Meet Justin Bird, M.D.
Justin E. Bird, M.D.
Department of Orthopaedic Oncology, Division of Surgery
About Dr. Bird
Dr. Justin E. Bird is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is a leader in the field of orthopaedic surgery and specializes in the surgical treatment of complex spine and pelvic tumors. Dr. Bird has a strong clinical practice using 3D and computer-assisted technology for complex tumor resections and rigorously evaluates outcomes as the Director of the Learning Cancer Outcomes Research Program for the Orthopaedic Oncology department. He also serves as the Division of Surgery Innovation Safety Officer and founding Director of the IDEAS Lab @ MD Anderson.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2004 | Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University, New York, NY, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 1993 | Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, BA, Africana Studies |
Postgraduate Training
| 2020-2020 | Executive Development, Intro to Medical Device Submission - 510(k)s, PMAs & Exemptions, The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Inc, Virtual Platform |
| 2019-2019 | Executive Development, Design Validation, Verification, and Risk Analysis for Medical Device Professionals, The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Inc, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2019-2019 | Executive Development, Mastering Design Thinking, MIT: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, Boston, MA |
| 2018-2018 | Executive Development, Executive Development Program, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2017-2017 | The Corporate Entrepreneur Program, Stanford University School of Business, Stanford, CA |
| 2015-2015 | Executive Development, Value Measurement in Health Care, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA |
| 2013-2015 | Research Fellowship, Clinician-Scientist Training, The Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), Houston, TX |
| 2012-2012 | Outcomes Research Course, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL |
| 2011-2012 | Clinical Fellowship, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX |
| 2010-2011 | Clinical Fellowship, Musculoskeletal Oncology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2004-2009 | Clinical Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2012 - 2019
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Founding Director - IDEAS Lab, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - Present
Innovation Safety Officer, Department of Orthopedic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - Present
Director, Orthopaedic Outcomes Research Program, Department of Orthopedic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2014 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Institutional PPE Task Force, 2020 - Present
Chair, Division of Surgery Building PPE Capacity Task Force, 2020 - Present
Co-Chair, Surgical Oncology Chair Search Committee, 2020 - Present
Member, Innovation Steering Committee, 2019 - Present
Founding Director, IDEAS Lab, Division of Surgery, 2019 - Present
Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, Division of Surgery, 2019 - 2023
Member, Virtual Care Committee Strategic Planning Subcommittee, 2018 - Present
Member, Virtual Care Committee, 2018 - Present
Member, Radiation Physics Search Committee, 2018 - Present
Alternate Member, Clinical Effectiveness Subcommittee (CE Subcommittee), 2017 - Present
Member, Information Security Compliance Committee, 2017 - Present
Member, Vice Provost Population Science Advisory Council (VP-PSAC), 2017 - Present
Member, Neurosurgery Advisory Committee, 2017 - Present
Member, Patient Experience ECOT Subcommittee, 2017 - Present
Member, Patient Access Committee, 2017 - Present
Member, Program Evaluation Committee (PEC), 2016 - Present
Member, iOCT Steering Committee, 2016 - Present
Member, Division of Surgery: Diversity and Inclusion Committee, 2016 - 2023
Member, OR Blood Subcommittee, 2015 - Present
Member, Clinical Competency Committee (CCC), 2014 - Present
Member, Annual Program Evaluation (APE), 2014 - Present
Member, UT MDACC Post-Operative Pain Algorithm, 2013 - Present
Member, Global Academic Program - African Committee, 2012 - Present
Member, UT MDACC Ad Hoc Fluoroscopy Privileging Committee, 2012 - 2013
Member, UT MDACC SSAC-Rapid Transfusion Subcommittee, 2012 - 2013
Consultantships
Chief Consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, John F. Kennedy Hospital, Monrovia, Liberia, 2009 - 2010
Locum Tenens, Corning Hospital, Corning, New York, 2009 - 2010
Honors & Awards
| 2019 | The Dr. Sidney Grossman Distinguished Humanitarian Award, Mount Sinai Alumni Association |
| 2019 | 2019 King Campaign Medical Professional of the Year, The Lifted Lifestyle LLC |
| 2013 | Apple Award for Patient Care, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2010 | Commander, Order of the Star of Africa, Republic of Liberia, West Africa |
| 2008 | Chief Resident (Elected), The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY |
| 2004 | Eugene Friedman, MD Award for Clinical Excellence in Surgery |
| 2003 | Academic Medicine Fellow, Bristol-Meyers Squibb Academic Medicine Fellowship |
| 2000 | President, Student National Medical Association, Mt. Sinai Chapter |
| 2000 | W.B. Saunders Award for Outstanding Second Year Medical Student, W.B. Saunders |
| 1999 | National Medical Fellowship Scholar |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Asaad M, Mericli AF, Hanasono MM, Roubaud MS, Bird JE, Rhines LD. Free Vascularized Fibula Flap Reconstruction of Total and Near-total Destabilizing Resections of the Sacrum. Ann Plast Surg 86(6):661-667, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33009144.
- Amini B, Valenzuela RF, Bird JE, Haygood TM. Osteoid Tumors of Bone. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 42(2):134-149, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33814101.
- Liu J, Fan Z, El Beaino M, Lewis VO, Moon BS, Satcher RL, Bird JE, Frink SJ, Lin PP. Surgical drainage after limb salvage surgery and endoprosthetic reconstruction: is 30 mL/day critical?. J Orthop Surg Res 16(1):137, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33588915.
- Mericli AF, Boukovalas S, Roubaud MS, Kai-Cheng Chu C, Bird J, Lewis VO, Rhines LD, Chang EI, Adelman DM, Hanasono MM. Restoration of Spinopelvic Continuity with the Free Fibula Flap after Limb-Sparing Oncologic Resection Is Associated with a High Union Rate and Superior Functional Outcomes. Plast Reconstr Surg 146(3):650-662, 2020. PMID: 32459735.
- Tzeng CD, Teshome M, Katz MHG, Weinberg JS, Lai SY, Antonoff MB, Bird JE, Shafer A, Davis JW, Adelman DM, Moon B, Reece G, Prabhu SS, DeSnyder SM, Skibber JM, Mehran R, Schmeler K, Roland CL, Tran Cao HS, Aloia TA, Caudle AS, Swisher SG, Vauthey JN. Cancer Surgery Scheduling During and After the COVID-19 First Wave: The MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience. Ann Surg 272(2):e106-e111, 2020. PMID: 32675511.
- Agrawal N, DeFazio MV, Bird JE, Mericli AF. Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing for Pelvic Tumor Resection and Free Fibula Flap Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 145(4):889e-890e, 2020. PMID: 32221265.
- Ji X, Wang S, Oner FC, Bird JE, Lu N. Surgical Management of Enneking Stage 3 Aggressive Vertebral Hemangiomas With Neurological Deficit by One-stage Posterior Total En Bloc Spondylectomy: A Review of 23 Cases. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 45(2):E67-E75, 2020. PMID: 31404054.
- Mericli AF, Rhines L, Bird J, Liu J, Selber JC. Immediate Reconstruction of Oncologic Spinal Wounds Is Cost-Effective Compared with Conventional Primary Wound Closure. Plast Reconstr Surg 144(5):1182-1195, 2019. PMID: 31441805.
- Bishop AJ, Bird JE, Conley AP, Roland CL, Moon BS, Satcher RL, Livingston JA, Patel S, Wang WL, Lazar AJ, Lewis VO, Lin PP, Guadagnolo BA. Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcomas: Combined Modality Therapy With Both Radiation and Surgery Improves Local Control. Am J Clin Oncol 42(10):744-748, 2019. PMID: 31436747.
- Elhammali A, Milgrom SA, Amini B, Gunther JR, Yoder A, Ludmir EB, Moon B, Weber DM, Thomas SK, Garg N, Manasanch EE, Patel KK, Orlowski RZ, Lee HC, Bird JE, Satcher R, Lin P, Pinnix CC, Dabaja BS. Postoperative Radiotherapy for Multiple Myeloma of Long Bones: Should the Entire Rod Be Treated?. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 19(8):e465-e469, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31133526.
- Wallace MT, Lin PP, Bird JE, Moon BS, Satcher RL, Lewis VO. The Accuracy and Clinical Utility of Intraoperative Frozen Section Analysis in Open Biopsy of Bone. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 27(11):410-417, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30379758.
- McChesney GR, Mericli AF, Rhines LD, Bird JE. The future of free vascularized fibular grafts in oncologic spinal and pelvic reconstruction. J Spine Surg 5(2):291-295, 2019. PMID: 31380484.
- Nguyen QN, Chun SG, Chow E, Komaki R, Liao Z, Zacharia R, Szeto BK, Welsh JW, Hahn SM, Fuller CD, Moon BS, Bird JE, Satcher R, Lin PP, Jeter M, O'Reilly MS, Lewis VO. Single-Fraction Stereotactic vs Conventional Multifraction Radiotherapy for Pain Relief in Patients With Predominantly Nonspine Bone Metastases: A Randomized Phase 2 Trial. JAMA Oncol 5(6):872-878, 2019. PMID: 31021390.
- Mericli AF, Largo RD, Garvey PB, Rhines L, Bird J, Liu J, Baumann D, Butler CE. Immediate Reconstruction of Complex Spinal Wounds Is Associated with Increased Hardware Retention and Fewer Wound-related Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 7(1):e2076, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30859036.
- Grasu RM, Cata JP, Dang AQ, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Hagan KB, Bhavsar S, Raty SR, Arunkumar R, Potylchansky Y, Lipski I, Arnold BA, McHugh TM, Bird JE, Rodriguez-Restrepo A, Hernandez M, Popat KU. Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Spine Surgery program at a large cancer center: a preliminary analysis. J Neurosurg Spine 29(5):1-11, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30117797.
- Keung EZ, Lazar AJ, Torres KE, Wang WL, Cormier JN, Ashleigh Guadagnolo B, Bishop AJ, Lin H, Hunt KK, Bird J, Lewis VO, Patel SR, Wargo JA, Somaiah N, Roland CL. Phase II study of neoadjuvant checkpoint blockade in patients with surgically resectable undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma and dedifferentiated liposarcoma. BMC Cancer 18(1):913, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30249211.
- Bishop AJ, Zagars GK, Torres KE, Bird JE, Feig BW, Guadagnolo BA. Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors: a single institution's experience using combined surgery and radiation therapy. Am J Clin Oncol 41(5):465-470, 2018. PMID: 27281262.
- Pan T, Lin SC, Yu KJ, Yu G, Song JH, Lewis VO, Bird JE, Moon B, Lin PP, Tannir NM, Jonasch E, Wood CG, Gallick GE, Yu-Lee LY, Lin SH, Satcher RL. BIGH3 Promotes Osteolytic Lesions in Renal Cell Carcinoma Bone Metastasis by Inhibiting Osteoblast Differentiation. Neoplasia 20(1):32-43, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29190493.
- Kumar R, Vu L, Madewell JE, Herzog CE, Bird JE. Glomangiomatosis of the sciatic nerve: a case report and review of the literature. Skeletal Radiol 46(6):807-815, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28303299.
- Moon BS, Dunbar DJ, Lin PP, Satcher RL, Bird JE, Lewis VO. Is It Appropriate to Treat Sarcoma Metastases With Intramedullary Nailing?. Clin Orthop Relat Res 475(1):212-217, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27804017.
- Mesfin A, Sciubba DM, Dea N, Nater A, Bird JE, Quraishi NA, Fisher CG, Shin JH, Fehlings MG, Kumar N, Clarke MJ. Changing the adverse event profile in metastatic spine surgery: An evidence based approach to target wound complications and instrumentation failure. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 41 Suppl 20:S262-S270, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27509194.
- Laufer I, Zuckerman SL, Bird JE, Bilsky MH, Lazáry Á, Quraishi NA, Fehlings MG, Sciubba DM, Shin JH, Mesfin A, Sahgal A, Fisher CG. Predicting Neurologic Recovery after Surgery in Patients with Deficits Secondary to MESCC: Systematic Review. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 41 Suppl 20:S224-S230, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27488300.
- Dea N, Charest-Morin R, Sciubba DM, Bird JE, Disch AC, Mesfin A, Lazáry Á, Fisher CG, Ames C. Optimizing the Adverse Event and HRQOL Profiles in the Management of Primary Spine Tumors. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 41 Suppl 20:S212-S217, 2016. PMID: 27753783.
- Edwards BJ, Sun M, West DP, Guindani M, Lin YH, Lu H, Hu M, Barcenas C, Bird J, Feng C, Saraykar S, Tripathy D, Hortobagyi GN, Gagel R, Murphy WA. Incidence of Atypical Femur Fractures in Cancer Patients: The MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience. J Bone Miner Res 31(8):1569-76, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26896384.
- Etchebehere M, Lin PP, Bird JE, Satcher RL, Moon BS, Yu J, Li L, Lewis VO. Patellar Resurfacing: Does It Affect Outcomes of Distal Femoral Replacement After Distal Femoral Resection?. J Bone Joint Surg Am 98(7):544-51, 2016. PMID: 27053582.
- Bird JE, Morse LJ, Feng L, Wang WL, Lin PP, Moon BS, Lazar AJ, Satcher RL, Madewell JE, Lewis VO. Non-Radiographic Risk Factors Differentiating Atypical Lipomatous Tumors from Lipomas. Front Oncol 6:197, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27713864.
- Arteau A, Lewis VO, Moon BS, Satcher RL, Bird JE, Lin PP. Tibial Growth Disturbance Following Distal Femoral Resection and Expandable Endoprosthetic Reconstruction. J Bone Joint Surg Am 97(22):e72, 2015. PMID: 26582624.
- Moon B, Lin P, Satcher R, Bird J, Lewis V. Intramedullary nailing of femoral diaphyseal metastases: is it necessary to protect the femoral neck?. Clin Orthop Relat Res 473(4):1499-502, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25424158.
- Mesfin A, Buchowski JM, Gokaslan ZL, Bird JE. Management of metastatic cervical spine tumors. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 23(1):38-46, 2015. PMID: 25538129.
- Roberts NJ, Zhang L, Janku F, Collins A, Bai RY, Staedtke V, Rusk AW, Tung D, Miller M, Roix J, Khanna KV, Murthy R, Benjamin RS, Helgason T, Szvalb AD, Bird JE, Roy-Chowdhuri S, Zhang HH, Qiao Y, Karim B, McDaniel J, Elpiner A, Sahora A, Lachowicz J, Phillips B, Turner A, Klein MK, Post G, Diaz LA, Riggins GJ, Papadopoulos N, Kinzler KW, Vogelstein B, Bettegowda C, Huso DL, Varterasian M, Saha S, Zhou S. Intratumoral injection of Clostridium novyi-NT spores induces antitumor responses. Sci Transl Med 6(249):249ra111, 2014. PMID: 25122639.
- Momtazi M, Chang EI, Bird JE, Nguyen AT. Case Report: Shoulder Tumor Resection. Plastic Surgery Education Network, 2014.
- Bird JE, Wang WL, Madewell JE, Lewis VO. Enchondroma with secondary aneurysmal bone cyst. Skeletal Radiology 41(11):1475-8, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Qureshi SA, Koehler SM, Lin JD, Bird JE, Garcia, RM, Hecht AC. An evaluation of information on the internet of a new device: The cervical artificial disc replacement. Spine 37(10):881-3, 2012.
- Colvin AC, Koehler SM, Bird JE. Can the change in center-edge angle during pincer trimming be reliably predicted?. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 469(4):1071-4, 2011.
- Bishop J, Lo IK, Klepps SJ, Bird JE, Gladstone J, and Flatow EL.. Cuff Integrity following arthroscopy versus open rotator cuff repair: A prospective study. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 15(3):290-9, 2006.
- Parsons BO, Klepps SJ, Miller S, Bird JE, Gladstone J, Flatow E. Reliability and reproducibility of radiographs of greater tuberosity displacement. A cadaveric study. J Bone Joint Surg Am 87(1):58-65, 2005. PMID: 15634814.
Invited Articles
- Bird JE. Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Orthopaedic Knowledge Update, 2013.
Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
- Bird JE, and Hecht AC. Bone biology and principles of fusion. Interactive Educational Program for Spine: San Diego, CA.
Abstracts
- Agrawal N, DeFazio MV, Bird JE, Mericli AF. Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing for Pelvic Tumor Resection and Free Fibula Flap Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31977980.
- Mericli AF, Rhines L, Bird J, Liu J, Selber JC. Immediate Reconstruction of Oncologic Spinal Wounds Is Cost-Effective Compared with Conventional Primary Wound Closure. Plast Reconstr Surg 144(5):1182-1195, 2019. PMID: 31441805.
- Nguyen QN, Chun SG, Chow E, Komaki R, Liao Z, Zacharia R, Szeto BK, Welsh JW, Hahn SM, Fuller CD, Moon BS, Bird JE, Satcher R, Lin PP, Jeter M, O'Reilly MS, Lewis VO. Single-Fraction Stereotactic vs Conventional Multifraction Radiotherapy for Pain Relief in Patients With Predominantly Nonspine Bone Metastases: A Randomized Phase 2 Trial. JAMA Oncol 5(6):872-878, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31021390.
Book Chapters
- Bird JE, Marco RA. Metastatic disease to the cervical spine. In: The Cervical Spine. 1. Elsevier, 228-234, 2015.
- Bird JE. Surgical Management of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas. In: Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Musculoskeletal Tumors 3, 307-315, 2014.
- Bird JE, Marco RA. Anterior retroperitoneal approach to the lumbar spine. In: Surgical Anatomy and Techniques of the Spine, 2013.
Patient Reviews
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