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Kevin E. Varner, MD

C. James and Carole Walter Looke Presidential Distinguished Centennial Chair in Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery, Academic Institute
Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


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Biography

Dr. Kevin Varner, Chairman of the Department of Orthopedics, 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.

Areas Of Expertise

ankle injury foot injury sports related injury athlete Tibia fracture
Education & Training

MD, Baylor College of Medicine
Residency, Baylor College of Medicine
Internship, Baylor College of Medicine
Publications

Plantar Plating for Medial Naviculocuneiform Arthrodesis in Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity
Wininger, AE, Klavas, DM, Gardner, SS, Ahuero, JS, Harris, JD & Varner, KE 2022, , Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 24730114221088517. https://doi.org/10.1177/24730114221088517

Lag Screw with Plantar Plating for Naviculocuneiform Arthrodesis in Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity
Klavas, DM, Wininger, AE, Gardner, SS, Ahuero, JS & Varner, KE 2022, , Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics, vol. 7, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011421S00284

Twenty Five-Year Publication Trends in Foot and Ankle Literature: Improved Methodological Quality and Internationality With Time
Klavas, DM, Liu, J, Holderread, BM, Ahuero, JS, Cosculluela, PE, Varner, KE & Harris, JD 2021, , Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews, vol. 5, no. 2. https://doi.org/10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-20-00154

On-site Clinical Care for Professional Dance Companies
Bower, K, Nasrallah, CM, Barrera, B, Varner, KE & Han, AY 2021, , Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 137-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmr.2020.09.002

Interrater and Intrarater Reliability of the Beighton Score: A Systematic Review
Bockhorn, LN, Vera, AM, Dong, D, Delgado, DA, Varner, KE & Harris, JD 2021, , Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 9, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967120968099

An Injury Prevention Program for Professional Ballet: A Randomized Controlled Investigation
Vera, AM, Barrera, BD, Peterson, LE, Yetter, TR, Dong, D, Delgado, DA, McCulloch, P, Varner, KE & Harris, JD 2020, , Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 2325967120937643. https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967120937643

High Prevalence of Connective Tissue Gene Variants in Professional Ballet
Vera, AM, Peterson, LE, Dong, D, Haghshenas, V, Yetter, TR, Delgado, DA, McCulloch, P, Varner, KE & Harris, JD 2020, , American Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 222-228. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546519887955

Patient-reported outcome score utilisation in arthroscopic hip preservation: We are all doing it differently, if at all
Klavas, DM, Duplantier, N, Gerrie, B, McCulloch, PC, Nho, SJ, Varner, KE & Harris, JD 2020, , Journal of ISAKOS. https://doi.org/10.1136/jisakos-2018-000223

There is a high return to sport rate but with reduced career lengths after Achilles tendon repair in Major League Soccer players
Sochacki, KR, Jack, RA, Hirase, T, McCulloch, PC, Lintner, DM, Varner, KE, Cosculluela, PE & Harris, JD 2019, , Journal of ISAKOS, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 15-20. https://doi.org/10.1136/jisakos-2018-000246

Physician Rating Scales Do Not Accurately Rate Physicians
Burn, MB, Lintner, DM, Cosculluela, PE, Varner, KE, Liberman, SR, McCulloch, PC & Harris, JD 2018, Orthopedics, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. e445-e456. DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20180409-06

Physician Rating Scales Do Not Accurately Rate Physicians
Burn, MB, Lintner, DM, Cosculluela, PE, Varner, KE, Liberman, SR, McCulloch, PC & Harris, JD 2018, , Orthopedics, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. e445-e456. https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20180409-06

A Biomechanical Comparison of Fifth Metatarsal Jones Fracture Fixation Methods
Duplantier, NL, Mitchell, RJ, Zambrano, S, Stone, AC, Delgado, DA, Lambert, BS, Moreno, MR, Harris, JD, McCulloch, PC, Lintner, DM & Varner, KE 2018, , American Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 1220-1227. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546517753376

Response to “Letter Regarding Performance and Return to Sport After Achilles Tendon Repair in National Football League Players”
Jack, RA, Sochacki, KR, Gardner, SS, McCulloch, PC, Lintner, DM, Cosculluela, PE, Varner, KE & Harris, JD 2018, , Foot and Ankle International, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 131-132. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071100717745266

Management of Fifth Metatarsal Fracture and Refracture in Athletes
Hunt, KJ, Reiter, MJ, Axibal, DP & Varner, K 2018, , Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 61-66. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.oto.2018.01.003

Treatment of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Fractures and Refractures With Plantar Plating in Elite Athletes
Bernstein, DT, Mitchell, RJ, McCulloch, PC, Harris, JD & Varner, KE 2018, , Foot and Ankle International, pp. 1071100718791835. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071100718791835

Performance and Return to Sport After Achilles Tendon Repair in National Football League Players
Jack, RA, Sochacki, KR, Gardner, SS, McCulloch, PC, Lintner, DM, Cosculluela, PE, Varner, KE & Harris, JD 2017, , Foot and Ankle International, vol. 38, no. 10, pp. 1092-1099. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071100717718131

Does experience matter? A meta-analysis of physician rating websites of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Jack, RA, Burn, MB, McCulloch, PC, Liberman, SR, Varner, KE & Harris, JD 2017, , Musculoskeletal Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12306-017-0500-1

Introduction
Varner, KE & Harris, JD 2017, , Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine, vol. 25, no. 2. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.otsm.2017.03.010

Performance and Return to Sport After Sports Hernia Surgery in NFL Players
Jack, RA, Evans, DC, Echo, A, McCulloch, PC, Lintner, DM, Varner, KE & Harris, JD 2017, , Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 5, no. 4. https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967117699590

Plantar Plating for the Treatment of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Fractures in Elite Athletes
Mitchell, RJ, Duplantier, NL, Delgado, DA, Lambert, BS, McCulloch, PC, Harris, JD & Varner, KE 2017, , Orthopedics, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. e563-e566. https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20170327-04

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