Dr. Eugene F. Stautberg, III | Foot & Ankle Surgeon | Pearland, Sugar Land, Baytown, and Houston, TX.

About Your Doctor

Dr. Eugene Stautberg, a native Houstonian, appreciates the opportunity to serve the community where he grew up. Dr. Stautberg is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering. He graduated from The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, now known as McGovern Medical School. His interest in biomechanics, engineering, and rehabilitation led him to orthopedic surgery.

Dr. Stautberg completed his orthopedic surgery residency at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. During his residency, he received numerous awards, including the ‘Orthopedic In-Training Master Award’ for the highest raw score as a chief resident, the ‘Resident Excellence in Research’ award, and the ‘Golden Bone Award’ for his role in the education of medical students as a junior resident.

After residency, Dr. Stautberg completed a foot and ankle fellowship at the Washington University in St. Louis. During fellowship, Dr. Stautberg trained on a wide spectrum of foot and ankle pathology and techniques, including reconstruction and deformity correction, sports medicine, and trauma. During fellowship, he was involved in education, research, and quality within orthopedic surgery.

Dr. Stautberg has multiple published articles and presentations. Dr. Stautberg is an active member of multiple organizations. He is a member of the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS), where he sits on the ‘Practice Management Committee’ and the ‘Young Physicians Committee’. He has multiple recent published articles in the AOFAS newsletter, ‘InStride’, focusing on appropriate medical coding. He also sits on the Leadership Counsil of the Texas Orthopedic Association, where his focus is on advocacy for orthopedic patients in Texas and education of residents.

Dr. Stautberg is interested in comprehensive foot and ankle care, from acute sports injuries and trauma to chronic conditions.

Outside of his medical practice, Dr. Stautberg spends his free time with his wife and three young children. He enjoys travel, Houston sports teams, and golf.

Education

Undergraduate: Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX

Engineering Science, 2003-2005

Undergraduate: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

BS Chemical Engineering, 2005-2008

Medical School: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX

Doctor of Medicine, 2008-2012

Residency: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Galveston, TX

Orthopedic Surgery Residency, 2012-2017

Fellowship: Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

Foot and Ankle Surgery Fellowship, 2017-2018

Presentations, Articles, and Presented Research

Bemenderfer, T, Stautberg, EF. Comprehensive Ankle Fracture Coding. AOFAS InStride. Vol. 39; Issue 1. Summer 2025. Bemenderfer, T, Stautberg, EF. Complex Infection Coding. AOFAS InStride. Vol. 39; Issue 1. Summer 2024.

Stautberg, EF. Texas Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting. Panel Discussion on Controversies in Foot and Ankle surgery. Austin, TX. April 22, 2022.

Panchbhavi, V, Chen, J, Stautberg, EF. Flatfoot Session, Panel Discussion. Bombay Orthopedic Society Advanced Foot and Ankle Course. January 8, 2022.

Stautberg, EF., Kus, M. Causation: A symposium of Causality in Workers’ Compensation. September 28, 2021.

Stautberg, EF. Future Practice Opportunities for Orthopedic Residents. Texas Orthopedic Association Panel. February 5, 2021.

Stautberg, EF. What’s New in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Texas Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting. February 2020. Stautberg, EF, Klein, SE, McCormick, JM, Johnson, JE. Evaluation of outcomes following lesser toe metatarsophalangeal interpositional arthroplasty with semitendinosus allograft and description of the anchovy technique. Western Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting. Rapid Fire Presentation. August 2019.

Stautberg, EF, Klein, SE, McCormick, JM, Johnson, JE. Evaluation of outcomes following lesser toe metatarsophalangeal interpositional arthroplasty with semitendinosus allograft and description of the anchovy technique. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. July 2018.

Stautberg, EF, Dehart, M, Romero, J, Bender, S. Orthopaedic Resident Practice Management and Health Policy Education: Evaluation of Experience and Expectations. Texas Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Austin, TX, May 2017.

Stautberg EF, Jupiter DC, Amin A, Qadeer AA, Ilahi O. Stability of Two versus Three Peripheral Pegs in Modern Total Shoulder Glenoid Components. Texas Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Austin, TX, April 2016. Southern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Naples, FL, July 2016. Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Indian Wells, CA, September 2016.

Poster Presentations

Stautberg, EF, Ilahi, O, Jupiter, D, Amin, A, Qadeer, A. Stability of Two versus Three Peripheral Pegs in Modern Total Shoulder Glenoid Components. Orthopaedic Research Society. Orlando, FL, March 2016. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, August 2016.

Stautberg, EF, Dehart, M, Romero, J, Bender, S. Orthopaedic Resident Practice Management and Health Policy Education: Evaluation of Experience and Expectations. Presented Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Kauai, Hawaii, August 2017.

Awards

Outstanding Overall Resident Award Nominee

UTMB Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2017

Resident Excellence in Research Award

UTMB Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2017

Orthopaedic In-Training Master Score

Overall highest score – UTMB Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2017

Golden Bone Award

UTMB – Excellence in teaching medical students, 2015

American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Resident Scholar

Attended AOFAS National Meeting in Chicago, 2014

Student Leadership Award – Cockrell School of Engineering, UT Austin

Students in leadership positions who contributed to the expansion of the college, 2008

Dwight E. Huth Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Chemical Engineering

Merit based academic scholarship, 2007

Professional Society Memberships

Texas Orthopaedic Association, Board of Directors, 2014-Present

American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Member, 2015-Present

Western Orthopedic Association, Member, 2018-Present

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Member, 2012-2023

Professional Appointments

Chief of Surgery, HCA Healthcare Pearland Hospital, 2020-Present

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