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 - Lehi

Pediatric Orthopaedics
2250 N Miller Campus Dr
Lehi , UT 84043
385-531-3600
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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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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 >100 Pubmed-listed articles and is first or solo author on >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

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Patients describe Dr. Huntley as an expert and skilled surgeon whose care leads to positive clinical outcomes. Reviewers repeatedly note his kind, patient bedside manner and ability to put children at ease while taking time to listen and clearly explain diagnoses and treatment options. Families also appreciate the thorough, compassionate support from him and his team throughout pre- and post-operative care.

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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 >100 Pubmed-listed articles and is first or solo author on >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 (2025). Walking a Few Steps Alongside. Anesth Analg.
  2. Huntley JS (2025). Negative feedback. Acad Emerg Med.
  3. Huntley JS (2025). Constellations and the sound of hooves. Can Med Educ J, 16(2), 97-98.
  4. Huntley JS (2025). a neck lump. JAMA Oncol.
  5. Huntley JS (2025). The Mountain. J Gen Intern Med.
  6. Huntley JS (2025). War stories. Palliat Support Care, 23, e93.
  7. Huntley JS (2025). Glass Ceiling. J Med Humanit.
  8. Huntley JS (2024). Chains. J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care, 1.
  9. Huntley JS (2024). escharotomies. Acad Emerg Med.
  10. Huntley JS (2024). Calcaneocuboid Subluxation After Calcaneal Lengthening Osteotomy: One Less Thing to Worry About? Foot Ankle Int, 10711007241268133.
  11. Howard JJ, Joumaa V, Robinson KG, Lee SK, Akins RE, Syed F, Shrader MW, Huntley JS, Graham HK, Leonard T, Herzog W (2023). Collagenase treatment decreases muscle stiffness in cerebral palsy: A preclinical ex vivo biomechanical analysis of hip adductor muscle fiber bundles. Dev Med Child Neurol, 65(12), 1639-1645.
  12. Huntley JS (2024). The thin red line. Fam Syst Health, 41(4), 560.
  13. Irfan A, Rose A, Roberts B, Foster S, Huntley JS (2020). Epidemiology of Irritable Hip in Western Scotland: A Follow-Up Study. Cureus, 12(8), e10036.
  14. Huntley JS (2019). The accelerated Ponseti method - Is it safe? Maybe. Foot Ankle Surg, 25(6), 856.
  15. Huntley JS (2019). Publish and Perish: The Dangers of Being Young and in a Hurry. Cureus, 11(2), e4098.
  16. Howard JJ, Huntley JS, Graham HK, Herzog WL (2018). Intramuscular injection of collagenase clostridium histolyticum may decrease spastic muscle contracture for children with cerebral palsy. Med Hypotheses, 122, 126-128.
  17. Irfan A, Starr RJ, Foster S, Smith ID, Huntley JS (2018). "Irritable Hip": Diagnosis in the Emergency Department. A Descriptive Study Over One Year. Cureus, 10(10), e3481.
  18. Smith ID, Irfan A, Huntley JS, Spencer SJ (2018). What is the best treatment for a child with an acute tear of the anterior cruciate ligament? J Paediatr Child Health, 54(9), 1037-1041.
  19. Huntley JS, Howard JJ, Simpson J, Sigalet DL (2018). Updating the Surgical Preference List. Cureus, 10(7), e2997.
  20. Crighton EA, Huntley JS (2018). Single Versus Double Intramedullary Fixation of Paediatric Both Bone Forearm Fractures: Radiological Outcomes. Cureus, 10(4), e2544.
  21. Ker A, Murnaghan C, Huntley JS (2018). Supracondylar Humeral Fractures: An Audit of the Frequency of Bi-columnar Fixation and Intra-articular Wire Placement. Cureus, 10(3), e2318.
  22. Augustithis GA, Ensor HM, Huntley JS (2017). Evidence-based Pediatric Orthopaedics: How Safe is "Safe"? J Pediatr Orthop, 37(7), e440-e445.
  23. Huntley JS, Howard JJ (2016). QUESTION 2: What is the predictive value of an antenatal ultrasound showing apparently isolated talipes equinovarus? Arch Dis Child, 101(11), 1073-1078.
  24. Marsh AG, Robertson JS, Godman A, Boyle J, Huntley JS (2016). Introduction of a simple guideline to improve neurological assessment in paediatric patients presenting with upper limb fractures. Emerg Med J, 33(4), 273-7.
  25. Augustithis GA, Huntley JS (2015). Closed reduction of paediatric radial neck fractures. Ann R Coll Surg Engl, 97(4), 316-7.
  26. Huntley JS (2013). First reply to: Delayed surgery in displaced paediatric supracondylar fractures: a safe approach? Results from a large UK tertiary paediatric trauma centre. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol, 24(7), 1111.
  27. Ha T, Grant S, Huntley JS (2014). Monteggia type IV fracture in a child with radial head dislocation irreducible by closed means: a case report. BMC Res Notes, 7, 539.
  28. Huntley JS, Osman MK (2014). The osteotome: a design by Sir William Macewen. J Perioper Pract, 24(7-8), 182-4.
  29. Bradley LJ, Huntley JS (2014). Establishing the entry point for in situ pinning of slipped upper femoral epiphysis. Ann R Coll Surg Engl, 96(4), 317-8.
  30. Bradley LJ, Huntley JS (2014). Question 2: is there any long-term benefit from injecting botulinum toxin-A into children with cerebral palsy? Arch Dis Child, 99(4), 392-4.
  31. Huntley JS (2013). Neurapraxia and not neuropraxia. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg, 67(3), 430-1.
  32. Huntley JS (2014). Paediatric fracture clinic design--current practice and implications for change. BMC Res Notes, 7, 96.
  33. Kennedy JW, Irwin GJ, Huntley JS (2014). Growth arrest lines and intra-epiphyseal silhouettes: a case series. BMC Res Notes, 7, 27.
  34. Huntley JS (2013). Photographic recording of the features of the Pirani classification for club feet--a case study. J Vis Commun Med, 36(3-4), 117-20.
  35. Huntley JS (2013). Optimising the management of congenital talipes. Practitioner, 257(1765), 15-8, 2.
  36. Lee SW, Irwin GJ, Huntley JS (2013). Neonatal hip septic arthritis: ultrasound should not influence decision to aspirate. Scott Med J, 58(3), e18-21.
  37. Khader A, Huntley JS (2013). Congenital vertical talus in Cri du Chat Syndrome: a case report. BMC Res Notes, 6, 270.
  38. Yates P, Kellett C, Huntley JS, Whitwell D, Reed MR, Beadel G, Snyckers C (2013). The 2012 ABC orthopaedic fellowship in North America: May 24 to July 2. Bone Joint J, 95-B(5), 714-7.
  39. Allan C, Huntley JS (2013). Acute distal radial epiphyseal osteomyelitis: a case report. Scott Med J, 58(2), e27-30.
  40. Smith GH, McEachan JE, McLean A, Huntley JS (2013). Prevention of knot slippage with the use of cyanoacrylate glue: a mechanical study. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong), 21(1), 65-7.
  41. Smith GH, Huntley JS, Anakwe RE, Wallace RJ, McEachan JE (2011). Tensioning of Prolene reduces creep under cyclical load: relevance to a simple pre-operative manoeuvre. J Hand Surg Br, 37(9), 823-5.
  42. Shaw L, McCaul J, Irwin GJ, Huntley JS (2012). Foot anomalies and proximal symphalangism. Clin Anat, 25(6), 781-4.
  43. Bell SW, McLaughlin D, Huntley JS (2012). Paediatric forearm fractures in the west of Scotland. Scott Med J, 57(3), 139-43.
  44. Gaston MS, Irwin GJ, Huntley JS (2012). Lateral condyle fracture of a child's humerus: the radiographic features may be subtle. Scott Med J, 57(3), 182.
  45. Robertson JS, Marsh AG, Huntley JS (2012). Neurological status in paediatric upper limb injuries in the emergency department--current practice. BMC Res Notes, 5, 324.
  46. Lim JB, Huntley JS (2012). Musculoskeletal sequelae of Varicella-zoster infection: two case reports. Scott Med J, 57(2), 121.
  47. Huntley JS (2012). The Hunterian Museum (Glasgow). Scott Med J, 57(1), 1-3.
  48. Frame M, Huntley JS (2012). Rapid prototyping in orthopaedic surgery: a user's guide. ScientificWorldJournal, 2012, 838575.
  49. Osman MK, Irwin GJ, Huntley JS (2011). Swelling around a child's knee. Clin Anat, 24(7), 914-7.
  50. Miller NJ, Duncan RD, Huntley JS (2011). The conservative management of primary pyomyositis abscess in children: case series and review of the literature. Scott Med J, 56(3), i-181.
  51. van Niekerk M, Jawad F, Huntley JS, McCowan S (2011). A 45-year-old man presenting with anterior compartment syndrome three weeks following conservative treatment of an Achilles tendon rupture. Scott Med J, 56(2), 120.
  52. Lim J, Huntley JS (2011). Use of intra-medullary stacked nailing in the reduction of proximal plastic deformity in a pediatric Monteggia fracture: a case report. J Med Case Rep, 5, 153.
  53. Lim JB, Huntley JS (2011). Revisional surgery for hallux valgus with serial osteotomies at two levels. ScientificWorldJournal, 11, 657-61.
  54. Huntley JS (2011). Debridement: development of the concept. J Perioper Pract, 21(3), 104-5.
  55. Amin AK, Huntley JS, Patton JT, Brenkel IJ, Simpson AH, Hall AC (2011). Hyperosmolarity protects chondrocytes from mechanical injury in human articular cartilage: an experimental report. J Bone Joint Surg Br, 93(2), 277-84.
  56. Jenkins PJ, Duckworth AD, Robertson FP, Howie CR, Huntley JS (2011). Profiles of biomarkers of excess alcohol consumption in patients undergoing total hip replacement: correlation with function. ScientificWorldJournal, 11, 1804-11.
  57. Amin AK, Huntley JS, Simpson AH, Hall AC (2009). Increasing the osmolarity of joint irrigation solutions may avoid injury to cartilage: a pilot study. Clin Orthop Relat Res, 468(3), 875-84.
  58. Amin AK, Huntley JS, Bush PG, Simpson AH, Hall AC (2008). Chondrocyte death in mechanically injured articular cartilage--the influence of extracellular calcium. J Orthop Res, 27(6), 778-84.
  59. Amin AK, Huntley JS, Simpson AH, Hall AC (2009). Chondrocyte survival in articular cartilage: the influence of subchondral bone in a bovine model. J Bone Joint Surg Br, 91(5), 691-9.
  60. Jenkins PJ, Slade K, Huntley JS, Robinson CM (2008). A comparative analysis of the accuracy, diagnostic uncertainty and cost of imaging modalities in suspected scaphoid fractures. Injury, 39(7), 768-74.
  61. Amin AK, Huntley JS, Bush PG, Simpson AH, Hall AC (2008). Osmolarity influences chondrocyte death in wounded articular cartilage. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 90(7), 1531-42.
  62. Savaridas SL, Huntley JS, Porter DE, Williams L, Wilkinson AG (2008). The rate of skeletal maturation in the Scottish population: a comparison across 25 years (1980-2005). J Pediatr Orthop, 27(8), 952-4.
  63. Hallett A, Huntley JS, Gibson JN (2007). Foraminal stenosis and single-level degenerative disc disease: a randomized controlled trial comparing decompression with decompression and instrumented fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 32(13), 1375-80.
  64. Huntley JS, Hooper G (2006). Carpal anomalies. Clin Anat, 20(3), 326-8.
  65. Anakwe RE, Huntley JS, McEachan JE (2007). Grip strength and forearm circumference in a healthy population. J Hand Surg Br, 32(2), 203-9.
  66. Smith GH, Huntley JS, Keenan GF (2007). Necrotising myositis: a surgical emergency that may have minimal changes in the skin. Emerg Med J, 24(2), e8.
  67. Waller SL, Porter DE, Huntley JS (2006). Myositis ossificans progressiva. Br J Hosp Med (Lond), 67(11), 606-7.
  68. Huntley JS (2005). Benefits of experience--missing the perf. Lancet, 366(9486), 687.
  69. Huntley JS, McBirnie JM, Simpson AH, Hall AC (2004). Cutting-edge design to improve cell viability in osteochondral grafts. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 13(8), 665-71.
  70. Huntley JS, Kelly MB (2005). C-reactive protein: a valuable acute investigation. A case of pneumococcal meningitis presenting as ankle pain. Emerg Med J, 22(8), 602-3.
  71. Huntley JS, Simpson AH, Hall AC (2005). Use of non-degenerate human osteochondral tissue and confocal laser scanning microscopy for the study of chondrocyte death at cartilage surgery. Eur Cell Mater, 9, 13-22.
  72. Huntley JS, Bush PG, McBirnie JM, Simpson AH, Hall AC (2005). Chondrocyte death associated with human femoral osteochondral harvest as performed for mosaicplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 87(2), 351-60.
  73. Huntley JS, McEachan J (2004). Giant lipoma of the forearm. Hosp Med, 65(12), 758-9.
  74. Huntley JS (2004). Cutting cartilage--surgical perspective. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 12(10), 846-7; author reply 848.
  75. Huntley JS, Patton R, Touquet R (2004). Attitudes towards alcohol of emergency department doctors trained in the detection of alcohol misuse. Ann R Coll Surg Engl, 86(5), 329-33.
  76. Huntley JS, Christie J (2004). Surface replacement of the hip: a late revision. Can J Surg, 47(4), 302-3.
  77. Huntley JS, Anakwe R, Findlay I (2004). Informed consent and the JHO in Scotland. Int J Clin Pract, 58(6), 550-3.
  78. Kelly M, Dodds M, Huntley JS, Robinson CM (2004). Bilateral concurrent rupture of the Achilles tendon in the absence of risk factors. Hosp Med, 65(5), 310-1.
  79. Huntley JS, Touquet R (2004). Screening for alcohol misuse. Fam Pract, 21(2), 222-3.
  80. Huntley JS (2004). Castell coch. J R Soc Med, 97(2), 90-2.
  81. Huntley JS, Howie CR (2003). Case number 28: rheumatoid arthritis and congenitally short fourth metacarpals. Ann Rheum Dis, 63(1), 14.
  82. Huntley JS (2003). Putting Jenner back in his place. Lancet, 362(9399), 1942.
  83. Huntley JS, Dougall TW (2004). Mistaken identity: calcific tendinitis in the finger. Hosp Med, 64(12), 747.
  84. Bush PG, Huntley JS, Brenkel IJ, Hall AC (2003). The shape of things to come: chondrocytes and osteoarthritis. Clin Invest Med, 26(5), 249-51.
  85. Huntley JS, Bourne MC, Munro FD, Wilson-Storey D (2003). Troubles with the foreskin: one hundred consecutive referrals to paediatric surgeons. J R Soc Med, 96(9), 449-51.
  86. Huntley JS (2003). Trendelenburg and not Trendelenberg. Lancet, 362(9378), 174.
  87. Huntley JS, Bush PG, Hall AC, Macnicol MF (2003). Looking at the living human growth plate. CMAJ, 168(4), 459-60.
  88. Huntley JS, Blain C, Hood S, Touquet R (2001). Improving detection of alcohol misuse in patients presenting to an accident and emergency department. Emerg Med J, 18(2), 99-104.
  89. Huntley JS (2001). In search of A Fortunate Man. Lancet, 357(9255), 546-9.
  90. Huntley JS, Shields DA, Stallworthy NK (1999). Consent obtained by the junior house officer--is it informed? J R Soc Med, 91(10), 528-30.
  91. Sathyamoorthy V, Huntley JS, Hall AC, Hall RH (1997). Biochemical and physiological characteristics of HlyA, a pore-forming cytolysin of Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1. Toxicon, 35(4), 515-27.
  92. Huntley JS, Sathyamoorthy V, Hall RH, Hall AC (1997). Membrane attack induced by HlyA, a pore-forming toxin of Vibrio cholerae. Hum Exp Toxicol, 16(2), 101-5.
  93. Huntley JS, Hall AC (1996). Nature of the cation leak induced in erythrocyte membranes by Kanagawa haemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Biochim Biophys Acta, 1281(2), 220-6.
  94. Huntley JS, Hall AC (1996). Changes to erythrocyte membrane cation permeability induced by a bacterial toxin. Pflugers Arch, 431(4), 668-70.
  95. Huntley JS, Hall AC (1994). Aspects of the haemolytic reaction induced by Kanagawa haemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Toxicon, 32(11), 1397-412.
  96. Huntley JS, Hall AC, Sathyamoorthy V, Hall RH (1993). Cation flux studies of the lesion induced in human erythrocyte membranes by the thermostable direct hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Infect Immun, 61(10), 4326-32.

Review

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

Book

  1. Robertson C, Clegg G, Huntley J (2023). Storytelling in Medicine: How Narrative can Improve Practice. Children and story, A hospital's story and You should write. (2nd edition). (Vol. 2). London, UK: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis.

Editorial

  1. Huntley JS (2025). Boxing Day. Acad Psychiatry.

Letter

  1. Huntley JS, Davie RM, Hooper G (2006). A subungual schwannoma. [Letter to the editor]. Plast Reconstr Surg, 117(2), 712-3.
  2. Huntley JS (2003). Informed consent and junior house officers. [Letter to the editor]. Hosp Med, 64(5), 312.
  3. Huntley JS, Touquet R (2003). Prevention of the development of alcohol dependence by the early detection of alcohol misuse in accident and emergency departments. [Letter to the editor]. Hosp Med, 64(1), 49; author reply 49.