Dr. Jeffrey Ryan Padalecki, MD

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Dr. Jeff Padalecki is an Orthopedic Surgeon in Austin, Texas specializing in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, knee and hip. His practice focuses on both surgical and non-surgical treatments of sport-related injuries and degenerative disorders of the shoulder, knee, and hip. Dr. Padalecki is one of the few orthopedic surgeons who have had the privilege of completing their fellowship training in arthroscopic surgery with the Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado. The Steadman Clinic is an internationally renowned institute dedicated to sports medicine and excellence in orthopedic surgery. Dr. Padalecki is a Texas native and former collegiate athlete. He received an engineering degree from St. Marys University in San Antonio, Texas where he was recognized as a Presidential Scholar and graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors. During his time at St. Marys, he received an NCAA Basketball Scholarship and served as team captain during his senior season. He received his medical degree from UT Houston Medical School where he decided to pursue orthopedics and was awarded a research stipend from the Department of Surgery. Following medical school, Dr. Padalecki completed his Orthopedic Residency at UT Southwestern and Parkland Hospital in Dallas, where he obtained vast experience in musculoskeletal trauma and fracture care. During his residency, he acted as assistant team physician to local high school, collegiate, and semi-professional athletes. He was elected by the faculty to attend the American Orthopedic Association Resident Leadership Forum, an honor bestowed to only one resident in each graduating class. Dr. Padalecki was then selected to attend the prestigious Steadman Clinic Fellowship Program, an opportunity awarded to only a very small percentage of new doctors. He trained with the top orthopedic surgeons in the world for complex shoulder and knee surgery, as well as hip arthroscopy.