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John M. Owens, M.D.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

North Jersey Orthopaedic Specialists, Teaneck, NY
(August 1995-present)
Orthopaedic Surgeon

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

New York Orthopaedic Hospital/Columbia Presbyterian Med Center, New York, NY
Residency, Orthopedic Surgery (1991-1995)

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
Internship, General Surgery (1990-1991)

Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
Fellowship, Frank E. Stinchfield Research Fellow in Orthopedic Biomechanics
New York Orthopaedic Hospital (1989-1990)
Advisor: Van C. Mow, Ph.D.
Investigation of the biomechanical properties of soft hydrated connective tissues.

EDUCATION

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
Doctorate of Medicine (1989)
Research Advisors: J.P. Bilezikian, MD and E. Shane, MD, Department of Medicine
Studies on the regulation of the parathyroid hormone receptor.

Columbia University, School of Engineering and Applied Science, New York, NY
BS, Chemical Engineering (1984)
Research Advisor: H.P. Gregor, Ph.D.
Development of synthetic polymer membranes for protein separation via ultrafiltration.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS

New Jersey State Licensure #MA062489
DEA Accreditation BO4526301
CDS Accreditation D066698
Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (July 1997)

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

Englewood Hospital, Active Attending, Englewood, NJ (September 1995-present)

Holy Name Hospital, Active Attending, Teaneck, NJ (January 1996-present)

Pascack Valley Hospital, Westwood, NJ (January 2006-present)

COMMUNITY SERVICES

School Physician: Tenafly Public Schools, Tenafly, NJ (1996-present)

Clinical Advisor, American Medical Athletic Association, Bethseda, MD (February 1996-present)

Committee Member, Strategic Health Initiative on Exercise in Aging American College of Sports Medicine, Office of Research Development Indianapolis, IN (January 1997-2001)

PRESENTATIONS

Advances in Knee Replacement - From Minimally Invasive to Gender Specific Implants Englewood & Holy Name Hospitals, NJ (October 2006)

Emerging Technologies for the Treatment of the Arthritic Athlete Englewood, NJ (February 2004)

The Aging Athlete Englewood Cliffs, NJ (January 2003)

Winter Sports Injuries Tenafly, NJ (January 1996)

Sports Medicine of the Foot and Ankle - Ligamentous Instability. Grand Rounds Presentation, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ (September 1995)

Anterior Inferior Capsular Shift Procedure for Anterior Glenohumeral Instability: Long Term Results. Presented at Scientific Program and American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Specialty Day, AAOS (February 1993)

The Anterior Inferior Capsular Shift Procedure of Anterior Glenohumeral Instabiltity: Technique and Long Term Results. Video and poster presentation at Scientific Exhibits, AAOS (February 1993)

Hip Dislocation in an Adult Cerebral Palsy Population. Presented at Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Dallas, TX (May 1991)

PUBLICATIONS

Pollock, RG; Owens, JM; Flatow, EL; Bigliani, LU: Operative Results of the Inferior Capsular Shift Procedure for Multidirectional Instability of the Shoulder, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Am., July 2000; 82:919-924.

Pollock, RG; Owens, JM; Nicholoson, GP; McIlveen, SJ; Flatow, EL; Bigliani, LU, Anterior Inferior Capsular Shift Procedure for Anterior Glenohumeral Instability: Long Term Results. Orthopaedic Transactions, 1993.

Owens, JM; Mow, VC; Lai, MW, Biomechanical Effects of Na+/Ca+ Exchange in Articular Cartilage. Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 1991.

Mow, VC; Hou, JS; Owens, JM; Ratcliffe, A, Biphasic and Quasi-Linear Viscoelastic Theories for Hydrated Soft Tissues, Biomchanics of Diathrodial Joints, ed. Mow, VC; Ratcliffe, A; Woo, SL; Springer-Verlag, New York, 1990.

Shane, E; Avioli, RC; Greene, VS; Yeh, M; Owens, JM; Bell, NH; Belezikian, JP, Enhancement of Parathyroid Hormone Responsive Renal Cortical Adenylate Cyclase Activity by a Cytosol Protein from Rat Reticulocytes. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 1:1, 41-50, 1986.

Shane, E; Yeh, M; Feigin, AS; Owens, JM; Bilezikian, JP, Cytosol Activator Protein from Rat Reticulocytes Requires the Stimulatory Guanine Nucleotide Binding Protein for Its Actions on Adenylate Cyclase. Endocrinology 117:1, 255-263, 1985.

Shane, E; Avioli, RC; Green, VS; Yeh, M; Owens, JM; Bell, NH; Bilezikian, JP, Reticulocyte Cytosol Activator Protein: Effects on the Stimulatory and Inhibitory Regulatory Proteins of Adenylate Cyclase. Endocrinology 117:1, 264-270, 1985.

PERSONAL

Born: June 13,1961
Languages: English, Spanish