Kathryn Leigh Bauer, MD $$

Kathryn Bauer, M.D., is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Children’s Health℠ Andrews Institute for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. She specializes in sports injuries, minimally invasive arthroscopy and fracture stabilization procedures.

Dr. Bauer has additional interests in angular limb deformity, benign bone lesions, and lengthening procedures for leg length discrepancies. 

She received her medical degree from The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston and completed her orthopedic surgery residency at University of Missouri School of Medicine. She also completed two fellowships – an orthopedic sports medicine fellowship at University of Missouri School of Medicine and a pediatric orthopedic fellowship at the Orthopedic Institute for Children in affiliation with University of California Los Angeles.

During her sports medicine fellowship, she was a team physician for multiple Mizzou sports teams and served as football team physician for Truman State University. 

Caring for competitive young athletes during my training gave me the experience to treat ligament tears, cartilage injuries and injuries to the meniscus using new techniques such as meniscus transplants.

“Caring for competitive young athletes during my training gave me the experience to treat ligament tears, cartilage injuries and injuries to the meniscus using new techniques such as meniscus transplants,” says Dr. Bauer. “These novel procedures in younger patients can help delay or eliminate the need for joint replacement procedures as patients mature.”

Dr. Bauer served as second lieutenant in the Texas State Guard Medical Brigade to assist public health authorities during health-related crises. During medical school, she was awarded the Humanitarian Service Award for active duty service in the Texas State Guard during relief efforts for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.  

She enjoys spin classes, spending time with her dogs and traveling with her husband.