Dr. Amanda Marshall-Rodriguez, MD

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Get to know Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Amanda Marshall-Rodriguez, who serves patients in San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Marshall-Rodriguez is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and a fellowship-trained joint reconstruction specialist. She is the Founder of TruOrtho in San Antonio, Texas. She and the specialists at TruOrtho are dedicated to the care of all problems related to the hip, shoulder, elbow, knee, foot, and ankle. They specialize in minimally invasive hip and knee replacement, foot and ankle disorders, shoulders, and knee sports medicine injuries as well as stem cell therapy.

Born and raised in South Texas, Dr. Marshall-Rodriguez is committed to providing patient-centered care to the region. Her medical training began at The University of Texas Medical School in Houston where she graduated with the faculty’s top honor given to a graduating senior medical student, the Ross C. Sterling Award. In addition, she was nominated as a junior medical student to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.

Her tradition of excellence continued during her residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. She received numerous awards relating to orthopaedic research and patient care, including the American Orthopaedic Association-Zimmer Resident Research Award and the CMC Outstanding Clinical Research Award. With an interest in geriatric bone health, she also developed the hospital’s first Outpatient Fragility Fracture Care Program to identify and treat elderly patients with osteoporotic fractures.

Upon graduating from her residency and research fellowship, Dr. Marshall-Rodriguez completed a joint reconstruction fellowship at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois. World-renowned for minimally invasive arthroplasty, Rush University provided an unparalleled environment to learn state-of-the-art surgical techniques from the pioneers in such techniques. She also became well versed in complex hip and knee revision surgery addressing joint replacements. 

After her fellowship completion, Dr. Marshall- Rodriguez joined the faculty at the University of Texas Health Science Center’s Department of Orthopaedics in San Antonio. As a merit to her clinical studies and research in the area of hip and knee replacement biomaterials, she was awarded the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society Academic Traveling Fellowship Award, the American Orthopaedic Association Career Development Award, the American Optometric Association North American Traveling Fellowship, and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Research Grant in Adult Reconstruction.

Nowadays, she continues to lecture worldwide on her research expertise, specifically on the topic of highly cross-linked polyethylene and its effects on various cell types within the body. She also remains actively involved in research in bio-materials and the use of the body’s stem cells for future regenerative potential. 

Furthermore, Dr. Marshall-Rodriguez is a member of the Orthopaedic Research Society, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. She is board-certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, an organization with the goal of establishing educational and professional standards for orthopaedic residents and surgeons, as well as evaluating the qualifications and competence of orthopaedic surgeons.

Very involved in humanitarian efforts, the doctor shows support to her non-profit charity, Women Orthopedists Global Outreach, by providing free knee replacements to those around the globe via Operation Walk, as well as those in need locally through Operation Walk USA.

Orthopaedic surgery or orthopaedics is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopaedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, spine diseases, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital disorders. 

Outside of work, Dr. Marshall-Rodriguez enjoys fly fishing, hunting, and outdoor activities with her husband and four kids.

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