Hospital Affiliations:
- Texas Orthopedic Hospital
Board Certifications:
- American Board of Family Medicine
- Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine
Treatments
- Joint injections – steroid injection, gel (hyaluronic acid) injection, platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection
- Casting and splinting
- Physical therapy and brace prescription
- Medication management
- Physical activity prescription and counseling
Conditions treated:
- Arthritis, osteoarthritis
- Concussion
- Neck strain, neck spasm, neck pain
- Shoulder separation (AC sprain)
- Shoulder pain, shoulder bursitis
- Shoulder impingement
- Rotator cuff tendonitis
- Biceps tendonitis
- Elbow sprain, elbow pain
- Golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis)
- Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
- Wrist pain, hand pain
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
- Trigger finger, trigger thumb
- Mallet finger
- Back pain, back spasm
- Pelvic pain, buttock pain
- Hip pain, trochanteric bursitis
- Knee pain, knee sprain, meniscus injury
- Runner’s knee (patellofemoral pain syndrome)
- Jumper’s knee (patellar tendonitis)
- Shin splints
- Ankle sprain, ankle pain
- Heel pain, foot pain, Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis
- Toe sprain, toe pain
- Gout
- Non-operative fracture
Certification/License
- Board Certified in Sports Medicine 07/2020 – Present
- Board Certified in Family Medicine 07/2019 – Present
- Texas Medical Board Physician Full License 07/2019 – Present
Education/Training
- Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, Texas
Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship 07/2019 – 06/2020 - Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas
Family Medicine Residency 07/2016 – 06/2019 - St George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada
Medical Doctor08/2010 – 09/2015 - University of Southern California, California
Marine and Environmental Biology, MSc08/2008 – 05/2010 - Biological Sciences, BA 07/2019 – 06/2020
Membership And Honorary/Professional Societies
- American Academy of Worker's Compensation Physicians
- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Member 07/2019 – Present
- American Academy of Family Physicians Member 07/2016 – Present
Sports Team Coverages
- St. Pius X High School 09/2020 – Present
- Chavez High School 09/2020 – Present
- Rice University Athletics Assistant Team Physician 07/2019 – 06/2020
- Prairie View A&M University Athletics Assistant Team Physician 07/2019 – 06/2020
- World Champions Centre Gymnastics Physician 07/2019 – 06/2020
- Cypress Creek High School Athletics Team Physician 08/2017 – 06/2020
Sports Event Coverages
- Elite Club National League Soccer Tournament Sideline Physician 02/2020
- Houston National Invitational Gymnastics Meet Covering Physician 02/2020
- CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Games Stretcher Crew 02/2020
- Houston Open PGA Tour Covering Physician 10/2019
- The Woodlands Marathon Medical Team Physician 03/2018, 03/2019, 03/2020
- Chevron Houston Marathon Medical Team Physician 01/2018, 01/2019, 01/2020
Academic Activities
- Case Presentation: Chest Tightness on Exertion in an Otherwise Healthy Young Athlete (Accepted)
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Conference 04/2020 - Poster Presentation: Concussion Injury in the Presence of a Porencephalic Cyst
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Conference 04/2019 - Poster Presentation: Safety of Intermittent Fasting in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type II
Texas Academy of Physicians Annual Season and Primary Care Summit 11/2018 - Family Medicine Residency Regional Research Symposium at Baylor College of Medicine 05/2018
- Quality Improvement Project: Improving Influenza Vaccine Rates 09/2016 – 03/2017
Languages
Native bilingual proficiency in both English and Mandarin Chinese
Interests
Basketball, Scuba Diving, Photography
Book an Appointment
- Direct Office: (713)383-5390 and email Drkevinlyu@fondren.com
- Fax: (281) 501-5961
- Appointment:
Specialties
Workers Compensation and Certifying Doctor for Maximum Medical Improvement/Impairment Rating
