Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Surgeon
900 West 38th Street Suite 300
Austin, TX
78705
Douglas Elenz, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a Fellowship in Sports Medicine, began practicing in Austin in 1996 and co-founded Austin Sports Medicine in 1999. With over 25 years of service, the practice offers convenient locations in Austin, Bee Cave, Cedar Park, and Pflugerville, Texas.
In 2020, Dr. Elenz was named First Team Chief Orthopedic Doctor for Austin FC, the newest club for Major League Soccer and Austin’s first Major League Sports team. Concurrently, he serves as the Lead Team Orthopedic Surgeon for the athletic department at The University of Texas at Austin, a position he earned in 2015 after serving as Assistant Orthopedist for ten years. He has also served as a team physician for many of Austin’s public and private high schools, including the prestigious St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, for more than 20 years.
Dr. Elenz earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston in Houston, Texas, and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, where he was selected to serve as Chief Resident in his fifth year. He then completed a Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery Fellowship at the Orthopedic Research of Virginia/Tuckahoe Orthopedic Associates in Richmond, Virginia. His orthopedic training included experience covering both the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Steeler’s professional sports teams.
Dr. Elenz completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a two-time captain and seven-time NCAA All-American for the Longhorn Swim team. He helped lead the team to four straight conference championships and two runner-up titles at the NCAAs. He also competed in two US Swimming Olympic Trials.
Since returning to Austin, Dr. Elenz has continued his involvement with The University of Texas. In addition to providing orthopedic care to UT athletes, he has participated in multiple leadership roles: he joined the Longhorn’s T-Association, where he was selected to its Hall of Honor Council, serving as President in 2012-13; he organized and led the Dell Medical School’s Inaugural Sports Medicine Clinical Conference, serving as CME Activity Co-Director from 2015 to 2017; and he was appointed a Legacy Campaign Ambassador for the Men’s Swimming and Diving Legacy Fund in 2017.
During his tenure at Austin Sports Medicine, Dr. Elenz has cared for athletes of all ages and skill levels, from youth teams and high school sports programs to professional All-Stars, Olympic Gold medalists, and World Champions. His accomplishments in sports medicine have been recognized by Texas Monthly and Austin Monthly magazines, which have named him to the Texas Super Doctor’s list every year since 2004 and to the Top Doctor list yearly since 2017. In addition, Dr. Elenz works as an orthopedic design consultant and training instructor for an international medical device company, which recently released a surgical implant he helped design.
Dr. Elenz and his wife have raised two children in Austin. He continues to be a sports enthusiast and enjoys swimming, traveling, photography, and giving back to his community through service on several local boards. Dr. Elenz believes fully in the Austin Sports Medicine motto, which explains his role as a doctor: “To get patients back to what they Love!”
ACL Tear
Achilles Tendon Ruptures
Achilles Tendonitis
Ankle Cartilage Disorders
Ankle Fracture
Ankle Pain
Ankle Replacement Surgery
Ankle Sprains
Arthritis
Back Pain
Biceps Tendon Rupture
Blood Flow Restriction Training
Bunions
CAM Impingement
Calcaneus Fractures
Carpal Tunnel
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Cyst Removal
Degenerative Disc Disease
Disc Herniation
Dry Needling
Elbow Fractures
Elbow Pain
Epidural Injections
Femoroacetabular Impingement
Finger Fractures
Flat Foot Reconstruction
Flexor Tendon Injuries
Foot Pain
Fracture Care
Frozen Shoulder
General Orthopedics
Golfer's Elbow
Hallux Rigidus
Hand Arthritis
Hand Pain
Hip Arthroscopy
Hip Injections
Hip Labral Tear
Hip Pain
Hip Replacement
Injury Assessment
Knee Arthritis
Knee Pain
Labrum Tear
Lisfranc Injuries
MCL Sprain
Manual Therapy
Meniscal Tears
Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement
On-Site Imaging
Orthobiologics
Orthopedic Urgent Care
Orthopedic and Sports Rehab
PCL Recontsruction
Partial Knee Replacement
Patellofemoral Instability
Performance Training
Physical Medicine
Physical Therapy
Plantar Fasciitis
Postoperative Physical Therapy
Pre/post Operative Care
Radiculopathy
Revision Hip Replacement
Revision Knee Replacement
Rotator Cuff Tear
SI Joint Fusion
SI Joint Pain
SLAP Repair
Scoliosis
Shin Splints
Shoulder Fractures
Shoulder Impingement
Shoulder Instability
Shoulder Pain
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Stenosis
Spondylolysis
Sports Injuries
Sports Medicine
Stress Fracture
Tendon Disorders
Tennis Elbow
Tibial Plateau Fractures
Total Joint Replacement
Total Shoulder Replacement
Trigger Finger
Trigger Point Injections
Trochanteric Bursitis
UCL Reconstruction
Workers Compensation
Wrist Fracture
Wrist Pain
Locations (2)
Austin Sports Medicine
900 West 38th Street Suite 300
Austin, TX, 78705
Austin Sports Medicine
12101 Bee Cave Road Suite 5E
Bee Cave, TX, 78738
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