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Harry K. W. Kim, M.D., M.S., FRCSC

Director of Research and Director of Center for Excellence in Hip Disorders

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Harry K. W. Kim, M.D., M.S., FRCSC

Dr. Harry K. W. Kim is the director of the Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Center for Musculoskeletal Research at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. He also serves as the director for the Center for Excellence in Hip Disorders at the hospital and as an associate professor in the department of orthopaedic surgery at the UT Southwestern Medical School. Dr. Kim obtained his medical education at McGill University in Montreal, Canada where he graduated with a distinction of University Scholar. He completed his orthopaedic residency training at the University of Toronto and his pediatric orthopaedic fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. During his residency, he obtained a Master of Science degree at the University of Toronto. Dr. Kim previously served as the assistant chief of staff at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Tampa, Florida where he was an active member of the medical staff for more than 11 years. Dr. Kim is a surgeon-scientist who spends his time performing both clinical and bench-top research work. The focus of his research is on understanding a childhood hip disorder called Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease and on developing new treatments to improve the outcome of this and other pediatric orthopaedic conditions. Dr. Kim’s clinical interests include Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease and other pediatric hip disorders, such as developmental dysplasia of the hip. Dr. Kim is an active member of numerous medical societies and has received numerous awards, including the Arthur Huene Memorial Award for Excellence and Promise in Pediatric Orthopaedics and four Best Basic Scientific Paper Awards from the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America.

David Ross

Director, Bioengineering and Biomechanics

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David Ross

David Ross joined the staff of TSRHC in 1983. He played an instrumental role in the development of the original gait analysis laboratory and did pioneering work in adapting computers for use by the physically challenged. The hospital received its first patent in 1989 for David’s work in this area. Throughout the years he has worked on numerous projects to benefit TSRHC patients, and several have evolved to become the standard of care. He graduated from the University of Florida with a Master of Fine Arts degree in design.

Mikhail Samchukov

Co-director, Center for Excellence in Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Director, Core Research Divisions

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Mikhail Samchukov

Dr. Mikhail Samchukov is co-director of the Center for Excellence in Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction and director of the core research division at TSRHC. He is an associate clinical professor in the department of orthopedics at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and an associate clinical professor in the department of biomedical sciences at the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center. Dr. Samchukov is a graduate of Khabarovsk State Medical School in Russia. His primary research interests are in new bone formation and soft tissue adaptation under the influence of tension stress, as well as adaptation of distraction osteogenesis and histiogenesis techniques and computer-assisted preoperative planning and monitoring for fracture healing, limb lengthening, deformity correction and bone transport. Dr. Samchukov has been awarded numerous research grants and given many seminars and lectures. He is the co-author of seven patents. He has numerous publications, including five books, one multimedia course on CD-ROM, 22 book chapters, 56 journal articles and more than 200 abstracts.

Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, Ph.D.

Director, Movement Science Laboratory

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Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, Ph.D.

Dr. Kirsten Tulchin-Francis is the director and senior bioengineer in the Movement Science Laboratory at TSRHC. She also serves as a clinical instructor for the Prosthetics and Orthotics Program in the School of Health Professions at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Trinity College, Master of Science in biomedical engineering from Marquette University, where she also served as the Human Motion Analysis Fellow, and a doctorate in kinesiology-biomechanics from Texas Woman’s University. She is a member of the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society, the American Society of Biomechanics and the International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Community. Her research interests include foot and ankle biomechanics and functional outcomes in hip pathology, lower limb deficiencies and scoliosis. Dr. Tulchin-Francis was the recipient of the Best Poster Award from the Gait and Clinical MovementAnalysis Society in 2008, and the Best Clinical Paper Award from the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North American in 2009 as part of the TSRH Study Group under the direction of Dr. John Birch.

Carol A. Wise, Ph.D.

Director, Molecular Genetics

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Carol A. Wise, Ph.D.

Dr. Carol Wise is director of molecular genetics at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Texas A&M University and a doctorate degree in biochemistry from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. She completed postdoctoral fellowships in human molecular genetics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Wise is associate professor of orthopaedic surgery and holds a secondary appointment in the McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Wise’s research focuses on identifying genetic causes of pediatric musculoskeletal conditions. Her work includes the discovery of genes responsible for inherited bone and joint disorders in children, and genetic variants that increase risk of idiopathic scoliosis. She has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers, many book chapters, and two patents. She holds memberships in various professional societies, including the Scoliosis Research Society, The Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, the American Society of Human Genetics and the Texas Genetics Society, where she served as 2007-2008 president. Dr. Wise has received various awards including finalist for The Dallas Morning News “Texan of the Year” award (2007), “Texas Trailblazer Award” from The Family Place (2008), Community Builder Awards (John L DeGrozier, and Brooklyn Lodges, 2008 and 2010), Anson Jones Award (Ft. Worth Scottish Rite Foundation, 2009) Forney High School Hall of Honor (2009), “100 Women, 100 Years” award from the YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas, and Distinguished Service Award, Texas Genetics Society, 2011.

Chi Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, Bone Research Laboratory

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Chi Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Chi Zhang is the director of Bone Research Laboratory at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. He also serves as an assistant professor in the department of orthopedic surgery at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Zhang obtained his medical degree at Beijing University, Medical School in Beijing, China. He completed his orthopedic residency training and became a hand surgeon at Beijing Jishuitan Hospital. Dr. Zhang obtained a Ph.D. in pharmacology at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio and completed postdoctoral fellowship in molecular genetics at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Dr. Zhang is interested in studying molecular mechanisms of osteoblast-specific transcription factor Osterix (Osx) effect on bone formation both in vitro and in vivo using molecular and cell biological and genetic approaches. He has discovered a novel concept that Osx inhibits Wnt signaling pathway during bone development. Dr. Zhang is also interested in clinical and translational research to gain insight into the pathogenesis and cure of orthopedic diseases. Dr. Zhang has received numerous research awards, including Amgen Award in Basic Science Research and an Award from Arthritis Foundation. He is an active member of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research and the International Bone and Mineral Society.

Johnny Zhang, M.D.

Director, Creative Innovations, Center for Excellence in Spine Research

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Johnny Zhang, M.D.

Dr. Hong "Johnny" Zhang is the director of creative innovations for the Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay/Martha and Pat Beard Center for Excellence in Spine Research at TSRHC. He also serves as an associate professor in the department of orthopedic surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He earned his medical degree at Tianjin Medical University in Tianjin, China. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Tianjin Hospital in Tianjin, China. Dr. Zhang’s research focuses on growth modulation for the correction of early onset scoliosis and developing instrumentation for surgical treatment of spinal deformities. Dr. Zhang has published many peer-reviewed scientific papers and holds four patents in the orthopedic field. Dr. Zhang has received numerous awards, including two Best Basic Science Awards form the Scoliosis Research Society and research awards from the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America and Chest Wall Spine Deformity Research Foundation. He is a member of the Orthopedic Research Society and the Scoliosis Research Society.

Nobuhiro Kamiya, M.D., Ph.D.

Staff Scientist, Director of Tissue Bank Core

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Nobuhiro Kamiya, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Nobuhiro Kamiya is a staff scientist for the Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Center for Musculoskeletal Research. He also serves as an assistant professor in the department of orthopedic surgery at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Kamiya earned his medical degree at Gifu University School of Medicine, and he earned a Ph.D. at Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan. Dr. Kamiya worked as an orthopaedic surgeon for eight years in Japan with a specialty of the spine. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at NIH and the University of Michigan. Dr. Kamiya’s research focuses on the pathogenesis of pediatric orthopaedic diseases and physiological effects of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) on diseased conditions. He has used molecular and genetic approaches to study BMPs and published many peer-reviewed scientific papers in the field of bone development and remodeling. Dr. Kamiya has received numerous research awards, including The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Young Investigator Award, The NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence, The Lilly Foundation Award, The Japanese Society of Cartilage Metabolism Award and The Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research Abstract Award. He is an active member of The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Orthopaedic Research Society, The Japanese Orthopaedic Association, The Japanese Society of Cartilage Metabolism and The Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

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Harry K. W. Kim, M.D., M.S., FRCSC

Harry K. W. Kim, M.D., M.S., FRCSC

David Ross

David Ross

Mikhail Samchukov

Mikhail Samchukov

Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, Ph.D.

Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, Ph.D.

Carol A. Wise, Ph.D.

Carol A. Wise, Ph.D.

Chi Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.

Chi Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.

Johnny Zhang, M.D.

Johnny Zhang, M.D.

Nobuhiro Kamiya, M.D., Ph.D.

Nobuhiro Kamiya, M.D., Ph.D.

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