Thomas
Middle Name
R.
Hunt III, M.D., D.Sc.
Middle Name
R.
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Thomas
Middle Name
R.
Hunt III, M.D., D.Sc.
Middle Name
R.
Professor and Chair
Phone
Phone
Positions
- Professor and Chair
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Joseph Barnhart Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (Primary) Professor of Surgery (Secondary) Professor of Space Medicine (Secondary) Chair, Joseph Barnhart Department of Orthopedic Surgery Wilhelmina Barnhart Endowed Chair
Addresses
- Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Clinic)
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7200 Cambridge Street
Suite 10A
Houston, TX 77030
United States
(713) 986-6016
thomas.hunt@bcm.edu
- Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Office)
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7200 Cambridge Street
Suite 10A
Houston, TX 77030
United States
(713) 986-6016
thomas.hunt@bcm.edu
Education
- MD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
- 05/1986 - Nashville, Tennessee United States
- Internship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 06/1987 - Nashville, Tennessee United States
- Surgery
- Residency at University of Kansas Medical Center
- 06/1992 - Kansas City, Kansas United States
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Fellowship at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- 06/1993 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
- Hand, Upper Extremity, and Microsurgery
- DSc from University of Alabama, Birmingham School of Health Professions
- 05/2014 - Birmingham, Alabama United States
- Health Services Administration
- BS from Stanford University
- 06/1982 - Palo Alto, California United States
- Biological Sciences
- Fellowship at University of Kansas Medical Center
- 06/1988 - Kansas City, Kansas
- Orthopedic Surgery Research / Osteoinduction
Certifications
- Subspecialty Certificate in Surgery of the Hand
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery Board Certification
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
- TPI Certification
- Titleist Performance Institute
Professional Interests
- Hand, wrist, forearm and elbow disorders
- Hand and wrist injuries in athletes and performing artists
- Arthritic deformities involving the hand and wrist
- Nerve injuries and compression neuropathies /upper extremity
- Ligament injuries involving the hand, wrist, and forearm
- Complex disorders related to the hand, wrist, and forearm
Professional Statement
Myself and my team provide highly individualized / innovative / patient-centered care with a strong focus on quality and patient safety. As a result, we are able to achieve predictable and effective outcomes following treatment of even the most complex problems impacting our patient's hands, wrists, forearms, and elbows. Our efforts are all geared to getting patients back to their active lives quickly.Websites
Professional Development
- Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers
- Course (Participant, 2009)
- Sponsor: Harvard University School of Public Health
- AOA Leadership and Management Series – Module 1 - 3
- Course (Participant, 2008)
- Sponsor: Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
- Baylor Scott and White Executive Education Program
- Course (Participant, 2014)
- Sponsor: Scott and White Healthcare
- Strategy for Value-Based Health Care Delivery
- Course (Participant, 2015)
- Sponsor: Harvard and Rice Business Schools
- Value-Based Healthcare Delivery - Executive Summit
- Conference (Participant, 2015)
- Sponsor: Texas Medical Center
- Leadership Fellows Program
- Course (Participant, 2003)
- Sponsor: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Selected Publications
- Hunt TR "What is the appropriate treatment for Dupuytren contracture?." Cleve Clin J Med. 2003 February ; 70 (2): 96-7. Pubmed PMID: 12636340
- Marcus AM, Culver JE, Hunt TR "Treating trigger finger in diabetics using excision of the ulnar slip of the flexor digitorum superficialis with or without A1 pulley release.." Hand (N Y). 2007 December ; 2 (4): 227-31. Pubmed PMID: 18780058
- Cash MP, Sherrill JM, Waitayawinyu T, Hunt TR, Shack RB, Thayer WP "Evaluation of FiberLoop Sutures in Locking and Nonlocking Tendon Repair.." Ann Plast Surg. 2012 June ; 68 (6): 583-7. Pubmed PMID: 21734555
- Morrison KD, Hunt TR "Comparing and contrasting methods for tenodesis of the ruptured distal biceps tendon.." Hand Clin. 2002 February ; 18 (1): 169-78. Pubmed PMID: 12143413
- Ovalle F, Patel A, Pollins A, de la Torre J, Vasconez L, Hunt TR, Bucy RP, Shack RB, Thayer WP "A simple technique for augmentation of axonal ingrowth into chondroitinase-treated acellular nerve grafts using nerve growth factor.." Ann Plast Surg. 2012 May ; 68 (5): 518-24. Pubmed PMID: 22531407
- Hunt TR "Degenerative and post-traumatic arthritis affecting the carpometacarpal joints of the fingers.." Hand Clin. 2006 May ; 22 (2): 221-8. Pubmed PMID: 16701136
- Hunt TR, Osterman AL "Complications of the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.." Hand Clin. 1994 February ; 10 (1): 63-71. Pubmed PMID: 8188780
- Hunt TR (ed.) Wiesel SW (Editor in Chief) "Operative Techniques in Hand, Text Book: Wrist and Forearm Surgery." Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. 2010 :
Memberships
- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
- member
- American Association for Hand Surgery
- Member
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- Member
- American Orthopedic Association
- Member
- American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
- Fellow
- NFL Houston Texans
- Team Physician (11/2012)
- Titleist Performance Institute
- Medical Advisory Board Member (04/2014)
- Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Bone Disease Program of Texas
- Program Advisory Member (11/2014)
- National Football League Physicians Society
- Member (02/2013)
- Twentieth Century Orthopaedic Association
- Member (08/2012)
- Elite Athlete Hand and Wrist Group
- Member (08/2012)
- AO North America
- Faculty
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