Sports Medicine, Total Joint Replacement, General Orthopaedics
Dr. James Goris is a board certified, fellowship trained, orthopaedic surgeon. He was raised in Logansport, Indiana, and he moved to the Evansville area in 1996. He has been treating patients at Orthopaedic Associates since August of 1996. He did his undergraduate work at Indiana University, and joined the elite group of students allowed to advance to medical school after only three years. Dr. Goris continued to excel and graduated Indiana University Medical School with high honors in 1990. Post-graduation, he began a five year residency program at Indiana University Hospitals with completion in 1995.
He undertook fellowship training in arthroscopy and sports medicine at the University of Wisconsin. This fellowship program was an optional extra year of training, beyond residency, that concentrated on surgical and nonsurgical management of athletic injuries, primarily focusing on the knee and shoulder.
Surgical interests include ACL reconstruction, knee arthroscopy, shoulder arthroscopy and rotator cuff repair. Other special interests include total hip, knee and shoulder joint replacement surgeries. Additionally, he has been performing limited incision partial knee replacements for fifteen years. Dr. Goris has extensive surgical experience. In 2017, he performed more than 600 outpatient surgeries and over 250 joint replacements. Despite surgical expertise, Dr. Goris finds great satisfaction in improving patients’ lives without surgery.
To diversify his knowledge, Dr. Goris was given the opportunity to work with various sports teams including the Indianapolis Colts, Wisconsin Badgers, University of Southern Indiana Eagles, University of Evansville Purple Aces and multiple surrounding high school teams.
Dr. Goris is happily married to his wife, Lori, and they are proud parents to five kids. Dr. Goris is a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. He also has children attending Memorial High School where they compete in soccer and swim team. Dr. Goris enjoys spending time with his family especially at Lake Barkley and on vacation. He also enjoys golfing, cycling, and running.
Certifications
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Certification Date: 1998
Post-Doctoral Education
10/1995-7/1996 University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics Division of Orthopedic Surgery – Section of Sports Medicine Fellowship
7/1991-6/1995 Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Orthopedic Surgery Residency
6/1990-6/1991 Indiana University School of Medicine Rotating Internship
10/1991, 10/1993 American Hand Society Regional Review
5/1993 Midas Rex Psychomotor Skills Institute
9/1992 Southwestern Rehabilitation and Prosthetics Review
2/1992 AO Basic Fracture Course
Teaching Appointments/Presentations
9/1992 Ingrowth Femoral Stems in a Renal Transplant Population. Goris JE, Colyer RA. Presented to the Hip Society.
5/1993 Ingrowth Femoral Stems in a Renal Transplant Population. Goris JE, Colyer RA. Presented to the Mid American Orthopedic Society Meeting.
4/1994 Shoulder Stabilization: Return of Function after Stabilization Procedures. Goris JE, Colyer RA. Presented to the Mid American Orthopedic Society Meeting.
3/1995 Long Term Follow-up of Painful Bipartite Patella. Goris JE, Rettig AC. Presented to the AOA Resident Conference, March 1995.
4/1995 Long Term Follow-up of Painful Bipartite Patella. Goris JE, Rettig AC. Presented to the Mid American Orthopedic Society Meeting.
Grand Rounds:
Osteochondritis Dissecans: History and Treatment
Current Concepts in Perthes Disease
Treatment of Cervical Spine Injury
Anatomy of Hip and Thigh
Patellar Complications in TKA
Stress Injuries in Athletes
Anatomy of the Elbow and Forearm
Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula
Treatment of Meniscal Injuries
Medical Education
5/1990 Indiana University School of Medicine Doctor of Medicine
