Mark R. Brinker, M.D., is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in trauma/acute injury and reconstructive surgery. In addition to his qualification as a physician, Dr. Brinker is a published researcher and product designer.

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Dr. Brinker holds active staff appointments at Texas Orthopedic Hospital and Hermann Hospital, and maintains privileges at The Methodist Hospital and Texas Children's Hospital. His professional appointments include:

• Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Associate Director of Resident Education, Tulane University School of Medicine
• Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Texas Tech University
• Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Texas - Houston Medical School
• Chairman, Education and Research Committee, Texas Orthopedic Association
• Consultant reviewer, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
• Consultant reviewer, Journal of Orthopedic Research
• Consultant reviewer, Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research

Dr. Brinker has published over 100 articles and abstracts in medical journals, three textbooks, over a dozen book chapters, and has given over 40 presentations at national and international scientific meetings. Additionally, he has received more than a dozen awards for his published body of work.

A native of New York, Dr. Brinker received his Bachelors of Arts degree in sociology, Cum Laude, from Tulane University in New Orleans, and his Medical Doctorate from Tulane University. He completed his general internship at hospitals in the New Orleans area before serving as an orthopedic research fellow. He completed his residency at Tulane University School of Medicine in 1993. In addition, Dr. Brinker was awarded the prestigious North American Traveling Fellowship in 1994, becoming only the second recipient from Texas and the first from Houston. In 1999, Dr. Brinker was inducted into the American Orthopedic Association.

He is a member of several professional societies:

• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
• American Orthopedic Association
• Orthopedic Research Society
• Orthopedic Trauma Association
• Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society: ASAMI--North America
• Mid-America Orthopedic Association
• Societe Internationale de Recherche Orthopedique et de Traumatologie
• Association Research Circulation Osseous
• Texas Orthopedic Association
• Houston Orthopedic Association
• Harris County Medical Society
• Hughston Society
• Caldwell Society

In addition to his Texas, Louisiana, and Georgia medical licenses, Dr. Brinker is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.