Jose Morcuende, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Medical School

Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain

Residency

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Fellowship

Pediatric Orthopaedics, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain

Honors and Awards

• Honors, Master Thesis, Autonoma University of Madrid, Spain 1981
• Spanish Society of Foot Medicine and Surgery Award, Santander, Spain 1988.
• Cum Laude, Doctoral Thesis, Autonoma University of Madrid, Spain 1991
• Spanish Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society Fellowship Award, Madrid, Spain 1991
• Valgrande Foundation Fellowship Award, Madrid, Spain 1991
• Ignacio V. Ponseti and Libbie-Pink Foundation Fellowship Award, Iowa City, IA 1991
• Cajamadrid Cultural Foundation Fellowship Award, Madrid, Spain 1992
• Above and Beyond Award, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, IA 2000
• Outstanding Professor and Professional Visa (O1 visa), July 2001
• Director, Clubfoot Project, USA Bone and Joint Decade. June 2002-present
• Senator Elected, University of Iowa Faculty Senate, June 2003-June 2007
• Honorary Member. Asociación Platense de Ortopedia y Traumatología, La Plata, Argentina, November 2003
• Chairman, US Bone and Joint Decade POSNA Ad Hoc Committee, May 2006-May 2008
• Member, POSNA Research Committee, May 2005-May 2010
• Board of Directors, USA Bone and Joint Decade, June 2006—May 2008
• Member, Communications Council, POSNA, June 2006-June 2008
• President, Ponseti International Association, September 2006-2008
• Member, AAOS Evaluation Committee, 2006-2010
• Member, AAOS Bone and Joint Decade Committee, 2006-2009
• Corresponding Honorary Member, Asociacion Peruana de Ortopedia y Traumatologia Infantil, Lima, Peru, August 2007

Organizations

• American Medical Association
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
• American Orthopaedic Association
• America Academy of Pediatrics
• Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
• American Academy for the Advancement of Science
• Orthopaedic Research Society
• European Orthopaedic Research Society
• American Cancer Society

Clinical and Research Interests

Basic Science

• Molecular and Functional Genetics of Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Infection in Orthopaedics

Clinical Science

• Clubfoot and other pediatric foot deformities
• Pediatric hip and spine disorders
• Musculoskeletal Oncology
• Evidence-based outcomes in orthopaedics

Recent Publications

1. Morcuende JA, Vitale M. Non-invasive method is gold standard for treating clubfoot. American Academy of Pediatrics News. (www.aapnews.org), pg. 18, September 2006.
2. Oji D, Lovell M, Dolan LA, Morcuende JA. Long term follow up of Anterior tibialis transfer in patients with idiopathic clubfoot. A 50 year follow up study. Orthopadics Today, July 2007.
3. Weinstein SL, Dolan LA, Cheng J, Danielson A, Morcuende JA. Update and controversies in Late-onset Idiopathic Scoliosis. The Lancet, 371:1527-1537. 2008
4. Morcuende JA, Dobbs MB, Frick S. Results of the Ponseti method in patients with clubfoot associated with arthrogryposis. Iowa Orthopaedic Journal, 28:22-26, 2008.
5. Fernandez C, Dolan LA, Weinstein SL, Morcuende JA. Natural history of Type III Growth Disturbance of Developmental Dislocation of the hip. Iowa Orthop J,28:27-35, 2008
6. Nystrom L, Raw R, Buckwalter JA, Morcuende JA. Acute intraoperative reactions during injection of calcium sulfate bone cement for the treatment of unicameral bone cyst: a review of four cases. Iowa Orthop J, 28:81-84, 2008
7. Ward C, Dolan LA, Cooper R, Morcuende JA. Long-term results of a novel reconstruction procedure for flexible cavovarus feet. J Bone Joint Surg [Am],90:2631-2642, 2008
8. Shyy W, Dietz, FR, Dobbs MB, Sheffield V, Morcuende JA. Evaluation of CNAD2 and WNT7A as candidate genes in congenital idiopathic clubfoot. Clin Ortho Rel Res, 467:1201-1205, 2009
9. Kaushik A, Martin J, Zhang Q, Sheffield V, Morcuende JA. Cartilage abnormalities associated with defects of chondrocyte primary cilia in Bardet-Beidl syndrome mutant nice. J Orthop Res., Epub 2009
10. Voltz R, Miller M, Morcuende JA. Tibia fractures after treatment of Idiopathic Clubfoot. Iowa Orthop J, 2009
11. Morcuende JA, Horswill A. Biofilm dispersal of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphilococcus aureus on orthopaedic implant material. J Ortho Res, 2009
12. Shyy W, Wang K, Sheffield V, Morcuende JA. Embryonic and perinatal myosin gene mutations causing Distal Arthrogryposis syndromes do not play a role in the etiology of congenital idiopathic clubfoot. . J Ortho Res. 2009.
13. Shyy W, Wang K, Dobbs MB, Handley N, Wise C, Sheffield V, Morcuende JA,. Evaluation of melatonin pathway genes in patients with familial idiopathic scoliosis. Spin, 2009
    

Book Chapters

1. Morcuende, JA, Weinstein, SL: Pediatric Orthopaedic Urgencies and Emergencies. In Essentials of Orthopaedics. Clark, R, and Bonfiglio, M, Eds. Churchill-Livingstone, 1994
2. Morcuende, JA: Weinstein, SL: Examination of the Pediatric Patient. In Essentials in Orthopaedics, Clark, R, and Bonfiglio, M, Eds. Churchill-Livingstone, 1994
3. Morcuende, JA: Weinstein, SL: Complications associated with the treatment of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. In Complications in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Epps, CH, and Bowen, RA, Eds. Lippincott, 1995
4. Ponseti, I. V., Morcuende, JA: Introduction to Fractures in Children and Adolescents. In Lesiones Traumaticas en Niños, Burgos, J, and González, P, Eds. Madrid, Spain, 1995
5. Dietz, R, Morcuende, JA: Embryology and Development of the Musculoskeletal System. In Lovell and Winter’s Pediatric Orthopaedics. Morrissy, RT and Weinstein, SL, Eds. Lippincott-Raven, New York, 2001
6. Morcuende, JA, and Weinstein, SL. Developmental Dislocation of the Hip: natural history, results of treatment and controversies. In Controversies in Hip Surgery, RB Bourne, Ed. 2003
7. Morcuende, JA, and Weinstein, SL. Idiopathic Scoliosis: classification, natural history, and treatment guidelines. In Spinal Deformities, 2003
8. Morcuende, JA. Dobbs, MB. Idiopathic and Heritable Disorders. Turek’s Orthopaedics: Principles and Practice. SL Weinstein and JA Buckwalter, Eds. 2004
9. Dietz, R, Morcuende, JA: Embryology and Development of the Musculoskeletal System. In Lovell and Winter’s Pediatric Orthopaedics. Morrissy, RT and Weinstein, SL, Eds. Lippincott-Raven, New York, 2004
10. Dobbs, MB and Morcuende JA. Developmental Coxa Vara, Transient Synovitis, and Idiopathic Chondrolysis of the Hip. In Lovell and Winter’s Pediatric Orthopaedics. Morrissy, RT and Weinstein, SL, Eds. Lippincott-Raven, New York, 2004
11. Albinana J (Ed) and Morcuende JA et al (Co-Ed). The Pediatric Hip. Fundacion MAPFRE., Madrid, Spain, 2007
12. Mosqueda T and Morcuende JA. Clubfoot. In Pediatric Orthoapedics in Primary Care. Sarwark J and LaBella C, Eds. American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL, 2008
13. Morcuende JA and Morales P. Pie Equinovaro congenito. In Manual de Ortopedia Y Traumatologia de la SECOT. Madrid, Spain, 2009
14. Morcuende JA and Sanders J. Embryology, Development and Genetics of the Neuromuscular Apparatus and of Orthopaedic Conditions. In Lovell and Winter’s Pediatric Orthopaedics. Morrissy, RT and Weinstein, SL, Eds. Lippincott-Raven, New York, 2009
15. Morcuende JA and Alman B. Skeletal Dysplasias, Connective Tissue isorders and Other Genetic Disorders. In Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 10. 2009

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