Your Health is in Good Hands
Welcome to Orthopedic Hand and Wrist Center of Texas, conveniently located in the NASA/Clear Lake area of Houston. Our professionals know that orthopedic health is about keeping your moving parts in good order.
Overuse, aging, and unplanned injury can take a toll on your musculoskeletal system. Our mission is to guide you through a customized treatment plan in a painless, compassionate, and efficient way. Our goal for each patient is to optimize recovery and maximize function using the best available procedures, whether non-operative or operative.
We offer advanced expertise in hand and wrist surgery including the treatment of complex fractures and dislocations, tendon injuries, fingertip injuries, sports injuries, nerve compressions such as carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, De Quervain’s, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and Dupuytren’s disease.
We aim to educate our patients in a safe and comfortable environment, while offering you comprehensive care. We understand that many people have anxiety about orthopedic treatment, so we provide a soothing environment combined with an efficient scheduling system that never keeps you waiting long. By combining the latest technology with traditional techniques, we promise you the best care possible.
Lauren Hinojosa, M.D.
Lauren Hinojosa, MD offers advanced expertise in hand and wrist surgery including the treatment of complex fractures and dislocations, tendon injuries, fingertip injuries, sports injuries, nerve compressions such as carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, de Quervain’s, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and Dupuytren’s disease. Her goal for each patient is to optimize recovery and maximize function as best as possible through non-operative or operative measures.
Before starting her own practice, Dr. Hinojosa was Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. While at UTMB, Dr. Hinojosa revitalized the hand program and the residency curriculum.
Dr. Hinojosa attended The University of Texas at Austin for her undergraduate education where she received University Honors. She obtained her medical degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. She completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, one of the nation’s busiest trauma centers. She then was awarded a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at The CV Starr Hand Surgery Center in New York City, the oldest and one of the most prestigious teaching hand surgery fellowships in the country. As part of her fellowship, she received additional training in pediatric hand conditions at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas.
She is board certified through the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.
A native Texan, Dr. Hinojosa lives in League City, Texas, with her family.
