Dr. Michael George is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, where he also played linebacker on the football team. He then earned his medical degree at Case Western Reserve University and later completed his Orthopaedic Surgery residency training at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. George went on to obtain additional fellowship training in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery at Vanderbilt University where he gained extensive experience in advanced shoulder and knee surgery. Dr. George was one of the first doctors in Houston to earn the Subspecialty Certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine.

 

Dr. George specializes in shoulder and knee surgery, advanced arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, elbow, knee and ankle, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic shoulder stabilization, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, multiligament knee reconstruction,  total shoulder replacement and total knee replacement. He sees patients at both the Willowbrook and Red Oak office locations.

 
Dr. George has given presentations locally and nationally and is a Clinical Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Texas at Houston. He is also the Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Methodist Willowbrook Hospital.  His research has been published extensively in multiple orthopaedic journals and he was voted as one of Houston’s Top Doctors by H Texas Magazine. He is a reviewer for the journal Arthroscopy and the American Journal of Sports Medicine. Dr. George is also a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Sports Medicine/Arthroscopy Program Subcommittee and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Self Assessment Committee.

 

Dr. George is a team physician for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo as a member of the Justin Sports Medicine Team. He has been a team physician for the Texas Copperheads professional Arena 2 Football team, Vanderbilt University, Belmont University in Nashville, the Nashville Sounds AAA Baseball team, Collegiate Rodeo, and High School Football.