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Dr. Brian Smith, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1991)

Professional interests include: elbow problems, shoulder problems, replacement arthroplasty (joint replacement), and more.

2240 Gulf Freeway South
League City, TX 77573

(832) 505-1200

Dr. Brian Smith, MD is a sports medicine doctor in League City, TX specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1991 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Brian Smith, MD is affiliated with UTMB Health and UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH FACULTY GROUP PRACTICE.

Office Locations

Address:

2240 Gulf Freeway South
League City, TX 77573

Address:

301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555

Address:

400 Harborside Drive Suite 109, Entrance A
Galveston, TX 77555

Some issues Dr. Brian Smith, MD can help you with:

Replacement Arthroplasty (Joint Replacement)

Joint replacement, sometimes also called arthroplasty, is an option when a joint becomes severely damaged by disease or injury. The damaged cartilage of the joint is surgically removed, the ends of the bones in the joint are resurfaced, and a prosthetic is installed. Most prosthetic joints are made of a metal piece that fits into a plastic sleeve so that they glide smoothly. A joint replacement increases stability in the damaged area and decreases pain. The hip and knee are the two joints most commonly replaced, but joint replacement can also be performed on the ankle, shoulder, elbow and even fingers.

Although joint replacement is one of the safest and most reliable medical procedures available, it is still a major surgical procedure. All surgical procedures carry risks, such as infection or blood clots. For this reason, doctors try to help their patients avoid surgery for as long as they can. Taking arthritis medications, losing weight, avoiding high impact sports such as running, taking supplements such as glucosamine or chondroitin, or having joint injections may allow a patient to enjoy life without the need for surgery.

After having joint replacement surgery, patients can expect some pain the first few days as they recover. Physical therapy is an important part of recovery, and it can decrease complications and increase future mobility. As soon as possible, returning to low impact sports such as swimming, walking or biking can stretch and heal the new joint. A prosthetic joint can last 15 - 20 years and cannot be further damaged by degenerative diseases such as arthritis, so once it is done patients should be pain-free for many years.

aspiration	1042
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	25
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	1675
injections	1042
joint surgery	163
lower extremity surgery	96
minimally invasive procedures	123
reconstructive surgery	39
synovectomy	29
upper extremity surgery	67

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	497

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	465
Black	185
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	70
Less than 65	139

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

aspiration	1213
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	19
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	1840
injections	1213
joint surgery	172
lower extremity surgery	119
minimally invasive procedures	138
reconstructive surgery	48
synovectomy	41
upper extremity surgery	53

**Gender**
Male	301
Female	536

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	489
Black	206
Hispanic	128
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	78
Less than 65	155

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

aspiration	1266
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	1861
injections	1266
joint surgery	111
lower extremity surgery	88
minimally invasive procedures	73
reconstructive surgery	37
synovectomy	29
upper extremity surgery	23

**Gender**
Male	558
Female	1122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	984
Black	434
Hispanic	222
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	754
From 75 to 84	442
85 and over	162
Less than 65	322

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

aspiration	1292
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	1667
injections	1292
joint surgery	130
lower extremity surgery	94
minimally invasive procedures	94
reconstructive surgery	35
synovectomy	31
upper extremity surgery	36

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	468
Black	183
Hispanic	102
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	356
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	77
Less than 65	122

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

aspiration	1320
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	1725
injections	1320
joint surgery	117
lower extremity surgery	92
minimally invasive procedures	89
reconstructive surgery	27
synovectomy	35
upper extremity surgery	25

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	545

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	514
Black	195
Hispanic	103
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	401
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	65
Less than 65	135

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

aspiration	1435
doctor visit	1058
injections	1435
joint surgery	50
lower extremity surgery	53
minimally invasive procedures	22
reconstructive surgery	27
synovectomy	14

**Gender**
Male	277
Female	483

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	469
Black	158
Hispanic	107
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	383
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	61
Less than 65	109

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

aspiration	1446
doctor visit	1171
injections	1446
joint surgery	67
lower extremity surgery	70
minimally invasive procedures	41
reconstructive surgery	25
synovectomy	22

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	511

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	515
Black	152
Hispanic	102
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	403
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	74
Less than 65	96

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

aspiration	1167
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	967
injections	1167
joint surgery	57
lower extremity surgery	34
minimally invasive procedures	37
reconstructive surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	23

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	444

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	446
Black	126
Hispanic	94
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	59
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

aspiration	2733
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	2228
injections	2733
joint surgery	136
lower extremity surgery	115
minimally invasive procedures	73
reconstructive surgery	62
synovectomy	19
upper extremity surgery	21

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Brian Smith, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in League City, TX were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

aspiration	1434
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	19
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	1577
injections	1434
joint surgery	113
lower extremity surgery	85
minimally invasive procedures	78
reconstructive surgery	36
synovectomy	27
upper extremity surgery	36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	464

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	163
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	435
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	85
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	195
85 and over	64
Less than 65	114
65 to 74	338

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Smith, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Brian Smith, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	6
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Brian Smith, MD graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1991. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1991)

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Brian Smith, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UTMB Health

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH FACULTY GROUP PRACTICE

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Brian Smith, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$455 ACCOLADE $267	Mako $108	TRIATHLON $62	Tritanium $18
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$341 Navio Surgical System $314	NA $18	Biosure $9
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$104 Alps Plates and Instruments $104
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.	$100 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED $100
Medtronic, Inc.	$97 $97
Other	$197 Regeneten $75	EX NAILS $34	OFIRMEV $26	Endo Stapling $18	HEALIX KNOTLESS PEEK $17	Other $27

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,193
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$100

Research Payments

Dr. Brian Smith, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $901.

Biography

Dr. Brian Smith's medical specialty is orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. His areas of clinical interest consist of knee problems, replacement arthroplasty (joint replacement), and shoulder problems. Dr. Smith is professionally affiliated with UTMB Health. He studied medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.