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Henry Ellis, M.D.

Henry Ellis, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Professor

Schools
Medical School
Departments
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
    Can Suture Tape Improve Radial Meniscal Tear Repair Over Traditional Suture? A Biomechanical Cadaveric Study
    Stoner AJ, Huang A, Alayleh AM, Duru NO, Anaya Gallegos A, Chan C, Chan C, Ellis HB, Ganley T, Meadows MC, Schmitz MR, Sherman SL, Tompkins MA, Yen YM, Shea KG American Journal of Sports Medicine 2026 Apr 54 1072-1077
    Complications Leading to Reoperation After Pediatric Tibial Spine Fracture Fixation
    Author Collaboration Ip, Caruso BR, Ohlsen SM, Agonias K, Van Pelt RL, Son MM, Saper MG, Rhodes J, Marc Cardelia J, Albright JC, Parikh SN, Shea KG, Ellis HB, Wilson PL, Schmale GA, Algan S, Beck JJ, Bowen RE, Brey JM, Brown MJ, Clark C, Crepeau A, Edmonds EW, Ellington M, Fabricant PD, Frank J, Ganley TJ, Green DW, Heyworth B, Koehler RJ, Mansour AA, Mayer S, McKay SD, Meadows MC, Milewski M, Niu EL, Pacicca DM, Pearce SS, Schmitz MR, Storer S, Yen YM, VandenBerg C Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 2026 Mar 14
    Biomechanical Comparison of Lateral Meniscus Radial Tear Repair Patterns Using Rebar Sutures
    McFarlane KH, Alayleh A, Hollyer I, Dupree A, Baird DR, Johnstone T, Obilo C, Khoo B, Wright C, Taylor V, Chan C, Tompkins M, Ellis H, Ganley TJ, Yen YM, Sherman SL, Shea KG Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 2026 Feb 14
    Comparison Between Performance of Disease-Specific and Region-Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Adolescents After Patellofemoral Stabilization Surgery: Data From the JUPITER Cohort
    Author Collaboration JS, Segal D, Veerkamp MW, Wall EJ, Wilson PL, Green DW, Heyworth BE, Pahapill NK, Shubin Stein BE, Parikh SN, Magnussen RA, Brady JM, Redler LH, Ellis HB, Strickland SM, Kramer DE, Yanke AB, Sherman SL, Chambers CC, Tompkins MA, Fabricant PD, Milewski MD, Koh JL, Yen YM, Farr J American Journal of Sports Medicine 2026 Feb 54 257-264
    Mechanical Properties of Pediatric Knee Ligaments: A Cadaveric Study
    Sanchez M, Duru NO, Gupta A, Storaci H, Chan C, Pham N, Rohde M, Khoo B, Alayleh A, Sherman S, Ellis HB, Tompkins M, Wilson P, Green D, Ganley TJ, Shea KG Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 2026 Feb 14
    Short-term Squatting Mechanics After Arthroscopic Treatment for Femoroacetabular Impingement in Adolescents
    Loewen AM, McGinley J, Ulman S, Johnson B, Morris WZ, Ellis HB Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2026 Jan 484 165-174
    Factors Associated With the Decision to Perform a Lateral Retinacular Release or Lengthening During Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in the JUPITER Cohort
    Bram JT, Lijesen E, Green DW, Heyworth BE, Wilson PL, Shubin Stein BE, Parikh SN, Wall EJ, Yanke AB, Brady JM, Redler LH, Farr J, Fabricant PD, Koh JL, Strickland SM, Yen YM, Kramer D, Milewski M, Tompkins M, Chambers C, Ellis H, Wilson P, Magnussen R, Sherman S Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 2026 Jan 14
    Pediatric Lateral Ankle Avulsion Fractures: Age-Specific Patterns and Diagnostic Clues
    Jones J, Schultz C, Lampe K, Van Pelt B, Podvin C, Miller S, Chung J, Wyatt C, Johnson B, Ellis H, Wilson P Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2026 Jan 46 6-12
    Biomechanical comparison of two squatting protocols in adolescents and young adults with femoracetabular impingement syndrome
    McGinley JJ, Loewen AM, Stevens W, Ellis HB, Ulman S Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 2026 8
    Sex-based differences in pediatric lateral ankle avulsion fractures: males are more likely to sustain avulsion fractures
    Reese LT, Schultz CM, Van Pelt RL, Lampe K, Chung JS, Miller SM, Wyatt CW, Ellis HB, Wilson PL, Jones JC Physician and Sportsmedicine 2026