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OBJECTIVE:  Practice Orthopaedic Surgery with emphasis on Sports Medicine including knees, shoulders, and elbows
EDUCATION: Sports Medicine Fellowship
American Sports Medicine Institute
James Andrews, M.D. and William Clancy, M.D.
Birmingham, Alabama
August 2000-July 2001

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
U.T. Southwestern School of Medicine
Dallas, Texas
July 1996-June 2000

Internship, General Surgery
U.T. Southwestern School of Medicine
Dallas, Texas
July 1995-June 1996

Doctor of Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
August 1991-May 1995

Bachelor of Science
Stanford University
Major: Biological Sciences
September 1987-June 1991

Jenks High School
Tulsa, Oklahoma
August 1982-May 1987

Work Experience: 2001- Texas Orthopaedic Associates, LLP
Plano, Texas
Allen, Texas

2001- Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Texas – Southwestern
Dallas, Texas
Team Physician: 2000-2001 University of West Alabama
Livingston, Alabama

2000-2001 Birmingham Barron’s
Chicago White Sox AA
Birmingham, Alabama 
Assistant Team Physician

2000-2001 Tarrant High School
Tarrant, Alabama 

2001-2003 Prestonwood Christian Academy 
Plano, Texas 

2001- Kurt Thomas Gymnastics 
Carrollton, Texas
Frisco, Texas

2001- Little Elm High School 
Little Elm, Texas

2001- Lake Dallas High School 
Lake Dallas, Texas

2002- University of Texas – Dallas
Dallas, Texas

2003- Allen High School
Allen, Texas
Honors/Awards: Fellowship: 
2001 National Sports 

Residency:
1996 Officer In Training Exam 
1997 Officer In Training Exam 
1998 Officer In Training Exam 
1999 Officer In Training Exam 
1999 Chief Resident

Medical School:
1992 Washington University Summer Research Fellowship
1992 Letter of Commendation-Neurology
1995 Top Third of Class

Undergraduate:
1987 Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Fleming Scholar
1987-88 Stanford Freshman Crew
1988-91 Stanford Lacrosse–Varsity Letterman
1989 Letter of Commendation–Biology
1990 President, Phi Delta Theta
1990-91 James P. Devere Scholarship
1990-91 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Grant–Stanford University
1990-91 BioBridge Student Advisor
1991 Graduate with Distinction
1991 Order of Omega

High School:
1986 5-A All-Conference Football 
1987 Valedictorian

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: 1987 - Analyzed the effects of dietary sodium on the canine 
cardiovascular system, specifically the baroreflex
Advisor: Stephen S. Hull, Ph.D.
U. of Oklahoma, Department of Physiology and Biophysics

1988-90 - Developed a metastatic murine model using C-1300 neuroblastoma 
to determine whether surgical stress produces a functionally significant immunologic defect and whether perioperative immunoadjuvants prevent this response
Advisor: Steven J. Shochat, M.D.
Stanford University, Division of Pediatric Surgery


1992 - Identification and Characterization of the Reentrant Circuit of Ventricular Tachycardia using Activation Time and Potential Distribution Mapping
Advisor: John P. Boineau, M.D.
Washington University, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery 


1997-99 - Percutaneous Screw Fixation of LCII Pelvis Fractures
Accepted for publication in Journal of Orthopedic Trauma

2000-2001 - Outcome of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow
American Sports Medicine Institute
Birmingham, Alabama
PUBLICATIONS/
PRESENTATIONS/
LECTURES:
1987 - Walter JC, Howard ST, Hull SS. “Cardiovascular and Baroreflex
Function in Conscious Dogs on Altered Sodium Diet.” Fleming
Scholars Scientific Reports, 1987, pp97-106. 
Presented at Fleming Scholars Symposium, July 1987, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

1998 - “Percutaneous Screw Fixation of LCII Pelvis Fractures”
Presented at the Fourth Annual International Consensus of Pelvis and Acetabular Surgeons and accepted for publication in Journal of Orthopedic Trauma

2001 - Gross Anatomy of the Shoulder
19th Annual Injuries in Baseball Course, January 2001, Phoenix, Arizona

2001 - “Throwing Injuries of the Elbow and Shoulder”
University of Texas – Southwestern, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, September 2001, Dallas, Texas

2002 -  “Outcome of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow: Minimum Two –Year Follow-Up”
20th Annual Injuries in Baseball Course, January 2002, Birmingham, Alabama

2002 -Starr AJ, Walter JC, Harris RW, et al. Percutaneous Screw Fixation of “Lateral Compression II” Pelvis Fractures. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma, February 2002, 16(2) p116-23

2002 -“Outcome of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow: Minimum Two –Year Follow-Up” 
E Lyle Cain, MD, James R Andrews, MD, Jeffrey R Dugas, MD, James C Walter, MD
Presented at AOSSM American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine 28th Annual Meeting, July 2002, Orlando, Florida

2002 -“Diagnosis and Treatment of Sports Injuries of the Knee”
and 
“Treatment of Knee Arthritis: What’s Old and What’s New”
University of Texas-Southwestern School of Physical Therapy, June 2002, Dallas, Texas

2003 - “Conservative Treatment of Injuries in the Throwing Shoulder”
and
2003 - “Physical Exam and Diagnostic Testing on the Throwing Shoulder”
Houston Sports Medicine Symposium, April 2003, Houston, Texas

2003 - “Diagnosis and Treatment of Sports Injuries of the Knee”
and 
2003 - “Treatment of Knee Arthritis: What’s Old and What’s New”
University of Texas-Southwestern School of Physical Therapy, June 2003, Dallas, Texas

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
1991- American Medical Association
1995- Texas State Medical Association
1996- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
2000- Arthroscopy Association of North America
2001- American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine
2001- American College of Sports Medicine
CERTIFICATIONS:
Board Certified: Orthopaedic Surgery
State Medical License: Texas and Alabama
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Advanced Trauma Life Support
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Also enjoy fishing, hunting, golf, and other outdoor sports.

 

 

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