Richard J. Kearns, M.D.

OFFICE ADDRESS EDUCATION Richard J. Kearns, M.D. 7401 South Main 77030 (713) 799-2300 1967-1971 Fordham University - BA, Biology New York, New York 1971-1975 Georgetown University School of Medicine - MD Washington, D.C. RESIDENCY 1975-1977 General Surgery Residency (PGY-1, PGY-2) North Shore University Hospital (Cornell Medical School Affiliate) Manhasset, New York 1977-1980 Orthopaedic Residency (PGY-3, PGY-4, PGY-5) Hospital for Special Surgery/New York Hospital (Cornell Medical School) New York, New York FELLOWSHIP 1980-1981 Orthopaedic Oncology Fellow Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 1981-1982 Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery New York Medical College 1982-1984 Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery New York Medical College 1984-1988 Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Baylor College of Medicine,

1988-Present Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Baylor College of Medicine HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS 1981-1984 Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon and Orthopaedic Oncologist Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, Lincoln Hospital Center, Bronx, NY 1984-1988 Deputy Chief of Orthopaedics Ben Taub General Hospital, 1984-1995 Associate Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon and Orthopaedic Oncologist The Methodist Hospital, 1995-2007 Vice Chief of Staff Texas Orthopedic Hospital, BOARD CERTIFICATION Orthopaedic Surgery September 1982 LICENSURES New York State -- NY134452 Texas -- G6951 HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS Texas Orthopedic Hospital, The Methodist Hospital,

PRESENTATIONS "En Bloc Resection in the Treatment of Osteogenic Sarcoma", Cancer Seminar, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, November, 1981 "The Current Treatment of Malignant Bone Tumors", Physician Update, Long Island Chapter of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Medical College, April, 1982 "En Bloc Resection in the Treatment of Osteogenic Sarcoma", Guest Lecture, Baylor College of Medicine,, December, 1982 Metastatic Disease in Bone", Seminar in Clinical Aspects of Metastasis -- A Selective Update", Rosewell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, New York, October, 1983 "Anterior Decompression of the Spine for Metastatic Disease", New York Medical College, June, 1984 "Limb Sparing Surgery for Malignant Tumors of the Upper Extremity", The American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons First Open Meeting, Guest Lecture, January, 1985 "Arthroplasties and Prosthetic Replacements", 8th Annual Pathology Lectureship, Houston, Texas, December, 1986 Texas Orthopedic Pathology Workshop, Dallas, Texas, February, 1987 "Sciatica as the Presenting Symptom of Five Primary Pelvic Malignant Tumors", Texas Medical Association Annual Session, Houston, Texas, May 13-17, 1987

"The Efficacy of Use of Antibiotics in Low Velocity Gunshot Wounds to Bone", Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, November 19-21, 1987 "The Efficacy of Use of Antibiotics in Low Velocity Gunshot Wounds to the Bone", 55th Annual A.A.O.S. Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, February 6-9, 1988 "Bone Pathology and Surgical Interventions", Workshop for "The Orthopedic Patient: Challenges for the OR Nurse", Texas Woman's University,, April 9, 1988 "Cryosurgery in the Treatment of Bone Tumors", Texas Medical Association, 121st Annual Session, San Antonio, Texas May 12-15, 1988 "Cryosurgery in the Treatment of Bone Tumors", The Methodist Hospital, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, June 3, 1988 Radiographic View and Quality in the Assessment of the tibial Plateau Fracture: Are We Missing Something?", Orthopaedic Trauma Association, October 27-29, 1988 "Approaches to the Management of Cancer of the Bone", Oncology Nursing Seminar, Houston Marriott Medical Center, December 6, 1988 "Radiographic View and Quality in the Assessment of the Tibial Plateau Fracture: Are We Missing Something?", 56th Annual A.A.O.S. Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 9-14, 1989 "Tumors of Bone", Radiation Therapy Conference, The Methodist Hospital, October 11, 1990 Soft Tissue Sarcomas", Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of NAON, St. Luke's Hospital, October 19, 1990

"Adamantinoma: Aspiration Cytology with Differential Diagnostic and Immunohistochemical Considerations", presented in part at the 39th annual meeting of the American Society of Cytology, Los Angeles, CA, November 5-10, 1991 "Surgical Management of Soft Tissue and Bone Tumors", presented at the Orthopedic Concepts: Restoration and Fitness meeting,, March 7, 1992 "X-rays: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" and "Disorders of the Hip in Primary Care", presented at the Orthopedic Perspectives in Primary Care meeting,, November 1 & 2, 1993 Teleconference of American Society of Cytopathology, The Methodist Hospital, June 2, 1995 CONTINUING EDUCATION AO-ASIF Course on Fracture Fixation, Davos Switzerland, December 7-11, 1983 "Fracture Symposium; Fracture Repair, Conflicts and Consensus", New York City, May 8-10, 1984 "Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors: Pathology and Surgical Treatment", Texas Children's Hospital,, July 6-7, 1984 "Trauma of the Spine",, October 25-27, 1984 The Orthopedic Trauma Hospital Association First National Symposium and Workshop, Baltimore, Maryland, November 29-December 1, 1984

The American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons First Open Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 23-24, 1985 AO-ASIF Advanced Program, Sun Valley, Idaho, March 24-29, 1985 "Update Management Trauma Problems Around the Hip Joint", New York, New York, May 13-15, 1985 "Orthopedic Traumatology", Seattle, Washington, August 19-21, 1985 Seventh Annual Orthopedic Pathology Lectureship,, September 13-14, 1985 International Symposium on Limb Salvage in Musculoskeletal Oncology - 1985, Orlando, Florida, October 2-6, 1985 "Newer Techniques in Trauma Management - Advantages and Disadvantages", Chicago, Illinois, June 5-7, 1986 Wilhelmina Barnhart Lectureship, Houston, Texas, November 21, 1986 8th Annual St. Luke's Hospital Orthopedic Pathology Lectureship,, December 12-13, 1986 54th Annual A.A.O.S. Meeting, San Francisco, California, January 22-27, 1987 International Symposium on Limb Salvage in Musculoskeletal Oncology - 1987, Kyoto, Japan, October 28-30, 1987 55th Annual A.A.O.S. Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, February 6-9, 1988 "Optimizing Management of Primary Bone Tumors: An International Symposium Emphasizing the Multi-Disciplinary Approach",

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, November 2-5, 1988 10th Annual St. Luke's Hospital Orthopedic Pathology Lectureship, January 13-14, 1989 56th Annual A.A.O.S. Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 9-14, 1989 A.A.O.S. Summer Institute, Chicago, Illinois, September 11-15, 1989 "State of the Art in Total Joint Replacement", Harrington Arthritis Research Center, Phoenix, Arizona, November 19-22, 1989 "Total Hip Replacement 1990: Changing Times", Harvard Medical School, October 3-6, 1990 58th Annual A.A.O.S. Meeting, Anaheim, California, March 7-12, 1991 A.A.O.S. Total Hip Replacement, Scottsdale, Arizona, October 22-24, 1992 60th Annual A.A.O.S. Meeting, San Francisco, California, February 18-23, 1993 60 th Annual Meeting Specialty Day-Cancer, Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, San Francisco, California, February 21, 1993 12th Annual Meeting, Mid-America Orthopedic Association, Bermuda, April 27-May 1, 1994 A.A.O.S. Summer Institute Meeting, Monterrey, California, September 9-13, 1994 62nd Annual A.A.O.S. Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February 16-21, 1995 Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, Specialty Day, Orlando, Florida, February 19, 1995

Mid America Orthopedic Association, 14th Annual Meeting, Palm Beach, Florida, April 19-23, 1995 VII Annual Holiday Total Knee Course, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, December 7-8, 1995 Mid America Orthopedic Association, 14th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, April 24-26, 1996 Mid America Orthopedic Association, 15th Annual Meeting, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, April 23-27, 1997 Knee Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 22, 1998 65th American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19-23, 1998 66th American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, February 8, 1999 Hip Society, Anaheim, California, February 7, 1999 Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Eighteen Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona April 23, 2000. AAOS 68 th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California February 28, 2001 Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Nineteenth Annual Meeting Amelia Island, Florida April 18, 2001

Joe W. King Orthopedic Institute, The Legal and Ethical Implications Involved in Appropriate Medical Chart Documentation November 7, 2001 Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Twentieth Annual Meeting Tucson, AZ April 21, 2002 Depuy Eastern U.S. Consensus Panel Meeting Austin, Texas October 11, 2002 Joe W. King Orthopedic Institute Defining Impaired Physician and Physician Disruptive Behavior October 16, 2002 Depuy Advances in Orthopaedic Surgery, Vail, Colorado March 15, 2004 Joe W. King Orthopedic Institute Lowering Risk Increasing Satisfaction: Communication with Patients and Staff In a Time-Pressured Medical Practice November 3, 2004 Joe W. King Orthopedic Institute Behaviors That Protect Patient s Safety November 2005 Joe W. King Orthopedic Institute They ve activated the hospital disaster Plan, What am I supposed to do? A Guide for Physicians November 2006

Joe W. King Orthopedic Institute Regulatory and Ethical Aspects of Managing Patients with Pain November 2008 AAOS 2009 Annual Meeting Las Vegas, Nevada August 2009 Joe W. King Orthopedic Institute Physician Stress and Burnout November 2009 PUBLICATIONS Kearns, R., Schultz, R.: "Tumors in the Hand". The Journal of Hand Surgery, Part 2, Page 803, September, 1983. Klein, R., Kearns, R., Gold, R., and Smith, F.: "Case Report 323". Skeletal Radiology, Vol. 14, 1985. Weingarten, Marvin J., Tash, Robert, Klein, Robert M., and Kearns, Richard J.: Posterior Dislocation of the Sternoclavicular Joint"., New York State Journal of Medicine, Vol. 85, May, 1985. Kovach, John, Troung, Luan, Kearns, Richard, and Bennett, James: "Florid Reactive Periostitis". Journal of Hand Surgery. Kearns, Richard J.:"Upper Extremity Fracturesand Dislocations". Trauma. Edited by E.E. Moore, K.L. Mattox, D.V. Feliciano. Chapter 39, 1988. "The efficacy of Antibiotic Use in Low Velocity Gunshot Wounds to Bone", Journal of Orthopedic Trauma, Volume 3, Number 1, 1989 "Fractures and Dislocations of the Upper Extremity", Early Care of the Injured Patient, 1990, Edited by E.E. Moore, etal. Kearns, Richard J., Soltis, George, Mendelow, Michael,: "Clinical and Radiographic Analysis of Tibial Plateau Fractures: Are We Missing Something?".

"Upper Extremity Fractures and Dislocations", Trauma, Edition 2, Edited by D.V. Feliciano, etal. Laucirica, Rodolfo, Mody, Dina, MacLeay, Lachlan, Kearns, Richard J., and Ramzy, Ibrahim,: "Adamantinoma - A Case Report with Aspiration Cytology and Differential Diagnostic and Immunohistochemical Considerations". 1991 Gugenheim, Joseph J., Kearns, Richard J., and Dahl, Mark T.,: "The Use of En Bloc Resection and Ilizarov Bone Transport for Musculoskeletal Tumors: A Preliminary Report". 1995