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Dr. Robert Frangie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Dr. Frangie is triple fellowship trained, completing fellowships in Adult Reconstruction as well as Orthopedic Sports Medicine at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He also completed a fellowship in Orthopedic Trauma at the University of Louisville in Kentucky.
Dr. Frangie specializes in hip and knee surgery with an emphasis on innovative, arthroscopic procedures and complex, open surgeries for ligamentous and meniscal injuries to the knee. He performs partial and total knee replacement as well as total hip replacement and hip resurfacing. His practice encompasses primary and revision surgeries for failed arthroplasties and periprosthetic fractures. He uses both anterior and posterior approaches for his hip procedures. In all effort to enhance patient’s experience, he utilizes technologies such as robot and computer navigation.
During his training, Dr Frangie had extensive hands-on experience in sports medicine treating high school, collegiate and professional athletes including serving as assistant team physician for the Houston Texans, Houston Astros, Houston Rockets, Houston Dynamo, and the University of Houston Cougars. This extensive training allows him to treat a wide spectrum of hip and knee problems in patients of all age groups and ensure they return to the activities they enjoy.
Dr. Frangie’s practice is characterized by an empathic and individualized approach towards patient care. He practices Personalized Medicine where he uses each patient’s unique profile to guide decisions made in regard to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of orthopedic conditions.
Dr Frangie attended medical school and completed his residency at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. He is fluent in English, French and Arabic. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS). He has multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals and continues to be involved in clinical and experimental studies with the McGovern medical school. His areas of interest are periprosthetic fractures, revision arthroplasties and computer simulation models in the study of multiple orthopedic conditions.
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