Hospitals
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St. David's South Austin Medical Center
Education
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Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia
Fellowship
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University of Texas Health Science Center
Blake Schultz, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with additional fellowship training in orthopedic trauma. He specializes in complex fracture care, difficult-to-treat injuries, anterior total hip replacements, knee replacements, and shoulder replacements.
Dr. Schultz believes in an individualized, patient-center approach to care. Every patient’s injury and functional goals are unique, and his multidisciplinary team will work to get you back to where you were before your injury.
Dr. Schultz attended Williams College in Massachusetts, where he earned a degree in economics and was captain of the basketball team. He was named Division III co-National Player of the Year and received the Josten’s Trophy and Purple Key Leadership Award for his academic, athletic, and community service contributions. After graduation, he played one season of professional basketball in Germany and then spent a year doing research at Children’s Hospital in Boston. He went on to earn his medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, where he was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at New York University, followed by a dedicated orthopedic traumatology fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, which is one of the busiest and most well-respected trauma centers in the world. This experience gives him confidence to treat difficult fractures and tackle revision surgeries with confidence. Along with his work at Texas Orthopedics, Dr. Schultz is an affiliate faculty member in the Orthopedic Surgery Department at the UT Austin Dell School of Medicine.
Dr. Schultz has a strong interest in research, with over 40 published peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and multimedia projects focused on the care of orthopedic trauma patients. His work has been presented at national and international meetings across the US and in Europe. Additionally, Dr. Schultz is an active member of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, AO Trauma North America, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Dr. Schultz has been voted by his peers and recognized in Austin Monthly Magazine as a Top Doctor in 2024-2026.
