Dr. Brinker has performed more than 1,000 Ilizarov surgeries

Dr. Brinker has treated more than 1,200 fracture nonunions

Dr. Brinker has corrected more than 400 skeletal deformities

Dr. Brinker has treated more than 250 cases with bone infection

Education

1994 North American Traveling Fellow - The American Orthopaedic Association John J. Fahey, MD, Memorial North American Traveling Fellowship Tour (1994)

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency - Tulane University School of Medicine and Affiliated Hospitals. New Orleans, Louisiana. (1988 - 1993)

Chief Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine Sub-Specialty Rotations: (1993)

Sports Medicine, Hughston Sports Medicine Hospital, Columbus, Georgia. (July - December 1992)

Rehabilitation, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, Downey, California. (October - December 1991)

Adult Reconstructive/Total Joint Replacement, Rush Presbyterian Saint Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. (July - September 1991)

Pediatric Orthopaedics, Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children, Tampa, Florida. (January - June 1991)

Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Traveling Resident - Total Joint Replacement Service, Rush Presbyterian Saint Lukes Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Supervisors - Jorge Galante, M.D. and Aaron Rosenberg, M.D.(July - September, 1991)

Post-graduate Orthopaedic Research Fellowship - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine and the New Orleans Veterans Administration Hospital. Supervisor - Stephen D. Cook, Ph.D. (1988 - 1989)

Musculoskeletal Transplant Fellow - Resident Coordinator (1988 - 1989) and Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana anad the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Little Silver, New Jersey. (1988 - 1992)

Internship - Transitional
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana. Training at Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans, the Veterans Administration Hospital at New Orleans and Tulane University Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana. (1987 - 1988)

Medical School - Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana. (1983 - 1987)
Degree: M.D.

                Extracurricular Activities:
                Student Executive Committee - Honor Board
                Founder and Chief Editor of Class Newspaper
                Staff Writer - Tulane Medical School Yearbook
 

College - Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
(1978 - 1982)
Degree: B.A.

                Scholastic Honors:
                Cum Laude
                Graduated with distinctive honors in Biology
                Alpha Epsilon Delta
                Beta Beta Beta

                Extracurricular Activities:
                College of Arts and Sciences Honor Board
                Peer Tutoring: Chemistry, Physics, Biology
                Intramural Athletics: Basketball, Football,
                Softball, Volleyball, and Track

                Undergraduate Research Experience:
                Department of Biology at Tulane
                University (1980 - 1982). Area of concentration - Limnology. Supervisor - Gerald E. Gunning,                 Ph.D.

High School - G. W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett, N.Y. (1974 -1978)

                Extracurricular Activities:
                Three-year Track Letterman

Texas Orthopedic Hospital

7401 South Main Street
Houston, TX 77030
713-799-2300

Maps & Directions

Choose Your Affected Bone/Joint
1. Clavicle
2. Shoulder
3. Humerous
4. Elbow
5. Forearm
6. Wrist
7. Hip
8. Femur
9. Knee
10. Tibia
11. Ankle