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Mayo J Jr. Galindo, MD

Associate Professor/Clinical

Chief Foot and Ankle Division

Department of Orthopaedics

Dr. Galindo is a San Antonio native who graduated from Winston Churchill High School in 1972. He attended the University of Dallas for undergraduate studies and obtained a B.A. in Biology. He graduated Magna Cum Laude while playing four years of intercollegiate baseball. His medical training was done at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas where he completed medical school, a flexible internship, and Orthopaedic surgery residency. His foot and ankle fellowship was obtained at the Wagner Institute in Whittier, California, affiliated with USC. He returned home in 1986 and has been in private practice until his affiliation with UT Health San Antonio in 2014. His current practice is limited to surgical and medical problems below the knee.

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 1986 - Clinical Fellowship - Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics - The Wagner Institute
    • 1985 - Residency - Orthopedic Surgery - Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals
    • 1981 - Internship - Flexible - Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals
    • 1980 - Postdoctoral Training - Infectious Disease Research - Baylor College of Medicine
    • 1980 - MD - Medicine - Baylor College of Medicine
    • 1976 - BA - Biology (Magna Cum Laude) - The University of Dallas

    Highlights

    12/2020  Texas Super Doctors Rising Stars 2020

    Appointments

    • 9/2018 - Associate Professor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio, Orthopaedics, San Antonio
    • 4/2014 - Chief of Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Service - UT Health Medical Arts & Reseach Center (MARC), Orthopaedics, San Antonio
    • 4/2014 - Chief of Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Service - Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital
    • 4/2014 - Program Director - UT Health San Antonio, Orthopaedics, San Antonio

  • Instruction & Training

    • 8/2014 - Present, Monthly Medical Student lectures- Non Traumatic Foot and Ankle Problems, UT Health San Antonio
    • 4/2014 - Present, Rotation Student Supervision, UT Health San Antonio
    • 4/2014 - Present, Post-Doctoral Student Supervision, UT Health San Antonio

  • Publications

      Original Published Peer-Reviewed Articles:

      Veazey BL, Heckman JD, Galindo MJ Jr, McGanity PL. Excision of ununited fractures of the posterior process of the talus: a treatment for chronic posterior ankle pain. Foot Ankle 1992 Oct;13(8):453-457.

      Galindo MJ Jr, Siff SJ, Butler JE, Cain TE. Triple arthrodesis in young children: a salvage procedure after failed releases in severely affected feet. Foot Ankle 1987 Jun;7(6):319-325.

      Galindo MJ Jr, Francis WR. Atlantal fracture in a child through congenital anterior and posterior arch defects. A case report. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 1983 Sep;178:220-222.

  • Clinical

    Board Certifications

    • 1988 - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery