John Birch, MD

Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

john.birch@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Education

FellowshipTexas Scottish Rite Hospital (1982)
Chief ResidentUniversity of Florida College of Medicine, Pediatric Orthopedics and Scoliosis (1981)
FellowshipShands Hospital at University of FL (1981)
ResidencyOttawa General Hospital (1980)
FellowshipOttawa General Hospital (1980)
InternshipOttawa Civic Hospital (1976)
Medical SchoolThe University of Western Ontario (1975)

Research Interests

Limb Lengthening
Skeletal Muscle Response to Lengthening

Publications

Featured
Sagittal Plane Deformity in the Thoracic Spine: A Clue to the Presence of Syringomyelia as a Cause for Scoliosis

5) J.A. Ouellet, J. LaPlaza, M.A. Erickson, J.G. Birch, S. Burke, and R. Browne , Spine , September 2003; (28(18)):2147-2151

Featured
Syme Amputation for the Treatment of Fibular Deficiency: An Evaluation of Long-Term Physical and Psychological Functional Status

4) J.G. Birch, M.B. Walsh, A. Morton, K.D. Koch, C. Smith, D. Cummings, and M.A. Buchanan , J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. , November 1999; (81):1511-1518

Featured
Measurement of Scoliosis and Kyphosis Radiographs: Intraobserver and Interobserver Variation

3) J.G. Birch, R.H. Browne, D.L. Carmen, J.A. Herring, C.E. Johnston, B.S. Richards, and J.W. Roach , J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. , March 1990; (72(3)):328-333

Featured
Use of the Pavlik Harness in Congenital Dislocation of the Hip: An Analysis of Failures of Treatment

2) R.G. Viere, J.G. Birch, J.A. Herring, J.W. Roach, and C.E. Johnston , J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. , February 1990; (72(2)):238-244

Featured
Surgical Anatomy of Selected Physes

J. Birch, J. Herring, and D. Wenger , J. Pediatr. Orthop. , March 1984; (4(2)):224-231

Precocious Appearance of the Capital Femoral Ossific Nucleus in Larsen?s Syndrome

4) J.G. Birch, R.H. Browne, A. DeLaRocha, J.R. Schiller, and M.A. Khaleel , J. Child. Orthop. , April 2011; (5 (Suppl 1)):S24

Femoral Nerve Palsy in Pavlik Harness Treatment for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

M.L. Murnaghan, R.H. Browne, D.J. Sucato, and J.G. Birch , J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. , March 2011; (93(5)):493-499

Revised Modified Oxford Bone Score: A Simpler System for Prediction of Contralateral Involvement in Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

J.R. Zide, D. Popejoy, and J.G. Birch , J. Pediatr. Orthop. , March 2011; (31(2)):159-164

Revised Modified Oxford Bone Score: A Simpler System for Prediction of Contralateral Involvement in Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

J.R. Zide, D. Popejoy, J.G. Birch , J. Pediatr. Orthop. , March 2011; (31(2)):159-164

Revised Modified Oxford Bone Score: A Simpler System for Prediction of Contralateral Involvement in Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

J.R. Zide, D. Popejoy, and J.G. Birch , J. Pediatr. Orthop. , March 2011; (31(2)):159-164

Honors/Awards

Board Member

to 2007 Board of Directors, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (2005)

Associate Editor

to Present The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (2004)

Examiner

to 2005 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Oral Examinations (2004)

Vice President

to 2006 Associazione per lo Studio e Applicazione del Methodo Ilizarov (A.S.A.M.I. International) (2004)

President

to 2004 Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society - A.S.A.M.I. North America (2003)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Fellow

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Medical Association

Associazion per lo Studio e Applicazione del Methodo Ilizarov (A.S.A.M.I. International)

Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America