About Dr. Fullick
Robert Fullick, MD
Robert Fullick, M.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Dr. Fullick specializes in sports medicine and reconstructive shoulder surgery, including injuries and degenerative conditions of the shoulder and knee.
Current Position
- Board Certified, 2013.
University of Texas at Houston Department of Orthopaedic Surgery:
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery
Education & Training
- Training in shoulder arthroscopy and arthroplasty. Focus on reconstructive and arthroscopic techniques including:
- Instability surgery, the Latarjet (open and arthroscopic), and rotator cuff repair.
- Reconstructive shoulder surgery including tendon transfers for irreparable rotator cuff tears, minimally invasive, suscapularis sparing total shoulder and reverse shoulder arthroplasty.
- Team Coverage for the Baltimore Ravens, Washington Nationals, Baltimore Blast, Baltimore Mariners Arena Football, Johns Hopkins University, Morgan State University, Loyola University, Goucher College, and local high schools.
- Provided and assisted with medical coverage for the 2010 NFL Combine.
- Washington Nationals Spring Training camp.
- US National Lacrosse.
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, and Children’s Hospital Boston
- Passed ABOS Part I, July 2009.
Drs. Laurent Lafosse & Bruno Toussaint
Annecy, France
Baltimore, MD
Boston, MA
Surgical Internship
Houston, TX
AOA, Junior selection
College Station, TX
B.S., Biomedical Science Degree, College of Veterinary Medicine
Publications
- The Subscapularis Sparing Approach for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Fullick, RK. ADO, Vol. 35, Issue 14, June 2012.
- Patellar Instability in Childhood and Adolescence. Richard Y. Hinton, Robert K. Fullick, Krishn M. Sharma. For the upcoming 5th edition.
- Arthroscopic Treatment of Suprascapular Nerve Neuropathy. Dipit Sahu, Robert K. Fullick, Laurent Lafosse.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgical Technique: Biologic Augmentation of Rotator Cuff Repairs. Fullick, R, Gregory, J, Bratton, A.
Case study: failure of superior capsular reconstruction using dermal allograft. Skeletal Radiol. 2017. Fullick RK.
Approaches for Shoulder Arthroplasty. Robert Fullick, MD and David Doherty, MD. INNOVATIONS: A CLINICAL EXCHANGE ON ADVANCES IN ORTHOPAEDICS. ISSUE #2. 2015
Outcomes of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in a Senior Athletic Population. Ryan Simovitch, MD, Robert Fullick, MD, Justin Kearse, MD, Jordan Brees, PA, Berenice Gerard. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 2015 Sep;24(9):1481-5.
Sentinel sign: a sign of biceps tendon which indicates the presence of subscapularis tendon rupture. Dipit Sahu, MD, Robert Fullick, MD, Antonios Giannakos, MD, Laurent Lafosse, MD. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. August 2014.
Use of the Subscapularis Preserving Technique in Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Ryan Simovitch, M.D., Robert Fullick, M.D., Young Kwon, M.D., Joseph D. Zuckerman, M.D. Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases 2013; 71(Suppl 2):S94-100.
Arthroscopic repair of large subscapularis tendon tears: 2- to 4-year clinical and radiographic outcomes. Lanz U, Fullick R, Bongiorno V, Saintmard B, Campens C, Lafosse L. Arthroscopy. 2013 Sep; 29(9):1471-8.
Interference screw fixation using a bio-absorbable screw as a bone void filler. Fullick R, Parks B, Hinton R. J Knee Surg. 2011 Dec;24(4):285-8.
Audio-Digest Orthopaedics: Managing the Shoulder: Arthroplasty and Instability
Insall & Scott Surgery of the Knee:
Electromyography: InTech Open Access Publisher
Presentations
- Anatomic TSA: State of the Art
- Glenoid Wear in Shoulder Arthroplasty: Getting it Right
- Knee Ligament Injuries, What You Need to Know. Moderator.
- Minimally Invasive, Subscapularis Tendon Sparing Approach for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Project Update.
- Shoulder Resurfacing.
- Minimally Invasive, Subscapularis Tendon Sparing Approach for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
- Lower Extremity Orthopaedic Surgery Clinical Correlate lecture.
- Upper Extremity Orthopaedic Surgery Clinical Correlate lecture.
- Brachial Plexus Anatomy, Approaches, and Tendon Transfers of the shoulder. Levaro, F; Fullick, R;
- Shoulder Anatomy and Surgical Approaches.
- Minimally Invasive, Subscapularis Tendon Sparing Approach for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Project Update.
- Minimally Invasive, Subscapularis Tendon Sparing Approach for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
- Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Embrace the Glenoid.
- Minimally Invasive, Subscapularis Tendon Sparing Approach for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
- Upper Extremity Clinical Correlate lecture.
- Lower Extremity Clinical Correlate lecture.
- Breakout Session: Subscapularis Sparing Approach for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
- Subscapularis Sparing Approach for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
- Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff and Labral Repair Techniques. Fullick, R;
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Posterolateral Corner Injuries: Evaluation, Surgical Planning, and Techniques. Fullick, R;
- Total and Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Indications, Techniques and Outcomes. Fullick, R;
- Subscapularis Sparing Approach for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Fullick, R;
- Management of the Difficult Glenoid. Fullick, R;
- Subscapularis Tears: Evaluation, Recognition, and Management.
- Lower Extremity Clinical Correlates.
Fullick, R; - Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Fullick, R; - Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow.
Fullick, R; - Subscapularis Sparing Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: French Experience.
Fullick, R; - Lower Extremity Clinical Correlates.
Fullick, R; - Subscapularis Sparing Approach for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Fullick, R; - Regional Cerebral Oxygen Saturation and Shoulder Surgery in the Beach Chair Position: A prospective study with comparison to transcranial Doppler. Sahu, D, Fullick, R, Lafosse, L.
- Subscapularis Sparing Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Lafosse, L, Fullick, R - Suprascapular Nerve Release: Indications and Techniques
Lafosse, L, Fullick, R - Arthroscopic Latarjet: Technique and Pearls
Fullick, R Lafosse, L. - Partial Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: Evaluation and Treatment.
- Suprascapular Nerve Release: Indications and Techniques
- Evaluation of Pullout Strength Using Bioabsorbable Interference Screws to Address Malpositioned Tunnels in Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Biomechanical Study. Accepted for publication, Journal of Knee Surgery.
- Comparison of three non-operative treatments for Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee. Robert Fullick, Mininder Kocher, Theodore Ganley, Eric McFeely. Featured in AAOS Today, 03/11/2010.
- Comparison of three non-operative treatments for Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee. Robert Fullick, Mininder Kocher.
Exactech Medical Education: Mastering Shoulder Arthroplasty, Houston, TX, March, 2017.
60th Edward T. Smith Orthopaedic Lectureship, November, 2016:
Exactech Clinical Evaluator Meeting, AAOS Las Vegas, March 2015.
Exactech Medical Education: Mastering Shoulder Arthroplasty, Las Vegas, November 2014.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School Anatomy Lecture, December 2014.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School Anatomy Lecture, September 2014.
UTHSC Orthopaedic Residency Cadaveric Anatomy Dissection, August 26, 2014.
UTHSC Orthopaedic Residency Cadaveric Anatomy Dissection, August 19, 2014.
Exactech: Equinoxe Clinical Evaluator Meeting, August 2014.
AAOS New Orleans: Exactech Clinical Evaluator Meeting, March 2014.
Exactech Medical Education: Mastering Shoulder Arthroplasty, February 2014.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School Anatomy Lecture: December, 2013.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School Anatomy Lecture: November, 2013.
Exactech Medical Education: Masters Course in Shoulder Surgery.
Exactech Medical Education: Lab Instructor, March 2013.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Surgical Skills Laboratory: January, 2013.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Sports Medicine Conference: January, 2013.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Specialty Conference: December, 2012.
56th Edward T. Smith Orthopaedic Lectureship: Advanced Reconstructive Techniques in Shoulder Surgery, November 2012.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School Anatomy Lecture: November, 2012.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Sports Medicine Conference: June, 2012.
6th Annual Sports Medicine Symposium of the Americas, June 2012:
Exactech Clinical Evaluator Meeting, San Francisco, AAOS 2012
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School Anatomy Lecture: November, 2011.
55th Edward T. Smith Orthopaedic Lectureship, November 2011
23rd European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow: Poster Presentation
AAOS Symposium 2011: Hot Topics & Controversies in Shoulder Arthroplasty
AAOS Meeting: AANA Specialty Day 2011
Annecy Shoulder Academy: Arthoscopic Latarjet Course, February 2011
Mitek Shoulder International Surgery Course: Annecy, France; February 2011
Union Memorial Hospital Visiting Professor Day, July 2010
AAOS Annual Meeting, February 2010: Podium Presentation
Harvard Thesis Day, June 2009
Abstracts
- "Eccentric Reaming to Correct Posterior Glenoid Erosion Removes Subchondral Bone." Selected for presentation.
- Latarjet: Open vs Arthroscopic. Bruno Toussaint & Robert Fullick.
- Tendon Transfers for Massive, Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears. Bruno Toussaint & Robert Fullick.
- Degenerative Lesions of the Acromioclavicular Joint: Arthroscopic Management. Bruno Toussaint & Robert Fullick.
AAOS 2017:
XXIX Congress of the Spanish Arthroscopy Association, May 2011:
Meetings
Exactech AAOS Clinical Evaluator Meeting.
Exactech AAOS Clinical Evaluator Meeting.
Additional Clinical/Service Activities
Sports Medicine Core Curriculum Resident Coordinator
