James S. Huntley
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James S. Huntley, MD, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Primary Children's Hospital

Pediatric Orthopaedics
100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
801-662-5600
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Primary Children's Hospital Outpatient Services at St. George Regional Hospital

University of Utah Pediatric Orthopaedics
1380 E. Medical Center Drive
St. George , UT 84790
801-662-5600
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Primary Children's Hospital - Lehi

Pediatric Orthopaedics
2250 N Miller Campus Dr
Lehi , UT 84043
385-531-3600
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Dr. James Huntley, Professor (clinical), specializes in pediatric orthopaedic surgery, with fellowship training in the full spectrum of childhood orthopaedic conditions. His expertise includes treatment of children with congenital and developmental orthopaedic conditions, neuromuscular disease, cerebral palsy, clubfoot, foot/ankle conditions, and fractures/injuries. He attended Oxford University, obtaining his primary degree, Master of Surgery, PhD, and a Blue in Rugby League. His medical degree was from Cambridge University. His orthopaedic residency was in Edinburgh, Scotland, and fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at the Starship Hospital in New Zealand (2007-2008). He worked as an attending surgeon in Glasgow, Scotland for 10 years and then as part of the inception surgical team at Sidra Medicine in Qatar for 6 years. He won the prestigious American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellowship in 2012. He has over 100 Pubmed-listed articles and is first or solo author on over 50% of these. He is also co-author/editor of 3 major academic textbooks: Pediatric Orthopedics – an evidence-based approach to clinical questions (2017), The pediatric and adolescent hip – essentials and evidence (2019), Storytelling in Medicine: how narrative improves practice (2023). He joined the University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics in 2023 and practices through the University of Utah School of Medicine at the Primary Children's Hospital – both main and Lehi campuses. At Lehi, he has a designated clubfoot clinic (he is a published and firm advocate of the Ponseti technique), in addition to general and fracture clinics. Dr. Huntley enjoys providing high-quality care to the pediatric population in Utah and the Intermountain West.

Specialties

Patient Rating

4.9 /5
( out of 71 reviews )

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Patient Comments

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PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

Clearly a skilled surgeon, but we sincerely appreciate his expert and generous care for our child. Our kiddo is so young, and was emotional and concerned about adding pain, but he took the time to help her understand what was happening next, and to help distract her from the changing of bandages and other uncomfortable things. We are so grateful for the care of her body and mind during a scary time

EXTERNAL SITE

Dr hundley did an extraordinary job straightening up my son's foot.

PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

Dr. Huntley is an excellent technical surgeon and also warm and kind and a great communicator. We are lucky to live near such a great hospital with a great doctor.

EXTERNAL SITE

Dr Huntley is very nice. We really liked him. He was always very polite and helped ease our sons fears.

EXTERNAL SITE

Dr. Huntley is so amazing. He is so positive and has such a good knowledge of his practice. He helped ease so many of the worries we had for our baby's club food and his treatment seems to have been great success. He also has a really good sense of humor which lightens all our spirits.

EXTERNAL SITE

Dr. Huntley is a brilliant surgeon and has excellent bedside manner. We are very fortunate to have him!

PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

Our appointment with Dr. Huntley went very well. My great grandson is out of the wheelchair and will begin physical therapy on [DATE REMOVED]. We are grateful, thankful & blessed to have been in Dr. Huntley's care.

EXTERNAL SITE

He really seems to care about the kids he is working with.

RIVERTON CLINICS

I appreciate the professionalism and the way Dr Huntley took the time to get to the bottom of what was wrong with my 6yr old, he seemed very credible and I would definitely recommend him to friends and family.

Dr. James Huntley, Professor (clinical), specializes in pediatric orthopaedic surgery, with fellowship training in the full spectrum of childhood orthopaedic conditions. His expertise includes treatment of children with congenital and developmental orthopaedic conditions, neuromuscular disease, cerebral palsy, clubfoot, foot/ankle conditions, and fractures/injuries. He attended Oxford University, obtaining his primary degree, Master of Surgery, PhD, and a Blue in Rugby League. His medical degree was from Cambridge University. His orthopaedic residency was in Edinburgh, Scotland, and fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at the Starship Hospital in New Zealand (2007-2008). He worked as an attending surgeon in Glasgow, Scotland for 10 years and then as part of the inception surgical team at Sidra Medicine in Qatar for 6 years. He won the prestigious American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellowship in 2012. He has over 100 Pubmed-listed articles and is first or solo author on over 50% of these. He is also co-author/editor of 3 major academic textbooks: Pediatric Orthopedics – an evidence-based approach to clinical questions (2017), The pediatric and adolescent hip – essentials and evidence (2019), Storytelling in Medicine: how narrative improves practice (2023). He joined the University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics in 2023 and practices through the University of Utah School of Medicine at the Primary Children's Hospital – both main and Lehi campuses. At Lehi, he has a designated clubfoot clinic (he is a published and firm advocate of the Ponseti technique), in addition to general and fracture clinics. Dr. Huntley enjoys providing high-quality care to the pediatric population in Utah and the Intermountain West.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Orthopaedics -Professor (Clinical)

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Huntley JS, Hall AC, Sathyamoorthy V, Hall R (1993). Cation flux studies of the lesion induced in human erythrocyte membranes by the thermostable direct hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Infection and immunity, 61(10), 4326-32.
  2. Huntley JS, Hall A (1994). Aspects of the haemolytic reaction induced by Kanagawa haemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Toxicon, 32(11), 1397-412.
  3. Huntley JS, Hall A (1996). Changes to erythrocyte membrane cation permeability induced by a bacterial toxin. Pflugers Archiv, 431(4), 668-70.
  4. Huntley JS, Hall A (1996). Nature of the cation leak induced in erythrocyte membranes by Kanagawa haemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1281(2), 220-6.
  5. Sathyamoorthy V, Huntley JS, Hall AC, Hall R (1997). Biochemical and physiological characteristics of HlyA, a pore-forming cytolysin of Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1. Toxicon, 35(4), 515-27.
  6. Huntley JS, Sathyamoorthy V, Hall RH, Hall A (1997). Membrane attack induced by HlyA, a pore-forming toxin of Vibrio cholerae. Human & experimental toxicology, 16(2), 101-5.
  7. Huntley JS, Shields DA, Stallworthy N (1998). Consent obtained by the junior house officer--is it informed?. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 91(10), 528-30.
  8. Huntley JS, Blain C, Hood S, Touquet (2001). Improving detection of alcohol misuse in patients presenting to an accident and emergency department. Emergency medicine journal, 18(2), 99-104.
  9. Huntley JS, Bush PG, Hall AC, Macnicol M (2003). Looking at the living human growth plate. CMAJ, 168(4), 459-60.
  10. Huntley JS, Bourne MC, Munro FD, Wilson-Storey (2003). Troubles with the foreskin: one hundred consecutive referrals to paediatric surgeons. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 96(9), 449-51.
  11. Huntley JS, Dougall T (2003). Mistaken identity: calcific tendinitis in the finger. Hospital medicine (London, England, 64(12), 747.
  12. Huntley JS, Howie C (2004). Case number 28: rheumatoid arthritis and congenitally short fourth metacarpals. Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 63(1), 14.
  13. Kelly M, Dodds M, Huntley JS, Robinson C (2004). Bilateral concurrent rupture of the Achilles tendon in the absence of risk factors. Hospital medicine (London, England, 65(5), 310-1.
  14. Huntley JS, Anakwe R, Findlay (2004). Informed consent and the JHO in Scotland. International journal of clinical practice, 58(6), 550-3.
  15. Huntley JS, Christie (2004). Surface replacement of the hip: a late revision. Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 47(4), 302-3.
  16. Huntley JS, Patton R, Touquet (2004). Attitudes towards alcohol of emergency department doctors trained in the detection of alcohol misuse. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 86(5), 329-33.
  17. Huntley JS, McEachan (2004). Giant lipoma of the forearm. Hospital medicine (London, England, 65(12), 758-9.
  18. Huntley JS, Bush PG, McBirnie JM, Simpson AH, Hall A (2005). Chondrocyte death associated with human femoral osteochondral harvest as performed for mosaicplasty. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 87(2), 351-60.
  19. Huntley JS, Simpson AH, Hall A (2005). Use of non-degenerate human osteochondral tissue and confocal laser scanning microscopy for the study of chondrocyte death at cartilage surgery. European cells & materials, 9, 13-22.
  20. Huntley JS, McBirnie JM, Simpson AH, Hall A (2005). Cutting-edge design to improve cell viability in osteochondral grafts. Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 13(8), 665-71.
  21. Huntley JS, Kelly M (2005). C-reactive protein: a valuable acute investigation. A case of pneumococcal meningitis presenting as ankle pain. Emergency medicine journal, 22(8), 602-3.
  22. Waller SL, Porter DE, Huntley J (2006). Myositis ossificans progressiva. British journal of hospital medicine (London, England, 67(11), 606-7.
  23. Huntley JS, Hooper (2007). Carpal anomalies. Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.), 20(3), 326-8.
  24. Smith GH, Huntley JS, Keenan G (2007). Necrotising myositis: a surgical emergency that may have minimal changes in the skin. Emergency medicine journal, 24(2), e8.
  25. Anakwe RE, Huntley JS, McEachan J (2007). Grip strength and forearm circumference in a healthy population. Journal of hand surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland), 32(2), 203-9.
  26. Hallett A, Huntley JS, Gibson J (2007). Foraminal stenosis and single-level degenerative disc disease: a randomized controlled trial comparing decompression with decompression and instrumented fusion. Spine, 32(13), 1375-80.
  27. Savaridas SL, Huntley JS, Porter DE, Williams L, Wilkinson A (2007). The rate of skeletal maturation in the Scottish population: a comparison across 25 years (1980-2005). Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 27(8), 952-4.
  28. Jenkins PJ, Slade K, Huntley JS, Robinson C (2008). A comparative analysis of the accuracy, diagnostic uncertainty and cost of imaging modalities in suspected scaphoid fractures. Injury, 39(7), 768-74.
  29. Amin AK, Huntley JS, Bush PG, Simpson AH, Hall A (2008). Osmolarity influences chondrocyte death in wounded articular cartilage. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 90(7), 1531-42.
  30. Bell SW, McLaughlin D, Huntley J (2012). Paediatric forearm fractures in the west of Scotland. Scottish medical journal, 57(3), 139-43.
  31. Amin AK, Huntley JS, Bush PG, Simpson AH, Hall A (2009). Chondrocyte death in mechanically injured articular cartilage--the influence of extracellular calcium. Journal of orthopaedic research, 27(6), 778-84.
  32. Amin AK, Huntley JS, Simpson AH, Hall A (2009). Chondrocyte survival in articular cartilage: the influence of subchondral bone in a bovine model. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume, 91(5), 691-9.
  33. Amin AK, Huntley JS, Simpson AH, Hall A (2010). Increasing the osmolarity of joint irrigation solutions may avoid injury to cartilage: a pilot study. Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 468(3), 875-84.
  34. Osman MK, Irwin GJ, Huntley J (2011). Swelling around a child's knee. Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.), 24(7), 914-7.
  35. van Niekerk M, Jawad F, Huntley JS, McCowan (2011). A 45-year-old man presenting with anterior compartment syndrome three weeks following conservative treatment of an Achilles tendon rupture. Scottish medical journal, 56(2), 120.
  36. Lim J, Huntley J (2011). Use of intra-medullary stacked nailing in the reduction of proximal plastic deformity in a pediatric Monteggia fracture: a case report. Journal of medical case reports, 5, 153.
  37. Huntley J (2011). Debridement: development of the concept. Journal of perioperative practice, 21(3), 104-5.
  38. Lim JB, Huntley J (2011). Revisional surgery for hallux valgus with serial osteotomies at two levels. TheScientificWorldJournal, 11, 657-61.
  39. Miller NJ, Duncan RD, Huntley J (2011). The conservative management of primary pyomyositis abscess in children: case series and review of the literature. Scottish medical journal, 56(3), i-181.
  40. Jenkins PJ, Duckworth AD, Robertson FP, Howie CR, Huntley J (2011). Profiles of biomarkers of excess alcohol consumption in patients undergoing total hip replacement: correlation with function. TheScientificWorldJournal, 11, 1804-11.
  41. Shaw L, McCaul J, Irwin GJ, Huntley J (2012). Foot anomalies and proximal symphalangism. Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.), 25(6), 781-4.
  42. Lim JB, Huntley J (2012). Musculoskeletal sequelae of Varicella-zoster infection: two case reports. Scottish medical journal, 57(2), 121.
  43. Frame M, Huntley J (2012). Rapid prototyping in orthopaedic surgery: a user's guide. TheScientificWorldJournal, 2012, 838575.
  44. Robertson JS, Marsh AG, Huntley J (2012). Neurological status in paediatric upper limb injuries in the emergency department--current practice. BMC research notes, 5, 324.
  45. Smith GH, Huntley JS, Anakwe RE, Wallace RJ, McEachan J (2012). Tensioning of Prolene reduces creep under cyclical load: relevance to a simple pre-operative manoeuvre. Journal of hand surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland), 37(9), 823-5.
  46. Gaston MS, Irwin GJ, Huntley J (2012). Lateral condyle fracture of a child's humerus: the radiographic features may be subtle. Scottish medical journal, 57(3), 182.
  47. Smith GH, McEachan JE, McLean A, Huntley J (2013). Prevention of knot slippage with the use of cyanoacrylate glue: a mechanical study. Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong), 21(1), 65-7.
  48. Allan C, Huntley J (2013). Acute distal radial epiphyseal osteomyelitis: a case report. Scottish medical journal, 58(2), e27-30.
  49. Khader A, Huntley J (2013). Congenital vertical talus in Cri du Chat Syndrome: a case report. BMC research notes, 6, 270.
  50. Lee SW, Irwin GJ, Huntley J (2013). Neonatal hip septic arthritis: ultrasound should not influence decision to aspirate. Scottish medical journal, 58(3), e18-21.
  51. Huntley J (2014). Neurapraxia and not neuropraxia. Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery, 67(3), 430-1.
  52. Kennedy JW, Irwin GJ, Huntley J (2014). Growth arrest lines and intra-epiphyseal silhouettes: a case series. BMC research notes, 7, 27.
  53. Huntley J (2014). Paediatric fracture clinic design--current practice and implications for change. BMC research notes, 7, 96.
  54. Bradley LJ, Huntley J (2014). Question 2: is there any long-term benefit from injecting botulinum toxin-A into children with cerebral palsy?. Archives of disease in childhood, 99(4), 392-4.
  55. Huntley JS, Osman M (2014). The osteotome: a design by Sir William Macewen. Journal of perioperative practice, 24(7-8), 182-4.
  56. Ha T, Grant S, Huntley J (2014). Monteggia type IV fracture in a child with radial head dislocation irreducible by closed means: a case report. BMC research notes, 7, 539.
  57. Augustithis GA, Huntley J (2015). Closed reduction of paediatric radial neck fractures. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 97(4), 316-7.
  58. Marsh AG, Robertson JS, Godman A, Boyle J, Huntley J (2016). Introduction of a simple guideline to improve neurological assessment in paediatric patients presenting with upper limb fractures. Emergency medicine journal, 33(4), 273-7.
  59. Ker A, Murnaghan C, Huntley J (2018). Supracondylar Humeral Fractures: An Audit of the Frequency of Bi-columnar Fixation and Intra-articular Wire Placement. Cureus, 10(3), e2318.
  60. Crighton EA, Huntley J (2018). Single Versus Double Intramedullary Fixation of Paediatric Both Bone Forearm Fractures: Radiological Outcomes. Cureus, 10(4), e2544.
  61. Irfan A, Starr RJ, Foster S, Smith ID, Huntley J (2018). "Irritable Hip": Diagnosis in the Emergency Department. A Descriptive Study Over One Year. Cureus, 10(10), e3481.
  62. Irfan A, Rose A, Roberts B, Foster S, Huntley J (2020). Epidemiology of Irritable Hip in Western Scotland: A Follow-Up Study. Cureus, 12(8), e10036.
  63. Smith ID, Irfan A, Huntley JS, Spencer S (2018). What is the best treatment for a child with an acute tear of the anterior cruciate ligament?. Journal of paediatrics and child health, 54(9), 1037-1041.
  64. Howard JJ, Huntley JS, Graham HK, Herzog W (2019). Intramuscular injection of collagenase clostridium histolyticum may decrease spastic muscle contracture for children with cerebral palsy. Medical hypotheses, 122, 126-128.
  65. Augustithis GA, Ensor HM, Huntley J (2017). Evidence-based Pediatric Orthopaedics: How Safe is "Safe"?. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 37(7), e440-e445.
  66. Huntley JS, Howard J (2016). QUESTION 2: What is the predictive value of an antenatal ultrasound showing apparently isolated talipes equinovarus?. Archives of disease in childhood, 101(11), 1073-1078.
  67. Huntley J (2004). Castell coch. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 97(2), 90-2.
  68. Huntley J (2001). In search of A Fortunate Man. Lancet (London, England), 357(9255), 546-9.
  69. Huntley J (2012). The Hunterian Museum (Glasgow). Scottish medical journal, 57(1), 1-3.
  70. Huntley JS, Howard JJ, Simpson J, Sigalet D (2018). Updating the Surgical Preference List. Cureus, 10(7), e2997.
  71. Huntley J (2019). Publish and Perish: The Dangers of Being Young and in a Hurry. Cureus, 11(2), e4098.
  72. Huntley J (2003). Putting Jenner back in his place. Lancet (London, England), 362(9399), 1942.
  73. Huntley JS, Touquet (2004). Screening for alcohol misuse. Family practice, 21(2), 222-3.
  74. Huntley J (2004). Cutting cartilage--surgical perspective. Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 12(10), 846-7; author reply 848.
  75. Huntley J (2003). Trendelenburg and not Trendelenberg. Lancet (London, England), 362(9378), 174.
  76. Huntley J (2014). First reply to: Delayed surgery in displaced paediatric supracondylar fractures: a safe approach? Results from a large UK tertiary paediatric trauma centre. European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology, 24(7), 1111.
  77. Huntley J (2019). The accelerated Ponseti method - Is it safe? Maybe. Foot and ankle surgery, 25(6), 856.
  78. Yates P, Kellett C, Huntley JS, Whitwell D, Reed MR, Beadel G, Snyckers (2013). The 2012 ABC orthopaedic fellowship in North America: May 24 to July 2. The bone & joint journal, 95-B(5), 714-7.
  79. Huntley J (2023). The thin red line. Families, systems & health, 41(4), 560.
  80. Howard JJ, Joumaa V, Robinson KG, Lee SK, Akins RE, Syed F, Shrader MW, Huntley JS, Graham HK, Leonard T, Herzog (2023). Collagenase treatment decreases muscle stiffness in cerebral palsy: A preclinical ex vivo biomechanical analysis of hip adductor muscle fiber bundles. Developmental medicine and child neurology, 65(12), 1639-1645.
  81. Bradley LJ, Huntley J (2014). Establishing the entry point for in situ pinning of slipped upper femoral epiphysis. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 96(4), 317-8.
  82. Huntley J (2013). Photographic recording of the features of the Pirani classification for club feet--a case study. Journal of visual communication in medicine, 36(3-4), 117-20.
  83. Huntley J (2013). Optimising the management of congenital talipes. The Practitioner, 257(1765), 15-8, 2.
  84. Amin AK, Huntley JS, Patton JT, Brenkel IJ, Simpson AH, Hall A (2011). Hyperosmolarity protects chondrocytes from mechanical injury in human articular cartilage: an experimental report. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume, 93(2), 277-84.
  85. Huntley J (2005). Benefits of experience--missing the perf. Lancet (London, England), 366(9486), 687.
  86. Bush PG, Huntley JS, Brenkel IJ, Hall A (2003). The shape of things to come: chondrocytes and osteoarthritis. Clinical and investigative medicine. Medecine clinique et experimentale, 26(5), 249-51.
  87. Huntley J (2024). Calcaneocuboid Subluxation After Calcaneal Lengthening Osteotomy: One Less Thing to Worry About?. Foot & ankle international, 10711007241268133.
  88. Huntley J (2024). Chains. Journal of social work in end-of-life & palliative care, 1.
  89. Huntley J (2024). escharotomies. Academic emergency medicine,
  90. Huntley J (2025). Glass Ceiling. The Journal of medical humanities,
  91. Huntley J (2025). War stories. Palliative & supportive care, 23, e93.
  92. Huntley J (2025). a neck lump. JAMA oncology,
  93. Huntley J (2025). The Mountain. Journal of general internal medicine,
  94. Huntley J (2025). Constellations and the sound of hooves. Canadian medical education journal, 16(2), 97-98.
  95. Huntley J (2025). Negative feedback. Academic emergency medicine,
  96. Huntley J (2025). Walking a Few Steps Alongside. Anesthesia and analgesia,

Review

  1. Quaba O, Huntley JS, Bahia H, McKeown D (2005). A users guide for reducing the pain of local anaesthetic administration. Emergency medicine journal, 22(3), 188-9.
  2. Handoll HH, Huntley JS, Madhok (2007). External fixation versus conservative treatment for distal radial fractures in adults. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, (3), CD006194.
  3. Handoll HH, Huntley JS, Madhok (2008). Different methods of external fixation for treating distal radial fractures in adults. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2008(1), CD006522.
  4. Huntley J (2013). Diagnosing and managing hip problems in childhood. The Practitioner, 257(1762), 19, 22-5, 2-3.
  5. Dall GF, Huntley JS, Breusch S (2007). Managing wound problems following joint replacement. The Practitioner, 251(1691), 45, 47-50.
  6. Clark C, Huntley JS, Munro FD, Wilson-Storey (2004). Managing the paediatric foreskin. The Practitioner, 248(1665), 888, 891-2, 894 passim.
  7. Halfpenny A, Huntley J (2024). A Citation Analysis of the Top 50 Most Cited Nurse Practitioner Publications. Cureus, 16(11), e74406.

Book

  1. Robertson C, Clegg G, Huntley (2023). Storytelling in Medicine: How Narrative can Improve Practice. Children and story, A hospital's story and You should write. 2,

Editorial

  1. Huntley J (2025). Boxing Day. Academic psychiatry,

Letter

  1. Huntley JS, Davie RM, Hooper (2006). A subungual schwannoma. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 117(2), 712-3.
  2. Huntley J (2003). Informed consent and junior house officers. Hospital medicine (London, England, 64(5), 312.
  3. Huntley JS, Touquet (2003). Prevention of the development of alcohol dependence by the early detection of alcohol misuse in accident and emergency departments. Hospital medicine (London, England, 64(1), 49; author reply 49.