RobertJohnEstherMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Chapel Hill, NC

Musculoskeletal Oncology/Cancer

Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

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Office
102 Mason Farm Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone+1 984-974-5700

Fax+1 919-966-7956
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Education & Training

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Musculoskeletal Oncology, 2005 - 2006
University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1998 - 2004
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 1998 - 2024
MN State Medical License 2004 - 2006
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Recurrent Hemarthrosis following Resections of Benign Bone Tumors: A Case Report of Two Pediatric Cases.
Ryan H. Barnes, Dawn Harter, Robert J. Esther, Ganesh V. Kamath, Anna D. Vergun> ;Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2021 Aug 3
4 citations
Pathologic nodal staging for clinically node negative soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities.
Ugwuji N. Maduekwe, Joshua Herb, Robert J. Esther, Hong Jin Kim, Philip M Spanheimer> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2021 Mar 22
2 citations
Does Timing Matter? Surgical Outcomes in High-Grade Sarcomas after Neoadjuvant Radiation Therapy.
Raphael J. Louie, Kyle Wang, Trevor J. Royce, Brian T. Beaty, Robert J. Esther, Joel E. Tepper, Hong Jin Kim> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Oct 1
9 citations
Not All Patients Undergoing Stabilization of Impending Pathologic Fractures for Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastases to the Femur Need Preoperative Embolization.
Edward W. Jernigan, Joshua N. Tennant, Robert J. Esther> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2018 Mar 1
Iatrogenic lesions of soft tissue and bone.
Siobhan O'Connor, Sara E. Wobker, Diana M. Cardona, William C. Eward, Robert J. Esther, Leslie G. Dodd> ;Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology. 2017 Sep 1
2 citations
Intraosseous Rosai-Dorfman Disease Diagnosed by Touch Imprint Cytology Evaluation: A Case Series
Robert J. Esther, Scot V. Smith, Sara E. Wobker> ;Diagnostic Cytopathology. 2018 Jan 1
8 citations
Fringe Benefits Among US Orthopedic Residency Programs Vary Considerably: a National Survey
R. Carter Clement, Erik C. Olsson, Prateek Katti, Robert J. Esther> ;HSS Journal. 2016 Mar 4
6 citations
Soft Tissue Masses for the General Orthopedic Surgeon
Edward W. Jernigan, Robert J. Esther> ;The Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 2015 Jul 1
14 citations
Clear cell chondrosarcoma: Cytologic findings in six cases.
Xiaoyin “Sara” Jiang, Liron Pantanowitz, Marilyn M. Bui, Robert Esther, Debra Budwit, Leslie G. Dodd> ;Diagnostic Cytopathology. 2014 Sep 1
24 citations
Wound Complications in Preoperatively Irradiated Soft-Tissue Sarcomas of the Extremities
Lewis Rosenberg, Robert J. Esther, Kamil Erfanian, Rebecca L. Green, Hong Jin Kim, Raeshell S. Sweeting, Joel E. Tepper> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2013 Feb 1
22 citations
Osteolipoma: radiological, pathological, and cytogenetic analysis of three cases
Karen J. Fritchie, Jordan B. Renner, Kathleen W. Rao, Robert J. Esther> ;Skeletal Radiology. 2012 Feb 1
4 citations
False-negative fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography of a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor arising from a plexiform neurofibroma in the se...
Kameron R. Shahid, Kimberly K. Amrami, Robert J. Esther, Val J. Lowe, Robert J. Spinner> ;Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances. 2011 Jan 1
3 citations
Development and Use of a Second-Year Musculoskeletal Organ-System Curriculum: A Forty-Year Experience
Frank C. Wilson, Robert J. Esther> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2010 Sep 1
5 citations
Effect of NKISK on tendon lengthening: An in vivo model for various clinically applicable dosing regimens
Robert J. Esther, R. Alexander Creighton, Reid W. Draeger, Paul S. Weinhold, Laurence E. Dahners> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2008 Jul 1
22 citations
Follow-up study of long-term survivors of osteosarcoma in the prechemotherapy era
Robyn L. Gaffney, K. Krishnan Unni, Franklin H. Sim, Jeffrey M. Slezak, Robert J. Esther, Mark E. Bolander> ;Human Pathology. 2006 Aug 1
192 citations
Hardware removal: indications and expectations.
Matthew L. Busam, Robert John Esther, William T. Obremskey> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2006 Feb 1
1 citations
A call for an end to "past medical history".
Robert J. Esther> ;Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2005 Sep 1
28 citations
Foot tumors: diagnosis and treatment.
Gary D. Bos, Robert J. Esther, T. Scott Woll> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2002 Jul 1
5 citations
MANAGEMENT OF METASTATIC DISEASE OF OTHER BONES
Robert J. Esther, Gary D. Bos> ;The Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 2000 Oct 1
168 citations
Social conditions and self-management are more powerful determinants of Health than access to care
Theodore Pincus, Robert J. Esther, Darren A. DeWalt, Leigh F. Callahan> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 1998 Sep 1
5 citations
Use of physical restraints in a nineteenth-century state hospital.
Robert J. Esther> ;History of Psychiatry. 1997 Mar 1
39 citations
Differential antigen preservation during tissue autolysis.
Richard J. Pelstring, D. Craig Allred, Robert J. Esther, Shellye R. Lampkin, Peter M. Banks> ;Human Pathology. 1991 Mar 1
Marjolin ulcers: secondary carcinomas in chronic wounds.
Esther, R. J., Lamps, L., Schwartz, H. S.> ;J South Orthop Assoc. 1999
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