Keith Meister, MD

Keith Meister, MD

Head Team Physician

Texas Rangers Baseball Club (MLB)

Director

TMI Sports Medicine

Education / Medical Degree

  • Boston University Combined BA/MD Program - 1980-1986

Internship

  • Mt Sinai Hospital, NY - 1986-1987

Orthopedic Residency

  • Boston University Medical Center - 1987-1991

Fellowships

  • Sports Medicine - Orthopedic & Fracture Clinic of Eugene - Eugene, OR
  • Hand Surgery / Sports Medicine - University of Virginia - Charlottesville, VA
  • Sports Medicine - Alabama Sports Medicine Institute - Birmingham, AL
  • Knee Surgery - The Institute of Orthopedics Royal National Orthopedic Hospital - Middlesex, England

Board Certifications

  • National Board of Medical Examiners - 1987
  • American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons – 1995/2005 (Recertification)

Current Appointments

  • Head Team Physician Texas Rangers, MLB 2004 - Current
  • Director, TMI Sports Medicine 2004 - Current

Academic Appointments

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, August 2006 - Current

Past Appointments

  • Head Team Physician Dallas Stars, NHL 2005-2008
  • Head Team Physician Ft Worth Flyers , NBA D-League 2005-2007
  • Team Physician, University of Florida, 1993-2004
  • Team Physician, USA Hockey, 1993-1999

Past Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor of Orthopedics, University of Florida, 1993-2004
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Exercise Science, University of Florida,1994-2004

Medical Licenses

  • Texas
  • Arizona

Professional / Society Memberships

  • American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine
  • Herodicus Society
  • MLB Team Physician Society
  • American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
  • Texas Medical Association
  • Texas Orthopedic Association

Specializing in:

  • Arthroscopy / Reconstruction of the Shoulder, Elbow and Knee
  • Comprehensive Treatment of the Overhead / Throwing Athlete
  • Treatment and Rehabilitation of Musculoskeletal Sports Injuries