Practice contact
713-441-3667
6445 Main St Suite 2500
Houston Texas 77030
US
Patrick C. McCulloch MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon - Sports Specialty
Orthopaedic Surgeon - Academic
Primary Practice: Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Primary Hospital: HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPTIAL
Practice Website

Practice Contact

Office Address
6445 Main St Suite 2500
Houston Texas 77030
US
Phone
713-441-3667

Clinical Expertise

Sports Medicine Degenerative Shoulder Shoulder Elbow Knee Shoulder arthroscopy Shoulder replacement Shoulder instability Elbow arthroscopy Elbow ligament reconstruction Elbow tendon repairs Knee arthroscopy Knee ligament repairs Meniscal surgery Knee cartilage transplants Knee osteotomies

Biography

Dr. Patrick McCulloch is an Orthopedic Sports Medicine surgeon Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital John S. Dunn Endowed Chair in Orthopedics Vice-Chairman Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital Head Team Physician: Rice University Athletics President: MLB Team Physicians Association Team Physician / Consultant: Houston Astros, Houston Ballet, NASA astronaut corps. Dr. McCulloch received his undergraduate degree with honors from Harvard College and his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, where he graduated at the top of his class. He completed the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program and went on to pursue a fellowship in sports medicine, arthroscopy and cartilage restoration at Rush Medical Center in Chicago. His areas of interest include acute injuries and instabilities of the shoulder, elbow and knee; rotator cuff tears and shoulder arthritis; cartilage injuries and regeneration.
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Primary Practice

Primary practice
Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

Hospital Affiliations

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PRIMARY HOSPITAL
HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPTIAL
(713) 790-3311

Education & Training

FELLOWSHIP
Rush Orthopedic Sports Medicine
RESIDENCY
Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Program
INTERNSHIP
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital
MEDICAL / PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL
University of California (UCSF)
UNDERGRADUATE
Harvard University

Publications

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PMID: 30747903 J Strength Cond Res. 2019 Feb 07; Epub 2019 Feb 7.
Sex-Related Hip Strength Measures Among Professional Soccer Players.
Hedt CA Pearson JM Lambert BS McCulloch PC Harris JD.
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PMID: 30706109 Skeletal Radiol. 2019 Jan 31; Epub 2019 Jan 31.
Shear-wave elastography of the ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow in healthy volunteers: a pilot study.
Gupta N Labis JS Harris J Trakhtenbroit MA Peterson LE Jack RA 2nd McCulloch PC.
Gupta, SRAD 2019
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PMID: 30656253 J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2018 Oct;2(10):e065. Epub 2018 Oct 23.
The Measurement of Orthopaedic Surgeon Quality and Quantity of Sleep Using a Validated Wearable Device.
Sochacki KR Dong D Peterson LE McCulloch PC Harris JD.
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PMID: 30264976 J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2018 Sep 27; Epub 2018 Sep 27.
Omegawave: an emerging technology and application in professional baseball pitchers.
Jack RA 2nd Lintner DM Harris JD McCulloch PC.
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PMID: 30211382 J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2018 Mar;2(3):e088. Epub 2018 Mar 23.
Validation of Digital Visual Analog Scale Pain Scoring With a Traditional Paper-based Visual Analog Scale in Adults.
Delgado DA Lambert BS Boutris N McCulloch PC Robbins AB Moreno MR Harris JD.
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PMID: 30079768 Foot Ankle Int. 2018 Dec;39(12):1410-1415. Epub 2018 Aug 6.
Treatment of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Fractures and Refractures With Plantar Plating in Elite Athletes.
Bernstein DT Mitchell RJ McCulloch PC Harris JD Varner KE.
Bernstein, FAI 2018
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PMID: 30015508 Hand (N Y). 2018 Jul 01;:1558944718788644. Epub 2018 Jul 1.
Early Return to Play With Thumb Spica Gauntlet Casting for Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries Complicated by Adjacent Joint Dislocations in Collegiate Football Linemen.
Bernstein DT McCulloch PC Winston LA Liberman SR.
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PMID: 29780841 Orthop J Sports Med. 2018 Apr;6(4):2325967118768216. Epub 2018 Apr 26.
Correlation Between Quality of Evidence and Number of Citations in Top 50 Cited Articles on Elbow Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Surgery.
Jack RA 2nd Sochacki KR Morehouse HA McCulloch PC Lintner DM Harris JD.
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PMID: 29707595 Orthop J Sports Med. 2018 Apr;6(4):2325967118767398. Epub 2018 Apr 17.
Trends in the Body Mass Index of Pediatric and Adult Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
Burns EA Collins AD Jack RA 2nd McCulloch PC Lintner DM Harris JD.
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PMID: 29658974 Orthopedics. 2018 Jul 01;41(4):e445-e456. Epub 2018 Apr 16.
Physician Rating Scales Do Not Accurately Rate Physicians.
Burn MB Lintner DM Cosculluela PE Varner KE Liberman SR McCulloch PC Harris JD.
Burn, ORTHO 2018
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PMID: 29601208 Am J Sports Med. 2018 Jun;46(7):1720-1726. Epub 2018 Mar 30.
Performance and Return to Sport After Tommy John Surgery Among Major League Baseball Position Players.
Jack RA 2nd Burn MB Sochacki KR McCulloch PC Lintner DM Harris JD.
Jack, AJSM 2018
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PMID: 29480741 Hand (N Y). 2018 Feb 01;:1558944718760001. Epub 2018 Feb 1.
Performance and Return to Sport After Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament Surgery in National Football League Players.
Sochacki KR Jack RA 2nd Nauert R Liberman SR McCulloch PC Lintner DM Harris JD.
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PMID: 26432430 Arthroscopy. 2016 Mar;32(3):495-505. Epub 2015 Oct 1.
Efficacy of Intra-articular Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review.
Meheux CJ McCulloch PC Lintner DM Varner KE Harris JD.
Meheux, ASCOPY 2016
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PMID: 26673541 Orthop J Sports Med. 2015 Jul;3(7):2325967115592621. Epub 2015 Jul 6.
Incidence and Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Injury in Ballet: A Systematic Review.
Smith PJ Gerrie BJ Varner KE McCulloch PC Lintner DM Harris JD.
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PMID: 29466679 Am J Sports Med. 2018 04;46(5):1220-1227. Epub 2018 Feb 21.
A Biomechanical Comparison of Fifth Metatarsal Jones Fracture Fixation Methods.
Duplantier NL Mitchell RJ Zambrano S Stone AC Delgado DA Lambert BS Moreno MR Harris JD McCulloch PC Lintner DM Varner KE.
Duplantier, AJSM 2018
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PMID: 31765226 Am J Sports Med. 2020 01;48(1):222-228. Epub 2019 Nov 25.
High Prevalence of Connective Tissue Gene Variants in Professional Ballet.
Vera AM Peterson LE Dong D Haghshenas V Yetter TR Delgado DA McCulloch PC Varner KE Harris JD.
Vera, AJSM 2020