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James K. Hartsfield

Dr. Hartsfield

James K. Hartsfield, Jr., D.M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.M.G.
Department of Orthodontics and Oral Facial Genetics
Professor of Orthodontics, Indiana University School of Dentistry
Professor of  Medical and Molecular Genetics,

Indiana University School of Medicine

Dr. Hartsfield received his D.M.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina. Following a medical genetics fellowship resulting in a M.S. degree from Indiana University, Dr. Hartsfield studied orthodontics for three years at Harvard University. During this time he began research in the causes of oral and facial defects as a research fellow in pediatrics at the Massachusetts General Hospital, receiving from Harvard his certificate in orthodontics and a Master of Medical Science degree.

Following a postdoctoral fellowship in medical genetics at the University of South Florida (U.S.F.) College of Medicine in Tampa, Dr. Hartsfield became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at U.S.F. There he received a Physician Scientist Award from the National Institutes of Health, which supported his continued studies into the causes of birth defects leading to a Ph.D. degree from the U.S.F. College of Medicine.

Dr. Hartsfield is a Founding Fellow in the American College of Medical Genetics and a Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Genetics. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, and a Fellow in the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics. Dr. Hartsfield is a Fellow in the American College of Dentists, and the International College of Dentists.  He was elected Vice President of the International Association for Dental Research Craniofacial Biology Group in 2003, serving as the group President-Elect and Group Program Chairman for 2004-2005, and President for 2005-2006. Dr. Hartsfield is the Vice-President of the Harvard Society for the Advancement of Orthodontics. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Conferences on Orthodontic Advances in Science and Technology.

Dr. Hartsfield is Professor and Director of Oral Facial Genetics, and Professor of Orthodontics, in the Indiana University School of Dentistry; and Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics in the School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Indiana University School of Dentistry Division of Orthodontics Histology and Mineralized Tissue Laboratory, and the Division of Oral Facial Genetics Molecular Genetics Laboratory. Dr. Hartsfield served as chairman of the Indiana University School of Dentistry Department of Oral Facial Development, which consists of the Divisions of Oral Facial Genetics, Orthodontics, and Pediatric Dentistry, from 1998 -2002. Although Dr. Hartsfield continues his interest in how specific genetic conditions or syndromes affect the mouth, face, and cranium; his main focus now is the study of the interaction of genetic and environmental factors that influence non-syndromic craniofacial growth and development, and the response to orthodontic treatment. For example, Dr. Hartsfield received the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation 2001 B.F. Dewell Memorial Biomedical Research Award, and was the research mentor of a Ph.D./Orthodontic student who received the 2002 Henry Sicher First Research Essay Award from the American Association of Orthodontists for the study of a genetic factor that influences the risk of external apical root resorption during orthodontic treatment; and, who received the 2007 Beni Solow Award for the most outstanding paper published during 2006 in the European Journal of Orthodontics.

Publications:
Hartsfield JK Jr, D Bixler: Bilateral macrostomia in one of monozygotic twins. Oral Surg 57:648-51;1984.

Bixler D, M Higgins, JK Hartsfield Jr: The Nance-Horan syndrome: a rare X-linked ocular-dental trait with expression   in heterozygous females. Clin Genet 26:30-35;1984.

Hartsfield JK Jr, D Bixler, WE DeMyer: Hypertelorism associated with holoprosencephaly and ectrodactyly. J Clin Dysmorphol 2:27-31;1984.

Hartsfield JK Jr, D Bixler, RH Hazen: Gingival fibromatosis with sensorineural hearing  loss: an autosomal dominant trait. Am J Med Genet 22:623-627;1985.

Hartsfield JK Jr, LB Holmes: Comparison of two methods for linear measurement of ossified tissue in cleared mouse fetuses. J Craniofac Genet Dev Biol 8:345-350;1988.

Hartsfield JK Jr, BG Kousseff: Phenotypic overlap of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome types IV and VIII. Am J Med Genet 37:465-470;1990.

Hartsfield JK Jr, RA Patel: Gingival fibromatosis-deafness, Jones type. Birth Defects Encyclopedia. ML Buyse, ed. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Inc. Cambridge, MA. Pages 777-778. 1990.

Hartsfield JK Jr: Megacystis megaduodenum syndrome. Birth Defects Encyclopedia. ML Buyse, ed. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Inc. Cambridge, MA. Page 1115. 1990.

Hartsfield JK Jr: Intestinal hypoperistalsis megacystis-microcolon type. Birth Defects Encyclopedia. ML Buyse, ed. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Inc. Cambridge, MA. Pages 978-979. 1990.

Mueller OT, JK Hartsfield Jr, LA Gallardo, YP Essig, KL Miller, PR Papenhausen, TA Tedesco: Lowe syndrome in a female with a balanced X:20 translocation: Mapping of the X chromosome breakpoint. Am J Hum Genet 49:804-810; 1991.

Hartsfield JK Jr, M Lee, JG Morel, DR Hilbelink: Statistical Analysis of the Effect of Cadmium and Zinc on Hamster Teratogenesis. Biochem Med Metab Biol 48:159-173;1992.

Hartsfield JK Jr, BD Hall, AW Grix, BG Kousseff, JF Salazar, SMW Haufe: Pleiotropy in Coffin-Lowry syndrome: Sensorineural hearing deficit and premature tooth loss as early manifestations. Am J Med Genet 45:552-557;1993.

Nolan MF, JK Hartsfield Jr, DM Witters, PJ Wason: Failure of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the conventional and burst modes to alter digital skin temperature. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 74:182-187;1993.

Hartsfield JK Jr: Premature exfoliation of teeth in childhood and adolescence. Adv Pediatr 41:453-470;1994.

Mueller OT, JK Hartsfield Jr, MJA Amar, LA Gallardo, BG Kousseff: Fragile X syndrome: Discordant levels of CGG repeat mosaicism in two brothers. Am J Med Genet 60:302-306; 1995.

Hartsfield JK Jr, LB Holmes, JG Morel: Phenytoin embryopathy: Effect of epoxide hydrolase inhibitor on phenytoin exposure in utero in C57BL/6J mice. Biochem Mol Med 56:131-143;1995. 

Hartsfield JK Jr, SA Benford, DR Hilbelink: Induction of microsomal epoxide hydrolase activity in inbred mice by chronic phenytoin exposure. Biochem Mol Med 56:144-151;1995. 

Romie SS, JK Hartsfield Jr, MJ Sutcliffe, DP Dumont, BG Kousseff: Monosomy 6q1: Syndrome delineation. Am J Med Genet 62:105-108;1996.

Roberts WE, JK Hartsfield Jr: Multidisciplinary management of congenital and acquired compensated malocclusions: Diagnosis, etiology and treatment planning. J Indiana Dent Asso 76(2):42-51;1997.

Dean JA, JK Hartsfield Jr, JT Wright, TC Hart: Genetic linkage of dentin dysplasia type II to chromosome 4q. J Cranio Genet Dev Biol 17:172-177;1997.

Cook L, JK Hartsfield Jr, GH Vance: Partners with reciprocal translocations: Genetic counseling for the "double translocation." Clin Genet 53:403-407;1998.

Hartsfield JK Jr, MJ Sutcliffe, ET Everett, C Hassett, C Omiecinsky, JA Saari: Assignment of microsomal epoxide hydrolase (EPHX1) to human chromosome  1q42.1 by in situ hybridization. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics 83:44-45;1998.

Cook L, DD Weaver, JK Hartsfield Jr, GH Vance: Brief report: De Novo10q22 interstitial deletion. J Med Genet 36:71-72;1999.

Everett ET, D Britto, RE Ward, JK Hartsfield Jr: A novel FGFR2 gene mutation in Crouzon syndrome associated with non-penetrance. Cleft Palate Craniofacial J 36:533-541;1999.

Bixler D, JK Hartsfield Jr: Clinical Genetics for the Dental Practitioner. Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent, seventh edition. RE McDonald and DR Avery, eds. Mosby, Inc. St. Louis, MO. Pages 82-104. 2000.

RE McDonald, DR Avery, JK Hartsfield Jr: Acquired and Developmental Disturbances of the Teeth and Associated Oral Structures. Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent, seventh edition. RE McDonald and DR Avery, eds. Mosby, Inc. St. Louis, MO. Pages 105-150. 2000.

Everett ET, JK Hartsfield Jr: Mouse models for craniofacial anomalies. In Biological Mechanisms of Tooth Movement and Craniofacial Adaptation. Davidovitch Z and Mah J, eds. Harvard Society for the Advancement of Orthodontics, Boston, 2000. Pages 287-298.

Hartsfield JK Jr, ET Everett: The Ephx1d allele encoding an Arg338Cys substitution is associated with heat lability. Mamm Genome 11:915-918;2000.

Hartsfield JK Jr, TA Hickman, ET Everett, GM Shaw, EJ Lammer, RA Finnell: Analysis of the EPHX1 113 Polymorphism and GSTM1 Homozygous Null Polymorphism and Oral Clefting Associated with Maternal Smoking. Am J Med Genet 102:21-24;2001.

Amador AG, PD Righi, S Radpour, ET Everett, E Weisberger, M Langer, GJ Eckert, AG Christen, S Campbell Jr, DJ Summerlin, N Reynolds, JK Hartsfield Jr: Polymorphisms of Xenobiotic Metabolizing Genes in Oropharyngeal Carcinoma. Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine, Oral Radiology and Endodontics 93:440-446;2002.

Hartsfield JK Jr and LP Garetto: Dental Care for Persons with OI. Public Information sheet for the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, Inc. 2002.

RE Ward, ES Moore, JK Hartsfield Jr: Morphometric characteristics of subjects with oral clefts and their relatives. Cleft Lip and Palate. From Origin to Treatment. DF Wyszynski, ed. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2002. Pages 66-86.

Hartsfield JK Jr: Development of the vertical dimension: nature and nurture. Semin Orthod 8:113-119;2002.

Toutain A, B Dessay, N Ronce, MI Ferrante, J Tranchemontagne, R Newbury-Ecob, C Wallgren-Pettersson, J Burn, J Kaplan, A Rossi, S Russo, I Walpole, JK Hartsfield, N Oyen, A Nemeth, P Bitoun, D Trump, C Moraine, B Franco: Refinement of the NHS locus on chromosome Xp22.13 and analysis of 5 candidate genes. Eur J Hum Genet 10:516-520;2002.

Al-Qawasmi RA, JK Hartsfield Jr, ET Everett, LL Flury, L Liu, TM Foroud, JV Macri, WE Roberts: Genetic Predisposition to External Apical Root Resorption. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 123:242-252;2003.

Al-Qawasmi RA, JK Hartsfield Jr, ET Everett, LL Flury, L Liu, TM Foroud, JV Macri, WE Roberts: Genetic Linkage of Chromosome 18 with Root Resorption Associated with Orthodontic Treatment. J Dent Res 82:356-360;2003.

Deguchi T, T Takano-Yamamoto, R Kanomi, JK Hartsfield Jr, WE Roberts, LP Garetto: Miniature implants for orthodontic anchorage. J Dent Res 82:377-381;2003.

Hartsfield JK Jr, ET Everett, RA Al-Qawasmi: Genetic Factors in External Apical Root Resorption and Orthodontic Treatment.  Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 15:115-122;2004.

Roberts WE, JK Hartsfield Jr: Bone Development and Function: Genetic and Environmental Mechanisms. Semin Orthod 10:100-122;2004.

Roberts WE, RA Al-Qawasmi, JK Hartsfield Jr, TR Katona TR. Biomechanics of root resorption. In: Orthodontics Year Book '04, Quintessence Publishing Company, Tokyo. Pages 84-90, 2004.

Pinskaya YB, T-J Hsieh, WE Roberts, JK Hartsfield Jr: Comprehensive clinical evaluation as an outcome assessment for a graduate orthodontics program. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 126:533-543;2004.

Hartsfield JK Jr, Bixler D: Clinical Genetics for the Dental Practitioner. Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent, eighth edition. RE McDonald, DR Avery, and JA Dean, eds. Mosby, Inc. St. Louis, MO. Pages 79-102, 2004.

McDonald RE, DR Avery, JK Hartsfield Jr: Acquired and Developmental Disturbances of the Teeth and Associated Oral Structures. Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent, eighth edition. RE McDonald, DR Avery, and JA Dean, eds. Mosby, Inc. St. Louis, MO. Pages 103-147, 2004.

Hartsfield JK Jr: Genetics and Orthodontics. Orthodontics Current Principles and Techniques, fourth edition. TM Graber, RL Vanarsdall, and KWL Vig, eds. Mosby, Inc. St. Louis, MO, 2005.

Hartsfield JK Jr, WF Hohlt, WE Roberts: Orthodontic Treatment and Orthognathic Surgery in Patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. In press, Seminars in Orthodontics.

Al-Qawasmi RA, JK Hartsfield Jr, ET Everett, LL Flury, L Liu, TM Foroud, WE Roberts: Root Resorption Associated with Orthodontic Force in Mice: Genetic Contributions. Eur J Orthod 28:13-19;2006 (Advance Access published on December 22, 2005).

Knierim K, WE Roberts, JK Hartsfield Jr: Assessing Treatment Outcomes for a Graduate Orthodontics Program: Follow-Up Study for Classes of 2001-2003. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 130:648.el-648.ell;2006.

Campbell CL, WE Roberts, JK Hartsfield Jr, R Qi: Treatment outcomes in a graduate orthodontic clinic for cases defined by the American Board of Orthodontics malocclusion categories.  American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, in press.

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