OsteoarthritisofHand near Humble, TX

Care Philosophy: Dr. Kevin Varner, chairman of the Department of Orthopedics at Houston Methodist Hospital, specializes in foot and ankle disorders. Specific areas of interest include tibia fractures and sports related injuries of the foot and ankle. He serves as the head team physician for the Houston Ballet and is the assistant team orthopedic surgeon for the Houston Texans, the Houston Dynamo and the University of Houston. He is also a member of the Houston Methodist Center for Performing Arts Medicine. Dr. Varner completed his foot and ankle fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and was named by Texas Monthly magazine as one of its ``Super Docs``. Dr. Varner sees patients in the Texas Medical Center.

Care Philosophy: I treat patients how I would like to be treated. Every patient that comes to our office is there for a reason: pain, loss of function, inability to play with their kids, inability to play their sport, among hundreds of others. Everyone is different and every patient encounter I have recognizes this. Many clinicians have lost the ability to talk to or examine patients and rely exclusively on an X-ray or MRI. I treat patients, not MRI's. Patients expect us to make a correct and timely diagnosis, provide both non-surgical and surgical treatment options, and discuss the expected outcomes of both. In my office, I not only use the best evidence-based medicine to treat patients, but I also write that literature, publishing and presenting from across the street to across the world. I use that evidence to make sure that every single patient gets the absolute best care possible whenever they step in the clinic or the operating room.

Biography: Dr. Praful Kaushik, MD is an Internist who practices in Humble, TX. He is 39 years old and has been practicing for 12 years. Dr. Praful Kaushik, MD is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Ronak Mukesh Patel is a board certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic sports medicine surgeon who specializes in the treatment of hip, knee, shoulder, and elbow injuries. He practices at Fondren Orthopedic Group in serving Houston, Sugar Land and Pearland, Texas. Dr. Patel is committed to guiding his patients to a complete recovery and a life without pain or restrictions through a full range of non-operative and operative treatment options, biologics, minimally invasive arthroscopy, and open surgery. His patient care philosophy is a team-based approach, where the doctor and patient work together to obtain excellent results and achieve the patient's specific goals.