Faculty
Michael H. Heggenes, M.D., PH.D.
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (tenured)
Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Director, Spine Surgery Fellowship Program
Chief, Spine Section
Appt. Phone: 713-986-5730 Academic Phone: 713-986-5730
Clinical Interests: Surgery of the spine
Education and Professional Training
M.D.: University of Miami School of Medicine, 1984
Residency: St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center, 1984-88
Fellowship: University of Toronto, spine surgery 1989
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, 1993
Douglas A. Barnes, M.D. (tenured)
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Pediatrics
Appt. Phone: 713-793-3776 Academic Phone: 713-793-3776
Clinical Interests: Pediatric orthopedics
Education and Professional Training
M.D.: Baylor College of Medicine, 1973
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, 1975-78
Fellowship: Alfred I. DuPont, Wilmington, Delaware, pediatric orthopedics, 1978-80
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, 1981
William Jay Bryan, M.D.
Clinical Interests: Sports medicine and arthritis/total joint implant surgery
Education and Professional Training
M.D.: Baylor College of Medicine, 1975
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine 1975-1979
Fellowship: Berkshire Sports Medicine Institute, Williamstown, MA, Sports Medicine Fellowship, 1978; The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, Arthritis and Implant Surgery Fellowship, 1980; Inselspital, Berne, Switzerland, AO Trauma and Hip Surgery Fellowship, 1983; Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, Knee Sports Medicine and Reconstruction Fellowship, 1987
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1981
Jeffrey E. Budoff, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Appt. Phone: 713-986-5450 Academic Phone: 713-986-5450
Clinical Interests: Surgery of the hand
Education and Professional Training
M.D.: Cornell University Medical College, 1991
Residency: University of California - Irvine, 1991-96
Fellowship: Arlington Hospital - Georgetown University Affiliate, sports medicine, 1996-97
Pacific Medical Center, hand and microsurgery, 1997-98
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, 2000
Allen Davis. Ph.D.
Appt. Phone: 713-798-1237 Academic Phone: 713-798-1237
Research Interests: Bacteriology
Education and Professional Training
Ph.D.: University of California, 1973
Fellowship: Microbiology and Immunology School of Medicine, UCLA, 1976-1978
Michael J. Epstein, M.D.
Director, Hand Surgery Fellowship Program
Chief, Hand Surgery Section
Academic Phone: 713-798-6141
Clinical Interests: Hand surgery
Education and Professional Training
M.D.: State University of NewYork ,Downstate, 1964
Residency: Hospital for Joint Diseases, 1968-71
Fellowship: Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, England, Hand Surgery, 7/71-12/71 University of Lund, Sweden, Hand Surgery, 1/72-6/72
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1974
Darrell S. Hanson, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Appt. Phone: 713-986-5750 Academic Phone: 713-986-5750
Clinical Interests: Spinal deformites, scolioses
Education and Professional Training
M.D.: Baylor College of Medicine, 1991-1995
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, 1995-2000
Fellowship: Washington University, spine surgery, 2000-2001
Board Certification: Board eligible
Mark E. Johnson, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Chief Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Houston VA Medical Center
Appt. phone: 713-986-5430 Office phone: 713-794-8950
Clinical Interests: Orthopedic oncology
Education and Professional Training
M.D.:Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas
Residency:San Francisco Orthopedic Resident Program
Fellowship:Massachussets General Hospital, Boston, Mass. Musculoskeletal Oncology
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, 1992.
Gary Kiebzak, Ph.D.
Appt. Phone: 713-791-3224 Academic Phone: 713-791-3224
Research Interests: Bone densitometry, osteoporosis
Education and Professional Training
Ph.D.: Marquette University, 1977-1981
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, research, 1981-1983
Board Certification: Physician Certification Course for Bone Densitometry International Society for Clinical Densitometry, 2000
Kaare Kolstad, M.D.
Clinical Interests: ACL reconstruction, knee scope, rotator cuff, knee replacement
Education and Professional Training
M.D.: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 1988-1992
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University, 1993-1997
Fellowship: Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma, Lenox Hill Hospital, sports medicine, 1997-1998
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, 1997
Adrian D. LeBlanc, Ph.D.
Appt. Phone: 713-793-1131 Academic Phone: 713-793-1131
Research Interests: Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Education and Professional Training
Ph.D.: University of Kansas, 1970-1972
Board Certification: American Board of Health Physics, 1973 American Board of Radiology (Nuclear Medicine Physics), 1975 American Board of Medical Physics, 1992
David M. Lintner, M.D.
Clinical Interests: ACL reconstruction, shoulder instability, rotator cuff repair, thrower’s injuries.
Education and Professional Training
M.D.: University of Rochester School of Medicine, 1982- 1986
Residency: University of Rochester School of Medicine, 1987-1991
Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine, sports medicine, 1991-1992
Board Certification: American Board Orthopedic Surgery, 1994
Walter R. Lowe, M.D.
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
Chief, Sports Medicine Section
Appt. Phone: 713-986-5590 Academic Phone: 713-986-5590
Clinical Interests: Arthroscopy of the knee, shoulder and elbow with a special interest in ligament reconstruction of the knee and shoulder.
Education and Professional Training
M.D.: University of Texas Medical School, 1979-1983
Residency: Tarrant County Affiliated Hospitals, 1984-1988
Fellowship: Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic, sports medicine, 1990-1991
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, July 1990 - Recertification June 2002
Zong-Ping Luo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Appt. Phone: 713-986-5524 Academic Phone: 713-986-5522
Research Interests: Orthopedic biomechanics in foot/ankle, knee and shoulder; molecular and cellular biomechanics in cartilage and bone.
Education and Professional Training
Ph.D.: University of California - Berkeley, 1988
Mark W. Maffet, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Appt. Phone: 713-986-5580 Academic Phone: -713-986-5580
Clinical Interests: SLAP repair, rotator cuff repair, total shoulder anthroplasty, ACL reconstruction.
Education and Professional Training
M.D.: Baylor College of Medicine, 1985 - 1989
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, 1990 - 1994
Fellowship:Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic, sports medicine, 1994 – 1995
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons, 1994 and 1998
John V. Marymont, M.D.
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Director, Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program
Director, Foot & Ankle Fellowship Program
Chief, Foot & Ankle Section
Appt. Phone: 713-986-5530 Academic Phone: 713-986-5530
Clinical Interests: Foot and ankle orthopedic surgery
Education and Professional Training
M.D.: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1986
Residency: The University of Texas Health Science Center, 1991
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, sports medicine 1992
New England Baptist Hospital, foot & ankle surgery 1994-95
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, 1994
Kenneth B. Mathis, M.D.
Clinical Interests: Total joint replacement, arthritis surgery
Education and Professional Training
M.D.: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, 1985
Residency: Louisiana State University Medical Center 1990
Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine, adult reconstruction & arthroscopy 1991
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, 1993
J. Bruce Moseley, M.D.
Clinical Interests: Total shoulder, shoulder decompression, rotator cuff, anterior and posterior repair, ACL reconstruction, knee scopes, elbow scopes.
Education and Professional Training
M.D.: Southwestern Medical School, 1979-1983
Residency: University of Utah, 1984-1988
Fellowship: Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic, sports medicine, 1988-1989
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons, July 12,1991
Philip C. Noble, PH. D.
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Appt. Phone: 713-986-5460 Academic Phone: 713-986-5460
Clinical Interests: Design and evaluation of total joint replacements; joint biomechanics;
fracture healing; biomaterials; skeletal form and function
Education and Professional Training
M.S.: University of Melbourne, 1975
Ph.D.: University of Strathclyde, 1995
Elizabeth A. Olmsted-Davis, Ph.D.
Appt. Phone: 713-798-1253 Academic Phone: 713-798-1253
Research Interest: Bone densitometry
Education and Professional Training
Ph.D.: University of Rochester, 1986-1991
Fellowship: Wyeth-Ayerst (1991-1993) University of Pennsylvania , OREF (1994-1998)
William A. Phillips, M.D.
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Appt. Phone: 832-822-3111 Academic Phone: 832-822-3111
Clinical Interests: Pediatric orthopedic surgery; scoliosis
Education and Professional Training
M.D.: University of Chicago, 1978
Residency: University of Chicago, 1978-83
Fellowship: Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's, pediatric orthopedics 1984
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, 1986
Brian S. Parsley, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Interim Director, Adult Reconstruction & Total Joint Arthroplasty
Appt. Phone: 713-986-5480 Academic Phone: 713-986-5480
Clinical Interests: Adult joint reconstruction of the knee, and hip, revision of total hip and total knee replacement.
Education and Professional Training
M.D.: University of Texas Medical School, 1978-1983
Residency: University of Texas Medical School, 1984-1988
Fellowship: Anderson Orthopedic Research Institute, total joint reconstruction and arthroscopy, 1988-1989
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery 1991
Charles A. Reitman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Interim Director, Trauma Fellowship Program
Appt Phone: 713-986-7375 Academic Phone: 713-986-7375
Clinical Interests: Orthopedic trauma, spine surgery
Education and Professional Training:
Physical Therapy: UCSF, 1979
MD: Baylor College of Medicine, 1991-1995
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, 1995-2000
Fellowship: Spine Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 2000-2001
Board Elligible: 2000
James B. Stafford, I.V., M.D.
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Appt Phone: 713-986-5790 Academic Phone: 713-986-5790
Clinical Interests: Congenital Anomalies, Pediatric Upper Extremity Disorders, Arthritis of the Upper Extremity
Education and Professional Training:
M.D. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School; Dallas, Texas
Internship (Surgery): Parkland Memorial Hospital: Dallas, Texas
Residency (General Surgery): Parkland Memorial Hospital: Dallas, Texas
Second Residency (Plastic Surgery): The University of Virgina Medical Center; Charlottesville, Virginia
Fellowship: (Hand Surgery): Strickland, Steichen, Kleinman, and Hastings; Indianapolis, Indiana
Board Certifications: American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1984, Board Certification in Surgery, 1981, Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand, 1990, Recertification in the Subspecialty of Surgery of the Hand, 2000.
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