Orthopaedic Surgery 1987, 1997, 2007

MD, University of Vermont

Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston, MA

Hospital for Special Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, New York, NY

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Orthopaedic Oncology, New York, NY

Bone and soft tissue tumors

Enhancing prosthetic survival

Biopsy and excision of all benign and malignant tumors of the bones and soft tissue

Complex bone and joint reconstruction including bone transplantation and custom prosthetic reconstructions of the extremities and sine

Bone tumors

Metabolic bone disease

Tumor micro environment

Quality of life in tumor patients

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, University of Vermont, 1978

Zimmer Award for Orthopaedic Research, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, 1985-1987

Clinical Oncology Career Development Award, American Cancer Society, 1988-1990

Philip D. Wilson, Jr., M.D. Award for Teaching Excellence, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 1989, 1997, 2004

Kashiwagi-Sumihara Japan - United States Exchange Traveling Fellowship, 1992 (now called JOA-AOA Traveling Fellowship)

President, International Society of Limb Salvage

Musculoskeletal Tumor Society

International Skeletal Society

Orthopaedic Research Society

Association of Bone Joint Surgeons

Editor, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Tumor Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Editor, Cancer Annals of Surgical Oncology

Seibel NL, Krailo M, Chen Z, Healey J, Breitfeld PP, Drachtman R, Greffe B, Nachman J, Nadel H, Sato JK, Meyers PA, Reaman GH. Upfront Window Trial of Topotecan in Previously Untreated Children and Adolescents with Poor Prognosis in Metastatic Osteosarcoma: Children's Cancer Group (CCG) 7943. Cancer. March, 2007 2;109(8):1646-1653.

Chen CM, Disa JJ, Lee HY, Mehrara BJ, Hu QY, Nathan S, Boland P, Healey J, Cordeiro PG. Reconstruction of Extremity Long Bone Defects After Sarcoma Resection with Vascularized Fibula Flaps: A 10-year Review. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Mar;119(3):915-24; discussion 925-6.

Yang R, Kolb EA, Qin J, Chou A, Sowers R, Hoang B, Healey JH, Huvos AG, Meyers PA, Gorlick R. The Folate Receptor {alpha} Is Frequently overexpressed in Osteo Sarcoma Samples and Plays a Role in the Uptake of the Physiologic Substrate 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate. Clin Cancer Res. 2007 May 1;13(9):2557-2567.

Biermann JS, Adkins D, Benjamin R, Brigman B, Chow W, Conrad EU 3rd, Frassica D, Frassica FJ, George S, Healey JH, Heck R Jr, Letson GD, Mayerson J,  McGarry SV, O'Donnell RJ, Patt J, Randall RL, Santana V, Satcher RL, Schmidt G, Siegel HJ, Wong MK, Yasko AW. Bone Cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2007 Apr; 5(4):420-37.

Schwab JH, Boland P, Guo T, Brennan MF, Singer S, Healey JH, Antonescu CR. Skeletal Metastases in Myxoid Liposarcoma: An Unusual Pattern of Distant Spread. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007 Apr;14(4):1507-14.

Schwab, JH and Healey JH. FDG-PET Lacks Sufficient Sensitivity to Detect Myxoid Liposarcoma Spinal Metastases Detected by MRI.  Sarcoma 2007:  2007 Article ID 36785. 2007.

DiResta GR, Aiken SW, Brown HK, Bergman PJ, Hohenhaus A, Ehrhart EJ, Baer K, Healey JH. Use of An Artificial Lymphatic System During Carboplatin Infusion to Improve Canine Osteosarcoma Blood Flow and Clinical Response. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007 Aug;14(8):2411-421.

Diresta GR, Aiken SW, Brown HK, Bergman PJ, Hohenhaus A, Healey JH. Influence of Carboplatin Infusion on Osteosarcoma Blood Flow. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2007 Oct 12; [Epub ahead of print]

Arkader A, Huvos AG, Healey JH. Multifocal Synchronous Low-Grade Intramedullary and Juxtacortical Osteogenic Sarcoma. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007 Dec; 465:265-270.

Schwab JH, Healey JH, Athanasian EA. Wide En Bloc Extra-Articular Excision of the Elbow for Sarcoma with Complex Reconstruction. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008 Jan; 90(1):78-83.