Dr. Howard Epps, assistant chief of Orthopaedic Surgery and medical director of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Scoliosis, was recently appointed leadership positions in two orthopaedic surgery professional organizations.
Epps will join the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons as a member-at-large Thursday, March 26 and he will become president of the Texas Orthopaedic Association Saturday, April 18.
“I am honored to have been named to two such distinguished positions,” Epps said. “I take my responsibility with these organizations very seriously and will work hard in these leadership roles to continue to place the field of orthopaedic surgery at the forefront of modern medicine.”
Founded in 1933, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is the preeminent provider of musculoskeletal education to orthopaedic surgeons and others in the world. Its continuing medical education activities include a world-renowned annual meeting, multiple CME courses held around the country and at the Orthopaedic Learning Center, and various medical and scientific publications and electronic media materials. The Board of Directors manages the affairs of the academy and the association. It is the administrative authority of the academy and the association and considers all of its activities and determines its policies.
The Texas Orthopaedic Association was founded in 1936 as the united voice of orthopaedic surgeons in the state. Its mission is to ensure outstanding musculoskeletal health for Texans.
Epps is renowned as a leader in the field of pediatric orthopedics, distinguishing himself in a variety of research, clinical and academic roles. His clinical interests include limb deformity and reconstruction, fractures, clubfoot, musculoskeletal infection and cerebral palsy, which led him to author more than 35 book chapters and publications in various academic and medical journals.
After earning an undergraduate degree from Harvard University, Epps received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He did an internship in general surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and his residency at the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program. Epps also completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada.
In 2002, Epps was an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Leadership Fellow and has served on the academy’s Patient Safety Committee, Nominating Committee, the Member Communications Oversight Group, the editorial board of AAOS Now, and the Board of Specialty Societies Health Policy Committee.
Epps currently serves as vice present of the Texas Orthopedic Association and secretary of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America.