Arthroscopic Knee & Shoulder Surgery,
General Orthopaedics & Trauma
Dr. Plinio (Tony) Caldera is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon who joined
KSF in April of 2007. Dr. Caldera has a special interest in arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery, knee and hip joint replacement and Trauma.
Dr. Caldera spent 5 years in solo practice at
Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital in Houston, Texas prior to joining KSF.
Born in Managua, Nicaragua, Dr. Caldera believed KSF’s diverse patient base would be a perfect fit for his unique skills. “I enjoy helping patients get better and back into their normal routine of life, nothing is more rewarding to me than seeing a past patient at a restaurant or in the grocery store and knowing that I had a part in their recovery after a traumatic injury”, states Dr. Caldera “I always try to stay with conservative treatment if at all possible and exhaust all other options before performing surgery”
After attending
Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, California, he moved to Houston in 1984 to attend The
University of Houston and finish his undergraduate degree. In 1988 he graduated from
Baylor College of Medicine Physician Assistant program and worked as an assistant in Orthopaedic Surgery until 1992.
Working as an Orthopaedic assistant fueled Dr. Caldera’s passion for helping patients recover from Orthopaedic trauma. In 1992 he went back to school and in 1996 he graduated from the
University of Texas Medical School in Houston as a member of the highy distingushed Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Dr. Caldera went on to finish his Orthopaedic residency at Texas A&M-Scott White Memorial Hospital in 2001, including a trauma rotation at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston.
Dr. Caldera is a member of the
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the
Texas Medical Association, the
Harris County Medical Society and the
Hispanic American Medical Association.
In his spare time Dr. Caldera enjoys jogging, basketball and spending time with his wife and 3 children.
