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Henry Ellis, M.D.

Henry Ellis, M.D.

Associate Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Orthopaedic Surgery
  • 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
    Nonoperative Versus Operative Treatment of Z-Type Comminuted Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents: A Prospective Substratified Cohort Analysis
    Sabatini CS, Edmonds EW, Nepple JJ, Liotta ES, Hergott K, Quinn M, Perkins CA, Wilson PL, Li Y, Ellis HB, Pandya NK, Pennock AT, Spence DD, Willimon SC, Bae DS, Kocher MS, Busch MT, Williams DN, Heyworth BE Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2024 Jul 38 351-357
    Avulsion and Soft Tissue Injuries of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament in Children and Adolescents
    Sinha R, Wyatt CW, Althoff C, Jones JC, Johnson B, Ellis HB, Wilson PL American Journal of Sports Medicine 2024 Jul 52 2101-2109
    Trends in Nutrition-Related Risk Factors Identified Post-Operatively in Patients Treated for a Lower-Extremity Injury
    Podvin C, Morrison T, Dabis J, McGinley JJ, Ellis HB, Wilson PL, Ulman S Nutrients 2024 Jun 16
    A Recess Is Observed Between the Posterior Knee Capsule and the Meniscotibial Ligament Complex in Pediatric Specimens
    Dingel AB, Tompkins M, Yen YM, Karius AK, Cinque M, Vuong BB, Taylor V, Pham NS, Ganley TJ, Wilson P, Ellis HB, Green D, Fabricant PD, Boucher L, Shea KG Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation 2024 Jun 6
    Evaluation of Tibial Slope on Radiographs in Pediatric Patients With Tibial Spine Fractures: An Age- and Sex-Matched Study
    Author Collaboration A, Author Collaboration Cm, Shin CH, Syed AN, Swanson ME, Kushare IV, Shea KG, Ganley TJ, Baghdadi S, Cruz AI, Ellis HB, Fabricant PD, Ganley TJ, Green DW, Kerrigan A, Kirby J, Kocher M, Kushare IV, Jay Lee R, MacDonald JP, McKay SD, Parikh SN, Patel NM, Yen YM, Schmale GA, Shea KG, Justin Mistovich R Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 2024 Jun 12
    Osseous and Cartilaginous Trochlear Development in the Pediatric Knee: A Cadaveric Computed Tomography Study
    Ayala SG, Thomas N, Rohde M, Gupta A, Sanchez M, Tompkins M, Parikh SN, Ellis HB, Green DW, Yen YM, Fabricant PD, Wilson P, Shea KG Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 2024 May 12
    Tibial Spine Fractures in the Child and Adolescent Athlete: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    Author Collaboration TT, Orellana KJ, Houlihan NV, Carter MV, Baghdadi S, Baldwin K, Stevens AC, Cruz AI, Ellis HB, Green DW, Kushare I, Johnson B, Kerrigan A, Kirby JC, MacDonald JP, McKay SD, Milbrandt TA, Justin Mistovich R, Parikh S, Patel N, Schmale G, Traver JL, Yen YM, Ganley TJ American Journal of Sports Medicine 2024 Apr 52 1357-1366
    Genu Valgum in Pediatric Patients Presenting with Patellofemoral Instability
    Kirby JC, Jones H, Johnson BL, Brenner ME, Wilson PL, Ellis HB Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2024 Mar 44 168-173
    Risk Factors for Suboptimal Outcome of FAI Surgery in the Adolescent Patient
    Author Collaboration AG, Yen YM, Kim YJ, Ellis HB, Sink EL, Millis MB, Zaltz I, Sankar WN, Clohisy JC, Nepple JJ, Nepple JJ, Beaulé P, Larson CM, Sucato D, Sierra R, Podeszwa D, Bedi A, Matheney T, Novais E, Belzile E Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2024 Mar 44 141-146
    5-Year Radiographic and Functional Outcomes of Nonoperative Treatment of Completely Displaced Midshaft Clavicular Fractures in Teenagers
    Polinsky SG, Edmonds EW, Bastrom TP, Manhard CE, Heyworth BE, Bae DS, Busch MT, Ellis HB, Hergott K, Kocher MS, Li Y, Nepple JJ, Pandya NK, Perkins C, Sabatini CS, Spence DD, Willimon SC, Wilson PL, Pennock AT American Journal of Sports Medicine 2024 Mar 52 1032-1039