James Sanders
Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Phone: (919) 966-9072
- Email: No Email
- Website: https://www.med.unc.edu/ortho/directory/james-o-sanders-md/
Research Interests
- Spine Deformity
- Long-term results of surgical treatment of Scoliosis
- Progression of scoliosis and how to modify it
- Patient consequences of spine deformity
- Early Onset Scoliosis
- Childhood and adolescent growth and skeletal maturity of the spine and extremities
- Using quality improvement techniques to create better care
Education
| Degree | Program | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.D. | Doctorate of Medicine | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
Honors and Awards
- 2015 | Behrooz A. Akbarnia, MD Award for Best Paper, International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis – Normal Human Spine Growth During Childhood and Adolescence to Maturity with Prediction of Final Spine Height Developed From A Longitudinal Cohort of Children Followed Through Growth Completion
- 2015 | Hibbs Award for Best Basic Research Paper, Scoliosis Research Society, Normal Human Spine Growth During Childhood and Adolescence to Maturity with Prediction of Final Spine Height Developed From a Longitudinal Cohort of Children Followed Through Growth Completion
- 2014 | John H. Moe Award for outstanding basic research poster, Scoliosis Research Society – When does growth stop? Results of a longitudinal study comparing menarche and skeletal maturation of the pelvis hand and elbow to growth completion.
- 2009 – 2017 | Best Doctors in America
- 2009 | Arthur H. Huene Memorial Award for Excellence and Promise in Pediatric Orthopaedics. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
- 2008 | Anthony Herring Award for Outstanding Clinical Scientific Paper, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Cotrel Derotation Casting for Infantile Scoliosis
- 1996 | Hibbs Award for Best Clinical Paper, Scoliosis Research Society, Prediction of the Crankshaft Phenomenon by the Peak Growth Age
