Dr. Barrett S. Brown, MD

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Get to know Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Barrett S. Brown, who serves patients throughout the greater Houston metropolitan area.

Specializing in knee surgery, shoulder surgery, and sports medicine, Dr. Brown serves as a practicing orthopedic surgeon with Fondren Orthopedic Group, a division of OrthoLoneStar, in Houston, Texas. Within the group, he holds multiple leadership roles, including President, membership on the Management Committee, Recruitment/Retirement Committee, and Physician Compensation Committee. 

In the local medical community, his hospital affiliations extend to Texas Orthopedic Hospital and The Woman’s Hospital of Texas.

Fondren Orthopedic Group is nationally recognized as one of the largest and most comprehensive associations of private orthopedic surgery practitioners within Houston and the surrounding areas. With over forty surgeons practicing in ten sub-specialties, the Group is well-equipped and eager to address patients’ particular medical needs.

After completing undergraduate studies at Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina, in 1997, Dr. Brown pursued his medical education at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, earning his Medical Degree in 2001. Subsequently, he undertook residency training at the University of Kansas Medical School, completing the program in 2006. 

To further enhance his expertise, Dr. Brown completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, in New York, New York, which concluded in 2007. 

Board certified in orthopedic surgery and orthopedic sports medicine, Dr. Brown is recognized as a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS). To ensure safe, ethical, and effective practice of orthopedic surgery, the ABOS maintains the highest standards for education, practice, and conduct through examination, certification, and maintenance of certification for the benefit of the public.

Continuously advancing his efforts, Dr. Brown remains an active member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, and the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.

Orthopedic surgery is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and non-surgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, spine diseases, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital disorders.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Brown enjoys playing golf and tennis, snow skiing, hunting, running, horseback riding, and spending time with his wife and two daughters.

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