John Herring, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery - Pediatric Orthopaedics

Biography

Dr. Herring has served as chief of staff at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children since 1978. Dr. Herring is a professor in the department of orthopaedic surgery at UT Southwestern and is an active staff member at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. Dr. Herring has served as chairman of the Pediatric Committee of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and president of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. He is editor of the 3rd and 4th edition of Tachdjian’s Pediatric Orthopaedics textbook.

Education & Training

Undergraduate - Baylor University
Medical School - University of Texas-Austin

Professional Associations & Affiliations

Texas Orthopedic Association
Scoliosis Research Society
Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America
American Orthopedic Society
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

Honors & Awards

Arthur H. Huene Memorial Award 2002, Outstanding contribution to the field of pediatric orthopedics given by The Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America
Russell S. Hibbs Award 1981, Best scientific presentation of clinical research at Scoliosis Research Society
Anson Jones Award 1999, Outstanding contributions to society
Benjamin Rush Award 2005, Citizenship and community service, American Medical Association
Distinguished Achievement Award 2008, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America

Books & Publications

Publications
- Prevalence of Obesity in Patients With Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease.
  Neal DC, Alford TH, Moualeu A, Jo CH, Herring JA, Kim HK The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2016 Jul
- Idiopathic Versus Syrinx-Related Scoliosis: How Different Are They? Commentary on an article by Shifu Sha, PhD, et al.: "Does Surgical Correction of Right Thoracic Scoliosis in Syringomyelia Produce Outcomes Similar to Those in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?".
  Herring JA The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2016 Feb 98 4 e16
- A PAX1 enhancer locus is associated with susceptibility to idiopathic scoliosis in females.
  Sharma S, Londono D, Eckalbar WL, Gao X, Zhang D, Mauldin K, Kou I, Takahashi A, Matsumoto M, Kamiya N, Murphy KK, Cornelia R, Herring JA, Burns D, Ahituv N, Ikegawa S, Gordon D, Wise CA Nature communications 2015 6 6452
- A glimpse into Texas Scottish Rite Hospital's educational, clinical care, and research development.
  Herring JA, Birch JG, Johnston CE, Richards BS Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B 2014 Aug
- Perfusion MRI in Early Stage of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease to Predict Lateral Pillar Involvement: A Preliminary Study.
  Kim HK, Wiesman KD, Kulkarni V, Burgess J, Chen E, Brabham C, Ikram H, Du J, Lu A, Kulkarni AV, Dempsey M, Herring JA The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2014 Jul 96 14 1152-1160
- Understanding Genetic factors in Idiopathic Scoliosis, a Complex Disease of Childhood
  Wise CA, Gao X, Shoemaker S, Gordon S, and Herring JA Current Genomics 2008 9(1) 51-9
- Legg-calve-perthes disease: a review of cases with onset before six years of age
  Rosenfeld, S.B., Herring, J.A., Chao, J.C. J Bone and Joint Surgery Am December 2007 89 (12) 2712-22
- Long-term follow-up of progressive macrodystrophia lipomatosa. A report of two cases
  Ho, C.A., Herring J.A., Ezaki, M J Bone and Joint Surgery Am May 2007 89 (5) 1097-102
- CHD7 gene plymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to idiopathic scoliosis
  Gao, X, Gordon D, Zhang, D et al American Journal of Human Genetics May 2007 80 (5) 957-65
- Mutations responsible for Larsen syndrome cluster in the FLNB protein
  Zhang, D, Herring, J.A., Swaney, S.S. et al J Medical Genetics May 2006 43 (5) e24
- Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Part II: Prospective multicenter study of the effect of treatment on outcome
  Herring, J.A., Kim, H.T., Brown R. J Bone and Joitn Surgery Am October 2004 86-A (10) 2122-34
- Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Part I: Classification of radiographis with use of the modified lateral pillar and Stulberg classifications
  Herring, J.A., Kim H.T., Brown R. J Bone and Joint Surgery Am October 2004 86-A (10) 2103-20
- SNTG1, the gene encoding gamma 1- syntrophin: a candidate gene for idiopathic scoliosis
  Bashiardes, S., Veile R., Allen M. et al Human Genetics May 2004 115 (1) 81-9
- Localization of Susceptibility to Familial Idiopathic Scoliosis
  Wise, C.A., Barnes, R, Gillum, J. Herring, J.A. Spine Fall 2000 25 (18) 2372-2380
- A Comparison of Single-Rod Instrumentation with Double-Rod Instrumentation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
  Wattenburger, J.M., Richards, B. S., Herring, J.A. Spine Summer 2000 25 (13) 1680-1688

Research

Spinal Deformity
Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease