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Keith Flak (physician)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Keith Flak Born 1976 (age 37) Residence The Woodlands, Texas (Houston) Nationality American Education The University of Texas at Austin Medical School: The University of Texas Health Science Center Occupation Orthopedic Surgeon Known for The Woodlands Orthopedics, Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon Spouse(s) Michelle Flak Children 2

Keith Stephen Flak MD (born 1976) is an American Orthopedic Surgeon who practices in The Woodlands, Texas at Woodlands Orthopedics. He is a board certified Orthopedic Surgeon who has completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine. He offices at The Woodlands Orthopedics 920 Medical Plaza Dr. Ste 260 The Woodlands, Texas 77381. The office number is (281) 292-3999. He practices at four hospitals in the North Houston/ The Woodlands area: Memorial Hosptial the Woodlands, St. Luke's the Woodlands, Houston Northwest Medical Center, and Tops Specialty Hosptial.

Keith Flak MD is one of only a handful of Orthopedic Sports Fellowship trained surgeons in The Woodlands, Texas. Dr. Keith Flak specializes in orthopaedic sports medicine, advanced arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and knee, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic shoulder stabilization, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, and total joint replacement. He is also interested in General Orthopaedics and fracture care. He sees both adult and pediatric patients.

Career and Education

Flak received his undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin in Electrical Engineering. He then completed medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. During medical school, he earned the academic distiction of membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Flak then served his residency at Virginia Commonwealth University. He obtained fellowship training in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. There he gained extensive experience in advanced shoulder and knee surgery. He has worked as a team physicain with The Baltimore Ravens and The Washington Nationals. In addition, to professional sports exposure, Dr. Flak gained collegiate experience working as a team physician with the Johns Hopkins men's Lacrosse team,  Morgan State Univeristy men's football team, Virginia Commonwealth University men’s basketball team, and Loyola University women's soccer team. Currenlty he is the team doctor for Caney Creek and New Waverly High Schools.

Dr. Flak is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.