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John S. Groundland
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John S. Groundland, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Hospital South

Clinic 3A, Sarcoma
Salt Lake City
801-585-7180

Primary Children's Hospital

Pediatric Orthopaedics
Salt Lake City
801-662-5600
  • John Groundland, MD MS is a surgeon in the Musculoskeletal Surgical Oncology Clinic within the Sarcoma Center at the University of Utah. He sees patients at the Huntsman Cancer Institute and the Primary Children's Hospital. He completed fellowship training in Sarcoma Surgery as the Sarcoma Advanced Research and Clinical Fellow at the University of Utah. He competed medical school and residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of South Florida. His undergraduate and graduate degrees are from University of Delaware and Duke University, repectively.

    Board Certification

    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 153 reviews )

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    June 29, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    This Dr rocks. He listen to your question and answer based on your concerns. He high level of knowledge and experience qualified him to be a peace maker

    June 26, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Dr Groundland is friendly and explains things in a way I can understand. He is very committed to making sure they don't miss a reoccurrence of my spindle cell sarcoma. I trust him.

    June 25, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Very thorough and professional.

    June 10, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    This was my first meeting with Dr Groundland. He was very pleasant yet professional. I took a liking to him right away. I told him I liked his attitude and manner.

    June 08, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    He is a very kind and skilled doctor.

    June 04, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Dr. Groundland is amazing. He is my hero. He is saving my life right now and extending my quality of life.

    May 22, 2024
    PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

    The best doctor! Takes time to listen to your needs.

    May 22, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    He is a wonderful doc. Dr jones was my surgeon ans dr groundland has taken over my care. Both down to earth and make feel very comfortable with my ongoing care

    May 21, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    He is an amazing Doctor and a wonderful advocate for the best care for his patients! We are so pleased to have him as our Sarcoma specialist!!

  • John Groundland, MD MS is a surgeon in the Musculoskeletal Surgical Oncology Clinic within the Sarcoma Center at the University of Utah. He sees patients at the Huntsman Cancer Institute and the Primary Children's Hospital. He completed fellowship training in Sarcoma Surgery as the Sarcoma Advanced Research and Clinical Fellow at the University of Utah. He competed medical school and residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of South Florida. His undergraduate and graduate degrees are from University of Delaware and Duke University, repectively.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Orthopaedics -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

    Education history

    Fellowship Sarcoma Surgery - University of Utah Fellow
    Orthopedic Surgery - University of South Florida Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of South Florida M.D.
    Physical Therapy - Duke University M.S.
    Undergraduate Biological Sciences - University Of Delaware B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Groundland JS, Letson GD, Binitie O (Accepted March 2017). Current Trends in Limb Salvage Surgery for Pediatric Patients with Sarcoma. (Epub ahead of print) Cancer Control.
    2. Westlake B, Brown J, Hart J, Skiby C, Jones K, Groundland J (2024). Exploring the Diagnostic Dilemma of Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules in Patients with Primary Sarcoma of Bone. Sarcoma, 2024, 9926675. (Read full article)
    3. Pozner A, Li L, Verma SP, Wang S, Barrott JJ, Nelson ML, Yu JSE, Negri GL, Colborne S, Hughes CS, Zhu JF, Lambert SL, Carroll LS, Smith-Fry K, Stewart MG, Kannan S, Jensen B, John CM, Sikdar S, Liu H, Dang NH, Bourdage J, Li J, Vahrenkamp JM, Mortenson KL, Groundland JS, Wustrack R, Senger DL, Zemp FJ, Mahoney DJ, Gertz J, Zhang X, Lazar AJ, Hirst M, Morin GB, Nielsen TO, Shen PS, Jones KB (2024). ASPSCR1-TFE3 reprograms transcription by organizing enhancer loops around hexameric VCP/p97. Nat Commun, 15(1), 1165. (Read full article)
    4. Wang XQ, Brown JM, Lorimer S, Jones KB, Groundland JS (2023). Thermal necrosis in orthopedic bone tumors: experimental research. Ann Med Surg (Lond), 85(9), 4372-4377. (Read full article)
    5. Brown JM, Rakoczy K, Tokson JH, Jones KB, Groundland JS (2022). Ewing sarcoma of the pelvis: Clinical features and overall survival(). Cancer Treat Res Commun, 33, 100634. (Read full article)
    6. Stoops K, Brown JM, Santoni B, Groundland J (2022). Thermal Properties of Polymethyl Methacrylate Vary Depending on Brand and Type. J Orthop Res. (Read full article)
    7. Prophylactic Antibiotic Regimens in Tumor Surgery PARITY Investigators, Ghert M, Schneider P, Guyatt G, Thabane L, Vlez R, OShea T, Randall RL, Turcotte R, Wilson D, Wunder JS, Baptista AM, Cheng EY, Doung YC, Ferguson PC, Giglio V, Hayden J, Heels-Ansdell D, Khan SA, Sampath Kumar V, McKay P, Miller B, van de Sande M, Zumrraga JP, Bhandari M (2022). Comparison of Prophylactic Intravenous Antibiotic Regimens After Endoprosthetic Reconstruction for Lower Extremity Bone Tumors: A Randomized Clinical Trial.  Collaborator with Prophylactic Antibiotic Regimens in Tumor Surgery (PARITY) Investigators. JAMA Oncol, 8(3), 345-353. (Read full article)
    8. Brown JM, Rakoczy K, Hart J, Jones KB, Groundland JS (2022). Presenting features and overall survival of chondrosarcoma of the pelvis. Cancer Treat Res Commun, 30, 100510. (Read full article)
    9. Brown JM, Rakoczy K, Hart J, Jones KB, Groundland JS (2022). Presenting features and overall survival of chondrosarcoma of the pelvis. Adv Radiat Oncol, 30. (Read full article)
    10. Brown JM, Matichak D, Rakoczy K, Groundland J (2021). Osteosarcoma of the Pelvis: Clinical Presentation and Overall Survival. Sarcoma, 2021, 8027314. (Read full article)
    11. Groundland J, Brown JM, Monument M, Bernthal N, Jones KB, Randall RL (2021). What Are the Long-term Surgical Outcomes of Compressive Endoprosthetic Osseointegration of the Femur with a Minimum 10-year Follow-up Period? Clin Orthop Relat Res, 480, 539-548. (Read full article)
    12. Kraus RD, Weil CR, Wells S, Tward JD, Groundland JS, Jones KB, Cannon DM (2021). Radiation Therapy in Conjunction With Surgical Stabilization of Impending or Pathologic Fractures Secondary to Metastasis: Is There a Difference Between Single and Multifraction Regimens? Adv Radiat Oncol, 7(2), 100795. (Read full article)
    13. Groundland J, Brown J, Jones K, Randall RL (2021). Is osseous reattachment of the greater trochanter necessary compared to soft-tissue-only abductor repair in proximal femoral megaprosthesis reconstruction? J Surg Oncol, 124(1), 115-123. (Read full article)
    14. Henderson ER, Keeney BJ, Husson EG, Bernthal NM, Ji T, Pala E, Funovics PT, Groundland JS, Lozano-Calderon S, Puchner S, Zoller SD, Ruggieri P, Windhager R, Guo W, Hornicek FJ, Letson GD, Temple HT (2020). Nonmechanical Revision Indications Portend Repeat Limb-Salvage Failure Following Total Femoral Replacement. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 102(17), 1511-1520. (Read full article)
    15. Sawyer J, Van Boerum MS, Groundland J, Lorimer S, Agarwal J (2020). Free tibia and fibula-fillet-of-leg flap for pelvic ring reconstruction: A case report. Microsurgery, 40(4), 492-496. (Read full article)
    16. Henderson ER, Keeney BJ, Pala E, Funovics PT, Eward WC, Groundland JS, Ehrlichman LK, Puchner SS, Brigman BE, Ready JE, Temple HT, Ruggieri P, Windhager R, Letson GD, Hornicek FJ (2017). The stability of the hip after the use of a proximal femoral endoprosthesis for oncological indications: analysis of variables relating to the patient and the surgical technique. Bone Joint J, 99-B(4), 531-537. (Read full article)
    17. Au B, Groundland J, Stoops TK, Santoni BG, Sagi HC (2017). Comparison of 3 Methods for Maintaining Inter-Fragmentary Compression After Fracture Reduction and Fixation. J Orthop Trauma, 31(4), 210-213. (Read full article)
    18. Groundland JS, Ambler SB, Houskamp LD, Orriola JJ, Binitie OT, Letson GD (2016). Surgical and Functional Outcomes After Limb-Preservation Surgery for Tumor in Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review.LID - 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.O.00013 [doi]LID - 01874474-201602000-00002 [pii]. JBJS Rev, 4(2). (Read full article)
    19. Henderson ER, Gao J, Groundland J, Binitie O, Letson GD (2015). Expandable Total Humeral Replacement in a Child with Osteosarcoma. Case Rep Orthop, 2015, 690159. (Read full article)
    20. Palumbo BT, Henderson ER, Groundland JS, Cheong D, Pala E, Letson GD, Ruggieri P (2011). Advances in segmental endoprosthetic reconstruction for extremity tumors: a review of contemporary designs and techniques. Cancer Control, 18(3), 160-70. (Read full article)
    21. Henderson ER, Groundland JS, Pala E, Dennis JA, Wooten R, Cheong D, Windhager R, Kotz RI, Mercuri M, Funovics PT, Hornicek FJ, Temple HT, Ruggieri P, Letson GD (2011). Failure mode classification for tumor endoprostheses: retrospective review of five institutions and a literature review. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 93(5), 418-29. (Read full article)
    22. Henderson ER, Jennings JM, Marulanda GA, Groundland JS, Cheong D, Letson GD (2011). Enhancing soft tissue ingrowth in proximal femoral arthroplasty with aortograft sleeve: a novel technique and early results. J Arthroplasty, 26(1), 161-3. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Groundland JS, Binitie O (2016). Reconstruction After Tumor Resection in the Growing Child. [Review]. Orthop Clin North Am, 47(1), 265-81. (Read full article)

    Book Chapter

    1. Groundland JS, Randall RL (Accepted Nov 2016). Extraskeletal Ewing Sarcoma. In Complex General Surgical Oncology.
    2. Groundland JS, Randall RL (Accepted Nov 2016). Rhabdomyosarcoma. In Complex General Surgical Oncology.
    3. Henderson ER, Groundland JS (Invited Publication In Process of Submission). Bone Tumors. In Primary Care (6th Edition).
    4. Randall L, Groundland J (2022). Bone Tumors. In Randall L|Groundland J (Ed.), Pediatric Surgical Oncology (pp. 313-328). (Read full article)

    Case Report

    1. Serpico R, Brown J, Blank A, Jones K, Randall RL, Groundland J (2021). Metastasis of Osteosarcoma to the Abdomen: A Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Literature. Case Rep Oncol, 14(1), 647-658. (Read full article)
    2. Mortensen AJ, Groundland JS, Tomasevich KM, Hobson TE, Randall RL, Aoki SK (2021). Ischial osteoid osteoma: A cause of persistent hip pain in an adolescent patient with bilateral femoroacetabular impingement. Radiol Case Rep, 16(5), 1037-1041. (Read full article)
    3. Lelkes VMJones KBGroundland JS (2020). Chest Wall Resection for Sarcoma: A Surgical Technique and Case Series. Sarcoma, 30(2). (Read full article)

    Abstract

    1. Williams JR, Goldin SB, Di Gennero JP, Brannick MT, Paidas C, Shames M, Singh R, Downes K, Lomas H, Heithaus E, Molloy D, Donohue D, Groundland J (2010). Surgical Novice Response to Laparoscopic Surgery Training on Simulators Before and After Training [Abstract]. Journal of Surgical Research, 158(2), 251.
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