Houston, TX -- Shoulder, elbow and sports medicine surgeon Alan Deutsch M.D., has joined the medical staff at Texas Orthopedic Hospital (TOH), an affiliate of HCA Houston Healthcare and home of Fondren Orthopedic Group. Deutsch began operating at TOH on Sept. 10.

"I am excited to join the team at Texas Orthopedic Hospital," said Deutsch. "Working alongside the skilled physicians, nurses and staff at TOH will allow me to continue to provide my patients with care that is supported by the highest order of compassion, integrity and quality."

Deutsch graduated from Brooklyn College - City University of New York. He obtained his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine before completing his internship and residency at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. His fellowship training was done at the University of Pennsylvania.

"Dr. Deutsch has been providing exceptional care to the Houston community for nearly 20 years," said Eric Becker, CEO of Texas Orthopedic Hospital. "We are proud to offer his services to our patients at Texas Orthopedic Hospital. I, along with our partners at Fondren Orthopedic Group, welcome Dr. Deutsch to our team and look forward to the contributions he will make."

About HCA Houston Healthcare

HCA Houston Healthcare is the leading provider of healthcare in the Houston area where excellent trained physicians, nurses and allied health professionals treat almost a million patients and provide more than $2 billion in charity care every year. With an employee base of 15,000, HCA Houston Healthcare’s comprehensive network includes 14 hospitals, nine outpatient surgery centers, nine freestanding emergency centers and numerous freestanding diagnostic imaging facilities in the greater Houston area. It also includes a regional transfer center that provides one-phone-call access and support for patient transfers into and out of HCA-affiliated facilities as well as access to ground and air transportation within a 150-mile radius. For more information, visit HCA Houston Healthcare.

HCA Houston Healthcare is part of HCA Healthcare’s Gulf Coast Division, a comprehensive network of hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, emergency centers and diagnostic imaging facilities in greater Houston, Corpus Christi and South Texas. Facilities in the Gulf Coast Division include: 17 hospitals, nine ambulatory care centers,  13 off-campus emergency centers, and a regional transfer center that provides one phone call access and support for patient transfers into and out of the HCA Gulf Coast Division affiliated hospitals as well as access to ground and air transportation within a 150-mile radius. HCA Gulf Coast Division is part of HCA Healthcare, the nation’s leading provider of quality healthcare services with 185 hospitals in the United States and England.