Doctor Jorge De Leon is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon who completed his Fellowship Training at Denver Health Medical Center. He completed his Orthopedic Residency at UT Health San Antonio and acquired his medical degree at UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine. He received a B.A. in Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. During Dr. De Leon's Orthopedic Training he served as a team physician for local San Antonio high school football games, tutored medical students at UT San Antonio, and tutored for biochemistry, physics, and biology at Texas A&M University.

Education:

2022 – 2023 -- Denver Health Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship 

2017 – 2023 -- UT Health San Antonio Orthopedic Surgery Residency 

2013 – 2017 -- UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine M.D. 

2008 – 2012 -- Texas A&M University B.S in Biomedical Sciences

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Specialty:

Orthopedic Trauma Surgery

 

Professional Organizations:

• Texas Orthopedic Association 2018 – present  

• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons  2017 – present

• Alpha Omega Alpha 2016  – present

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Publications:

• 2021 - Ahmad, F; Patel K; De Leon, JC; Buttacavoli, FA. Disseminated Coccidiodomycosis of the Knee Joint Requiring Synovectomy and Arthrotomy. 

• 2020 - De Leon, JC; Tye, CB; Breinholt, CS; Dang, KH, Karia, RA. Safety and efficacy of a novel cephalomedullary nail in femoral shaft fractures: a retrospective observation cohort in 33 patients. 

• 2020  - De Leon, JC; Ahmad, F; Patel, K; Buttacavoli, F. Spinopelvic Instability in Conversion Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Complicated Case of Loeys-Dietz Syndrome.. 

• 2020 -  De Leon, JC; Ahmad, F; Patel, K; Rajani, R. A life and limb threatening case of Clostridium septicum in a total hip arthroplasty. 

• 2019 Dang HK, Ornell SS, Huynh RA, De Leon JC, Karia RA. Early clinical and radiographic outcomes of a mini-fragment, low profile plating system in tibial plafond fractures.

• 2017 - Brady, C; Chee, D; De Leon, JC; Dutta, AK; Cruz, E. Implementing a program to decrease surgical site infections in total joint arthroplasty.. San Antonio 

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Research:

• Negative Pressure Incisional Wound Therapy in High Risk Lower Extremity Fractures

• Present Wound Botulism in an Open Tibial Plafond Fracture: A Case Report 

• Present Tibiotalocalcaneal nail for treatment of primary ankle fractures

• A case of wound botulism in an open pilon fracture

• DVT prophylaxis protocol for orthopaedics at the Audie Murphy Veterans Affairs Hospital. 

• Musculoskeletal oncology: analysis of content and comparison between MSTS recognized and ACGME accredited fellowship program websites.