Dr. John Clohisy | Hip and Knee Surgeon | Washington University Orthopedics

Common Diagnoses Treated

All degeneration conditions of the hip
Early arthritic hip disorders
Dailed hip replacements
Hip dysplasia
Hip impingement
Hip joint labral tears
Perthes deformities
Prearthritic

Common Procedures

Hip Arthroscopy
Hip Impingement
Hip Osteoplasty
Hip Osteotomies
Minimally invasive Hip Replacement
Primary and Revision Total Hip Replacement

Clinical Office Locations

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital

Medical Office Building 4
1044 North Mason Road, Suite 110
Creve Coeur, MO 63141

Hospital Affiliations

Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Shriners Hospital for Children
St. Louis Children's Hospital

Academic Office Mailing Address

Washington University School of Medicine

Campus Box 8233

660 Euclid Avenue

Saint Louis, MO 63110

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Patient Education

Hip patient education

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Wells J, Schoenecker PL, Duncan S, Goss CW, Thomason K,Clohisy JC. Intermediate-term Hip Survivorship and Patient-reported outcomes of Periacetabular Osteotomy. The Washington University experience. J Bone Joint Surg AM100(3)218-225, 2018. PMID: 29406343
Lamplot JD, Schoenecker PL, Pascual-Garrido C, Nepple JJ,Clohisy JC. Open Reduction and Internal Fixation for the Treatment of Symptomatic Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Femoral Head in Patients with Sequelae of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease. J Pediatr Orthop40(3):120-128, 2020 PMID: 32028473
Louer CR, Pashos G,Clohisy JC, Nepple JJ. A Prospective Analysis of the Contralateral Hip Among Patients with Femoroacetabular Impingement: What are the Risk Factors for Disease Progression? Am J Sports Med46(10):2486-2491, 2018.
Clohisy JC, Pascual-Garrido C, Duncan S, Pashos G, Schoenecker PL. Concurrent femoral head reduction and periacetabular osteotomies for the treatment of severe femoral head deformities. Bone Joint J. 2018 Dec; 100-B(12):1551-1558. PMID: 30499318.
Sassoon A, Bohnenkamp, Adelani M, Pashos G,Clohisy JC. Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients 21 Years and Younger Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylene: Excellent Survivorship at Five Years. (AcceptedJ Hip Surg 2018)
Rames RD, Stambough JB, Pashos GE, Maloney WJ, Martell JM,Clohisy JC. Fifteen-Year Results of Total Hip Arthroplasty with Cobalt-Chromium Femoral Heads on Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylene in Patients 50 Years and Less. J Arthroplasty34(6):1143-1194, 2019. PMID: 30808529
Nepple JJ, Louer CR,Clohisy JC. A Prospective Analysis of the Contralateral Hip Among Patients with Femoroacetabular Impingement Response. Am J Sports Med.47(1):NP8-NP9, 2019. PMID: 30781989
Wells J, Schoenecker P, Petrie J, Thomason K, Goss CW,Clohisy JC. Are Complications After the Bernese Periacetabular Osteotomy Associated with Subsequent Outcomes Scores? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 477(5):1157-1163, 2019. PMID: 30418279
Wasko MK, Yanik EL, Pascual-Garrido C,Clohisy JC. Psychometric Properties of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Periacetabular Osteotomy. J Bone Joint Surg Am101(6):e21, 2019. PMID: 30893237
Pascual-Garrido C, Li DJ, Grammatopoulos G, Yanik EL,Clohisy JC, ANCHOR Group. The Pattern of Acetabular Cartilage Wear is Hip Morphology-dependent and Patient Demographic-dependent. Clin Orthop Relat Res477(5):1021-1033, 2019. PMID: 30998630
Wyles CC, Vargas JS, Heidenreich MJ, Mara KC, Peters CL,Clohisy JC, Trousdale RT, Sierra RJ. Natural History of the Dysplastic Hip Following Modern Periacetabular Osteotomy. J Bone Joint Surg. 101(10);932-938; 2019. PMID: 31094985
Okoroafor UC, Pascual-Garrido C, Schwabe MT, Nepple JJ, Schoenecker PL,Clohisy JC. Activity Level Maintenance at Midterm Follow-up Among Active Patients Undergoing Periacetabular Osteotomy. Am J Sports Med47(14):3455-3459, 2019 PMID: 31689124
Bartosiak K, Stockburger C, Stockburger J, Putnam S, Conner S,Clohisy JC. Is Previous Periacetabular Osteotomy Associated with Pregnancy, Delivery, and Peripartum Complications? Clin Orthop Relat Res478(1):68-76, 2020. PMID: 31425281
Lamplot JD, Schoenecker PL, Pascual-Garrido C, Nepple JJ,Clohisy JC. Open Reduction and Internal Fixation for the Treatment of Symptomatic Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Femoral Head in Patients with Sequelae of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease. J Pediatr Orthop40(3):120-128, 2020 PMID: 32028473
Lawrie CM, Abu-Amer W, Barrack RL,Clohisy JC. Is the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Feasible in Bundle Payment for Care Improvement Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients? J Arthroplasty2019 Dec 17 Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31932103
Haneda M, Rai MF, Cai L, Brophy RH, O’Keefe RJ,Clohisy JC, Pascual-Garrido C. Distinct Pattern of Inflammation of Articular Cartilage and the Synovium in Early and Late Hip Femoroacetabular Impingement. Am J Sports Med48(10) 2481-2488, 2020. PMID: 32736506

Research Interests

Research interests include the diagnosis and treatment of pre-arthritic and early arthritic hip disorders. Optimizing joint replacement procedures in young patients, and total joint arthroplasty patient surveillance.

Dr. Clohisy completed his Fellowship Training in Adult Hip and Knee Reconstructive Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 1996-1997. He completed his residency training in orthopaedic surgery, 1992-1996 and Research Fellowship at St. Louis University Health Center, 1990-1992.

Clinical Interests

Special interest in hip disorders of the young adult and adolescent including: sport injuries, hip impingement, hip dysplasia, Perthes deformities, non-arthritic and early hip joint problems. Surgical expertise in hip arthroscopy, osteotomies, impingement procedures and replacement procedures. Disorders of the hip; interests include total joint replacement surgery, minimally invasive hip replacement, and hip revision procedures. Special interest in hip replacement in young patients.

Board Certifications

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1999

Medical Degree

Northwestern University Medical School

Residency

Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Louis University Hospital / St. Louis University School of Medicine

Fellowship

Orthopaedic Research, St. Louis University Medical School
Adult Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Honors and Awards:

1993 National Institutes of Health Research, Award for Clinical Trainees
2000 Jerome J. Gilden Distinguished Physician Award (Excellence in Patient Care)
2001 The William Harris Award (Orthopaedic Research Society)
2001 Bristol-Myers Squibb/Zimmer/OREF Orthopaedic Surgery Career Development Award
2001 Palma Chironis Award (Excellence in Teaching)
2003-2004 President Mid-Central States Orthopaedic Society
2004 Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Career Development Award
2005 AAOS/OREF Traveling Research Fellowship
2008 Jerome J. Gilden Distinguished Physician Award (Excellence in Patient Care)
2009 Best Doctor's
2010 James Rand Award for Most Outstanding paper in Arthroplasty paper at AAHKS (co-author)
2010 Daniel C. and Betty B. Viehmann Distinguished Professorship in Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine
2011 - 2012 Team Award for Quality Improvement; Orthopedic Quality Improvement Team, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Orthopedics Multidisciplinary Communications Process (Team leader)
2011 Nunley RM, Ruh EL, Zhang Q, Bashyal RK, Della Valle C, Engh Jr. CA, Berend M, Parvizi J, Clohisy JC, Barrack RL. Return to Sexual Function Following Hip Arthroplasty Surgery. OREF – 4/20/11 (OREF/Current Concepts in Joint Replacement Clinical Practice Award)
2011 James A. Rand Award paper Do Patients Return to Work After Hip Arthroplasty Surgery (co-author)2011 Tribology Award at the EFORT meeting A Multi-center Study of the Mid-term Wear Results of Highly Cross-linked Polyethylene THR Components (co-author)
2012 John Charnley Award Clinical Multi-center Studies of the Wear Performance of Highly Cross-linked Remelted Polyethylene in THR. The Hip Society open meeting, San Francisco, CA. (Co-author)
2013 Team Award for Quality Improvement Award (TAQI) Committee Barnes-Jewish Hospital (Team leader) Hip & Knee Replacement Center of Excellence: Transforming Patient Education Curriculum
2014 Team Award for Quality Improvement; Orthopedic Quality Improvement Team, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Preventing Surgical Site Infections-Hip and Knee Replacement Decolonization Team (Team Leader); Rapid Recovery: Increasing Mobility Among Hip Replacement Patients (Team Leader)

Professional Societies and Organizations:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Orthopaedic Association
International Hip Society
North American Hip Society
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeries
Mid-America Orthopaedic Association
Orthopaedic Research Society
Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
The Interurban Orthopaedic Society
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
Arthroplasty Association of North America
Mid-Central State Orthopaedic Society (President 2003-2004)

Washington University Orthopedics

John Clohisy, MD