Email

john.dawson@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor

Orthopedic Trauma Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Chief of Orthopedic Surgery

Ben Taub Hospital

Addresses

Ben Taub Hospital (Hospital)

1504 Taub Loop
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center (Clinic)

7200 Cambridge Street
Suite 10A
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 986-6016

Texas Children's Hospital (Hospital)

6621 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Hospital)

6720 Bertner
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

MD from Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas United States

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas United States

Orthopedic Surgery

Fellowship at University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee United States

Orthopedic Trauma

Fellowship at Leeds General Infirmary

Leeds, United Kingdom

Henry Hanff AO Fellowship in Orthopedic Trauma

Certifications

MD

Texas Medical Board

Board certified in Orthopedic Trauma

American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

Professional Interests

• Any fracture that is not the spine, hand, or skull
• Geriatric Fracture Management
• Fracture Nonunions & Malunions
• Pelvic and Acetabular Trauma
• Multiple Extremity Trauma
• Periarticular Fractures

Professional Statement

To provide compassionate and comprehensive fracture care to all members of our society.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Zellner BS1, Dawson JR, Reichel LM, Schaefer K, Britt J, Hillin C, Reitman CA. "Prospective Nutritional Analysis of a Diverse Trauma Population Demonstrates Substantial Hypovitaminosis D." J Orthop Trauma.. 2014 Sep; Pubmed PMID: 24464095
• Dawson JR, Kiner D, Gardner W, Swafford R, Nowotarski PJ. "The Reamer Irrigator Aspirator (RIA) as a device for harvesting bone graft compared with Iliac Crest Bone Graft (ICBG): union rates and complications.." J Orthop Trauma. 2014 Mar 12; Pubmed PMID: 24625833
• Toogood P, Shaw J, Nussenbaum F, Acosta A, Dawson JR, Perkins CH, Firoozabadi R, Hanel D, Lee NH. "Anatomic Knowledge and Perceptions of the Adequacy of Anatomic Education amongst Applicants to Orthopedic Residency.." J Amer Acad Ortho Surg: Global Research and Reviews. 2017 May; Pubmed PMID: 30211350
• 1. Bernstein DT, Haruno LS, Daram S, Dawson JR, Zhang W, Rosenfeld SB. "Patient Factors Associated with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Septic Arthritis in Children.." Orthopedics. 2018 Mar; Pubmed PMID: 29451940

Memberships

Orthopedic Trauma Association (OTA)

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)

Texas Orthopedic Association (TOA)

American Orthopaedic Association

Languages

Spanish