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Thomas R. Hunt III, M.D., D.Sc.

Professor and Chair
Baylor College of Medicine

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Position

Professor and Chair
Joseph Barnhart Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Address

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Mailing)
7200 Cambridge Street
Suite 10A
Houston, Texas 77030
United States
(713) 986-6016
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Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Clinic)
7200 Cambridge Street
Suite 10A
Houston, Texas 77030
United States
(713) 986-6016
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Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Work)
7200 Cambridge Street
Suite 10A
Houston, Texas 77030
United States
(713) 986-6016
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Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Office)
7200 Cambridge Street
Suite 10A
Houston, Texas 77030
United States
(713) 986-6016
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Certifications

  • Subspecialty Certificate in Surgery of the Hand
    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Board Certification
    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

  • TPI Certification
    Titleist Performance Institute

Education

  • MD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    05/1986 - Nashville, Tennessee United States
  • Internship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    06/1987 - Nashville, Tennessee United States

  • Residency at University of Kansas Medical Center
    06/1992 - Kansas City, Kansas United States

  • Fellowship at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    06/1993 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States

  • DSc from University of Alabama, Birmingham School of Health Professions
    05/2014 - Birmingham, Alabama United States

  • BS from Stanford University
    06/1982 - Palo Alto, California United States

  • Fellowship at University of Kansas Medical Center
    06/1988 - Kansas City, Kansas

Language

  • English

Gender

  • Male

Professional Statement

Myself and my team provide highly individualized / innovative / patient-centered care with a strong focus on quality and patient safety. As a result, we are able to achieve predictable and effective outcomes following treatment of even the most complex problems impacting our patient's hands, wrists, forearms, and elbows. Our efforts are all geared to getting patients back to their active lives quickly.

Professional Interests

  • Hand, wrist, forearm & elbow disorders
  • Hand and wrist injuries in athletes & performing artists
  • Arthritic deformities involving the hand and wrist
  • Nerve injuries & compression neuropathies /upper extremity
  • Ligament injuries involving the hand, wrist, and forearm
  • Complex disorders related to the hand, wrist, and forearm

Physician Specialties

  • Hand Surgery
  • Orthopedic Hand Surgery
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Sports Medicine
  • Sports Medicine Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery

Professional Specialties

  • Surgery of the Hand, Wrist, Forearm, and Elbow
  • Sports Injuries of the Hand, Wrist, and Forearm

Memberships

  • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
  • Twentieth Century Orthopaedic Association
    08/2012
  • Elite Athlete Hand and Wrist Group
    08/2012
  • AO North America
  • American Association for Hand Surgery
  • American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  • American Orthopedic Association
  • American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
  • NFL Houston Texans
    11/2012
  • Titleist Performance Institute
    04/2014
  • Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Bone Disease Program of Texas
    11/2014
  • National Football League Physicians Society
    02/2013

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