Hussein Elkousy, MD is Attending Shoulder Surgeon, Fondren Orthopedic Group, Texas Orthopedic Hospital in Houston. He is a co-author of Gartsman’s Shoulder Arthroscopy, 3rd Edition.

Dr. Elkousy received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine. After residencies in General Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery, he performed a Sports Medicine and Shoulder Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. He is also the team physician for Texas Southern University, and a consulting physician for the Houston Rockets.

Dr. Elkousy’s practice focuses on shoulder and knee surgery, with an additional attention to management of proximal hamstring tears.

Dr. Elkousy’s honors and awards include Patient’s Choice Top Doctor, U.S. News and World Report Top Doctor, Patient’s Choice Compassionate Doctor, the Charles S. Neer Award from the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, Best Doctors in America Houston Metro Area, Health and Fitness Sports Magazine Doctor’s Choice Top Orthopedic Surgeons, and many more.

He serves as a Reviewer for AJSM, Orthopedics, and the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery; has served on the Editorial Board of Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine; and is a member of the community faculty of University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston and volunteer faculty at Baylor College of Medicine.