Henry Chambers, MD
Henry Chambers, MD, is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego. He also serves as a professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery at the University of California, San Diego. He is currently the program director of Rady Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery Education Program.
After medical school at Tulane University School of Medicine, he completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX. He finished a pediatric orthopaedic surgery fellowship in San Diego under Drs. David Sutherland, Scott Mubarak, and Dennis Wenger in 1990.
Dr. Chambers was the chief of staff at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego from 2004 to 2006 and has served as co-director of the 360 Sports Medicine Program. He is active nationally in many organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA), and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAOP). He is a past president of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and PRISM, a pediatric sports medicine research society, which he co-founded. He has been fortunate to have been the visiting professor at over 95 institutions throughout the world and has been recognized as one of the Top Doctors in San Diego, Best Doctors in America, Top Doctors in the US News and World Report and Who’s Who in America and in the World.
Medical Services
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Education
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Medical School
Tulane University School of Medicine
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Internship
Fitzsimons Army Medical Center (of Aurora, CO) GME
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Residency
Brooke Army Medical Center GME
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Fellowship
Rady Childrens Hospital-San Diego
Biography
Dr. Henry Chambers directs the Southern California Cerebral Palsy Center at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, co-directs the 360 Sports Medicine program, and is a clinical professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine.
After graduating summa cum laude from the University of Colorado, Dr. Chambers attended Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Brooke Army Medical Center, where he was honored for outstanding research, followed by a Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego/ UC San Diego fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery.
Dr. Chambers treats pediatric gait disorders, sports injuries and cerebral palsy. His research areas include cerebral palsy, motion analysis, and controlling spasticity with botulinum toxin.
Among his professional affiliations, Dr. Chambers is a member and former president of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, as well as a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Dr. Chambers actively supports children and adults with disabilities and has been on United Cerebral Palsy San Diego's board since 1992. When not practicing medicine, he enjoys travel and discovering new technologies.
Certifications
Orthopaedic Surgery
Publications
Recurrence of Patellar Instability in Adolescents Undergoing Surgery for Osteochondral Defects Without Concomitant Ligament Reconstruction.
Pedowitz JM, Edmonds EW, Chambers HG, Dennis MM, Bastrom T, Pennock AT
Use of a Modified All-Epiphyseal Technique for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the Skeletally Immature Patient.
Pennock AT, Chambers HG, Turk RD, Parvanta KM, Dennis MM, Edmonds EW
Loss of myogenic potential and fusion capacity of muscle stem cells isolated from contractured muscle in children with cerebral palsy.
Domenighetti AA, Mathewson MA, Pichika R, Sibley LA, Zhao L, Chambers HG, Lieber RL
Selective percutaneous muscle lengthening in cerebral palsy: when there is little or no evidence.
Chambers HG
Editorial Comment: Symposium: The 3rd Annual Meeting of Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine (PRISM).
Milewski M.D., Chambers HG
Does Allograft Augmentation of Small-Diameter Hamstring Autograft ACL Grafts Reduce the Incidence of Graft Retear?
Pennock AT, Ho B, Parvanta K, Edmonds EW, Chambers HG, Roocroft JH, Bastrom TP
Skeletal muscle fiber-type specific succinate dehydrogenase activity in cerebral palsy.
Zogby AM, Dayanidhi S, Chambers HG, Schenk S, Lieber RL
Risk Factors for Early ACL Reconstruction Failure in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients: A Review of 561 Cases.
Ho B, Edmonds EW, Chambers HG, Bastrom TP, Pennock AT
Novel Arthroscopic Classification of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee: A Multicenter Reliability Study.
Carey JL, Wall EJ, Grimm NL, Ganley TJ, Edmonds EW, Anderson AF, Polousky J, Murnaghan ML, Nissen CW, Weiss J, Lyon RM, Chambers HG, Research in OsteoChondritis of the Knee (ROCK) Group.
Reduced satellite cell number in situ in muscular contractures from children with cerebral palsy.
Dayanidhi S, Dykstra PB, Lyubasyuk V, McKay BR, Chambers HG, Lieber RL
Effects of caregiving on the families of children and adults with disabilities.
Chambers HG, Chambers JA
High resolution muscle measurements provide insights into equinus contractures in patients with cerebral palsy.
Mathewson MA, Ward SR, Chambers HG, Lieber RL
Stiff muscle fibers in calf muscles of patients with cerebral palsy lead to high passive muscle stiffness.
Mathewson MA, Chambers HG, Girard PJ, Tenenhaus M, Schwartz AK, Lieber RL
Extra-articular, Intraepiphyseal Drilling for Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee.
Pennock AT, Bomar JD, Chambers HG
Toxins for toe-walking: should they be used?
Chambers HG
Juvenile osteochondritis dissecans of the knee: current concepts in diagnosis and management.
Schulz JF, Chambers HG
Reduced satellite cell population may lead to contractures in children with cerebral palsy.
Smith LR, Chambers HG, Lieber RL
Transcriptional abnormalities of hamstring muscle contractures in children with cerebral palsy.
Smith LR, Chambers HG, Subramaniam S, Lieber RL
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons clinical practice guideline on: the diagnosis and treatment of osteochondritis dissecans.
Chambers HG, Shea KG, Anderson AF, Jojo Brunelle TJ, Carey JL, Ganley TJ, Paterno M, Weiss JM, Sanders JO, Watters WC 3rd, Goldberg MJ, Keith MW, Turkelson CM, Wies JL, Raymond L, Boyer KM, Hitchcock K, Sluka P, Boone C, Patel N, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Short-term results of arthroscopic treatment of osteochondritis dissecans in skeletally immature patients.
Tis JE, Edmonds EW, Bastrom T, Chambers HG
AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline: diagnosis and treatment of osteochondritis dissecans.
Chambers HG, Shea KG, Carey JL
Diagnosis and treatment of osteochondritis dissecans.
Chambers HG, Shea KG, Anderson AF, Brunelle TJ, Carey JL, Ganley TJ, Paterno MV, Weiss JM, Sanders JO, Watters WC 3rd, Goldberg MJ, Keith MW, Turkelson CM, Wies JL, Raymond L, Boyer KM, Hitchcock K, Anderson S, Sluka P, Boone C, Patel N, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
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Locations
- 3030 Children's Way
3rd Floor
San Diego, CA 92123
Tel: (858) 966-6789
Fax: 858-966-8819 - 625 W. Citracado Pkwy.
Ste. 204
Escondido, CA 92025
Tel: (858) 966-6789
Fax: 858-966-8819 - 3020 Children's Way
MC 5062
San Diego, CA 92123