Best Sports Medicine Specialists in Houston, TX

I am committed to provide compassionate individualized patient care and to exhaust all appropriate non-operative treatment options. My goal is to deliver the highest level of care while helping my patients understand their diagnosis and return to their de

I believe that staying physically active is the key to good long term health. As a non-surgical sports and family medicine physician, I can help patients manage any of their general medical issues and help them avoid surgery when possible for their bone, joint, and sports medicine concerns.

I strive to provide the best care for active people, educate them on their options, and help then return to their desired level of activity as quickly as possible, preferably without surgery. But if surgery is necessary, I use minimally invasive techniques combined with state of the art rehabilitation to optimize recovery. I use video visits / telemedicine to minimize patient travel time and allow communication with the patient whether they are work, school, or therapy.

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.

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.

Dr. Gillian Wooldridge, DO is a Sports Medicine Specialist who practices in Houston, TX. Dr. Gillian Wooldridge, DO is affiliated with Houston Methodist and Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital.