Christian Ibanez, MD

Biography

Dr. Christian Ibanez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.

Dr. Christian Ibanez is a fellowship trained Orthopedic Surgeon with a subspecialty in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery. Dr. Christian Ibanez is a candidate member for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.

Dr. Ibanez grew up in Frisco, Texas, where he graduated valedictorian from Frisco High School. He then left Texas to complete his undergraduate education at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, where he graduated on the Dean’s list. Dr. Ibanez then returned to Texas, attending medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. During his medical school education, he was inducted to both Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism Honor Society and served as President of his medical school class. Dr. Ibanez completed his residency training in Orthopedic Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Following residency, Dr. Ibanez pursued an additional year of fellowship training in Hand and Upper Extremity at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he treated traumatic and elective conditions from the shoulder to fingertip. His experience in residency and love for Houston led him to return to UTHealth as an Assistant Professor.

Dr. Christian Ibanez specializes in Hand and Upper Extremity with an emphasis on hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder conditions. Dr. Ibanez provides both nonoperative and operative management of upper extremity conditions. He seeks to educate patients on their diagnosis and provide the highest level of care.