Dr. Chad Conner

Dr. Conner specializes in sports medicine and arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle. He is board certified in orthopedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery with a subspecialty certification in orthopaedic sports medicine. He grew up in Dallas, Texas and attended Lake Highlands High School. Beginning at age five, he practiced gymnastics and went on to compete for the University of Minnesota gymnastics team in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Dr. Conner attended The University of Texas Medical Branch for his medical school training and subsequent orthopedic surgery residency training. Following this, he completed a fellowship at the world renowned Southern California Orthopedic Institute. There, he specialized in sports medicine, arthroscopy, and reconstructive surgery of the shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle. He helped care for athletes from the high school level to the professional level. His training also included specialization in total/reverse shoulder replacement surgery.

Dr. Conner currently practices at Ascension Medical Group Providence Orthopedic and Sports Medicine in Waco, Texas and is a team physician for a local high school team. He is a member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

He has done extensive research on treatment of massive rotator cuff tears, ACL reconstruction, hip arthroscopy and ankle arthroscopy. He has also been involved in teaching hip arthroscopy as an associate master instructor at the Arthroscopy Learning Center in Chicago, IL. With Baylor University, he gives lectures for pre-health student information courses and is involved in the Baylor Health Science Studies internship program mentoring students interested in orthopedic surgery.