J. A. "Tony" Herring, M.D.
Dr. Tony Herring
has authored and
co-authored more than 100 refereed journal articles, 21 book chapters and one book. He has edited three books.

J. A. "Tony" Herring, M.D.
Chief of Staff

Academic Affiliation:

  • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
        Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
        Professor

Affiliations:

  • Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
  • Children’s Medical Center Dallas
  • Parkland Health & Hospital System
  • UT Southwestern University
    Hospital – St. Paul

Education:

  • The University of Texas
        Phi Beta Kappa
  • Baylor University College of Medicine
        Alpha Omega Alpha

Internship:

  • Peter Bent Brigham Hospital – Boston
        Straight Medicine

Residency:

  • Harvard Combined Orthopaedic
    Program – Orthopaedic Surgery

Fellowships:

  • Harvard University Surgical Research
  • Berg Sloat Traveling Fellowship, 1975

Honors and Awards:

  • Arthur H. Huene Memorial Award
        Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North
        America
  • “Best Doctors in America”
        American Health, March 1996
  • Russell S. Hibbs Award for clinical research
        Scoliosis Research Society
  • Anson Jones Award for outstanding societal contributions
        Fort Worth Scottish Rite Foundation, Inc.
  • Benjamin Rush Award
        American Medical Association
  • Award for Distinguished Achievement
    Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America

Board Certification:

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1974

Professional Associations/Affiliations:

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    Pediatric Committee, chairman, 1988-1992
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
    president, 1993-1994
  • Scoliosis Research Society Instrumentation Committee, chairman, 1980-1981
  • Dallas County Medical Society
  • Texas Medical Association
  • American Orthopaedic Association
  • Tachdjian’s Pediatric Orthopaedics, Third and Fourth Editions, editor
  • Spine, editorial board
  • Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, editorial board
  • The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, reviewer

Published Articles
Birch, John G., Guido Currarino, John A. Herring and Charles E. Johnston. “An Unusual Form of Congenital Anteriolateral Tibial Angulation - The Delta Tibia.” Pediatric Radiology 33 (2003): 346-353.
Birch, John G., Guido Currarino and John A. Herring. “Developmental Coxa Vara Associated with Spondylometaphyseal Dysplasia (DCV/SMD: SMD-Corner Fracture Type (DCV/SMD-CF) Demonstrated in Most Reported Cases.” Pediatric Radiology 30 (2000): 14-24.
Herring, John A., Richard Browne and Hui Taek Kim. “Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease. Part I: Classification and Radiographs Using Modified Lateral Pillar and Stulberg, et al Classification.” Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 86A.10 (2004): 2103-2120.
Herring, John A., Richard Browne and Hui Taek Kim. “Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease. Part II: A Prospective Multicenter Study of the Effect of Treatment on Outcome.” Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 86A.10 (2004): 2121-2134.
Little, David G., John A. Herring, Don Katz and Kit M. Song. “Relationship of Peak Height Velocity to Other Maturity Indicators in Idiopathic Scoliosis.” Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 82A.5 (2000): 685-693.
Sink, Ernest L., John G. Birch, John A. Herring, Charles E. Johnston, Lori A. Karol and James Sanders. “Efficacy of Perioperative Halo-Gravity Traction in the Treatment of Severe Scoliosis in Children.” Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 21 (2001): 519-524.
Wattenbarger, J. Michael, Richard B. Ashman, Dwight Bronson and John A. Herring. “Mechanical Testing of a Single Rod Versus a Double Rod in a Long-Segment Animal Model.” Journal of Spinal Disorders 14.3 (2001): 232-236.
Wattenbarger, J. Michael; John A. Herring, B. Stephens Richards. “A Comparison of Single-Rod Instrumentation with Double-Rod Instrumentation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.” Spine 25.13 (2000): 1680-1688.
Wise, Carol A., Robert Barnes, Anne M. Bowcock, Joseph Gillum, John A. Herring and Michael Lovett. “Localization of Susceptibility to Familial Idiopathic Scoliosis.” Spine 25.18 (2000): 2372-2380.

Documentary Film

A Fight to the Finish: Stories of Polio. Dir. Ken Mandel. Commentators John A. Herring and J.C. Montgomery, Jr. KERA Dallas/ Fort Worth, 2004.


Videos
Normal Gait

Application of TSRH Instrumentation –

Posterior Approach
Anterior Approach
Double Curve
Withstanding Ovation

Books and Book Chapters
Ashman, Richard, John A. Herring, and Charles E. Johnston. “Texas Scottish Rite Hospital (TSRH) Instrumentation System.” Spinal Instrumentation. Eds. Howard S. An and Jerome M. Cotler. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1992.
Ashman, Richard, John A. Herring and Charles E. Johnston. “Texas Scottish Rite Hospital (TSRH) Instrumentation System.” The Textbook of Spinal Surgery. Eds. Keith Bridwell and Ronald DeWald. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1991.
Ashman, Richard B., John A. Herring, Charles E. Johnston, Gary L. Lowery and Chester E. Sutterlin. TSRH Universal Spinal Instrumentation. Hundley & Associates, Inc., 1994.
Birch, John G., John A. Herring, and Jurgen Kramer. “Orthopaedic Disorders.” Current Therapy in Pediatrics – 2. Eds. Heinz F. Eichenwald and Josef Stroder. Philadelphia: B.C. Decker, 1989.
Birch, John G., and John A. Herring, eds. The Limb Deficient Child, A Shrine Symposium. Rosemont: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1998.
Birch, John G., Achim Hedtmann, and John A. Herring. “Orthopaedic Disorders.” Pediatric Therapy, Third Edition. Eds. Heinz F. Eichenwald and Josef Stroder. Mosby: Year Book, 1993.
Birch, John, Peter Carter, Donald Cummings, Molly Dempsey, Marybeth Ezaki, Candy Estenson Frobish, Mark Gebhardt, John A. Herring, Charles Johnston, Lori Karol, Scott Oishi, Karl Rathjen, B. Stephen Richards, Fay Safavi, Eugene Sheffield, Daniel Sucato, and David Wilkes. Tachdjian's Pediatric Orthopaedics, from the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Third Edition. Ed. John A. Herring. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company, 2002.
Browne, R., M. Hair, John A. Herring, and D. Short. “Comparison of a Computerized System of Analysis (Gross-Harry) of Legg-Perthes Radiographs with Radiographic Measurement by Physicians.” Behavior of the Growth Plate. Eds. Hans K. Uhthof and James J. Wiley. New York: Raven Press, 1988.
Cummings, Don, and John A. Herring. “The Limb Deficient Child.” Lovell and Winter’s Pediatric Orthopaedic, Fourth Edition. Eds. Ray Morrissy and Stuart Weinstein. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 1996.
Herring, John A. “Perthes Disease: Natural History, Results of Treatment, and Controversies.” Controversies in Hip Surgery. Ed. Robert Bourne. New York: Oxford UP, 2003.
Herring, John A. “Decubitus Ulcer.” Current Therapy in Pediatric Infectious Disease. Ed. John D. Nelson, M.D. Burlington: B. C. Decker, Inc., 1986.
Herring, John A. “Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease.” Essence of Office Pediatrics. Eds. James A. Stockman III, M.D., and Jacob A. Lohr, M.D. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 2001.
Herring, John A., and Charles E. Johnston. “The Foot in Cerebral Palsy.” The Foot - Disorders and Management. Eds. B. Heal and D. Wilson. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1988.
Herring, John A. “Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: A Review of Current Knowledge.” Instructional Course Lectures. Ed. Joseph S. Barr, Jr. Park Ridge: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1989.
Herring, John A. Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease. Rosemont: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1996.
Herring, John A. “Congenital Dislocation of the Hip.” Lovell and Winter’s Pediatric Orthopaedics, Third Edition. Ed. Raymond T. Morrissy. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1990.
Herring, John A. “Management of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease.” Operative Orthopaedics, Second Edition. Ed. Michael W. Chapman. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1993.
Herring, John A. “Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease.” Pediatric Orthopaedic Secrets. Ed. Lynn T. Staheli. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus, 1997.
Herring, John A. “Surgical Techniques of Anterior Spinal Fusion.” The Pediatric Spine: Principles and Practice. Ed. Stuart Weinstein. New York: Raven, 1993.
Herring, John A. “Anterior Spinal Surgery.” Pediatric Spine Surgery. Ed. Stuart L. Weinstein, M.D. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001.
Herring, John A. “Pediatric Orthopaedics.” Practical Pediatric Therapy. Eds. Heinz F. Eichenwald and Josef Stroder. Deerfield Beach: VCH, 1984.
Herring, John A. “Indications, Patient Selection and Evaluation in Pediatric Orthopaedics.” Segmental Spinal Instrumentation. Ed. Eduardo R. Luque. Thorofare: SLACK Inc., 1984.
Herring, John A. “Posterior TSRH Instrumentation. Anterior TSRH Instrumentation.” Spine: Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. Series Ed. Roby C. Thompson, Jr. and Volume Ed. David Bradford. New York: Lippincott-Raven, 1997.
Herring, John A., Charles E. Johnston, and Kit M. Song. “Cerebral Palsy.” Surgery of Disorders of the Foot and Ankle. Eds. Andrea Cracchiolo, III, Basil Heal, Mark Myerson and David I. Rowley. London: Martin Dunitz Limited, 1996.

Papers and Lectures Presented
Herring, John A. “Legg-Perthes; Polio.” 2000 Graduation Grand Rounds, Texas Tech University: Department of Orthopaedics. Lubbock, Texas, 2-3 Jun. 2000.
Herring, John A. “Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: Current Concepts.” American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Moderator -Instruction Course Lecture, 16 Mar. 2000.
Herring, John A. “A Prospective Long-term, Multicenter Study of Legg-Perthes Disease.” American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California, 9-14 Mar. 2004.
Herring, John A. “Legg-Perthes Study Group – Where Are We?” American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting: POSNA Specialty Day. 8 Feb. 2003.
Herring, John A. “What’s New in Pediatric Orthopaedics.” American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting: POSNA Specialty Day. Washington, D.C., 23-27 Feb. 2005.
Herring, John A. “Advances for Child Amputees.” American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Orthopaedic Update. New York, New York, 17 Oct. 2000.
Herring, John A. “A Report of the Legg-Perthes Multicenter Study,” “The History of Polio in the United States,” and “The Management of Children with Congenital Limb Deficiencies.” The Annual Fall Meeting of the Korean Orthopaedic Association. Seoul, South Korea, 16-18 Oct. 2003.
Herring, John A. “Perthes Study Update.” Brandon Carrell Visiting Professorship. Program Director. Dallas, Texas, 26-27 Jun. 2003.
Herring, John A. Faculty Member. Current Issues in the Pediatric Hip. Atlanta, Georgia, 23-24 Mar. 2001.
Herring, John A. “A Fight to the Finish: Stories of Polio.” Grand Rounds Presentation: Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program. Boston, Massachusetts, 1-3 Feb. 2000.
Herring, John A. “The Agony of the Study.” International Pediatric Orthopaedic Think Tank. Monterey, California, 25-27 Oct. 2001.
Herring, John A. “The Effects of Treatment upon Acetabular Development in Perthes Disease” and “Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: A Multicenter Trial of Five Treatment Methods.” Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. Amelia Island, Florida, 1-4 May 2003.
Herring, John A. “Perspectives on Legg-Perthes Disease.” The Philadelphia Orthopaedic Society. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 8 Sept. 2004.
Herring, John A. “The Results of the Prospective Multi-Center Study of Legg-Perthes Treatment.” Polish Pediatric Orthopaedic Society Meeting. Lodz, Poland, 14-16 Jun. 2001.

Visiting Professorships
Herring, John A. “Stories of Polio.” Guest Speaker, Wisconsin Orthopaedic Society. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 30 May 2003.
Herring, John A. “Legg-Perthes Disease” and “History of Polio.” Distinguished Lecturer, Ohio Orthopaedic Society. Cincinnati, Ohio, 8-10 May 2003.
Herring, John A. “Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease.” Invited Lecturer, Puerto Rico Orthopaedic Society. 31 Aug. - 3 Sep. 2001.
Herring, John A. “A Fight to the Finish: Stories of Polio.” Jacques Jenny Lecturer, Veterinary Orthopaedic Society. Val d’Isere. France, 3-12 Mar. 2000.
Herring, John A. “A Fight to the Finish: Stories of Polio.” Keynote Speaker, American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists. Dallas, Texas, 8 Mar. 2001.
Herring, John A. “Legg-Perthes - An Update,” “Recent Developments in Management of Congenital Deformities of the Lower Extremity” and “The Remarkable History of Poliomyelitis.” Leon M. Kruger Lectureship, Shrine Hospital. Springfield, Massachusetts, 23 May 2002.
Herring, John A. “Current Concepts of Legg-Perthes Disease.” Louis Levy Lectureship, John Peter Smith Hospital. Ft. Worth, Texas, 19 Jun. 2000.
Herring, John A. “Stories of Polio” and “Legg-Perthes Disease - To Treat or Not To Treat.” Murray S. Danforth Oration, Rhode Island Hospital. Providence, Rhode Island, 20-21 May 2003.
Herring, John A. “Fight to the Finish: Stories of Polio” and “Legg-Calve-Perthes - A Multicenter Study.” Siegling Day Visiting Professor, Medical University of South Carolina. Charleston, South Carolina, 23 Apr. 2004.
Herring, John A. “A Fight to the Finish: Stories of Polio.” Shands Lecturer, American Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Hot Springs, Virginia, 15 Jun. 2000.
Herring, John A. “Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease.” South African Pediatric Orthopaedic Congress. Pretoria, South Africa, Mar. 2002.
Herring, John A. “Legg-Perthes Multicenter Study” and “The History of Polio.” University of Nebraska Visiting Professor. Omaha, Nebraska, 11-12 Jun. 2004.
Herring, John A. “A Fight to the Finish: Stories of Polio.” Visiting Professor, Detroit Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 10 Apr. 2000.
Herring, John A. “Legg-Perthes Disease” and “History of Polio.” Visiting Professor, University of Buffalo, 2002 Graduation. Buffalo, New York, 6-7 Jun. 2002.

Editorial Positions
Editorial Board. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics.
Editorial Board, Associate Editor, Pediatrics. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Editorial Board. International Journal of Disorders of the Hip.
Editorial Board, Associate Member. Spine.