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James Sanders, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Chapel Hill, NC

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Orthopaedic Surgery Chapel Hill, NC

Pediatric Orthopedics

Frank C. Wilson Distinguished Professor Chair Orthopaedics University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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  • Office

    3140 Bioinformatics
    Chapel Hill, NC 27599
    Phone+1 919-996-9072
    Fax+1 919-966-6730

Summary

  • Dr. James Sanders is an orthopaedic surgeon located in Chapel Hill, NC, specializing in pediatric orthopedics. He completed his medical education at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1986, followed by a residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, and a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedics at the University of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. He started his career in San Antonio with Pediatric Orthopaedics of San Antonio with his senior partners Kaye Wilkins and Earl Stanley in 1992. He served as Chief of Staff of Shriners Hospitals for Children in Erie, PA from 1997 through 2007. From 2008 to 2019, he was a professor of orthopaedics and pediatrics at the University of Rochester and the Golisano Children's Hospital. Since 2019 through the present, he serves as the Frank C. Wilson Distinguished Profess and Chair of Orthopaedics at UNC Chapel Hill. Dr. Sanders is experienced spinal deformity care and surgery, limb lengthening, and pediatric orthopaedics. His publications cover topics like spinal growth and skeletal maturity, and he has been published in reputable journals and is know for development of a skeletal maturity staging system used commonly in scoliosis care. He has been a visiting professor at numerous institutions of higher learning.

Education & Training

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1991 - 1992
  • University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
    University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1986 - 1991
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2000 - 2019
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2000 - 2010
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1998 - 2010
  • WV State Medical License
    WV State Medical License 1998 - 2009
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1997 - 2008
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1988 - 1997
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Trends in Early Onset Spinal Deformity
    Trends in Early Onset Spinal DeformityJuly 4th, 2017