Princeton University , Princeton , New Jersey : B.S.E. Chem Eng. , 1981
University of Texas Southwestern Medical   School : M.D., 1987.
Intern General Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital , Philadelphia , Pa , 1988.
Orthopeaedic Surgery, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , 1992
Foot and Ankle Fellowship, Univ. of Washington , Harborview Medical Center , Seattle Wa., 1993.

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Texas Institute for Surgery
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
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Texas Health South at Forrest Park

1.            Dallas Orthotics and Prosthetic Course, Dallas , Texas : Faculty 1994- present

2.            Dallas Orthopedic Review Course, Dallas , Texas : Faculty, 1995- 2003.

3.            Dallas Orthopedic Recertification Review Course, Dallas , Texas : Faculty, 1996- 2001

4.            AO/ASIF Advanced Foot and Ankle Course, Faculty, Broadmore, Co: March 1997.

5.            Visiting Professor Lewis D. Anderson Society meeting, University of Southern Alabama , Mobile , Alabama ; July 1998.

6.            Visiting Professor, Instituto Traumatologie, Santiago , Chile ; June 1998.

7.            Orthopedic Care of the Foot and Ankle: monthly lecture series to residents: 1998- present

8.            STAR lecture to HPMS 8^th grade class on Orthopedic Surgery April 1999

9.            Faculty: Southern Medical Association Annual Meeting, November, 1999.

“Treatment of Posterior Tibial Tendon Insufficiency”

“Management of Interarticular Tibial Plafond Fractures”

10.        Faculty: Pan Pacific Surgical Association Meeting; Jan., 2000

“Management of Interarticular Tibial Plafond Fractures”

“Management of Lisfranc Injuries”

“Operative Intervention in Diabetic Feet”

“Present Understanding for Total Ankle Arthroplasty”

11.        Visiting Professor, The Queen’s Medical Center , Honolulu Hawaii , Feb 2, 2000.

12.        Faculty: Armed Forces Trauma Update; San Antonio , Texas ; September 21-22, 2000

“Treatment of Injuries to the Midfoot”

13.        Faculty: Hong Kong AO Foot and Ankle Symposium; September 29 – October 1,2000.

14.        Faculty: AO Foot and Ankle Course , Venezuela , 2001.

15.        Visiting Professor: Venezuela Orthopedic Society, Foot and Ankle Symposium, Puerto La Cruz , Venezuela , February 2001.

16.        Faculty: AO/ASIF Advanced Foot and Ankle Course, Florida , May 2001.

17.        International Faculty: AO Foot and Ankle Fracture Symposium, Puerto La Cruz , Venezuela , May 2001.

18.        Visiting Professor: New Zealand Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Meeting, July 2001.

19.        International Faculty:  Venezuelan Society of Orthopedic Trauma, Meeting on Foot and Ankle, March 21-22, 2002.

20.        Faculty: Calcaneal Fracture Symposium, International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies, San Francisco , California , September 2002.

21.        International Faculty: AO Foot and Ankle Course, Sydney , Australia , September 4-8, 2002.

22.        Faculty: Pilon Fracture Symposium, OTA Annual Meeting, Toronto , Ontario , Canada 2002 .

23.        Faculty: 39^th Annual Argentina Orthopedic Society Meeting, AAOS Symposium on Foot and Ankle, December 9-12, 2002.

24.        Faculty: AO/ASIF Advanced Foot and Ankle Course, Sun Valley , Idaho , February 2003.

25.        Faculty: Advanced Foot and Ankle Reconstruction Course, Fajardo, Puerto Rico , April 2002, May 2003.

26.        Faculty: AO Basic Fracture Course; Columbus , Ohio , July 2003.

27.        Faculty: AOFAS Trauma Symposium; Seattle , Wa , July 2004.

28.        Faculty: South East Trauma Symposium; Destin, Fl. Aug 2004.

29.        Faculty: AO Basic Fracture Course; Little Rock , Ar. Oct 2004.

30.        Faculty: AO Basic Fracture Course; Dallas, Tx. Jan 2005.

31.        Calcaneus Fracture symposium, AAOS Specialty Day; Feb, 2005.

32.        Faculty: AO Advanced Foot and Ankle Course, Sun Valley , Id. March, 2005.

1.      Early JS, Hansen ST : “Treatment of Midfoot Trauma” International Journal of Orthopedic Trauma, 4:11 -15, 1994.

 2.      Early JS, Ricketts DS, Hansen ST :  “Treatment of Compartmental Liquefaction as a Late Sequellae of a Lower Limb Compartment Syndrome: Report of Two Cases”. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma, 8(5):445-448, 1994

 3.      Early JS, Hansen ST :  “Midfoot and Navicular Injuries” in Helal B,Rowley DI, Cracchiolo A, Myerson MS, (eds). Surgery of Diseases of the Foot and Ankle. London , Martin Dunitz Publishers 1996.

 4.      Early JS, Sands AK, Sidles JA, Sangeorzan BJ: “Uniaxial Description of Hindfoot Angular Motion Before And After Calcaneocuboid Fusion”. (Poster Presentation at the Orthopedic Research Society Meeting; Orlando, Fla. 1995).

 5.      Early JS, Bucholz R: “ Lisfranc Injuries and Their Management”. Current Orthopedics, Vol. 10(3) 1996 pp.169 - 173.

 6.      Early JS “Anterior Compartment Syndrome and the Treatment of its Sequelae”. Orthopedics International. Vol 4(3) pp.197 – 203,1996.

 7.      Early JS, Hansen ST. : “Surgical Reconstruction of the Diabetic Foot: A Salvage Approach for Midfoot Collapse”. Foot Ankle Intl. Vol 17 (6), pp.325 - 330, 1996.

 8.   Early JS: “Surgical Intervention in Diabetic Neuroarthropathy of the Foot”. Foot and Ankle Clinics. Vol 2 (1), pp.23 - 37, 1997.

 1.      Sands A, Early JS, Harrington RM, Tencer AF, Ching RP, Sangeorzan BJ: “Effect of Variations in Calcaneocuboid Fusion Technique on Kinematics of the Normal Hindfoot”.  Foot Ankle Intl. Vol 19(1):19-25, 1998 Jan.              

 2.      Brage M, Colville M, Early JS:  Chapter 45. Ankle and Foot: Trauma, in Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 6, Beaty J, eds.  , American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, 1999.             

 3.      Early JS: “Transmetatarsal and Midfoot Amputations”. Clin Orthop. No. 361 pp.85 – 90.  1999.

 4.      Folk JW, Starr AJ, Early JS: “Early Wound Complications of Operative Treatment of Calcaneus Fractures: Analysis of 190 Fractures”. J Orthop Trauma. Vol 13(5), pp.369-372, 1999.

 5.      Oppenheim JR, Early JS:  “Use of the Lamina Spreader for Reduction of the Subtalar Joint During Hindfoot Surgery”.  Foot Ankle Intl. Vol 20(8):538, 1999 Aug.

 6.      Early JS: “Chapter 51:Traumatic Injuries of the Midfoot and Forefoot” In Rockwood C, Green D, Bucholz R, Heckman J,eds. Fractures in Adults. 5^th Ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott- Raven; 2001.

 7.      Harvey EJ, Grujic L, Early JS, Benirschke SK , Sangeorzan BJ:  “Morbidity Associated with ORIF of Intra-Articular Calcaneus Fractures Using a Lateral Approach”.  Foot Ankle Intl. Vol 22(11):868-873, 2001 Nov.         

 8.      McHenry TP, Early, JS, Schacherer TG: “Peroneus Brevis Rotation Flap: Anatomic Considerations and Clinical Experience”.  J Trauma-Injury.  Vol 50(5):922-996, May 2001.                                   

 9.      Cheleuitte D, Early J: Failed Internal Fixation about the Distal Tibia; Techniques in Orthopaedics. Vol 17(4).2002.

 10.  Early J; issues Relating to Failure in the Treatment of Posterior tibial Tendon Dysfunction.  Foot and Ankle Clinics vol 8(3): 637-646; 2003.  

11.  White, P, Franzca T, Skrivanek G, Early J, Wakefield C: “The Use of a Continious Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block After Surgery Involving the Foot and Ankle: Does It Improve the Quality of Recovery?”  Anesth Analg; 97:1303-9 2003.

12.  Geideman W, Early J, Brodsky J:  Clinical Results Harvesting Autogenous Cancellous Graft from the Ipsilateral Proximal Tibia. Foot Ankle Intl. Vol 25(7) 451-455, 2004.

13.  Early J: Treatment of Fractures of the Talar Head and Body. Foot and Ankle Clinics 9(4): 709 – 722, 2004.

14.  Thorderson N, Early J: Harvesting Cancellous Graft from the Proximal Tibia. Techniques in Foot and Ankle surgery 3(4):       2004.

 1.      Early JS, Hansen ST :  “Surgical Reconstruction of the Diabetic Neuropathic Foot, A Salvage Approach”.  Podium presentation; AOFAS Summer Meeting, Idaho 1994).

 2.      Early J, Sands A, Sidles J, Sangeorzan B:  Uniaxial Description of Hindfoot Angular Motion Before and After Calcaneocuboid Fusion. Poster presentation; 41^st Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Orlando , Florida , February 1995.

 3.      Sidles JA, Early JS, Sands AJ, Sangeorzan BJ: “Subtalar and Tibiotalar Axis Modelling Using a Three Dimensional Tracking System: Is the axis model of Inmann accurate?”, Podium presentation; The American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society Winter Meeting; Orlando , Fla. 1995.

 4.      Oshea K, Chen L, Early J:  Wound Complications with Use of a Modified Surgical Approach to Open Reduction of Tibial Plafond Fractures.  Poster presentation;17^th Annual Orthopaedic Trauma Association Meeting, San Diego , California , October 2001.

 5.      Early J, Geideman W, Brodsky J:  Clinical Results Harvesting Autogenous Cancellous Graft from the Ipsilateral Proximal Tibia for Use in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Podium presentation; Triennial Meeting of the International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies, San Francisco, California, September 2002.

 6.      Early J, Chen L, Oshea K:  Wound Complications Using a Modified Surgical Approach to Open Reduction of Tibial Plafond Fractures. Podium presentation; 19^th Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, June 2003.

 7.      Early J, Geideman W, Brodsky J:  Clinical Results Harvesting Autogenous Cancellous Graft from the Ipsilateral Proximal Tibia for Use in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Podium presentation;19^th Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, June 2003.

 8.      Early J, Thornton S, Cheleuitte D, Ptaszek A;  Treatment of Open Intraarticular Calcaneal Fractures: Evaluation of the Soft Tissue Complication rate for a Treatment Protocol Based on Wound Location and Site.  Podium presentation; 19^th Orthopaedic Trauma Association Meeting, Oct 2003.

1.      Early JS, Hansen ST :  “Surgical Reconstruction of the Diabetic Neuropathic Foot, A Salvage Approach”.  Podium presentation; AOFAS Summer Meeting, Idaho 1994).

2.      Early J, Sands A, Sidles J, Sangeorzan B:  Uniaxial Description of Hindfoot Angular Motion Before and After Calcaneocuboid Fusion. Poster presentation; 41^st Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Orlando , Florida , February 1995.

3.      Sidles JA, Early JS, Sands AJ, Sangeorzan BJ: “Subtalar and Tibiotalar Axis Modelling Using a Three Dimensional Tracking System: Is the axis model of Inmann accurate?”, Podium presentation; The American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society Winter Meeting; Orlando , Fla. 1995.

4.      Oshea K, Chen L, Early J:  Wound Complications with Use of a Modified Surgical Approach to Open Reduction of Tibial Plafond Fractures.  Poster presentation;17^th Annual Orthopaedic Trauma Association Meeting, San Diego , California , October 2001.

5.      Early J, Geideman W, Brodsky J:  Clinical Results Harvesting Autogenous Cancellous Graft from the Ipsilateral Proximal Tibia for Use in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Podium presentation; Triennial Meeting of the International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies, San Francisco, California, September 2002.

6.      Early J, Chen L, Oshea K:  Wound Complications Using a Modified Surgical Approach to Open Reduction of Tibial Plafond Fractures. Podium presentation; 19^th Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, June 2003.

7.      Early J, Geideman W, Brodsky J:  Clinical Results Harvesting Autogenous Cancellous Graft from the Ipsilateral Proximal Tibia for Use in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Podium presentation;19^th Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, June 2003.

8.      Early J, Thornton S, Cheleuitte D, Ptaszek A;  Treatment of Open Intraarticular Calcaneal Fractures: Evaluation of the Soft Tissue Complication rate for a Treatment Protocol Based on Wound Location and Site.  Podium presentation; 19^th Orthopaedic Trauma Association Meeting, Oct 2003.

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Orthopaedic Trauma Association
American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society
Texas Orthopaedic Society