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J. Tracy Watson, M.D.

Professor; Director, Orthopaedic Traumatology Fellowship Program
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Education

Fellowships
University of Texas - Dallas
Kantonsspital St. Gallen/Switzerland

Residency
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Internship
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Medical School
Creighton University School of Medicine

Practice Areas

J. Tracy Watson treats limb deformities, leg length discrepancies, nonunions, malunions and bone infections. He uses innovations such as Ilizarov external fixation to correct limb deformities, as well as technologies he helped develop, such as an implantable limb lengthening technique that uses magnets to gradually lengthen bones and a composite bone grafting technique that uses the patient's own bone-forming cells drawn through a needle, rather than harvesting large sections of bone.

Research Interests

  • Bone graft substitutes
  • Biomechanics of implants in fracture repair
  • Treatments for articular injuries and hip fractures

Professional Organizations and Associations

  • Orthopaedic Trauma Association for North America
  • National Trauma Institute and Foundation for Orthopaedic Trauma
  • Biologic Implants and Regenerative Medicine Committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons