orthopaedics
    Fellowship
    Unisports Sports Medicine Orthopedic (2002), Sports Medicine
  • Research Interest
    • ACL Reconstruction in the Skeletally Immature
    • Pediatric Fracture Care
    • Pediatric Sports Medicine
  • Publications
    Strength Recovery from Nonsurgical Treatment of Apophyseal Avulsions of the Pelvis
    Ratcliff T, Ojeaga PO, Hawkins ND, Loewen A, Van Pelt RL, Nepple J, Wilson PL, Ellis HB Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2025 Oct 45 e797-e803
    Age and Sex-based Frequency of Graft and Technique Used in Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Multicenter Study
    Author Collaboration Mo, Niu EL, Schmitz MR, Clark VC, Podvin CC, Ganley TJ, Green DW, Saper MG, Pacicca DM, Ellington MD, Wilson PL, Shea KG, Ellis HB Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2025 Sep 45 e663-e670
    Change-of-Direction Assessment in Healthy Adolescent Athletes: Task-Specific Biomechanical Responses Reveal the Optimal Cognitive Dual Task Condition
    Ulman S, Loewen AM, Erdman AL, Davis AN, Wilson PL, Ellis HB American Journal of Sports Medicine 2025 Sep 53 2726-2737
    Completely Displaced Midshaft Clavicular Fractures with Skin Tenting in Adolescents Results from the FACTS Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study
    Willimon SC, Wilson PL, Quinn M, Pang JH, Perkins CA, Ellis HB, Li Y, Nepple JJ, Pandya NK, Pennock AT, Spence DD, Bae DS, Busch MT, Edmonds EW, Kocher MS, Sabatini CS, Heyworth BE Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2025 Jul 107 1553-1560
    Autograft Quadriceps Anterior Cruciate Ligament Harvest Technique
    Arvesen JE, Todesco CR, Ellis HB, Dinulescu AL, Johnson BL, Wyatt CW, Wilson PL Arthroscopy Techniques 2025 Jul 14
    Influence of Neighborhood Disparities on Traumatic Shoulder Instability Severity and Timing of Care in Adolescents
    Do DH, Arvesen JE, McGinley JJ, Robinson AK, Lovrich EE, Ellis HB, Wilson PL American Journal of Sports Medicine 2025 Jul 53 2066-2074
    Decline in Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions Seen Over 20 Years in the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons Part II Oral Examination Database
    Clark VC, Sabatino MJ, Lind DR, Van Pelt RL, Vandenberg CD, Beck JJ, Pennock AT, Cruz I. AI, Ganley J. TJ, Shea KG, Wilson PL, Ellis HB Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews 2025 Jun 9
    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 Jun 107 1188-1199
    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
    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
  • Books

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  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    • Arthroscopy Association of North America (2009)
    • Dallas County Medical Society
    • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
    • Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine (2015)
    • Texas Medical Association
    • Texas Orthopaedic Association
    • Youth Sports Safety Alliance (2015)