• Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 1970-74, B.S. (Chemical Engineering)
• Tulane Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1974-78, M.D.

• Internship - Charity Hospital of New Orleans, 1978-79
• Residency - Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane School of Medicine & Affiliated Hospitals, 1979-83
• Fellowship - Spine Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1983

Current Professional Activities/Committees::

• Greater New Orleans Orthopaedic Society; \
• Fellow-American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons;
• North American Spine Society;
• Mid-America Orthopaedic Association;
• Southern Medical Association;
• Louisiana State Medical Society;
• National Medical Association;
• Tulane Caldwell Society;
• Orleans Parish Medical Society;
• Clinical Orthopaedic Society;
• Louisiana Orthopaedic Association;
• New Orleans Medical Association;
• Louisiana State Medical Association;
• Cervical Spine Research Society, including spine surgery

Role in Residency Training Program:

• Instructor of residents in Orthopaedic Surgery

Selected Publications in Referred Journals::

• Butler, JC, Whitecloud, TS and LaRocca, H.: "Cervical Acceleration Injuries: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-term Outcome", The Adult Spine, 2nd Edition, Lippincott-Raven Publishers, April, 1996
• Butler, JC, Whitecloud, TS: Postlaminectomy kyphosis causes and surgical management. Ortho Clinics of North America Vol 23(3):505-511, July 1992
• Cook, SD, Brinker, MR, Anderson, RC, Tomlinson, RJ, Butler, JC: " Performance of retrieved kuntsher intramedullary rods: Improved corrosion resistance with contemporary design". Clinical Materials 5:53-71, 1990
• Butler, JC, Skalley, TC, Cook, SD, Brinker, MR, Haddad, RJ, Sackett, JR, Cheramie, JB: Clinical and roentgenographic evaluation of bipolar prostheses with noncemented anatomic medullary locking femoral stems. Clin Orthop & Rel Res 254:180-188, 1990 \
• Whitecloud, TS Butler, JC, Cohen JL, Candelora, PD: Complications with the variable spinal plating system. Spine Vol 14 (4), April 1989

Recent Presentations and Meetings attended:

• “Low Back Pain: Evaluation and Treatment,” presented to Slidell Memorial Hospital medical staff, Slidell, LA, July 2001
• “Your Health Matters,” interview with WLAE television in New Orleans, LA, June 23, 2003.
• “Open & Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Lumbar Spine,” Medical Education & Research Institute, Memphis, TN, August 2000.
• North American Spine Society, New Orleans, LA, October 2000
• Cervical Spine Research Society, Charleston, SC, November 2000
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, February 2001
• National Medical Association, Honolulu, HA, August 2002
• “Maximizing Your Orthopaedic Practice,” Arthroscopy Association of North America, Chicago, IL, October 2002
• North American Spine Society, Montreal, Canada, October 2002
• American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, February 2003