Michelle James, M.D.

Michelle A. James, M.D.
Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery
Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California
Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery – 2007 – present
Assistant Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery – 1999-2006
Medical Director, Spinal Cord Injury & Rehabilitation Services – 1991-1998
Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon – 1991-1999

University of California Davis, School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery – 2007-present
Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery – 2004 – present
Institutional Review Board – 2003-present

University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine
Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery – 2008-present
Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery – 2001-2008
Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery – 1992-2000

Invited Lectureships
American Academy of Pediatrics Practical Pediatrics – 2008
University of Virginia Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics & Kluge Children’s Rehabilitation & Research Institute 13th Annual Conference: Management Strategies for Motor Impairments in Children with Neuromuscular Conditions - 2007
University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds – 2005
University of Cincinnati Pediatric Hand Day Lecturer, Cincinnati – 2004
American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference – 2004
Hector Kaye Lecturer, Association for Children’s Prosthetic and Orthotic Clinics – 2004
Sociedad de Mexicana Ortopedia Pediatrica – 2004

Professional Memberships
American College of Physician Executives – 2008
Wilson-Bost Interurban Club – 2006
American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine – 2004
American Orthopaedic Association – 2002
American Academy of Pediatrics – 2001
Western Orthopaedic Association – 2000
Sierra-Sacramento Valley Medical Association – 1997
American Medical Association – 1997
Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics – 1994
American Society for Surgery of the Hand – 1994
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons – 1993
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America – 1993
Indianapolis Hand Society – 1989
California Orthopaedic Association – 1989
Leroy C. Abbott Orthopaedic Society – 1988
Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society – 1987
California Medical Association – 1979

Education
Indianapolis Hand Center, Hand & Microsurgery Fellowship
University of California, San Francisco, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
University of California, San Francisco, General Surgery Internship
University of California, San Diego, MD
University of California Berkeley, BA Health Arts & Sciences