AustinNguyenMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Houston, TX

Orthopedic Surgery Resident

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6445 Main St.
Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77030
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Summary

Austin Nguyen, MD, is an Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Physician based in Houston, TX. He completed his medical degree at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. He is currently completing his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Houston Methodist Hospital. In addition to his academic accomplishments, which include graduating Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Biological Sciences from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Dr. Nguyen is a published author in prominent journals such as the Journal of Neurosurgery, Journal of Arthroplasty, and Spine. He serves as a peer reviewer for Journal of Spine Surgery, Global Spine Journal, and BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. He was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society in 2023.

Education & Training

Methodist Hospital (Houston)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2023 - 2028
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 2023, MD, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
University of Illinois at ChicagoBS, Biological Sciences, Summa Cum Laude, 2016 - 2019

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 2023

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Biomechanical analysis of complications following T10-Pelvis spinal fusion: A population based computational study.
Rodriguez, C., Kumar, R., Gupta, S., Anderson, D., Nguyen, A., Saifi, C.> ;Journal of Biomechanics. 2024 Mar 1
Comparison of clinical outcomes in patients undergoing one- and two-level minimally invasive lumbar microdiscectomy.
Zakariah K Siyaji, Austin Q Nguyen, Vincent P Federico, Shadi Zbeidi, Athan G Zavras, James D Baker, Bryce A Basques, Arash J Sayari, Frank M Phillips> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2024 Feb 1
Short-term and Long-term Complications of Cervical Disc Arthroplasty.
Austin Q Nguyen, Kevin Credille, Comron Saifi> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2023 Nov 1
The Effect of Changes in Segmental Lordosis on Global Lumbar and Adjacent Segment Lordosis After L5-S1 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
Austin Q Nguyen, Jackson P Harvey, Vincent P Federico, Michael T Nolte, Krishn Khanna, Sapan D Gandhi, Evan D Sheha, Matthew W Colman, Frank M Phillips> ;Global Spine Journal. 2023 Aug 11
Increased cage angle effects on radiographic outcomes after stand-alone anterior lumbar interbody fusion.
Austin Q Nguyen, Chierika Ukogu, Jackson P Harvey, Vincent P Federico, Michael T Nolte, Krishn Khanna, Evan D Sheha, Sapan D Gandhi, Frank M Phillips> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2023 Aug 1
13 citations
Preoperative Risk Factors for Postoperative Urinary Tract Infection After Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties.
Austin Q. Nguyen, Michael P. Foy, Anshum Sood, Mark H. Gonzalez> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2021 Feb 1
1 citations
High-Intensity Zones on MRI of the Cervical Spine in Patients: Epidemiology and Association With Pain and Disability.
Austin Q. Nguyen, Garrett K. Harada, Kayla L. Leverich, Krishn Khanna, Philip K. Louie, Bryce A. Basques, Youping Tao, F Galbusera, Frank Niemeyer, Hans-Joachim Wilke,...> ;Global Spine Journal. 2020 Nov 18
Cervical Spine Endplate Abnormalities and Association With Pain, Disability, and Adjacent Segment Degeneration After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.
Garrett K Harada, Kevin Alter, Austin Q Nguyen, Youping Tao, Philip K Louie, Bryce A Basques, Fabio Galbusera, Frank Niemeyer, Hans-Joachim Wilke, Howard S An, Dino Sa...> ;Spine. 2020 Aug 1
Rates of Postoperative Complications and Approach-related Neurological Symptoms After L4-L5 Lateral Transpsoas Lumbar Interbody Fusion Compared With Upper Lumbar Levels.
Michael T Nolte, Sapan D Gandhi, Austin Q Nguyen, Zakariah K Siyaji, Ali Z Piracha, Krishn Khanna, Augustus J Rush 3rd, Evan D Sheha, Frank M Phillips> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2023 Aug 1
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Journal Articles

Postoperative imaging in the setting of complications: algorithms/imaging modalities for evaluating fluid collections, instrumentation, compression and pseudarthrosis
Garrett K. Harada, Austin Q. Nguyen, Joseph Michalski, Philip K. Louie, Howard S. An, Seminars in Spine Surgery, 6/2020