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
Internship, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr-East Campus
MD, University of California at San Francisco
Publications

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

Shared Decision-Making Is Not Patient Decision-Making
Birnbrich, A, McCulloch, PC & Kraeutler, MJ 2023, , Sports Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/19417381231155138

Osteogenesis in the presence of chemotherapy: A biomimetic approach: Journal of Tissue Engineering
Brozovich, AA, Lenna, S, Paradiso, F, Serpelloni, S, McCulloch, P, Weiner, B, Yustein, JT & Taraballi, F 2022, , Journal of Tissue Engineering, vol. 13, pp. 20417314221138945. https://doi.org/10.1177/20417314221138945

Amyloid deposition in the glenohumeral joint: a case report
Birnbrich, AM, Orozco, EI, Holderread, BM, Liberman, SR & McCulloch, PC 2022, , JSES Reviews, Reports, and Techniques, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 201-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xrrt.2022.01.008

Anthropometric Factors Associated With Bone Stress Injuries in Collegiate Distance Runners: New Risk Metrics and Screening Tools?
Carbuhn, AF, Yu, D, Magee, LM, McCulloch, PC & Lambert, BS 2022, , Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 10, no. 2. https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671211070308

Blood Flow Restriction Enhances Rehabilitation and Return to Sport: The Paradox of Proximal Performance
Hedt, C, McCulloch, PC, Harris, JD & Lambert, BS 2022, , Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. e51-e63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asmr.2021.09.024

Karriereverlauf von Auswahlspielern der Major League Baseball mit Spondylolyse oder lumbalem Bandscheibenvorfall
Epner, E, Hedt, C, Jack, RA, Lambert, B, McCulloch, PC & Lintner, DM 2022, , Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 75-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orthtr.2021.11.008

Third-Generation Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (Cells Cultured Within Collagen Membrane) Is Superior to Microfracture for Focal Chondral Defects of the Knee Joint: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Dhillon, J, Decilveo, AP, Kraeutler, MJ, Belk, JW, McCulloch, PC & Scillia, AJ 2022, , Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, vol. 38, no. 8, pp. 2579-2586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2022.02.011

Sex-related Anthropometrics in a Lower-Body Mobility Assessment Among Professional Soccer Athletes
Hedt, CA, Le, JT, Heimdal, T, Vickery, J, Orozco, E, McCulloch, PC & Lambert, BS 2022, , International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 474-482. https://doi.org/10.26603/001c.32595

Autograft and Nonirradiated Allograft for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Demonstrate Similar Clinical Outcomes and Graft Failure Rates: An Updated Systematic Review
Dhillon, J, Kraeutler, MJ, Belk, JW, McCarty, EC, McCulloch, PC & Scillia, AJ 2022, , Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. e1513-e1521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asmr.2022.04.008

Blood Flow Restriction Therapy Preserves Lower Extremity Bone and Muscle Mass After ACL Reconstruction
Jack, RA, Lambert, BS, Hedt, CA, Delgado, D, Goble, H & McCulloch, PC 2022, , Sports Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/19417381221101006

The Most Common Rehabilitation Protocol After Matrix-Assisted Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation Is Immediate Partial Weight-Bearing and Continuous Passive Motion
Dhillon, J, Fasulo, SM, Kraeutler, MJ, Belk, JW, McCulloch, PC & Scillia, AJ 2022, , Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. e2115-e2123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asmr.2022.09.007

Osteogenesis in the presence of chemotherapy: A biomimetic approach
Brozovich, AA, Lenna, S, Paradiso, F, Serpelloni, S, McCulloch, P, Weiner, B, Yustein, JT & Taraballi, F 2022, , Journal of Tissue Engineering, vol. 13. https://doi.org/10.1177/20417314221138945

High Variability of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Obtained via Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Compared With Traditional Bone Marrow Aspiration Technique
Brozovich, A, Sinicrope, BJ, Bauza, G, Niclot, FB, Lintner, D, Taraballi, F & McCulloch, PC 2021, , Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 9, no. 12. https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671211058459

Pelvic region bone density, soft tissue mass, and injury frequency in female professional ballet dancers and soccer athletes
Vahedi, H, Taft, CM, Daum, JR, Dabash, S, McCulloch, PC & Lambert, BS 2021, , Sports Medicine and Health Science, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 157-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smhs.2021.08.002

The role of fatigue in return to sport testing following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Tallard, JC, Hedt, C, Lambert, BS & McCulloch, PC 2021, , International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 1043-1051. https://doi.org/10.26603/001c.25687

Blood Flow Restriction Training for the Shoulder: A Case for Proximal Benefit
Lambert, B, Hedt, C, Daum, J, Taft, C, Chaliki, K, Epner, E & McCulloch, P 2021, , American Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 49, no. 10, pp. 2716-2728. https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465211017524

Factors affecting orthopedic sports medicine surgeons' online reputation
Heimdal, TR, Gardner, SS, Dhanani, UM, Harris, JD, Liberman, SR & McCulloch, PC 2021, , Orthopedics, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. E281-E286. https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20201210-07

Electromyographic profile of the shoulder during stability exercises with kettlebells
Hedt, C, Lambert, BS, Holland, ML, Daum, J, Randall, J, Lintner, DM & McCulloch, PC 2021, , Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 653-659. https://doi.org/10.1123/JSR.2019-0541

Sex-related hip strength measures among professional soccer players
Hedt, CA, Pearson, JM, Lambert, BS, McCulloch, PC & Harris, JD 2021, , Journal of strength and conditioning research, vol. 35, no. 7, pp. 1992-1999. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003003