Somatic Nerve Block near Bellaire, TX

Biography: Dr. McCulloch a Board-certified, fellowship-trained, CAQ-certified Orthopedic Sports Medicine Surgeon, and holds the John S. Dunn endowed Chair in Orthopedic Surgery at Houston Methodist Hospital. He is a long-time Team Physician for the Houston Astros, and the President-elect of the Major League Baseball team physician association. He is also the Head Team Physician for Rice University. In addition, he works with the Houston Ballet and the NASA Astronaut Corps. He performs arthroscopic shoulder, elbow and knee procedures. These include ligament and tendon repairs, reconstructions and fracture surgery. He treats labrum and meniscus tears, and articular cartilage injuries- including cell therapies and cartilage transplants. In addition to acute sports injury and instability, Dr. McCulloch treats all degenerative shoulder conditions including rotator cuff repairs and shoulder replacements. He graduated from Harvard with Honors where he was a varsity athlete. He graduated at the top of his class from the University of California (UCSF) School of Medicine, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and was President of the student body. Dr. McCulloch returned to Harvard to complete internship at Beth Israel-Deaconess Hospital and residency in at the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Surgery Program. He completed a fellowship in sports medicine at Rush Medical Center in Chicago. He subsequently completed the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) European Traveling Fellowship. He was faculty at Baylor College of Medicine for three years before joining the Houston Methodist Hospital staff where he holds academic appointments from Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, Texas A&M, and is the Associate Fellowship Director. He teaches fellows and residents and is a founding editor of Orthobullets, which is a free orthopedic education website. His research interests include clinical and laboratory studies pertaining to baseball, knee, shoulder and elbow instabilities, emerging technologies, cell therapies, as well as meniscal and articular cartilage repair.

Care Philosophy: Excellent patient-centered care provided with compassion and state of the art minimally invasive techniques.

Biography: Vasilios Mathews, M.D., specializes in joint replacement surgery, including the performance of surgery via minimally-invasive joint replacement techniques. In addition, Dr. Mathews has extensive experience with bone-sparing procedures, including partial knee replacement and hip resurfacing, as well as with the newest innovative techniques, including anterior hip replacements and the use of low-wear joint replacements. Dr. Mathews' specialization also includes revision of certain failed prior hip surgeries, failed prior knee surgery, and failed knee replacements.Dr. Mathews has achieved peer acknowledgement for his care of patients and orthopedic skills.Dr. Mathews' care is entirely by himself, including daily rounds and direct patient care. He performs his own surgeries on all patients.A native of Connecticut, Dr. Mathews obtained his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. Dr. Mathews began his postgraduate training at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York where he completed his internship and his residency training in orthopedic surgery and was named Chief Orthopedic Surgery Resident. Dr. Mathews completed his fellowship training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he specialized in adult lower extremity reconstruction.Dr. Mathews has many publications and presentations to his credit. He is a member of the following societies:American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsAmerican Association of Hip and Knee SurgeonsHouston Orthopedic Society

Care Philosophy: Dr. Kevin Varner, chairman of the Department of Orthopedics at Houston Methodist Hospital, specializes in foot and ankle disorders. Specific areas of interest include tibia fractures and sports related injuries of the foot and ankle. He serves as the head team physician for the Houston Ballet and is the assistant team orthopedic surgeon for the Houston Texans, the Houston Dynamo and the University of Houston. He is also a member of the Houston Methodist Center for Performing Arts Medicine. Dr. Varner completed his foot and ankle fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and was named by Texas Monthly magazine as one of its ``Super Docs``. Dr. Varner sees patients in the Texas Medical Center.

Care Philosophy: I specialize in the treatment of all disorders affecting the shoulder and elbow. This includes a broad variety of conditions including arthritis, fractures(broken bones), instability, muscle or tendon tears, and nerve disorders.

Care Philosophy: Treat the patient to live their best life!

Biography: Dr. Robert Neff, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist who practices in Houston, TX. Dr. Robert Neff, MD is affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston Methodist and Houston Methodist West Hospital.

Care Philosophy: Foot and ankle injuries can be very disruptive. I try to establish a treatment plan that not only yields the best, longterm results but also works with the lifestyle of my patient. I want to get them back to their activities with as little interruption

Care Philosophy: Dr. Ahuero believes in a patient-centered approach to caring for those he has the privilege of treating.

Care Philosophy: He believes in being conservative with his treatment recommendations and only recommends surgery when less-invasive treatments have failed. Most importantly, Dr. Ihekweazu takes great pride in treating each patient as if they were a member of his family and in his leading patients back to their active lifestyles.

Biography: Dr. Roy Smith, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist who practices in Houston, TX. Dr. Roy Smith, MD is affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital and Houston Methodist.

Biography: Dr. Taylor Brown, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist who practices in Houston, TX. Dr. Taylor Brown, MD is affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital and Houston Methodist.