Austin Heare, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopedics
Medical School
- MD, University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Undergraduate School
- BS, Colorado State University (CO) (2007)
Residency
- University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Chief Resident, Orthopedics
Fellowships
- University of Minnesota Program, Orthopedic Trauma
Department
OrthopedicsProfessional Titles
- Orthopedic Traumatology & Joint Replacement Surgeon
Publications
- Parry JA, Funk A, Heare A, Stacey S, Mauffrey C, Starr A, Crist B, Krettek C, Jones CB, Kleweno CP, Firoozabadi R, Sagi HC, Archdeacon M, Eastman J, Langford J, Oransky M, Martin M, Cole P, Giannoudis P, Byun SE, Morgan SJ, Smith W, Giordano V, Trikha V. An international survey of pelvic trauma surgeons on the management of pelvic ring injuries. Injury. 2020 Jul 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32943214
- Cunningham BP, Ali A, Parikh HR, Heare A, Blaschke B, Zaman S, Montalvo R, Reahl B, Rotuno G, Kark J, Bender M, Miller B, Basmajian H, McLemore R, Shearer DW, Obremskey W, Sagi C, O'Toole RV. Immediate weight bearing as tolerated (WBAT) correlates with a decreased length of stay post intramedullary fixation for subtrochanteric fractures: a multicenter retrospective cohort study. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2020 Aug 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32797351
- Perry NPJ, Tucker NJ, Hadeed MM, Heare A, Stacey SC, Hammerberg EM, Mauffrey C, Parry JA. The Antibiotic Cement Bead Rouleaux: A technical trick to maximize the surface area to volume ratio of cement beads to improve the elution of antibiotics. J Orthop Trauma. 2021 Dec 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34962236
- Parry JA, Hadeed MM, Tucker NJ, Strage KE, Scott BL, Stacey SC, Heare A, Mauffrey C. The Nonoperative Management of Minimally Displaced Lateral Compression Type 1 (LC1) Pelvic Ring Injuries With and Without Occult Instability. J Orthop Trauma. 2021 Oct 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34690326
- Hadeed MM, Parry JA, Stacey S, Fader RR, Heare A, Mauffrey C. Percutaneous Reduction of Intra-articular Posterior Wall Acetabular Rim Fragment: Surgical Technique and Case Series with an average follow up of 2 years. J Orthop Trauma. 2021 Oct 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34653101
- Hadeed M, Heare A, Parry J, Mauffrey C. Anatomical Considerations in Percutaneous Fixation of the Pelvis and Acetabulum. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Oct 1;29(19):811-819. PubMed PMID: 34478415
- Parry JA, Shannon SF, Strage KE, Hadeed MM, Heare A, Stacey S, Hammerberg EM, Mauffrey C. Urinary bladder matrix grafting: A simple and effective alternative to flap coverage for wounds in high-risk orthopaedic trauma patients. J Orthop Trauma. 2021 Aug 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34417765
- Rodriguez-Fontan F, Maertens AS, Parry JA, Stacey S, Lauder A, Ipaktchi K, Heare A, Hadeed M, Mauffrey C. From Dr. Miller E. Preston (1879-1928) to the Department of Orthopaedics at Denver Health Medical Center in Denver, CO. Int Orthop. 2021 Nov;45(11):2997-3001. PubMed PMID: 34328538
- Hadeed M, Strage K, Heare A, Stacey SC, Mauffrey C, Parry JA. Sacral Fracture Completeness in Lateral Compression Type 1 Pelvic Ring Injuries Has Weak Interobserver Reliability. J Orthop Trauma. 2021 Dec 1;35(12):650-653. PubMed PMID: 33878067
- Flagstad IR, Tatman LM, Albersheim M, Heare A, Parikh HR, Vang S, Westberg JR, de Chaffin DR, Schmidt T, Breslin M, Simske N, Siy AB, Lufrano RC, Rodriguez-Buitrago AF, Labrum JT, Shaw N, Only AJ, Nadeau J, Davis P, Steverson B, Lund EA, Connelly D, Atchison J, Mauffrey C, Hak DJ, Titter J, Feinstein S, Hahn J, Sagi C, Whiting PS, Mir HR, Schmidt AH, Wagstrom E, Obremskey WT, O'Toole RV, Vallier HA, Cunningham B. Factors influencing management of bilateral femur fractures: A multicenter retrospective cohort of early versus delayed definitive Fixation. Injury. 2021 Aug;52(8):2395-2402. PubMed PMID: 33712297
- Parry JA, Peterson SL, Strage KE, Hadeed M, Heare A, Stacey SC, Mauffrey C. Percent of Normal: A Pragmatic Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for the Orthopaedic Trauma Clinic. J Orthop Trauma. 2021 Nov 1;35(11):e429-e432. PubMed PMID: 33591064
- Flagstad IR, Tatman LM, Heare A, Parikh HR, Albersheim M, Atchison J, Breslin M, Davis P, Feinstein S, Hak DJ, Labrum JT 4th, Lufrano RC, Lund EA, Connelly D, Matar RN, Nadeau J, Ries de Chaffin D, Rodriguez-Buitrago AF, Schmidt T, Shaw N, Simske N, Siy AB, Titter J, Vang S, Wagstrom E, Westberg JR, Hahn J, Mauffrey C, Mir HR, O'Toole RV, Obremskey WT, Sanders RW, Schmidt AH, Vallier HA, Whiting PS, Cunningham BP. Single-Stage Versus 2-Stage Bilateral Intramedullary Nail Fixation in Patients With Bilateral Femur Fractures: A Multicenter Retrospective Review. J Orthop Trauma. 2021 Sep 1;35(9):499-504. PubMed PMID: 33512861
- Parry JA, Salameh M, Funk A, Heare A, Stacey SC, Mauffrey C. Mobilization versus displacement on lateral stress radiographs for determining operative fixation of minimally displaced lateral compression type I (LC1) pelvic ring injuries. Int Orthop. 2021 Jun;45(6):1625-1631. PubMed PMID: 33452886
- Parry JA, Funk A, Heare A, Stacey S, Mauffrey C, Starr A, Crist B, Krettek C, Jones CB, Kleweno CP, Firoozabadi R, Sagi HC, Archdeacon M, Eastman J, Langford J, Oransky M, Martin M, Cole P, Giannoudis P, Byun SE, Morgan SJ, Smith W, Giordano V, Trikha V. An international survey of pelvic trauma surgeons on the management of pelvic ring injuries. Injury. 2021 Oct;52(10):2685-2692. PubMed PMID: 32943214
- Cunningham BP, Ali A, Parikh HR, Heare A, Blaschke B, Zaman S, Montalvo R, Reahl B, Rotuno G, Kark J, Bender M, Miller B, Basmajian H, McLemore R, Shearer DW, Obremskey W, Sagi C, O'Toole RV. Immediate weight bearing as tolerated (WBAT) correlates with a decreased length of stay post intramedullary fixation for subtrochanteric fractures: a multicenter retrospective cohort study. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2021 Feb;31(2):235-243. PubMed PMID: 32797351
- Tucker NJ, Scott BL, Heare A, Stacey SC, Mauffrey C, Parry JA. Combined Anterior-Posterior Versus Posterior-Only Fixation of Stress-Positive Minimally Displaced Lateral Compression Type 1 (LC1) Pelvic Ring Injuries. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Nov 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36395075
- Hadeed MM, Strage KE, Mauffrey C, Heare A, Parry JA. A standardized method of measuring screw breach on postoperative computed tomography scans following percutaneous fixation of the posterior pelvic ring. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2022 Oct 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36197500
- Hammerberg EM, Tucker NJ, Stacey SC, Mauffrey C, Heare A, Verduzco LA, Parry JA. Institution of same-day total joint replacement at an urban safety net hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Orthop. 2022 Nov-Dec;34:173-177. PubMed PMID: 36060728
- Tucker NJ, Heare A, Stacey SC, Mauffrey C, Parry JA. The lateral stress radiograph: an effective alternative to examination under anesthesia for identifying occult instability in minimally displaced lateral compression pelvic ring injuries. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2022 Sep 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36056970
- Tucker NJ, Scott BL, Heare A, Stacey SC, Mauffrey C, Parry JA. The effect of pelvic ring rotation and tilt on the radiographic teardrop distance: an important consideration in the assessment of dynamic displacement on stress radiographs. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2022 Sep 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36048261
- Byun SE, Hwang J, Salameh M, Tucker NJ, Hadeed M, Heare A, Stacey SC, Mauffrey C, Parry JA. Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography Reconstructions Do Not Improve the Interobserver Reliability of the AO/Orthopaedic Trauma Association and Young and Burgess Pelvic Fracture Classifications. Indian J Orthop. 2022 Jun;56(6):1018-1022. PubMed PMID: 35669025
- Hadeed MM, Tucker NJ, Heare A, Mauffrey C, Parry JA. Rami Comminution Is Associated With Displacement of Minimally Displaced Lateral Compression Type 1 Injuries on Lateral Stress Radiographs. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Oct 1;36(10):489-493. PubMed PMID: 35575625
- Woods D, Koerner J, Strage K, Chu X, Simon V, Hadeed M, Heare A, Parry JA, Mauffrey C. Defining Sacral Dysmorphism: What Size Corridor Precludes Transsacral Screw Placement. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Oct 1;36(10):498-502. PubMed PMID: 35452049
- Parry JA, Hadeed MM, Strage KE, Heare A, Stacey SC, Mauffrey C. Lateral Stress Radiographs of Lateral Compression Type 1 Pelvic Injuries, With the Injured Side Down or Up, Reliably Measure Occult Instability. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Oct 1;36(10):494-497. PubMed PMID: 35412510
- Perry NPJ, Tucker NJ, Hadeed MM, Heare A, Stacey SC, Hammerberg EM, Mauffrey C, Parry JA. The Antibiotic Cement Bead Rouleaux: A Technical Trick to Maximize the Surface Area to Volume Ratio of Cement Beads to Improve the Elution of Antibiotics. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Sep 1;36(9):369-373. PubMed PMID: 34962236
- Parry JA, Hadeed MM, Tucker NJ, Strage KE, Scott BL, Stacey SC, Heare A, Mauffrey C. Nonoperative Management of Minimally Displaced Lateral Compression Type 1 Pelvic Ring Injuries With and Without Occult Instability. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Jun 1;36(6):287-291. PubMed PMID: 34690326
- Hadeed MM, Parry JA, Stacey S, Fader RR, Heare A, Mauffrey C. Percutaneous Reduction of Intra-Articular Posterior Wall Acetabular Rim Fragment: Surgical Technique and Case Series With an Average Follow-Up of 2 Years. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Jul 1;36(7):289-293. PubMed PMID: 34653101
- Parry JA, Shannon SF, Strage KE, Hadeed MM, Heare A, Stacey S, Hammerberg EM, Mauffrey C. Urinary Bladder Matrix Grafting: A Simple and Effective Alternative to Flap Coverage for Wounds in High-Risk Orthopaedic Trauma Patients. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Apr 1;36(4):e152-e157. PubMed PMID: 34417765
- Heare A, Goral D, Belton M, Beebe C, Trizno A, Stoneback J. Intramedullary Implant Choice and Cost in the Treatment of Pediatric Diaphyseal Forearm Fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2017 Oct;31(10):e334-e338. PubMed PMID: 28650944
- Heare A, Kramer N, Salib C, Mauffrey C. Early Versus Late Weight-Bearing Protocols for Surgically Managed Posterior Wall Acetabular Fractures. Orthopedics. 2017 Jul 1;40(4):e652-e657. PubMed PMID: 28481386
- Mitchell JJ, Chen C, Liechti DJ, Heare A, Chahla J, Bravman JT. Axillary Nerve Palsy and Deltoid Muscle Atony. JBJS Rev. 2017 Jul;5(7):e1. PubMed PMID: 28671874
- Heare A, Mitchell JJ, Bravman JT. Posttraumatic saphenous neuroma after open tibial fracture. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2015 Nov;44(11):E461-4. PubMed PMID: 26566563
- Newman JT, Carry PM, Terhune EB, Spruiell MD, Heare A, Mayo M, Vidal AF. Factors predictive of concomitant injuries among children and adolescents undergoing anterior cruciate ligament surgery. Am J Sports Med. 2015 Feb;43(2):282-8. PubMed PMID: 25537943
- LaRoque MC, Heare A, Cole PA. Deltoid-Sparing Modified Judet Approach: Technique and Clinical Series. J Orthop Trauma. 2023 Apr 1;37(4):e181-e187. PubMed PMID: 36922392
- Aravindan S, Kim YJ, Tucker NJ, Heare A, Parry JA. The Routine Use of Running Subcuticular Closures in Orthopaedic Trauma Patients Does Not Increase Wound Complications. J Orthop Trauma. 2023 Apr 1;37(4):e153-e158. PubMed PMID: 36729908
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Fellow
- Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Member
- American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Member
Practice Locations
Denver Health777 Bannock St
Denver, CO 80204
303-436-6000
Hospital Affiliation
- Denver Health Medical Center
Specialty Information
Specialties- Orthopedics, Board Certification (2020)
- Orthopedic Surgery, Board Certification (2020)
Clinical Interests
Dr. Heare is an Academic Orthopedic Trauma & Joint Replacement Surgeon specializing in the surgical repair of the most complex and severe injuries to the musculoskeletal system. He has expertise in Orthopedic Traumatology and Post-traumatic Reconstruction of broken bones and injured joints. He received a bachelor of science in Biology from Colorado State University and a medical degree from the University of Texas McGovern Medical School. Dr. Heare completed Orthopedic Surgery residency training at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and fellowship training at the University of Minnesota Regions Hospital Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship. Prior to Denver Health, Dr. Heare was an Assistant Professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and a practicing Orthopedic Traumatologist at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. Following his orthopedic trauma training, Dr. Heare did additional training in hip and knee replacement surgery at the University of Miami and Denver Health Medical Center. Dr. Heare is an Assistant Professor in the University of Colorado School of Medicine and serves as the Site Director for the Orthopedic Surgery Residency at Denver Health Medical Center.
Care Philosophy
Musculoskeletal care should be catered to each individual patient's injury and recovery goals
Dr. Heare is an Academic Orthopedic Trauma & Joint Replacement Surgeon specializing in the surgical repair of the most complex and severe injuries to the musculoskeletal system. He has expertise in Orthopedic Traumatology and Post-traumatic Reconstruction of broken bones and injured joints. He received a bachelor of science in Biology from Colorado State University and a medical degree from the University of Texas McGovern Medical School. Dr. Heare completed Orthopedic Surgery residency training at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and fellowship training at the University of Minnesota Regions Hospital Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship. Prior to Denver Health, Dr. Heare was an Assistant Professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and a practicing Orthopedic Traumatologist at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. Following his orthopedic trauma training, Dr. Heare did additional training in hip and knee replacement surgery at the University of Miami and Denver Health Medical Center. Dr. Heare is an Assistant Professor in the University of Colorado School of Medicine and serves as the Site Director for the Orthopedic Surgery Residency at Denver Health Medical Center.
Care Philosophy
Musculoskeletal care should be catered to each individual patient's injury and recovery goals