James Michelson
Professor, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Chair, Quality Assurance Committee, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
- M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- A.B., Engineering and Applied Physics, Harvard College
- Internship, General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pensylvania
- Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Fellowship, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Hospital for Joint Disease-Orthopaedic Institute, New York, NY
Department of Orthpaedics and Rehabilitation
Areas of expertise
informatics ankle fractures biomechanics of the foot & ankle.
BIO
Jim Michelson is a Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the Larner College of Medicine. He has active interests in biomechanics around the foot and ankle, particularly as related to ankle fractures and how damage to the flexor hallucis longus tendon can cause altered mechanics of the foot. He also has extensive experience in medical informatics and is actively engaged in the use of informatics techniques and delivering clinical care and performing clinical research.
Courses
- Didactic lectures for the Orthopaedic Residents
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- Leonard Goldner Award for the best basic science paper presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Annual Summer Meeting
- Teacher of the Year, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Humana Award for Research, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
- Upjohn Young Investigator Award)
- Young Investigator Award, Gordon Research Conference on Biomechanics and Orthopaedic Sciences
- Kappa Delta Award: Bioelectric Repair and Growth Society; Kyoto, Japan
- Louis H. Nahum Prize for Outstanding Thesis, Yale University School of Medicine
- 1999 Stanford Informatics Short-Course, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Bio
Jim Michelson is a Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the Larner College of Medicine. He has active interests in biomechanics around the foot and ankle, particularly as related to ankle fractures and how damage to the flexor hallucis longus tendon can cause altered mechanics of the foot. He also has extensive experience in medical informatics and is actively engaged in the use of informatics techniques and delivering clinical care and performing clinical research.
Courses
- Didactic lectures for the Orthopaedic Residents
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- Leonard Goldner Award for the best basic science paper presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Annual Summer Meeting
- Teacher of the Year, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Humana Award for Research, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
- Upjohn Young Investigator Award)
- Young Investigator Award, Gordon Research Conference on Biomechanics and Orthopaedic Sciences
- Kappa Delta Award: Bioelectric Repair and Growth Society; Kyoto, Japan
- Louis H. Nahum Prize for Outstanding Thesis, Yale University School of Medicine
- 1999 Stanford Informatics Short-Course, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Select Publications
- Michelson JD, Charlson MD, Bernknopf JW, Carpenter RL, Brand SJ. The Role of the Flexor Hallucis Longus in the Treatment of the Painful Hallux Metatarsophalangeal Joint. Foot Ankle Int. 2024 Oct;45(10):1051-1058. doi: 10.1177/10711007241266842. Epub 2024 Jul 30. PubMed PMID: 39080927.
- Michelson JD, Bernknopf JW. Charlson MD, Merena SJ, Stone LM. What Is the Efficacy of a Nonoperative Program Including a Specific Stretching Protocol for Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendonitis?, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research: June 25, 2021 - Volume - Issue - 10.1097/CORR.0000000000001867 doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000001867
- Michelson JD, Magid D, McHale K: Clinical Utility of a Stability-Based Ankle Fracture Classification System. J Ortho Trauma 21:307-315, 2007.
- Delaney JP, MD, Charlson MD, Michelson JD. The Ankle Fracture Stability-Based Classification: A Study of Reproducibility and Clinical Prognostic Ability. J Ortho Trauma J Orthop Trauma. 2019 May 15;. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000001507. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31188253.
- Michelson JD, Pariseau JS, Paganelli WC. Assessing Surgical Site Infection Risk Factors Using Electronic Medical Records. Amer J Inf Control 42:333-6, 2014.