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.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Certification Date: 1998
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
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:
5/1990
Indiana University School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
4/1983-4/1986
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Undergraduate degree
1996
Risk Factors for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury. Goris JE, Graf BK. Wisconsin State Medical Journal 95(6):367-9, June 1996.