Rabah Qadir, MD
Orthopedic Trauma Surgery & Sports Medicine located in The Woodlands, TX
About Dr. Rabah Qadir
Rabah Qadir, MD, is an experienced, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician at The Woodlands Sports Medicine Centre in The Woodlands, Texas. He specializes in general orthopedics, musculoskeletal trauma, complicated fractures, sports injuries, arthroscopy, and arthroplasty in all major joints.
Dr. Qadir provides emergency trauma care to severely injured patients. He has a special interest in direct anterior hip replacement surgery, computer navigation, and robotic-assisted partial and total knee replacement. He uses minimally invasive, muscle-sparing approaches to optimize patient outcomes and minimize recovery times.
Dr. Qadir earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. He graduated with honors while participating in varsity lacrosse and football at the Division 1 level, including an NCAA national championship lacrosse team. Dr. Qadir received his medical degree from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, earning numerous awards, including the E. Edward McCool Jr. Award for top surgery students, and induction into the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Honor Society.
He continued residency training in orthopedic surgery at Boston University Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, and Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. There, he trained under team doctors for the New Orleans Pelicans and the New Orleans Saints.
Dr. Qadir completed an orthopedic trauma fellowship at world-renowned R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Maryland, which is the only freestanding trauma hospital in the country. It houses the oldest, most distinguished fellowship of its kind.
He served at the Memorial Hermann Hospital The Woodlands as the Vice Chief of Orthopedics from 2017 to 2020. He is currently Chief of Orthopedics (2020 to present). Under his leadership, Dr. Qadir helped the facility achieve the American College of Surgeons Level 2 Trauma Center designation.
Dr. Qadir also serves as director of the Outpatient Joint Replacement Program at Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Woodlands Parkway. He’s an active member of AO Trauma, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, and the Orthopaedic Trauma Association.
Dr. Qadir maintains his advanced credentials with continuing education. He’s conducted numerous research studies as a primary investigator, earning prestigious grants from Ochsner Clinic and AO North America. He’s authored numerous peer-reviewed journal article publications and presented his work locally, nationally, and internationally while earning numerous academic awards.
Dr. Qadir welcomes patients to The Woodlands Sports Medicine Centre and looks forward to restoring their quality of life.
Rabah Qadir, MD, is an experienced, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician at The Woodlands Sports Medicine Centre in The Woodlands, Texas. He specializes in general orthopedics, musculoskeletal trauma, complicated fractures, sports injuries, arthroscopy, and arthroplasty in all major joints.
Dr. Qadir provides emergency trauma care to severely injured patients. He has a special interest in direct anterior hip replacement surgery, computer navigation, and robotic-assisted partial and total knee replacement. He uses minimally invasive, muscle-sparing approaches to optimize patient outcomes and minimize recovery times.
Dr. Qadir earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. He graduated with honors while participating in varsity lacrosse and football at the Division 1 level, including an NCAA national championship lacrosse team. Dr. Qadir received his medical degree from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, earning numerous awards, including the E. Edward McCool Jr. Award for top surgery students, and induction into the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Honor Society.
He continued residency training in orthopedic surgery at Boston University Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, and Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. There, he trained under team doctors for the New Orleans Pelicans and the New Orleans Saints.
Dr. Qadir completed an orthopedic trauma fellowship at world-renowned R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Maryland, which is the only freestanding trauma hospital in the country. It houses the oldest, most distinguished fellowship of its kind.
He served at the Memorial Hermann Hospital The Woodlands as the Vice Chief of Orthopedics from 2017 to 2020. He is currently Chief of Orthopedics (2020 to present). Under his leadership, Dr. Qadir helped the facility achieve the American College of Surgeons Level 2 Trauma Center designation.
Dr. Qadir also serves as director of the Outpatient Joint Replacement Program at Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Woodlands Parkway. He’s an active member of AO Trauma, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, and the Orthopaedic Trauma Association.
Dr. Qadir maintains his advanced credentials with continuing education. He’s conducted numerous research studies as a primary investigator, earning prestigious grants from Ochsner Clinic and AO North America. He’s authored numerous peer-reviewed journal article publications and presented his work locally, nationally, and internationally while earning numerous academic awards.
Dr. Qadir welcomes patients to The Woodlands Sports Medicine Centre and looks forward to restoring their quality of life.