Mark Brinker MD
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. He holds staff appointments at several hospitals in and around Houston’s Texas Medical Center including Texas Orthopedic Hospital, Hermann Hospital, The Methodist Hospital and Texas Children's Hospital.
A native of New York, Dr. Brinker received his Bachelors of Arts degree 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 training 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 Orthopaedic Association, an honor bestowed on only a small percentage of all orthopedic surgeons.
Dr. Brinker is a Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston and Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He is an award winning researcher and is regarded as an international thought leader in the areas of fracture repair, nonunion treatment, deformity correction and bone infection.
In addition to his Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and Georgia medical licenses, Dr. Brinker is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
