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To schedule an appointment with Dr. Robert Schutt, Jr. call The Children's Orthopedic Clinic:
(806) 743-4263

Robert Schutt, Jr., M.D.
Professor and Chair
Specialty Area: Children's Orthopaedics
Attending Physician


Undergraduate:

B.S. (Engineering Sciences)
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Medical School:

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, Texas

Internship:

General Surgery
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Residency:

Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Colorado
Denver, Colorado

Memberships:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, North American Spine Society, American Medical Association, The Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society

Contact Information

Academic Office:

4A138

Academic Office Phone:

(806) 743-1703

Academic Office Fax:

(806) 743-1020

Primary Clinic:

The Children's Orthopedic Clinic

Clinic Location:

4th Floor of the Texas Tech Physicians Medical Pavilion

Clinic Phone:

(806) 743-4263

Email:

robert.schutt@ttuhsc.edu

US Mail and Courier Services:

Robert Schutt, Jr., M.D.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Texas Tech University Health Science Center
3601 4th Street, STOP 9436
Lubbock, Texas 79430-9436

Biography:

Dr. Schutt is the Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Texas Tech University School of Medicine in Lubbock, Texas.

Dr. Schutt graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1969. He completed a distinguished military career in which he flew combat missions as an F-4E pilot during the Viet Nam conflict. He then entered Texas Tech Medical School and graduated in 1977 with academic honors and an induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. His Orthopaedic Residency was completed in 1982 at the University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado. During Operation Desert Storm, he returned to active duty and served as an Army Orthopaedic Surgeon working in an Evacuation Hospital in Saudi Arabia. Dr. Schutt is a member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society, the North American Spine Society, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, and is currently certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He has been a participant and leader of a number of committees and professional organizations throughout his career. Dr. Schutt demonstrates a strong commitment to medical education and clinical service.

After 21 years of private practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dr. Schutt moved to Lubbock, Texas in 2003 to assume the position of Director of the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics.

Selected Publications by Dr. Robert Schutt, Jr.:

1.Solomons CC, Schutt RC, Fleck SJ: Cellular Purine Metabolism and Performance in Stress Tested World Class Athletes. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 12: 98, 1980
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2.Marino MW, Solomons CC, Schutt RC: Prediction of Swimming Speed from Platelet Purine Metabolism. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 12: 100, 1980

3.Schutt RC, Boswick JA, Scott FA: Volar Fracture Dislocation of the Carpometacarpal Joint of the Index Finger Treated by Delayed Open Reduction. Journal of Trauma 21: 986, l981
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4.Schutt RC, Brown CW, Tiefel LC, et al: Surface Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Scoliosis. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation 18: 83, l982
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5.Schutt RC, Winter WG, Kempczinski RF: The Management of Orthopedic Patients with Arterial Insufficiency. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 166: 212, 1982
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6.Schutt RC, Fleck SJ: Production and Utilization of Energy in Athletes. Orthopedic Clinic of North America 14: 467, l983
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