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Ryan A. Rose, MD

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Ryan A Rose, MD

Associate Professor/Clinical

Residency Program Director

Vice Chair of Education

Ryan A. Rose is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon who specializes in Hand, Wrist, Elbow and Shoulder Surgery. He provides both non-operative and operative treatment to improve function and to reduce pain. He has special interests in Complex Trauma and Reconstruction of the Entire Upper Extremity, with injuries to nerves, tendons, ligaments as well as fractures. His elective practice includes arthroscopy for the upper extremity, nerve compressions as well as arthritis.

Dr. Rose completed medical school at the University of New Mexico. He then moved to Dallas, Texas, to complete his residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. While there, he received training in Upper Extremity Trauma at the Parkland Trauma Center. During his residency Dr. Rose was named, Chief Resident, over the entire Orthopaedic Residency Department and received the G. Truett James Award for Excellence in Training. After Residency, Dr. Rose was chosen to continue his upper extremity training as the only Littler Eaton Hand Traveling Fellow at New York University Hospital of Joint Disease. His traveling fellowship included time at the renowned Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, as well as the Hand Institute in New Zealand. He also completed a Microsurgery course at Columbia University in New York. Currently, Dr. Rose is actively working on research in the Upper Extremity as well as Opioid use. He is involved in randomized control trials and his research has been presented at National and International meetings.  Since his appointment at UTHSCSA, he received the Fred G. Corley Outstanding Faculty Mentor award.  He also received the Texas Rising Young Doctors award several times as well as the Best San Antonio Doctors award.

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2018 - Fellow - Clinical Fellowship - Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity - NYU Langone Medical Center and Hospital for Joint Diseases
    • 2018 - Fellow - Clinical Fellowship - Hand Surgery - NYU Langone Health
    • 2016 - Resident - Orthopaedic Surgery - Department of Orthopaedics - The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    • 2011 - Doctor of Medicine (MD) - Medicine - University of New Mexico School of Medicine
    • 2006 - Bachelor of Science (BS) - Biology (Minor in Sociology) (Magna Cum Laude) - University of New Mexico

    Training

    • 2020 - Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedics - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

    Appointments

    • Present - Consultant, Division of Hand and Upper Extremity, Department of Orthopaedics - UT Health San Antonio, Orthopaedics, San Antonio
    • Present - Medical Director, Hand Service - University Health System

  • Instruction & Training

    • 2020, Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

  • Publications

      Journal Article

      Hogue GD, Rose RA, Wimberley RL, Riccio AI. Pediatric musculoskeletal injuries associated with recreational motorized vehicle use: do more wheels mean a safer ride? Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2015 Mar;24(2):139-142.

  • Clinical

    Provider profile

    Board Certifications

    • 2021 - Surgery of the Hand Subspecialty Certification
    • 2020 - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery