Dr. Lowe - Credentials

CURRICULUM VITAE

Education: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. BS, 1979. University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas. MD, 1983.

Hospital Training: Rotating Internship, John Peter Smith Hospital, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1983. Orthopedic Residency, Tarrant County Affiliated Hospitals, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1988. Fellowship-Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Inglewood, California, 1991.

Current Professional Appoints: Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Section of Sports Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Fellowship Director, Baylor College of Medicine, Section of Sports Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Team Physician, Houston Texans, National League Football, Houston, Texas, 2001 – present. Team Physician, Houston Rockets, NBA Basketball, Houston, Texas, 1993 – 2003. Team Physician, Houston Comets, WNBA, Houston, Texas, 1997 – 2003. Head Team Physician, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 1993 – present.

Certification: Board Certified, American Board Orthopedic Surgery, 1990. Re-certified, 2002.

Licensure: Texas #C18565

Current Professional Activities/Committees: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Fellow, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine – Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine – Fellow, NBA Team Physicians Society, NFL Team Physicians Society, Association of Professional Team Physicians, American Medical Association, Harris County Medical Society, Houston Orthopaedic Society, Mid-America Orthopaedic Society, Texas Medical Association. Consultant to NASA Space Clinic.

Role in Fellowship Training Program: Director of the Baylor Sports Medicine Fellowship Program Responsible for direct teaching and supervision of fellows, providing clinical material and supporting the fellow’s research projects.

Publications: Elbow Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction Lowe, W.R., Conway, J.E., Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine pp 196-204, 2004 Posterior Elbow Impingement Lowe, W.R., Bartz, R.L., Bryan, W.J., Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine, Vol 9, No 4 (October), 2001:pp 245-252 A Biomechanical Comparison of Repair Techniques for Type II SLAP Lesions. Lowe, W.R., DiRaimondo, C.A., Alexander, J.W., Noble, P.C., Lintner, D. M. American Journal of Sports Medicine, April 2004; 32:727-733. Topographical Matching of Osteochondral Grafts in the Knee: A Cadaveric Study. Lowe, W.R., Bothwell, J.M., Ismaily, S.K., Noble, P.C., Conditt, M.A., White, J.T., Lintner, D.M. Differences in Ligament Molecule Structural Compositions Between Males and Females. Lowe, W.R., Tingle, T., Xuhui, L., Zong-Ping, L., Lintner, D.M. Anterior Tibialis Tendon Allograft ACL Reconstruction: A 2 Year clinical follow-up study. Lowe, W.R., Keefe, D.T. Superior Labral Injuries. Lowe, W.R., Maffet, M.W. Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Principles & Practice, Vol. 1, 2nd Ed., Chapter 21, Section K, 1046-1064. Surgical Anatomy of the Posterior Shoulder: Effects of Arm Position and Anterior-Inferior Capsular Shift. Lowe, W.R.; Bailie, D.S.; and Moseley, J.B. American Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, August 1999. Cyclic Pull-Out Strength of Soft Tissue Interference Screws for Fixation of Hamstring Tendons: Influence of Screw Length. Lowe, W.R.; Stadelmaier, D.O.; Ilahi, O.A.; Noble, P.C.; Kohl, H.W. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1999. Glenohumeral Joint Translation and Range of Motion after Arthroscopic Thermal Capsulorraphy with a Radiofrequency Probe. Lowe, W.R., Orlevitch, S., Kohl, H.W. Longitudinal Changes in Knee Laxity across the Menstrual Cycle. Lowe, W.R., Perez-Roman, G.E., Kohl, H.W., Evaluation of Medical Stability of Elbows Following Olecranon Overgrowth. Lowe, W.R., Kohl, H.W. Load to Failure of Ulnar Collateral Ligament following Excision of Olecranon Overgrowth. Lowe, W.R., Kohl, H.W. Current Concepts in the Treatment of Patellofemoral Disorders. Lowe, W.R.; Paine, Russ. Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Home Study Course. Arthroscopic Acromioplasty Long Term Results. Lowe, W.R., Tibone, J. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Biomechanical: EMG Analysis of Shoulder Muscles During Curveball and Change-up Pitches. Lowe, W.R., Jobe, F., Pink, M., Perry, J. American Journal of Sports Medicine. Clinical Factors Affecting Chymopapain Results in 102 Patients with Sciatica. Lowe, W.R., Terry, A.R. Spine. Ipsilateral Concomitant Femoral Neck and Shaft Fractures. The Too Frequently Unrecognized Syndrome Continues. Lowe, W.R.; Protzman, R.R. Orthopaedic Transactions, 1987.