Meet Our Surgeon

William McGarvey, M.D. - Orthopedic Surgery

Procedures performed by Dr. McGarvey: Non-invasive shockwave therapy for heel spurs and tennis elbow Fracture fixation of knee, leg, ankle, foot, hand and elbow Shoulder and knee sports injury repairs Knee arthroscopy and menisectomy Carpal Tunnel release Tennis Elbow Release ACL reconstruction Bone spur removal Bunion surgery Cyst removal

William McGarvey attended Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and earned a BA in Biology before graduating from Thomas Jefferson University Medical College in Philadelphia. He then completed his surgical internship and orthopedic surgery residency at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. McGarvey also completed a fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine. He is licensed to practice in the states of Texas and Maryland. In addition, he is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons.

His current academic appointments are as an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston, Foot and Ankle Surgery Director at the University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston, Foundation for Orthopedic and Reconstructive Research Board Member and clinical instructor of the Foot and Ankle Fellowship at the Foundation for Orthopedic, Athletic and Reconstructive Research.

Dr. McGarvey is currently the Department of Surgery Chairman at Katy Memorial Hermann Hospital and was named by H Magazine as one of Houston's "Top Docs" in 2004 and 2005. He has been given numerous other awards, including the Long Handle Scalpel Award, two UT-HSC Dean's Teaching Excellence Awards, the Golden Scalpel Award, Physician of the Year at Katy Memorial Hospital, Miller Vocational Center Teaching Excellence Award and the UT-HSC Department of Orthopedics Affiliated Faculty Teaching Award.

Dr. McGarvey's professional affiliations include the Foundation Surgery Affiliates Board of Governors, the Harris County Medical Society, the Texas Orthopedic Association, American Association of Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons, American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, the American Society for the Advancement of the Methods of Ilizarov and serving as a Fellow with the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Dr. McGarvey sees patients at: