Kelsey-Seybold - Doctor Biography

Allen Deutsch, MD

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Specialty	Orthopedic Surgery
Board Certification	American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Medical School	Albert Einstein College of Medicine , 1994
Internship/ Residency	Case Western Reserve University, General Surgery, 1995
	Case Western Reserve University, Orthopedic Surgery, 1999
Fellowship	University of Pennsylvania, Shoulder/Elbow Surgery
Foreign Language(s)	Hebrew
Special Interest(s)	Shoulder Surgery, Sports Medicine
Primary Hospital Affiliation	St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Other Hospital Affiliation(s)	Methodist Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital Kelsey-Seybold Ambulatory Surgery Center
Academic Appointments	Clinical Assistant Professor; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine
Professional Organizations	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Texas Orthopaedic Association, Harris County Medical Society
Employed at Kelsey-Seybold Since	August 21, 2000

MEET THE DOCTOR

I treat my patients with great care and try to give them a thorough understanding of both their orthopedic condition and the various treatment options available to them. With this understanding, a patient can help formulate the therapeutic program that will improve his or her condition. Medical Background
Dr. Deutsch joined Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in 2000. He earned his graduate degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York, and completed his internship and residency programs at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He also completed a fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Dr. Deutsch is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Texas Orthopaedic Association and Harris County Medical Society. He is also a clinical assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine.

Clinic Interests
His areas of specialty care include:

Orthopedics
Shoulder and elbow surgery
Sports medicine

To schedule an appointment or consultation with Dr. Deutsch, call our 24-hour Telephone Scheduling Service at (713) 442-0427. Dr. Deutsch treats patients at Kelsey-Seybold’s Main Campus, located at 2727 W. Holcombe Blvd., and Kelsey-Seybold’s Champions Clinic, located at 15555 Kuykendahl.

Additional Information, Hobbies and Interests
Dr. Deutsch and his wife have two children. A Brooklyn, New York, native, Dr. Deutsch enjoys softball, tennis, golf and sculpting in his spare time. In addition to his medical education, he also studied Hebrew.

Publications

1. Victoroff, B.N.; Deutsch, Allen; Protomastro, P.; Barber, J.E.; and Davy, D.T. The Effect Of Radiofrequency Thermal Capsulorrhaphy on Glenohumeral Translation, Rotation, and Volume. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 13(2): 138-145, 2004.

2. Deutsch, Allen; Barber, E.; Davy, D.; and Victoroff, B.N. Anterior Capsular Shift: A Biomechanical Comparison of Glenoid- Vs. Humeral-Based Shift Strategies. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 10(4):340-352, 2001.

3. Deutsch, Allen; and Iannotti, J.P. Pitfalls in Humeral Stem Insertion and Humeral Head Sizing in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Tech Shoulder Elbow Surg. Jan-Feb, 2001.

4. Deutsch, Allen; Wyzykowski, R.J.; and Victoroff, B.N. Evaluation of the Anatomy of the Common Peroneal Nerve: Defining Nerve-At-Risk in Arthroscopic Lateral Meniscus Repair. Am J Sports Med 27(1): 10-15, 1999.

5. Deutsch, Allen; Altchek, D.W.; Veltri, D.M.; Potter, H.G.; and Warren, R.F. Traumatic Tears of the Subscapularis Tendon. Clinical Diagnosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings, and Operative Treatment. Am J Sports Med 25(1): 13-22, 1997. Runner up for Hughston Award from Am J Sports Med.

6. Paletta, G.A.; Warner, J.J.P.; Warren, R.F.; Deutsch, Allen; and Altchek, D.W. Shoulder Kinematics with Two-Plane X-Ray Evaluation in Patients with Anterior Instability or Rotator Cuff Tearing. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 6(6): 516-527, 1997.

7. Deutsch, Allen; Altchek, D.W.; Schwartz, E.; Otis, J.C.; and Warren, R.F. Radiologic Measurement of Superior Migration of the Humeral Head in the Impingement Syndrome. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 5(3): 186-193, 1996.

8. Victoroff, B.N.; Marcus, R.E.; and Deutsch, Allen. Arthroscopic Bone Peg Fixation in the Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans in the Knee. Arthroscopy 12(4): 506-509, 1996.

9. Deutsch, Allen; Veltri, D.M.; Altchek, D.W.; Potter, H.G.; Warren, R.F.; and Wickiewicz, T.L. Symptomatic Intra-Articular Ganglia of the Cruciate Ligaments of the Knee. Arthroscopy 10(2): 219-223, 1994.

10. Laurencin, C.T.; Deutsch, Allen; O’Brien, S.J.; and Altchek, D.W. The Superoleteral Portal for Arthroscopy of the Shoulder. Arthroscopy 10(3): 255-258, 1994.

11. Haramati, N.; and Deutsch, Allen. Proximal Wrist Imaging. Clin Imaging 18(1): 79-84, 1994.

12. Deutsch, Allen; and Haramati, N. Injuries of the Carpus. The Einstein Quart J Biol Med 11(2): 66-72, 1993.

Book Chapters

1. Deutsch, Allen; Williams, Jr., G.R. Glenoid and Scapula Fractures in Adults and Children, in DeLee JC, Drez D (eds): Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Principles and Practice, ed 2. Philadelphia, PA, WB Saunders, p979-996, 2003.

2. Deutsch, Allen; Williams, Jr., G.R. Fractures of the Coracoid in Adults and Children, in DeLee JC, Drez D (eds): Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Principles and Practice, ed 2. Philadelphia, PA, WB Saunders, p996-1005, 2003.

Presentations

1. Deutsch, Allen. Repair Integrity and Clinical Outcome Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Prospective Comparison of Medium Tears vs. Large and Massive Tears. Accepted to American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Interim Meeting, Washington, DC, February, 2005.

2. Deutsch, Allen. Arthroscopic Repair of Medium to Large Rotator Cuff Tears: Clinical Outcome of 30 Consecutive Patients. Twenty-third Annual Meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, Orlando, FL, April, 2004; Texas Orthopaedic Association Meeting. San Antonio, TX, April, 2003.

3. Deutsch, Allen. Arthroscopic Repair of Parital Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: A Prospective Study of 41 Patients with Significant (>50% Thickness) Tears. Twentieth Open Meeting of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, March, 2004.

4. Deutsch, Allen; Kelly, J.; Mody, M.; Norris, T.; Williams, Jr., G.R.; Iannotti, J.P. Diagnosis and Management of Glenoid Component Loosening After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Clinical Results of 32 Patients. Sixty-eighth Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, 2001; Seventeenth Open Meeting of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, 2001.

5. Deutsch, Allen; Ramsey, M.; Williams, Jr., G.R. Loss of External Rotation at 90 Degrees Abduction is Predictive of a Medially Healed Bankart Lesion: A Prospective Study of 46 Consecutive Bankart Lesions. Poster Presentation: Sixty-eighth Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, 2001; Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, April, 2001.

6. Deutsch, Allen; Maheshwer, C.; Valentine, C.; Goodfellow, D.B. Prognostic Factors Associated with Outcome Anteromedial Tibial Tubercle Transfer for Patellar Malalignment. American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Interim Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February, 2000.

7. Canada, L.; Deutsch, Allen; Elyaderani, M.; Wilber, R.; Wilber, J. Operative Fixation of High Energy Mid-Shaft Clavicle Fractures. Orthopaedic Trauma Association 15th Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, October, 1999.

8. Deutsch, Allen; Protomastro, P.; Barber, J.E.; Victoroff, B.N. The Biomechanical Effects of Thermal Capsulorrhaphy on the Kinematic Properties of the Glenohumeral Joint. Fifteenth Open Meeting of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Interim Meeting, Anaheim, California, 1999, and Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, April, 1999.

9. Deutsch, Allen; Barber, J.E.; Davy, D.; Victoroff, B.N. Glenoid- vs. Humeral-Based Anterior Capsular Shift of the Shoulder. A Biomechanical Comparison. Sixty-fifth Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, March, 1998; Fourteenth Open Meeting of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, New Orleans, March, 1998. Nominated for the Charles S. Neer Award in Clinical Science.

10. Victoroff, B.N.; Deutsch, Allen; Lie, S. The Effect of Weightbearing on Radiographic Indicies of Patellofemoral Alignment. Sixty-fifth Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, March, 1998.

11. Deutsch, Allen; Wyzykowski, R.J.; Victoroff, B.N. Evaluation of the Anatomy of the Common Peroneal Nerve: Defining Nerve-at-Risk in Arthroscopic Lateral Meniscus Repair. Sixty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, February, 1997; American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Interim Meeting, San Francisco, February, 1997; Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, San Diego, April,1997. Prize Winner: Cleveland Orthopaedic Society Essay Contest, November, 1996.

12. Deutsch, Allen; Marcus, R.E.; Victoroff, B.N. Arthroscopic Bone Peg Fixation in the Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee. Fourth Annual Residents’ and Fellows’ Arthroscopy Conference, New Orleans, March, 1997.

13. Deutsch, Allen; Altchek, D.W.; Veltri, D.M.; Warren, R.F.; Potter, H.G. Isolated Injuries of the Subscapularis Tendon: Clinical Diagnosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings, and Operative Treatment. Eleventh Open Meeting of the American Shoulder and Elbow Society, Orlando, February, 1995; American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Interim Meeting, Orlando, February, 1995. Nominated for the Charles S. Neer Award in Clinical Science.

14. Field, L.D.; Deutsch, Allen; Altchek, D.W.; Potter, H.G.; O’Brien, S.J. Diagnosis of Partial Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Sixty-second Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orlando, February, 1995.

15. Paletta, G.A.; Warner, J.J.P.; Deutsch, Allen; Altchek, D.W.; Wickiewicz, T.L.; Warren, R.F. A Study of Shoulder Kinematics Using Two Plane X-Ray Evaluation in Patients with Instability or Rotator Cuff Tear. Twenty-fifth Meeting of the Eastern Orthopaedic Association, Bermuda, October, 1994.

16. Veltri, D.M.; O’Brien, S.J.; Field, L.D.; Deutsch, Allen; Altchek, D.W.; Potter, H.G. The Milking Maneuver: A New Test to Evaluate the Medial Collateral Ligament of the Elbow in the Throwing Athlete. Tenth Open Meeting of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, New Orleans, February, 1994.

17. Peljovich, A.; Deutsch, Allen; Keith, M. An Anatomic Study of the Deltoid Muscle and the Axillary Nerve with Specific Reference to Posterior Deltoid to Triceps Transfer in Quadriplegics. The Sixth International Conference on Surgical Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb in Tetraplegia, Cleveland, May, 1998.