Biography
Erik N. Mayer, MD, serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, where he specializes in orthopedic trauma and caring for patients with complex injuries.
He delivers advanced surgical treatment for musculoskeletal trauma involving the extremities, joints, and pelvis. His expertise includes managing fractures of the hip, femur, tibia, knee, foot, ankle, shoulder, arm, elbow, and wrist, providing individualized treatment for each patient. He treats both acute and chronic fractures, as well as joint dislocations, malunions, and non-unions. In addition, he manages post-traumatic arthritis of the hip, knee, and shoulder and addresses complications that arise from polytrauma. Dr. Mayer also performs reconstructive surgery, limb lengthening, limb salvage, and joint replacement to restore function after severe injuries and arthritis.
Dr. Mayer built his strong academic foundation in neuroscience at Brigham Young University, where he excelled as a four-year letterman on the Division I men’s volleyball team. He earned his medical degree at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA before completing a rigorous five-year orthopedic surgery residency at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. In his final year of residency, he served as administrative chief resident and received the distinguished John Border Memorial Fellowship from AO Trauma North America. Through this fellowship, he trained at Kantonsspital Graubünden in Switzerland, further expanding his expertise in trauma care. Following residency, Dr. Mayer completed an orthopedic trauma fellowship at UTHealth Houston, gaining extensive operative and clinical experience at Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center, one of the nation’s busiest Level I trauma centers.
Dr. Mayer actively contributes to advancing the field of orthopedic trauma as a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, and AO Trauma North America.
Outside of medicine, he enjoys traveling, cycling, skiing, and spending time with his wife and four children.
He currently welcomes new patients at our Katy location. You can click here to make an appointment.
Areas of Interest
Clinical Interests
- Comprehensive orthopedic trauma care for upper and lower extremity injuries, including limb salvage.
- Complex fractures of the foot, ankle, knee, femur, hip, pelvis/acetabulum, shoulder, arm, elbow, and wrist.
- Management of fracture complications, including malunion, non-union, infections, and periprosthetic fractures.
- Periarticular fracture and polytrauma injury management.
- Pediatric and geriatric trauma care.
- Limb lengthening, deformity correction, and reconstruction.
- Treatment of post-traumatic arthritis of the hip, knee, shoulder, and ankle.
- Reconstructive surgery, including total hip and knee replacement.
- Achilles, patella, and quadriceps tendon injury repair.