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Office
7200 Cambridge Street
Suite 10A
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-986-5534Fax+1 713-986-5521
Education & Training
- University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1988 - 1993
- Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 1988
- Stanford UniversityB.S., Chemical Engineering, with Distinction, 1980 - 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- OR State Medical License 2001 - Present
- TX State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- IL State Medical License 2013 - 2023
- NC State Medical License 2003 - 2013
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
- Bucksbaum Institute Master Clinician Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence, 2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The ballistic articular structure injury classification (BASIC) system: clarifying ballistic articular injuries.Daniel Portney, Hayden Baker, Sarthak Aggarwal, Douglas Dirschl, Daryl Dillman
European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. 2024-08-01 - 4 citationsDepression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder following upper versus lower extremity fractures.Kevin Chen, Kelly K Hynes, Douglas Dirschl, Jennifer Moriatis Wolf, Jason A Strelzow
Injury. 2024-03-01 - Team Approach: Organizing and Empowering Multidisciplinary Teams in Postfragility Fracture Care.Daniela Varona Becerril, Douglas R Dirschl
JBJS Reviews. 2023-11-01
Journal Articles
- Contractability - Now and Forever: Perspective on "Predicting and Preventing Loss to Follow-up Risk in Adult Trauma Patients in Randomized Controlled Trials: An Exampl...Dirschl DR, J Bone Joint Surg, 1/1/2017
- How effective is physical therapy for common low back pain diagnoses? A multivariate analysis of 4,597 patientsEleswarapu, AS, Divi SN, Dirschl DR, Stout C, Lee MJ, Spine, 1/1/2016
- Character, incidence, and predictors of knee pain and activity after infrapatellar intramedullary nailing of an isolated tibia fractureObremskey WT, Agel J, Archer K, To P, Tornetta P, and the SPRINT investigators, J Orthop Trauma, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Plateau vs Plafond Fractures: Comparative Outcomes in the Second Five Years.Dirschl DR, 114th Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Association, West Palm Beach, FL, 1/14/2001
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Periarticular Titanium Screws: The Relationship of Screw Position to the Ability to Image Articular Cartilage.Dirschl DR, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/15/2000
- High Pressure Pulsatile Lavage Irrigation of Fresh Intra-articular Fractures: Effectiveness at Removing Particulate Matter From Bone.Dirschl DR, Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/12/2000
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Lectures
- 25th Annual Southeastern Fracture Symposium (SEFS)Northwest AHEC, Durham, North Carolina - 1/26/2012
- Crisis in ED Call Coverage: Reimbursement Solutions.Nashville, TN - 1/16/2009
- Fractures of the Tibial Plafond: An Evolution in Surgical Judgment.University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT - 1/22/2008
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Press Mentions
- Dr. Douglas Dirschl Named Chair of the Department of Orthopedic SurgeryNovember 16th, 2022
- UChicago Medicine, WNBA Chicago Sky Renew Partnership AgreementJune 24th, 2021
- Saline Wash Proves Better Than Soap for Open FracturesOctober 8th, 2015
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- American Orthopaedic AssociationFellow
- Foundation for Orthopaedic TraumaMember
- Mid America Orthopaedic AssociationMember
- Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care InternationalMember
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