Biography

Dr. Bonnie P. Gregory is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.

Dr. Gregory specializes in Sports Medicine with an emphasis on innovative, arthroscopic procedures and complex, open surgeries of the shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee. She treats a full spectrum of musculoskeletal injuries in athletes of all ages, with a special interest in the demands of competitive athletes. She has an active interest in clinical research and is an expert in nonsurgical management and rehabilitation of sports-related injuries.

Dr. Gregory received her undergraduate degree at the Duke University (Durham, NC) where she was a varsity rower and achieved academic All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors.  She completed medical school at the University of Louisville (Louisville, KY) where she was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society.  She completed her residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the prestigious Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, IL) followed by a fellowship in Shoulder and Sports Medicine at Duke University (Durham, NC).

During her training, she had extensive hands-on experience in sports medicine treating recreational, high school, collegiate, and professional athletes. She worked with the Chicago Steel Hockey Team (USHL), the Joffrey Ballet (Chicago, IL); the athletic teams at Duke University, North Carolina Central University, and Roosevelt University (Chicago, IL); as well as local high school teams. Dr. Gregory is the team physician for the Houston Dash, Sugar Land Skeeters, University of Houston, North American University (Stafford, Texas), and Foster High School,  and also participates in the care of athletes at other local high schools.

Dr. Gregory is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society, and the Piedmont Orthopaedic Society.  She has authored many scientific articles as well as textbook chapters on topics within sports medicine, and presented her work at national meetings. She is a rising leader in orthopaedics and has completed the Feagin Leadership Program at Duke University as well as the American Orthopaedic Association C. McCollister Evart Resident Leadership Forum and Emerging Leaders Program.

Ultimately, Dr. Gregory’s goal is to utilize evidence-based, individualized treatment plans to get her patients back to the activities they enjoy and prevent future injuries.

Education

Undergraduate Degree
Bachelor of Science in Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Medical Degree
Doctor of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky
Residency
Orthopedic Surgery Residency, Rush University Medical, Chicago, Illinois
Fellowship
Orthopedic Surgery Sports Medicine and Shoulder Fellowship, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Publications

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Frank RM, Gregory B, O’Brien M, Bernardoni E, Verma NN, Cole BJ, Nicholson GP, Romeo AA. Ninety-day complications following the Latarjet procedure. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2018 Aug 15. pii: S1058-2746(18)30475-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2018.06.022. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 30121152
  2. Zuke, W, Leroux, T, Gregory, B, Black, A, Forsythe, B, Cole, B, Verma, N. Establishing Maximal Medical Improvement in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repairs. Am J Sports Med. 2018 Mar;46(4):1000-1007. doi: 10.1177/0363546517707963. Epub 2017 Jun 26. PMID: 28650679
  3. Gregory, B, Wysocki, R., Cohen, M. Controversies in Surgical Management of Recalcitrant Enthesopathy of the Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis. J Hand Surg Am. 2016 Aug;41(8):856-9. PMID: 27491631
  4. Patel, A, Gregory, B, Wyscoki, R. Volarly Extruded Fractures of the Index Metacarpal Base Ulnar Condyle: Report of Two Cases. Jour Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2015 Nov;40(9):1012-3. PMID: 25881979
  5. Gregory, B, Nyland, J. Medial Elbow Injuries in Young Throwing Athletes. Muscle, Ligaments, and Tendons Journal. 2013. Vol 3 (No. 2): 91-100. PMID: 23888291
  6. Wahlang, B, Falkner, K, Gregory, B, Ansert, D, Young, D, Conklin, D, McClain, C, Bhatnagar, A, Cave, M. Polychlorinated Biphenyl 153 Is a Diet-dependent Obesogen Which Worsens Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease In Male C57BL6/J Mice. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 2013 Apr 22. doi:pii: S0955-2863(13)00033-8. 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2013.01.009. PMID: 23618531 (Supported by Training Grant T35 ES014559 from the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS))
  7. Cave M, Falkner KC, Henry L, Costello B, Gregory B, McClain CJ. Serum Cytokeratin 18 and Cytokine Elevations Suggest A High Prevalence of Occupational Liver Disease in Highly Exposed Elastomer/Polymer Workers. J Occup Environ Med.2011 Oct;53(10):1128-33 PMID:21915069 (Supported by Training Grant T35 ES014559 from the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS))

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Gregory, B, Riboh, J. Management of knee injuries in the adolescent Basketball player. The Basketball Sports Medicine and Science Book. 2019 In Review
  2. Waterman, B, Gregory, B, Romeo, A. Treatment of Superior Labral / Biceps Pathology in the Overhead Throwers. World Clinical Orthopedics. 2017
  3. Meadows, M, Gregory, B., Thorsness,R., Romeo, A., Arciero, R. : Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in Athletes. Outcomes of Nonsurgical and Surgical management of Anterior Shoulder Instability. 2016

ABSTRACTS/POSTERS

  1. Frank RM, Richardson C, Gregory B, Sumner S, O’Brien M, Bernardoni E, , Verma NN, Cole BJ, Nicholson GP, Provencher M, Romeo AA. (2018) 90-Day Complications Following the Distal Tibia Allograft Procedure. 2018 AOSSM Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA The Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 6(7)(suppl 4) DOI: 10.1177/2325967118S00090
  2. Zuke, W, Leroux, T, Gregory, B , Forsythe, B, Cole, B, Verma, N. (2017) Establishing Maximal Medical Improvement in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repairs. 27th Congress of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow, ePoster, Berlin, Germany
  3. Frank, R, Gregory, B, O’Brien, M, Bernardoni, E, Verma, N, Cole, B, Nicholson, G, Romeo, A. (2017) 90-Day Complications Following the Latarjet Procedure. 27th Congress of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow, ePoster, Berlin, Germany
  4. O’Brien, M, Gregory, B, McEwen, M, Nicholson, G. (2017) Hypertrophy of the Anterior Coracoacromial Ligament as an Etiology of Shoulder Pain in the Young Overhead Hypertrophy of the Coracoacromial Ligament in the Youth Overhand Athlete as a Cause of Overuse Shoulder Pain. 27th Congress of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow, ePoster, Berlin, Germany
  5. Luchetti, T, Hedroug, Y, Gregory, B, Wysocki, R. (2017) Radiographic Analysis of Proximal Pole Scaphoid Fractures. ASSH Annual Meeting, Poster #1332. San Francisco, CA.
  6. Luchetti, T, Rao, A, Gregory, B, Fernandez, J, Cohen, M, Wysocki, R. (2017) The Healing Potential of Proximal Pole Scaphoid Delayed Unions. ASSH Annual Meeting, Poster #1330. San Francisco, CA.
  7. Frank, R, Gregory, B, O’Brien, M, Bernardoni, E, Verma, N, Cole, B, Nicholson, G, Romeo, A. (2017) 90-Day Complications Following the Latarjet Procedure. ISAKOS Biennial Congress ePoster #2012, Shanghai, China.
  8. O’Brien, M, Gregory, B, McEwen, M, Nicholson, G. (2017) Hypertrophy of the Anterior Coracoacromial Ligament as an Etiology of Shoulder Pain in the Young Overhead Athlete. Rush Research Forum. Chicago, IL.
  9. Gregory, B , Zuke, W, Leroux, T, Forsythe, B, Cole, B, Verma, N. (2017) Establishing Maximal Medical Improvement in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repairs. AANA Annual Meeting ePoster # e023, Denver, CO
  10. Frank, R, Gregory, B, O’Brien, M, Bernardoni, E, Verma, N, Cole, B, Nicholson, G, Romeo, A. (2016) 90-Day Complications Following the Latarjet Procedure. Orthopedic Summit 2016, Paper #45, Las Vegas, NV.
  11. Gregory, B., Gum, J., Yerasimides, J. (2012) Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty in Adolescents: A Case Series. (Poster) Research!Louisville; University of Louisville.
  12. Cave, M, Gregory, B, McCallister, B, Falkner, K, Conklin, D, Young, D, McClain, CJ, Bhatnagar, A. Polychlorinated biphenyl 153 Worsens Diet-induced Obesity and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in C57/BL6 Mice. Society of Toxicology Annual National Meeting 2011. Abstract 2245. Washington, DC.; 2245A.
  13. Gregory, B, Falkner, KC, Conklin, D, Cave, M. (2010) Polychlorinated Biphenyl 153 Worsens Diet-induced Obesity and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in C57/BL6 Mice. (Poster) Research!Louisville; University of Louisville.

PRESENTATIONS

  1. Gregory, B. , William Zuke BS, Timothy Leroux MD, Brian Forsythe MD, Brian Cole MD, Nikhil Verma MD. Establishing Maximal Medical Improvement in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repairs. Rush University Annual Thesis Day, June 22, 2018.
  2. Frank RM, Gregory B, O’Brien MC, Bernardoni E, Sumner S, Verma NN, Cole BJ, Nicholson GP, Romeo AA. 90-Day Complications Following the Latarjet Procedure. 2018 AANA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. April 26, 2018.
  3. Frank RM, Gregory B, O’Brien MC, Bernardoni E, Sumner S, Verma NN, Cole BJ, Nicholson GP, Romeo AA. 90-Day Complications Following the Latarjet Procedure. 2018 AAOS Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. March 9, 2018.
  4. Gregory, B. , William Zuke BS, Timothy Leroux MD, Brian Forsythe MD, Brian Cole MD, Nikhil Verma MD. (2017) Establishing Maximal Medical Improvement in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repairs. AOSSM Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada
  5. Gregory, B., Gitelis, S. 4M with Thigh Pain: Van Ness Rotationplasty Case Presentation, Thesis Day, Rush University, June, 2016.
  6. Gregory, B., Colman, M. 26 Female with Acute Quadriplegia. Grand Rounds Presentation, Rush University, December, 2015.
  7. Gregory, B. 67 year-old Female with Elbow Pain and Instability. 5th Annual Gunnar Andersson Lectureship Day, Rush University, August 2015.