Henry Chambers, M.D.

Bio

Dr. Henry Chambers directs the Southern California Cerebral Palsy Center at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, co-directs the 360 Sports Medicine program, and is a professor of clinical orthopedic surgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

After graduating summa cum laude from the University of Colorado, Dr. Chambers attended Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Brooke Army Medical Center, where he was honored for outstanding research, followed by a Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego/ UC San Diego fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery.

Dr. Chambers treats pediatric gait disorders, sports injuries and cerebral palsy. His research areas include cerebral palsy, motion analysis and controlling spasticity with botulinum toxin.

Among his professional affiliations, Dr. Chambers is a member and former president of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, as well as a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He also serves on the board of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and is the associate editor of Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology.

Dr. Chambers actively supports children and adults with disabilities. When not practicing medicine, he enjoys travel and studying history.

Publications

From 'bench to bedside': Dissolving muscle contractures in cerebral palsy.
Chambers HG

Adults with cerebral palsy and chronic pain experience: A cross-sectional analysis of patient-reported outcomes from a novel North American registry.
Sarmiento CA, Gannotti ME, Gross PH, Thorpe DE, Hurvitz EA, Noritz GH, Horn SD, Msall ME, Chambers HG, Krach LE

Intrarater and Interrater Reliability of Radiographic Characteristics in Skeletally Immature Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: A PLUTO Study Group Reliability Study.
Perkins CA, Coene RP, Miller PE, Anderson CN, Nunally KD, Parikh SN, Busch MT, Chambers HG, Christino MA, Cordasco FA, Edmonds EW, Fabricant PD, Ganley TJ, Green DW, Heyworth BE, Lawrence JTR, Matava MJ, Micheli LJ, Milewski MD, Nepple J, Pennock AT, Saluan PM, Shea KG, Wall EJ, Willimon SC, Kocher MS, PLUTO Study Group

Treatment of pediatric spasticity, including children with cerebral palsy, with Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA): Development, insights, and impact.
Gormley M, Chambers HG, Kim H, Leon J, Dimitrova R, Brin MF

Transarticular Versus Retroarticular Drilling of Stable Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee: A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial by the ROCK Group.
Heyworth BE, Ganley TJ, Liotta ES, Hergott KA, Miller PE, Wall EJ, Myer GD, Nissen CW, Edmonds EW, Lyon RM, Chambers HG, Milewski MD, Green DW, Weiss JM, Wright RW, Polousky JD, Nepple JJ, Carey JL, Kocher MS, ROCK Group, Shea KG

Meniscal Ramp Lesions in Adolescent Patients Undergoing Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Significance of Imaging and Arthroscopic Findings.
Hollnagel KF, Pennock AT, Bomar JD, Chambers HG, Edmonds EW

Medical clearance for surgery for disabled children and adults: Myth or reality?
Chambers HG

Complications After Pediatric ACL Reconstruction: A Meta-analysis.
Cognetti DJ, Chambers HG

Spasticity-related pain in children/adolescents with cerebral palsy. Part 2: IncobotulinumtoxinA efficacy results from a pooled analysis.
Bonfert M, Heinen F, Kaňovský P, Schroeder AS, Chambers HG, Dabrowski E, Geister TL, Hanschmann A, Althaus M, Banach M, Gaebler-Spira D

Safety Profile and Lack of Immunogenicity of IncobotulinumtoxinA in Pediatric Spasticity and Sialorrhea: A Pooled Analysis.
Berweck S, Banach M, Gaebler-Spira D, Chambers HG, Schroeder AS, Geister TL, Althaus M, Hanschmann A, Vacchelli M, Bonfert MV, Heinen F, Dabrowski E

Not another article on selective dorsal rhizotomy?
Chambers HG

Assessment of Skeletal Maturity and Postoperative Growth Disturbance After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients: A Systematic Review.
Fury MS, Paschos NK, Fabricant PD, PLUTO Study Group, Anderson CN, Busch MT, Chambers HG, Christino MA, Cordasco FA, Edmonds EW, Ganley TJ, Green DW, Heyworth BE, Lawrence JTR, Matava MJ, Micheli LJ, Milewski MD, Nepple JJ, Parikh SN, Pennock AT, Perkins CA, Saluan PM, Shea KG, Wall EJ, Willimon SC, Kocher MS

A multidisciplinary approach and consensus statement to establish standards of care for Angelman syndrome.
Duis J, Nespeca M, Summers J, Bird L, Bindels-de Heus KGCB, Valstar MJ, de Wit MY, Navis C, Ten Hooven-Radstaake M, van Iperen-Kolk BM, Ernst S, Dendrinos M, Katz T, Diaz-Medina G, Katyayan A, Nangia S, Thibert R, Glaze D, Keary C, Pelc K, Simon N, Sadhwani A, Heussler H, Wheeler A, Woeber C, DeRamus M, Thomas A, Kertcher E, DeValk L, Kalemeris K, Arps K, Baym C, Harris N, Gorham JP, Bohnsack BL, Chambers RC, Harris S, Chambers HG, Okoniewski K, Jalazo ER, Berent A, Bacino CA, Williams C, Anderson A

Spasticity-related pain in children/adolescents with cerebral palsy. Part 1: Prevalence and clinical characteristics from a pooled analysis.
Heinen F, Bonfert M, Kaňovský P, Schroeder AS, Chambers HG, Dabrowski E, Geister TL, Hanschmann A, Althaus M, Banach M, Gaebler-Spira D

Safety and efficacy of repeat long-term incobotulinumtoxinA treatment for lower limb or combined upper/lower limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy.
Kaňovský P, Heinen F, Schroeder AS, Chambers HG, Dabrowski E, Geister TL, Hanschmann A, Martinez-Torres FJ, Pulte I, Banach M, Gaebler-Spira D

Efficacy and safety of onabotulinumtoxinA with standardized physiotherapy for the treatment of pediatric lower limb spasticity: A randomized, placebo-controlled, phase III clinical trial.
Dimitrova R, Kim H, Meilahn J, Chambers HG, Racette BA, Bonikowski M, Park ES, McCusker E, Liu C, Brin MF

Descriptive Epidemiology From the Research in Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee (ROCK) Prospective Cohort.
Nissen CW, Albright JC, Anderson CN, Busch MT, Carlson C, Carsen S, Chambers HG, Edmonds EW, Ellermann JM, Ellis HB Jr, Erickson JB, Fabricant PD, Ganley TJ, Green DW, Grimm NL, Heyworth BE, Po JHH, Kocher MS, Kostyun RO, Krych AJ, Latz KH, Loveland DM, Lyon RM, Mayer SW, Meenen NM, Milewski MD, Myer GD, Nelson BJ, Nepple JJ, Nguyen JC, Pace JL, Paterno MV, Pennock AT, Perkins CA, Polousky JD, Saluan P, Shea KG, Shearier E, Tompkins MA, Wall EJ, Weiss JM, Willimon SC, Wilson PL, Wright RW, Zbojniewicz AM, Carey JL, ROCK Group

Early Operative Versus Delayed Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Pediatric and Adolescent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
James EW, Dawkins BJ, Schachne JM, Ganley TJ, Kocher MS, PLUTO Study Group, Anderson CN, Busch MT, Chambers HG, Christino MA, Cordasco FA, Edmonds EW, Green DW, Heyworth BE, Lawrence JTR, Micheli LJ, Milewski MD, Matava MJ, Nepple JJ, Parikh SN, Pennock AT, Perkins CA, Saluan PM, Shea KG, Wall EJ, Willimon SC, Fabricant PD

Differential DNA methylation and transcriptional signatures characterize impairment of muscle stem cells in pediatric human muscle contractures after brain injury.
Sibley LA, Broda N, Gross WR, Menezes AF, Embry RB, Swaroop VT, Chambers HG, Schipma MJ, Lieber RL, Domenighetti AA

IncobotulinumtoxinA Efficacy/Safety in Upper-Limb Spasticity in Pediatric Cerebral Palsy: Randomized Controlled Trial.
Dabrowski E, Chambers HG, Gaebler-Spira D, Banach M, Kaňovský P, Dersch H, Althaus M, Geister TL, Heinen F

Skeletal muscle maximal mitochondrial activity in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy.
Dayanidhi S, Buckner EH, Redmond RS, Chambers HG, Schenk S, Lieber RL

Stretch-induced satellite cell deformation incontracturedmuscles in children with cerebral palsy.
Dykstra PB, Dayanidhi S, Chambers HG, Lieber RL

Should doctors work with the pharmaceutical industry? An ethical miasma.
Chambers HG

Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Adolescents With Acute First-Time Patellar Dislocation With an Associated Loose Body.
Gurusamy P, Pedowitz JM, Carroll AN, Johnson K, Chambers HG, Edmonds EW, Pennock AT

Contribution of extracellular matrix components to the stiffness of skeletal muscle contractures in patients with cerebral palsy.
Smith LR, Pichika R, Meza RC, Gillies AR, Baliki MN, Chambers HG, Lieber RL

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