Christopher Stutz, M.D.

Christopher Stutz, M.D.

  • Orthopaedic Surgery - Pediatric Orthopaedics

Biography

Dr. Christopher Stutz is a new pediatric orthopaedic Hand Surgeon at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.  He is originally from Wichita Falls, Texas and attended medical school at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical Center, where he earned his MD in May of 2005.  Dr. Stutz then completed his general surgery internship, as well as his Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.  Dr. Stutz completed a one-year Hand and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship in the Department of Orthopaedics through Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri from August 2010 through July 2011.  He then completed a six-month Congenital Hand Surgery Fellowship with our Hand Service here at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital from August 2011 through January 2012.  Dr. Stutz has been working at Vanderbilt University Medical Center until he came back to TSRHC full-time as of March 2015.  He is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Divisions of Hand and Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, and he is currently working on becoming faculty at UT Southwestern as a new Staff Member for our Hand Service at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.  Dr. Stutz is a Candidate Member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH), the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS), and a member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North American (POSNA).

Education & Training
  • Internship - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2005-2006), General Surgery
  • Residency - Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2006-2010), Orthopedic Surgery
  • Fellowship - Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2010-2011), Hand Surgery
  • Fellowship - Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (2011-2012), Hand & Upper Extremity
  • Medical School - University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2001-2005)
Professional Associations & Affiliations
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (2010)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Member (2010)
  • American Society for Surgery of the Hand (2010)
  • Southern Orthopaedic Association (2010)
Honors & Awards
  • Kathy Cramer Resident Research Award
  • Orthopedic Trauma Association Outstanding PGY-3 Teaching Resident
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Senior School Clerkship Honors
Books & Publications