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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
    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
    Long-term Complications From Peripheral Nerve Blocks After Pediatric Orthopaedic Lower Extremity Procedures: A Systematic Review
    Trivedi SM, Wahle CF, Mao YV, Wraich D, Shea KG, Sadacharam K, Stinson Z, Ellington M, Niu E, Williams B, Patel N, Ellis H, Crepeau A, Vanderhave K, Carsen S, Mayer S, Pennock A, Vandenberg C, Beck JJ American Journal of Sports Medicine 2025
    Return to Play to Pre-Injury Level Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
    Hamilton K, Peterson JC, Buuck T, Menge T, Ellis H, Gordon A, Gottlieb M, Herman D, Kane S, Ma B, Brophy R, Dodds J, Hamilton K, Ma R, Mooney C, Patel N, Sheean A, Swartzon M, Fischer S, Murray J, Sevarino K, Casambre F, Verity T, Rodriguez J, Krause B Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2024 Dec 32 e1214-e1217
    Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Capitellum: Influence of Activity on Lesion Location Within a Zone of Propensity
    Clark VC, Wyatt CW, Hawkins ND, Van Pelt RL, Huang SG, Johnson BL, Ellis HB, Wilson PL American Journal of Sports Medicine 2024 Dec 52 3473-3479
    Acetabular rim syndrome revisited CAN PERSISTENT OS ACETABULI HEAL FOLLOWING PERIACETABULAR OSTEOTOMY?
    Morris WZ, Haider S, Hinds ST, Podeszwa D, Ellis H, Osborne L, Anable N, Sucato D Bone and Joint Journal 2024 Dec 106-B 1393-1398
    A Simple Clinical Predictive Model for Arthroscopic Mobility of Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions of the Knee
    Milewski MD, Miller PE, Gossman EC, Coene RP, Tompkins MA, Anderson CN, Bauer K, Busch MT, Carey JL, Carsen S, Chambers HG, Edmonds EW, Ellermann J, Ellis HB, Erickson J, Fabricant PD, Ganley TJ, Green DW, Heyworth BE, Hoi Po Hui J, Kocher MS, Krych AJ, Latz K, Lyon RM, Mayer S, Milewski MD, Nelson BJ, Nepple JJ, Nguyen JC, Nissen CW, Lee Pace J, Paterno MV, Pennock AT, Perkins C, Polousky JD, Saluan P, Shea KG, Tompkins MA, Wall EJ, Weiss JM, Willimon C, Wilson P, Wright RW, Zbojniewicz A, Myer GD American Journal of Sports Medicine 2024 Dec 52 3543-3550
    Which Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions Will Heal Nonoperatively? An Application of Machine Learning to the ROCK Prospective Cohort
    Author Collaboration tR, Johnstone T, Espiritu J, Tompkins M, Milewski MD, Nissen C, Shea KG, Nelson B, Egger A, Anderson C, Lee Pace J, Polousky J, Ellemann J, Meenen N, Edmonds E, Ellis H, Fabricant P, Krych A, Myer G, Kocher M, Carrey J Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 2024 Dec 12
    The relationship between Beighton score and biomechanical risk factors among adolescent, female volleyball players
    Sahin S, Erdman A, McGinley J, Loewen A, Ellis HB, Wyatt C, Jones JC, Miller SM, Wilson PL, Ulman S Physical Therapy in Sport 2024 Nov 70 84-89
    Temporal Trends in Single- and Multiple-Sports Team Participation Among Adolescents in the United States: Analysis Using the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, 1999-2019
    Knell G, Yockey A, Brayton RP, Johnson AM, Ellis HB, Wilson PL Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 2024 Nov 12
    Changes in Fracture Shortening Occur in the First 2 Weeks Following Completely Displaced Adolescent Clavicle Fractures
    Perkins CA, Nepple JJ, Pang JH, Busch MT, Edmonds EW, Ellis HB, Kocher MS, Li Y, Pandya NK, Pennock AT, Sabatini CS, Spence DD, Willimon SC, Wilson PL, Heyworth BE Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2024 Sep 44 e686-e690