Jose Morcuende, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Medical School

Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain

Residency

Universidad de Granada and Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Fellowship

Pediatric Orthopaedics, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain

Honors and Awards

• Award: Spanish Foot and Ankle Society, Santander , Spain
• Spanish Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society Scholarship, Madrid, Spain
• Valgrande Foundation Scholarship, Madrid, Spain
• Ignacio V. Ponseti and Libbie-Pink Foundation Scholarship, Iowa City , IA
• Cajamadrid Cultural Foundation Scholarship, Madrid, Spain

Organizations

• American Medical Association
• Orthopaedic Research Society
• European Orthopaedic Research Society
• American Academy Advancement of Science
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Spanish Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Society

Research Interests

• Molecular genetics of musculoskeletal disorders
• Pediatric tumors
• Pediatric hip, foot, and spine disorders
• Evidence-based outcomes in pediatric orthopaedics

Recent Publications

1. Morcuende, JA: Orthopaedic aspects of skeletal dysplasias in children. Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 5:363-367, 1993.
2. Morcuende, JA: Weinstein, SL, Dietz, FR., Ponseti, IV: Plaster cast treatment of clubfoot: The Ponseti Method of manipulation and casting. J. Pediatr. Orthop., Part B, 3: 161-167, 1994.
3. Morcuende, JA, Weinstein, SL: New developments in developmental dysplasia of the hip. Current Problems in Pediatrics, 24: 335-343, 1994.
4. Albiñana, J; Morcuende, JA; Delgado-Baeza, E; Weinstein, SL: Radiological pelvic Asymmetry in unilateral, late-diagnosed developmental dislocation of the hip . J. Pediatr. Orthop., 15:753-762, 1995.
5. Stanford, CR; Morcuende, JA; Brand, R A: Phenotypic and proliferative responses of bone-like cells to mechanical strain. J. Orthop. Res., 13:664-670, 1995.
6. Albiñana, J; Garcia-Moran, G; Morcuende, JA: Femoral head avascular necrosis associated with metaphyseal aneurysmal bone cyst. J. Pediatr. Orthop., Part B, 4(1):110-113, 1995.
7. Morcuende, JA; Ponseti, IV: Congenital metatarsus adductus in early human fetal development. A histological study. Clin. Orthop. Rel Res., 318:1-3, 1996.
8. Albiñana, J; Morcuende, JA; Weinstein, SL: Value of the tear-drop figure in congenital dislocation of the hip. J. Bone.Joint Surg., 78A:1048-1055, 1996.
9. Morcuende, JA: La investigacion biomédica: de la clinica al laboratorio y vuelta. Mapfre Medicina, 7 (IV):13-16, 1996
10. Morcuende, JA; Serratosa, JM: La educacion avanzada en la investigacion biomedica Mapfre Medicina, 7 (IV):21-24, 1996
11. Morcuende, JA: Intercambio cientifico internacional. Una oportunidad para la innovacion en investigacion biomedica. Mapfre Medicina, 7 (IV):25-30, 1996
12. Morcuende, JA: Meyer, M; Dolan, L; Weinstein, SL: Long-term outcome after open reduction through an anteromedial approach in congenital dislocation of the hip. J. Bone Joint Surg, 79A:810-817, 1997.
13. Morcuende, JA, Buckwalter, JA: New developments in the molecular biology of musculoskeletal neoplasms. Iowa Orthop. J., 15:115-120, 1997.
14. Morcuende, JA: Molecular and biochemical mechanism of neoplastic transformation. Maphre Medicina, 8:13-17, 1997
15. Morcuende, JA: Epidemiology of bone and soft tissue sarcomas in childhood. Maphre Medicina, 8:18-21, 1997.
16. Arauz, S, Morcuende, JA, Weinstein, SL: Benign osteoblastoma of the acetabulum with intra-articular expansion in a child. J. Pediatr. Orthop., Part B, 8:316-318. 1998
17. Neyt, J; Weinstein, SL; Spratt, K., Dolan, L; Morcuende, J.A, et al. Stulberg classification for evaluation of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability. J. Bone Joint Surg., 81A:1209-1216. 1999.
18. Weinstein, SL, Morcuende, JA: The challenges of pediatric orthopaedics. Current Orthopaedics, 14:39-44, 2000
19. García-Castellano JM, Díaz-Herrera P, Morcuende JA. Is bone a target tissue for the nervous system? New advances on the understanding of their interactions. Iowa Orthop J, 20:49-58, 2000
20. Dobbs MB, Morcuende JA. Treatment of Idiopathic Clubfoot: An historical review. Iowa Orthop J. 20:59-64, 2000
21. Morcuende, JA, Dobbs MB, Crawford, H, Buckwalter, JA: Diabetic muscle Infarction. Iowa Orthop. J. 20:65-74, 2000
22. Morcuende, JA, Arauz, S, Weinstein, S.L. Stress Fractures of the hip and pubic rami after spinal fusion for scoliosis in an adult. Iowa Orthop J, 20:79-84, 2000
23. Dobbs, MB, Dietz, FR, Gurnett CA, Morcuende, JA, Steyers, CM, Murray, JC: Localization of autosomal Dominantly inhereted triphalangeal thumb to a region of chromosome 7q36. J Orthop Res. 18:340-344, 2000
24. Kim, H., Morcuende, JA, Dolan, L, Weinstein, SL. Lateral growth disturbance of the proximal end of the femur after reduction of CDH. J. Bone Joint Surg, 82-A:1692-1700, 2000.
25. Díaz-Herrera P, Torres A, Morcuende JA, García-Castellano JM, Cabrera JJ, Sarrat R Effect of endurance running on cardiac and skeletal muscles in rats. Histology and Histopathology, 16(1):29-35, 2001
26. Díaz-Herrera P, Torres A, Morcuende JA, García-Castellano JM, Cabrera JJ, Sarrat R: Effect of the high intensity intermittent training on muscle fiber. J. Orthop. Res. 19(2):229-232, 2001.
27. Morcuende JA, Huang XD, Stevens J, et al. Identification and initial characterization of 6,000 ESTs form rat normal-growing cartilage and Swarm rat chondrosarcoma cDNA libraries. Iowa Ortho J, 22:28-34, 2002.
28. Khoury J and Morcuende JA. Dramatic subperiosteal bone formation following physeal injury in patients with myelomeningocele. Iowa Ortho J, 22:94-98, 2002.
29. Dobbs, MB, Lenke LG, Morcuende, JA, Weinstein, SL, Bridwell, KH, Sponseller, PD. Incidence of neural axis abnormalities in infantile patients diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis: is screening MRI necessary? J Bone Joint Surg, 84-A:2230-2234, 2002.