Patrick McCulloch, MD

John S. Dunn Chair in Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery, Academic Institute
Full Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


Biography

Dr. McCulloch is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon with sub-specialty expertise in sports medicine and arthroscopy. He graduated from Harvard College with Honors. He graduated at the top of his class from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. He returned to Harvard to complete his residency, and then completed a year of fellowship-training in sports medicine and cartilage restoration at Rush Medical Center in Chicago. He was an assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine for three years before joining the Houston Methodist Hospital staff. He is also a Professor of Clinical Orthopeadic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University.

Description of Research

Dr. McCulloch is engaged in clinical and laboratory research in the field of sports medicine. His interests include articular cartilage injury and repair, ligament and tendon healing and joint stability.

Areas Of Expertise

Articular cartilage Joint injury Ligament healing Knee Shoulder Cellular therapeutics
Education & Training

Residency, Harvard University
Clinical Fellowship, Rush University College of Medicine
MD, University of California at San Francisco
Internship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Publications

SONNET #29888: ChatGPT Finds Poetry in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Return to Sport
Liu, JW & McCulloch, PC 2024, , Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 197-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2023.09.012

The Principles of Knee Joint Preservation
Kraeutler, MJ, McCulloch, PC & Vidal, AF 2023, , Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, vol. 39, no. 12, pp. 2405-2407.

A novel non-invasive method for predicting bone mineral density and fracture risk using demographic and anthropometric measures
Aflatooni, J, Martin, S, Edilbi, A, Gadangi, P, Singer, W, Loving, R, Domakonda, S, Solanki, N, McCulloch, PC & Lambert, B 2023, , Sports Medicine and Health Science, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 308-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smhs.2023.09.003

The Principles of Knee Joint Preservation: Operative Treatment Strategies
Kraeutler, MJ, McCulloch, PC, Sherman, SL & Vidal, AF 2023, , Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume, vol. 105, no. 20, pp. 1638-1646. https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.23.00212

The Principles of Knee Joint Preservation: Operative Treatment Strategies
Kraeutler, MJ, McCulloch, PC, Sherman, SL & Vidal, AF 2023, , Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume, vol. 105, no. 20, pp. 1638-1646. https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.23.00212

Validated Wearable Device Shows Acute Postoperative Changes in Sleep Patterns Consistent With Patient-Reported Outcomes and Progressive Decreases in Device Compliance After Shoulder Surgery
Gadangi, PV, Lambert, BS, Goble, H, Harris, JD & McCulloch, PC 2023, , Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, vol. 5, no. 5, 100783, pp. 100783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asmr.2023.100783

All-Arthroscopic Treatment of Off-Track Hill–Sachs Lesions Using Fresh Osteochondral Allograft Plugs: “Rocks in a Stream”
George, A, Kraeutler, MJ, McCulloch, PC & Lintner, DM 2023, , Arthroscopy Techniques, vol. 12, no. 10, pp. e1815-e1819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2023.06.012

Shear wave elastography of the ulnar collateral ligament in Division IA pitchers across a competitive collegiate season
Gupta, N, Taylor, RE, Lambert, B, Dong, D, Phillips, P, Jack, RA, Goble, HM, Labis, JS, Trakhtenbroit, MA & McCulloch, PC 2023, , JSES International, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 703-708. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseint.2023.03.014

Shear wave elastography of the ulnar collateral ligament in division IA pitchers across a competitive collegiate season
Gupta, N, Taylor, RE, Lambert, B, Dong, D, Phillips, P, Jack, RA, Goble, HM, Labis, JS, Trakhtenbroit, MA & McCulloch, PC 2023, , JSES International, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 703-708. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseint.2023.03.014

Rotator cuff training with upper extremity blood flow restriction produces favorable adaptations in division IA collegiate pitchers: a randomized trial
Lambert, BS, Hedt, C, Ankersen, JP, Goble, H, Taft, C, Daum, J, Karasch, R, Moreno, MR & McCulloch, PC 2023, , Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. e279-e292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2023.02.116

Immunomodulatory biomimetic nanoparticles target articular cartilage trauma after systemic administration
Mancino, C, Pasto, A, De Rosa, E, Dolcetti, L, Rasponi, M, McCulloch, P & Taraballi, F 2023, , Heliyon, vol. 9, no. 6, e16640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16640

Isolated Osteotomy Versus Combined Osteotomy and Cartilage Repair for Osteoarthritis or Focal Chondral Defects of the Medial Compartment of the Knee Joint: A Systematic Review
Dhillon, J, Kraeutler, MJ, Fasulo, SM, Belk, JW, Scillia, AJ & McCulloch, PC 2023, , Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 11, no. 5. https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671231162030

A Call for More Studies Evaluating Posttraumatic Knee Osteoarthritis in Patients Undergoing Combined Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Lateral Extra-Articular Stabilization
Kraeutler, MJ & McCulloch, PC 2023, , Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 908-910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2022.12.031

Effects of Running on the Development of Knee Osteoarthritis: An Updated Systematic Review at Short-Term Follow-up
Dhillon, J, Kraeutler, MJ, Belk, JW, Scillia, AJ, McCarty, EC, Ansah-Twum, JK & McCulloch, PC 2023, , Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 11, no. 3. https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671231152900

Cartilage Repair of the Tibiofemoral Joint With Versus Without Concomitant Osteotomy: A Systematic Review of Clinical Outcomes
Dhillon, J, Kraeutler, MJ, Fasulo, SM, Belk, JW, Mulcahey, MK, Scillia, AJ & McCulloch, PC 2023, , Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 23259671231151707. https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671231151707

Shared Decision-Making Is Not Patient Decision-Making
Birnbrich, A, McCulloch, PC & Kraeutler, MJ 2023, , Sports Health, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 615-616. https://doi.org/10.1177/19417381231155138

Autograft Demonstrates Superior Outcomes for Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction When Compared With Allograft: A Systematic Review
Belk, JW, Littlefield, CP, Smith, JRH, McCulloch, PC, McCarty, EC, Frank, RM & Kraeutler, MJ 2024, , American Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 859-867. https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465231152232

Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Who Receive Platelet-Rich Plasma or Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Injections Have Better Outcomes Than Patients Who Receive Hyaluronic Acid: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Belk, JW, Lim, JJ, Keeter, C, McCulloch, PC, Houck, DA, McCarty, EC, Frank, RM & Kraeutler, MJ 2023, , Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, vol. 39, no. 7, pp. 1714-1734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2023.03.001

Optimal Blood Flow Restriction Occlusion Pressure for Shoulder Muscle Recruitment With Upper Extremity Exercise
Roehl, T, Lambert, BS, Ankersen, J, Hernandez, K, McCulloch, PC & Hedt, C 2023, , American Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 51, no. 7, pp. 1859-1871. https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465231166959

Post-operative protein supplementation following orthopaedic surgery: A systematic review
George, A, Holderread, BM, Lambert, BS, Harris, JD & McCulloch, PC 2023, , Sports Medicine and Health Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smhs.2023.08.002