Headwaters Medicolegal Consulting

CV & Publications

Credentials & Publications

A summary of my training, experience, and published work is below. You can download my full CV as a PDF, and the complete publications index follows.

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Education

  • BS, Environmental Earth Science, University of Utah, 1995
  • MD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 1999

Training

  • Residency, Orthopedic Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 2007
  • Fellowship, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University / The Rothman Institute, 2008

Licensure & certification

  • Current unrestricted state licenses in Wyoming, Washington, and California
  • Diplomate, National Board of Physicians and Surgeons

Selected experience

  • Director, Orthopedic Spine Surgery Service, Naval Medical Center San Diego (2008–2017)
  • Independent Medical Evaluator, Impartial, Lake Oswego, OR (2012–2017)
  • Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Premier Bone and Joint Centers, Laramie, WY (2017–2024)
  • Founder, Headwaters Medicolegal Consulting, Laramie, WY (2024–present)

Publications index

Peer-reviewed journal articles

  1. Harris E, Gillingham B, Hofmeister E, Lyons P. Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis: three cases of intra-articular knee involvement. J Knee Surg 2003;16:173-178; discussion 178.
  2. Duplessis CA, Harris EB, Watenpaugh DE, Horn WG. Vitamin D supplementation in underway submariners. Aviat Space Environ Med 2005;76:569-575.
  3. Harris EB, Massey P, Lawrence J, Rihn J, Vaccaro A, Anderson DG. Percutaneous techniques for minimally invasive posterior lumbar fusion. Neurosurgical Focus 2008;25(2).
  4. Harris EB, Booher K, Flotten AS. Delayed femoral shaft fracture secondary to nail gun injury: a case report. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 2008 Aug;22(7):501-3.
  5. Rihn JA, Anderson DT, Harris E, Lawrence J, Jonsson H, Wilsey J, Hurlbert RJ, Vaccaro AR. A review of the TLICS system: a novel, user-friendly thoracolumbar trauma classification system. Acta Orthopaedica 2008 Aug;79(4):461-6.
  6. Smith HE, Kerr SM, Fehlings MG, Chapman J, Maltenfort M, Zavlasky J, Harris EB, Albert TJ, Harrop J, Hilibrand AS, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR. Trends in Epidemiology and Management of Type II Odontoid Fractures: 20-Year Experience at a Model System Spine Injury Tertiary Referral Center. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques 2010;23:501-505.
  7. Harris E, Sayadipour A, Massey P, Duplantier N, Anderson DG. Mini-open versus Open Decompression and Fusion for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis with Stenosis. The American Journal of Orthopedics 2011;40(12):E257-61.

Textbook chapters

  1. Lawrence JP, Rihn JA, Harris EB, Fernandez C, Vaccaro A. Instrumentation in the Osteoporotic Spine. In: Arthritis and Arthroplasty: The Spine, Shen FH, Shaffrey C, eds. Elsevier; 2010:240-248.
  2. Rihn JA, Lawrence JP, Harris EB, Anderson DG. Posterior Minimally Invasive Decompressive Techniques for the Lumbar Spine. In: Arthritis and Arthroplasty: The Spine, Shen FH, Shaffrey C, eds. Elsevier; 2010:325-332.
  3. Rihn JA, Lawrence J, Gates C, Harris E, Hilibrand AS. Adjacent Segment Disease After Cervical Spine Fusion. In: Instructional Course Lectures: Spine, Bono CM, ed. AAOS Publications.
  4. Harris EB, Vaccaro A. Anterior Odontoid Screw Placement. In: Advanced Reconstruction: Spine, Wang JC, ed. AAOS Publications.
  5. Bailey JR, Harris EB, Abitbol J-J. Pedicle Screw Fixation in Osteoporotic Bone. In: Advanced Reconstruction: Spine, Wang JC, ed. AAOS Publications.
  6. Hanna K, Harris EB. Scheuermann's Kyphosis. In: Musculoskeletal Examination of the Spine: Making the Complex Simple, Rihn JA, Harris EB, eds. Slack Incorporated; 2011.
  7. Barlow BT, Harris EB. Physical Examination of the Thoracolumbar Spine. In: Musculoskeletal Examination of the Spine: Making the Complex Simple, Rihn JA, Harris EB, eds. Slack Incorporated; 2011.
  8. Ponton RP, Harris EB. Cervical Trauma: Upper Cervical Spine. In: Musculoskeletal Examination of the Spine: Making the Complex Simple, Rihn JA, Harris EB, eds. Slack Incorporated; 2011.
  9. Harris E, Lawrence J, Rihn J, Gondusky J, Hilibrand A. Cervical Instability and Kyphosis (Rheumatoid, Dwarfism, Degenerative, Others). In: The Textbook of Spinal Surgery, Bridwell, DeWald, eds. LWW Publications; 2011.

Books

  1. Rihn JA, Harris EB. Musculoskeletal Examination of the Spine: Making the Complex Simple. Slack Incorporated; 2011. (Co-Editor)
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