Curriculum Vitae - Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon

Education

B.S., University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Major: Biochemistry; Minor: Chemistry

September 1987 - May 1991

M.D., SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY

September 1991 - May 1995

Training

Research Assistant, Department of Biochemistry, University of Rochester,

Rochester, NY

July 1989 – May 1991

Internship, Department of Surgery, University Medical Center,

Stony Brook, NY 

July 1995 - June 1996

Resident Research Scholar, Musculo-Skeletal Research Laboratory,

Stony Brook, NY

July 1996 - June 1997

Residency, Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center,

Stony Brook, NY

July 1997 - June 2001

Fellowship, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics,

Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital,

Cleveland, OH

August 2001- July 2002

Employment

Shriners Hospital for Children, Houston, TX

Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon

September 2002 - April 2007

Banner Pediatric Specialists, Mesa, AZ

Center for Pediatric Orthopaedics and Scoliosis

Director of Academics and Research

May 2007 – June 2010

Nemours Children’s Clinics, Pensacola, FL

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon

February 2011 - October 2016

Sacred Heart Medical Group, Pensacola, FL

Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon

April 2017 – May 2019

Medical Director

Children's Orthopaedic Institute of Northwest Florida, Pensacola, FL

May 2019 - Current

Hospital Affiliations

Shriners Hospital for Children - Houston

6977 Main St.

Houston, TX 77030

September 2002 – April 2007

Banner Desert Medical Center

1400 S. Dobson Rd.

Mesa, AZ 85202

May 2007 – June 2010

St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center

350 W. Thomas Rd.

Phoenix, AZ 85013

May 2007 – June 2010

Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola

5151 N. Ninth Ave.

Pensacola, FL 32504

February 2011 - Present

Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast

7800 U.S. 98

Miramar Beach, FL 32550

April 2017 - Present

Academic Appointments

University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Clinical Instructor

March 2003 - April 2007

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Clinical Assistant Professor

July 2003 - April 2007

Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ

Physician Assistant Program

Clinical Professor

June 2007 – June 2011

A.T. Still University, Mesa, AZ

Physician Assistant Program

Adjunct Clinical Faculty

August 2007 – June 2011

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Center for Adaptive Neural Systems

Adjunct Clinical Faculty

January 2008 – June 2011

Florida State University, College of Medicine

Department of Clinical Sciences

Associate Clinical Professor

April 2011 - Present

University of Florida, School of Medicine

Department of Pediatrics

Courtesy Clinical Associate Professor

June 2017 - Present

Memberships

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

2001 – Present

Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 

2003 – Present

Scoliosis Research Society 

2003 – Present

Orthopaedic Research Society

2003 – Present

International Chinese Hard Tissue Society

2004 – Present

Texas Medical Association

2003 – 2007

Harris County Medical Society

2003 – 2007

Arizona Medical Association

2007 – 2011

Maricopa County Medical Association

2007 – 2011

Florida Orthopaedic Society

2019 - Present

North American Spine Society

2020 - Present

Committees

Shriners Hospital for Children, Houston, Safety Committee, 2004-2007

Shriners Hospital for Children, Houston, Radiation Safety Subcommittee, 2004-2007

Shriners Hospital for Children, Houston, Medical Executive Committee, 2004-2007

SRS, Prevalence and Natural History Committee, 2004-2009

SRS, Patient Based Outcomes Committee, 2008-2009

Banner Childrens Hospital, Performance Improvement Strategic Charter,

2008-2009

Banner Medical Group, Quality Advisory Committee, 2007-2010

Banner Desert Medical Center, Graduate Medical Education Committee,

2008-2010

Banner Pediatric Specialists, Medical Executive Council, 2008-2010

Banner Desert Medical Center, Allied Health Committee, 2008-2010

Banner Desert Medical Center, Quality Management Committee, 2009-2010

Cardon Children’s Medical Center, Pediatric Surgery Performance Improvement Committee, 2009-2010

Cardon Children’s Medical Center, Pediatric Surgery Research Committee, 2009-2010 

SRS, Patient Education Committee, 2011 – 2015

SRS, Chair, Patient Education Committee, 2013-2014

POSNA, Internet Committee, 2012 – 2014

Sacred Heart Hospital, Physician Performance Committee, 2012 – 2014

Sacred Heart Hospital, Member-at-large, Medical Executive Committee, 2015-2016

SRS, Growing Spine Committee, 2012 - 2017

SRS, Chair, Growing Spine Committee, 2015-2016

Sacred Heart Hospital, Chair, Orthopaedic Section, Department of Surgery, 2016-2017

Sacred Heart Hospital, Surgery Operations Committee, 2017- 2019

SRS, Website Committee, 2018-Present

Licensure

Licensed in New York, Ohio, District of Columbia, Texas, Arizona, Kansas, and Florida.

Certification

Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Recertified by the ABOS to 2028

Participating in ABOS WBL

Honor & Awards

NYS Regent's Scholarship Recipient, ‘87-’91

Cum Laude Graduate, University of Rochester, ‘91

Editor of the Medical Student Handbook '92 - '93

Editor of Kronos ’95, Stony Brook Medical School Yearbook

M.D. with Distinction in Research. ‘91-’95

Service

Team Physician for Sachem Varsity & JV Football Games

Volunteer Member NYC Marathon 2000 Medical Team

Volunteer Orthopaedic Physician for Woodstock ’99

Traveling Fellowship

Scoliosis Research Society

Edgar Dawson Traveling Fellowship

May 12-16, 2008

Preceptor: Peter O. Newton, M.D.

Mobile Pediatric Orthopaedic Education (MoPOEd)

Traveling Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon Instructor

Children’s Surgery Center, National Rehabilitation Center

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

May 18-29, 2009

Medical Director: Robert M. Bernstein, M.D.

Grants

Development of diagnostic vibromyography for the early detection of osteoporosis. Co-Investigator. New York State Center for Advanced Technology: Center for Biotechnology. $108,400. July, 1997-June, 1999.

Effect of Parathyroid Hormone on Spinal Fusion. Principal Investigator. Palms Clinic and Hospital Corporation Foundation. $19,990. January, 2008-December, 2008.

Patents

Non-Invasive Method of Physiologic Vibration Quantification.

Patent # 6,234,975, Issue Date: May 22, 2001.

Chapters

Huang RP, Thompson GH. Antibiotic Therapy in Spine Surgery. InDeWald R (ed): Spinal Deformities: the Comprehensive Text. New York: Thieme Medical Publisher, pp. 188-194, 2003.

Huang RP, Thompson GH. 28262-Extensive Hindfoot Capsulotomy. In Drennan JC, Blasier RD (eds): Orthopaedic Pocket Procedures Series: Pediatrics. New York: McGraw-Hill, pp. 326-331, 2003.

Huang RP, Thompson GH. 28285-Hammertoe Correction. In Drennan JC, Blasier RD (eds): Orthopaedic Pocket Procedures Series: Pediatrics. New York: McGraw-Hill, pp. 332-333, 2003.

Huang RP, Thompson GH. Neuromuscular: Hamartomatous Disorders. In Cramer KE, Scherl S (eds): Essentials of Orthopaedic Surgery: Pediatric Orthopaedics. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 227-233, 2004.

Publications

Huang RP, McLeod KJ. Characterization of changes in muscle dynamics as a function of age. Trans Phy Reg Bio Med 14:15, 1994.

Huang RP, Rubin CT, McLeod KJ. Alterations in muscle dynamics as a function of age: A possible etiology for senile osteopenia. Trans Orthop Res Soc 20(2): 459, 1995.

Huang RP, Rubin CT, McLeod KJ. Prediction of osteoporosis: an etiologic basis for assessment of risk. J Bone Min Res12: S496, 1997. 

Huang RP, Rubin CT, McLeod KJ. Changes in the dynamics of muscle contraction as a function of age. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 54A(8), B352-357, 1999.

Huang, RP, Bohlman HH, Thompson GH, Poe-Kochert C. Predictive value of pelvic incidence in progression of spondylolisthesis. Spine 28(20):2381-5, 2003.

Florentino-Pineda I, Thompson GH, Poe-Kochert C, Huang, RP, Haber LL, Blakemore LC. The effect of amicar on perioperative blood loss in idiopathic scoliosis: the results of a prospective, randomized double-blind study. Spine29(3):233-8, 2004.

Huang RP, Ambrose CG, Sullivan E, Hayne RJ. Functional significance of bone density measurements in pediatric patients with osteogenesis imperfecta. J Bone Joint Surg, 88(A):1324-1330, 2006.

Hardesty CK, Huang RP, El-Hawary R, Samdani A, Hermida PB, Bas T, Balioglu MB, Gurd D, Pawelek J, McCarthy R, Zhu F, Luhmann S. Early-Onset Scoliosis: Updated Treatment Techniques and Results. Spine Deform 6(4):467-472, 2018.

Presentations

SUNY School for Allied Health. Physician’s Assistant Lectures. Orthopaedic Basic Science. September, 1997.

Winthrop University Hospital. Continuing Medical Education Lecture Series. Principles of the Ilizarov Method. March, 1999.

St. Charles Hospital. Hip and Knee Conference. Vascular Issues in Total Knee Arthroplasty. April, 1999.

University Medical Center at Stony Brook. Department of Orthopaedics Grand Rounds. High Tibial Osteotomy for Varus Gonarthrosis. October, 1999.

University Medical Center at Stony Brook. Department of Orthopaedics Grand Rounds. Review of Orthopaedic Oncology. October, 2000.

Rainbow Babies’ and Children’s Hospital. Pediatrics Today: What’s New in Sports Medicine. The Two-Minute Sports Physical and Physical Examination of Common Sports Injuries. August, 2001.

University of Florida. Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. Visiting Professor Lecture. Leg Length Discrepancy. January, 2002.

Shriners Hospital for Children Los Angeles. Indications Conference. Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis. February, 2002.

Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics. Pediatric Conference. Distraction Osteogenesis. April, 2002.

Rainbow Babies’ and Children’s Hospital. Pediatric Orthopaedic Conference. Scoliosis. April, 2002.

Shriners Hospitals for Children Houston. Houston Pediatric Orthopaedic Conference. Operative Management of Legg-Calve-Perthes. January, 2003.

Shriners Hospitals for Children Houston. Houston Pediatric Orthopaedic Conference.

Physiologic Torsional & Angular Lower Extremity Processes. July, 2003.

University of Texas. Department of Orthopaedics Grand Rounds.

Pediatric OITE Review. October, 2003.

Shriners Hospital for Children Houston. Houston Pediatric Orthopaedic Conference.

Outcomes in Non-operative AIS Management. December, 2003.

Huang RP, Ambrose CG, Sullivan E, Haynes RJ. Functional Significance of DEXA Measurements in Patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Poster presented at: Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America; April, 2004; St. Louis, MO.

Shriners Hospital for Children Houston. Houston Pediatric Orthopaedic Conference.

Pediatric Thoracolumbar Spine Injuries. May, 2004.

Huang RP, Ambrose CG, Sullivan E, Haynes RJ. Functional Significance of DEXA Measurements in Patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Paper presented at: Annual Meeting of the Western Orthopaedic Association; September, 2004; San Francisco, CA.

Huang RP, Haynes RJ, Casey BE, Sullivan E. Congenital Scoliosis: Intraspinal Anamolies and Progression. Poster presented at: Annual Meeting of the Western Orthopaedic Association, September, 2004; San Francisco, CA.

Shriners Hospital for Children Houston. Houston Pediatric Orthopaedic Conference.

Orthopaedic Management of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. January, 2005.

Huang RP, Ambrose CG, Sullivan E, Haynes RJ. Functional Significance of DEXA Measurements in Patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Poster presented at: Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society; February, 2005; Washington, DC.

Huang RP, Ambrose CG, Sullivan E, Haynes RJ. Functional Significance of DEXA Measurements in Patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Paper presented at: Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; February, 2005; Washington, DC.

Huang RP, Ambrose CG, Sullivan E, Haynes RJ. Frequency of Surgery and Fractures as a Function of BMD in Patients with OI. Poster presented at: Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America; May 2005; Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Shriners Hospitals for Children Houston. Houston Pediatric Orthopaedic Conference.

Orthopaedic Issues in Neurofibromatosis. May, 2005.

Banner Children’s Hospital. Pediatric Surgery for the General Pediatrician. Limb Length Discrepancy and Distraction Osteogenesis, June 22, 2007.

Banner Children’s Hospital. Pediatric Surgery for the General Pediatrician. Osteogenesis Imperfecta, August 3, 2007. 

Banner Children’s Hospital. Pediatric Surgery for the General Pediatrician. Introduction to Pediatric Orthopedics. October 26, 2007.

Banner Children’s Hospital. Pediatric Surgery for the General Pediatrician. Scoliosis Primer. February 15, 2008.

Arizona State University. Harrington Department of Bioengineering. BME 300 Bioengineering Product Design. Pediatric Orthopaedics 101. April 2, 2008.

Midwestern University. Physician Assistant Program. Pediatric Orthopaedics Update. April 11, 2008.

Banner Children’s Hospital. Pediatric Orthopaedics Lecture Series. Fractures of the Femoral Shaft in the Pediatric Patient. March 3, 2009.

Cardon Children’s Medical Center. Pediatric Orthopaedics Lecture Series. Evaluation and Management of Polytrauma in Children. October 6, 2009.

Sacred Heart Hospital, Pediatric Grand Rounds. Scoliosis. June 25, 2013.

University of South Alabama. Physician Assistant Program. Pediatric Orthopaedics Update. April 2, 2014.