James N. DeBritz, M.D.
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Office Address:110 Irving St, NW
Room 3B-28
Washington, DC 20010
202-877-6665
202-877-3164 (Fax)
LICENSURE:
State:District of Columbia
State: Maryland
CERTIFICATION:
Board:American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
July 2008
EDUCATION:
Undergraduate:
State University of New York at Albany
1400 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12222
B.S., Biology, 1990
Medical Education:
Georgetown University
Medical Dental Building
3800 Reservoir Rd
Washington, D.C. 20007
M.D., 2000
Graduate:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
204 Coble Hall, MC-322
801 S. Wright St.
Champaign, IL 61820
M.S., Biophysics, 1993
Internship:
General Surgery
Georgetown University Hospital
Department of General Surgery
3800 Reservoir Rd.
Washington, D.C. 20007
06/2000-07/2001
James Sitzmann, M.D. (Chair)
James Sitzmann, M.D. (Program Director)
Residency:
Orthopaedic Surgery
Georgetown University Hospital
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
3800 Reservoir Rd
Washington, D.C. 20007
07/2001-06/2005
Sam Wiesel, M.D. (Chair)
John Delahay, M.D. (Program Director)
Fellowship:
Orthopaedic Trauma
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
22 South Greene Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
08/2005-07/2006
Vincent Pellegrini, M.D. (Chair)
Clifford Turen, M.D. (Program Director)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
08/31/2006-Present
Staff: Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon
Director of Orthopaedic Trauma
Washington Hospital Center
110 Irving Street, NW
Room 3B-28
Washington, DC 20010
09/2011-present
Assistant Clinical Professor
Georgetown University Hospital
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Ground Floor PHC
3800 Reservoir Rd.
Washington, DC 20007
06/2007-present
Assistant Clinical Professor
George Washington University
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
2150 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
07/2007-present
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Osteosynthesefragen (AO) Faculty
1690 Russel Road
Paoli, PA. 19301
HONORS and AWARDS:
June 2011
Kenmore Teaching Award
Georgetown University Hospital
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
October 2009
Washington Hospital Center Superstar
Recognition by Patients and Staff for Exemplary Performance
June 2009
Teaching Attending of the Year
The George Washington University
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
May 1994
Excellent Teacher Award
Physiology 301
University of Illinois
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Fellow
2010
Orthopaedic Trauma Association
Associate Member
October 2008
PUBLIC SERVICE:
Standards of Professional Practice Committee
Washington Hospital Center
Physician Member
2008-present
Values Analysis Steering Committee
Washington Hospital Center
Physician Member
2008-present
Operating Room Values Analysis Committee
Washington Hospital Center
Physician Member
2007-present
Trauma Multidisciplinary Committee
Washington Hospital Center
Orthopaedics Representative
2006-present
INVITED LECTURES:
“Geriatric Fracture Management: Tips and Tricks”
Sibley Hospital
Department of Orthopaedics
June 2011
“Acetabular Fractures”
Howard University Hospital
Department of Orthopaedics
May 2011
“The Future of Geriatric Orthopaedic Trauma”
Georgetown University Hospital
Department of Orthopaedics
October 2010
“Pelvic Trauma”
Providence Hospital
Howard University Department of Orthopaedics
September 2009
“Fracture Systems Management”
Orthopaedic Nurses Association
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD
May 2009
“Geriatric Trauma”
Medstar CME Conference
Solomons Island, MD
April 2008
“Acute Management of Pelvic Trauma”
Washington Hospital Center
Department of Emergency Medicine
Grand Rounds
September 2007
“Acetabular Fractures”
“The History of Plating”
National Naval Medical Center
Department of Orthopaedics
April 2007
“The Dilemma of Fracture Care in the 21st Century”
Medstar CME Conference
Solomons Island, MD
April 2007
TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Clerkships
Assistant Clinical Professor
George Washington University
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Washington Hospital Center Rotation
8 Residents/year
10-15 Third Year Medical Students/year
Attending Surgeon
Georgetown University Hospital
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery Liaison Director
Washington Hospital Center Rotation
12 Residents/year
5-10 Fourth Year Medical Students/year
Medical Courses
AO Multi-Specialty Course
Course Instructor
Ellicott City, MD
September 2011
Southeastern Fracture Symposium
Course Instructor
Southeastern Fracture Consortium Foundation
Baltimore, MD
January 2010
AO Basic Principles and Techniques of Operative Fracture Management
Course Instructor
AO North America
Indianapolis, IN
May 2009
AO Operating Room Personnel
Course Chairman
AO North America
Williamsburg, VA
December 2008
International Trauma Symposium
Course Instructor
Health Stream
Hollywood, FA
September 2008
AO Eastern Regional Fracture Summit
Course Instructor
AO North America
Baltimore, MD
September 2008
AO Fracture Summit
Course Instructor
AO North America
Tyson’s Corner, VA
August 2006
AO Operating Room Personnel
Course Instructor
AO North America
Annapolis, MD
August 2006
Graduate Studies
Graduate Teaching Assistant
School of Life Sciences
University of Illinois
Advanced Physiology
1992-1994
Graduate Teaching Assistant
School of Life Sciences
University of Illinois
Introduction to Biology
1991-1992
SCHOLARSHIP and RESEARCH:
Publications:
Original Papers
Mirick, GE and DeBritz, JN. Economic Impact of Ballistic Fractures at a Level I Urban Trauma Center. J of Trauma, accepted for publication.
Argintar, E, Whitfield, B and DeBritz, JN. Missed Obturator Hip Dislocationin a 19-Year-Old Man. Am. J.Orthop., 2012; 41(3):e43-45.
Reviews
DeBritz, JN and Pollack, A. The Impact of Trauma Accreditation on Patient Outcome. Injury, 2006. Dec 37(12): 1166-71.
Bhatnagar, R and DeBritz, JN. Principles of External Fixation. , accepted for publication
Chapters
DeBritz, JN and Wiesel, SW. Cervical Spine in Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Workplace: Principles and Practice. Second Edition. Mosby, St. Louis 2006.
Abstracts
Mirick, GE and DeBritz, JN. Economic Impact of Ballistic Fractures at a Level 1 Urban Trauma Center. Proceedings, OTA 2008.
DeBritz, JN, Nascone, J and Copeland, C. Indications and Early Complications for Percutaneous Stabilization of Acetabular Fractures. Proceedings AAOS, 2007.
DeBritz, JN, Carroll, RM and Klimkiewicz, JJ. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment Versus SHAM Therapy for Impingement Syndrome of the Shoulder. Proceedings AAOS 2005.
DeBritz, JN and Best, PM. Single Channel Measurements of the Calcium Release Channel (CRC) from Frog Skeletal Muscle Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Under Physiological Calcium Gradients. Biophysical Journal. 68(2): 375, 1995.