Curriculum Vitae - James R. Bowers, M.D.

   


 

 

 

 

 

 July 2007 – Board Certified
 
1999 – 2005 Duke University Medical Center
Orthopaedic Residency

2002 – 6 weeks Ilizarov Training in Kurgan, Russia
Mini-Fellowship

2000 – 2001 Research Year, Duke University Medical Center
Orthopaedic Residency

1995 – 1999 University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
MD May 1999

1992 – 1994 University of Wisconsin at Madison
MS Electrical Engineering and pre-medicine, GPA 3.9/4.0

1986 – 1990 University of Wisconsin-Madison
BS Electrical Engineering, GPA 3.2/4.0
 

2005 - 2007 Aurora Medical Group
Orthopaedic Surgeon
- General practice including joint replacement, sports medicine, hand and trauma surgery.

1996-1999 University of Wisconsin Dept. of Ophthalmology
Project Assistant Thomas Farrell, MD, Principal Investigator
- Designed and implemented multimedia software for problem based learning.

Summer 1997 University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
Research Assistant Ray Vanderby Jr., PhD, Principal Investigator
- Developed an in vitro model for applying electrical current to connective tissue.
- Assessed collagen synthesis in healing rat MCL’s after electrical stimulation.
- Presented findings at 1997 ASME summer meeting in Sunriver, OR

1995 Nicolet Biomedical, Madison, WI
Software Engineer
- Designed, implemented, and tested software for EEG and EMG machines.

1994 University of Wisconsin Dept. of Engineering
Teaching Assistant
- Taught undergraduate laboratory courses in biomedical instrumentation.

1992-1994 University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
Research Assistant Ray Vanderby Jr., PhD, Principal Investigator
- Designed and built ultrasound instrumentation for determining the material properties of small cortical bone specimens.
- Developed custom data acquisition software.
 

1. “Synovial Fluid Metabolites in Osteonecrosis.”
K Huffman, J Bowers, Z Dailiana, J Huebner, J Urbaniak, V Kraus  Rheumatology, Accepted, 2006.

2. “Pharmacotherapy Increases Bone Density in Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head in Canines.” JSOA, Spring, 2005. J Bowers, Z Dailiana, E McCarthy, J Urbaniak.

3. “Pharmacotherapy Increases Bone Density in Canine Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head.”
J Bowers, A Seaber, E McCarthy, Z Dailiana, J Urbaniak.  ORS 48th Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, February 2002.

4. “Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Ligament Healing.”
J Bowers, C Hurschler, D Aeschlimann, R Vanderby,  ASME Summer meeting, Sunriver, OR, June 1997.

5. “Ultrasonic Wave Velocity Measurement in Small Polymeric and Cortical Bone Specimens.”
S Kohles, J Bowers, A Vailas, R Vanderby, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol. 119, Aug. 1997

6. “Effect of a Growth Hormone Treatment on Bone Orthotropic Elasticity in Dwarf Rats.”
S Kohles, D Martinez, J Bowers, A Vailus, R Vanderby,  Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 25, 1997.

7. Design of Cardiac Pacemakers,
J Webster, editor, J Bowers, contributing author.  IEEE Press, 1995.

8. “A Device to Measure Cross-Sectional Area of Soft Connective Tissues.”
R Vanderby, G Masters, J Bowers, and B Graf,  IEEE Transactions on Biomedical engineering, Vol. 38, No.9, Oct. 1991.

9. “Differential Infrared Thermography: A Correlation with Stress and Strain in Cortical Bone.”
S Kohles, R Vanderby, D Belloli, R Thielke, J Bowers, B Sandor,  ASME 1989 Biomechanics Symposium, San Diego, CA.
 

1. 2002 Merck Medical School - $55,000 Research Grant

2. 2000 Piedmont Orthopaiedic Foundation - $5,000 Grant

3. 1999 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society

4. 1999 Surgical Student Research Award. Presented by Association for Academic Surgery.

5. 1998 Lucille O'Keefe Parker Scholarship. Academic achievement, character, and sincerity of purpose.
 

1/3/2008 

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