Dr. Craig L. McDonald was certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery in 1995 and re-certified by the Board in 2004. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, a member of the Texas Medical Association, the Brazoria County Medical Society and the Texas Orthopaedic Association.

Dr. McDonald was born in Bay City, Texas, and grew up in the Alvin area. He received a Bachelor of Science with dual majors in Biology and Chemistry from Houston Baptist University, graduating in 1983 with honors. He attended the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where he completed medical school in 1987, followed by a one-year general surgery internship and a five-year Orthopaedic Surgery residency at University of Texas/Hermann Hospital. During the final year of his residency in 1993, Dr. McDonald did a spinal fellowship in Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia. He also flew on the Life Flight program with Dr. Red Duke in 1988.

Dr. McDonald entered private practice as a general Orthopaedic Surgeon in Angleton in August 1993. Dr. McDonald serves as team physician for the Angleton High School, and travels to Nicaragua annually to volunteer his services as a physician and surgeon. Dr. McDonald is a resident of Angleton, is married and has one daughter.

Carolyn Gregg is a native Texan who joined the UTMB team of Orthopedic Surgery as a certified Physician Assistant in 2024. She graduated early with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. She then obtained her Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX.

Andrew Goldstein joined UTMB in 2015 as a Physician Assistant in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation. He graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in biology from Texas Tech University, Lubbock, and received his Master of Physician Assistant Studies from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

He is a member of the American Association of Physician Assistants and the Texas Academy of Physician Assistants, and is certified by the National Commission on Certified Physical Assistants and ACLS/BLS certified by the American Heart Association. He is licensed to perform medicine in Texas.

Dr. Foreman is a native of East Texas. He graduated from Splendora High school second in his class and then received his Bachelor of Science degree in biology magna cum laude from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine in the top 5% of his class at The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, TX, where he also completed his residency training as a general orthopedic surgeon in 1998.

He then spent over 10 years in private practice in rural Southern Oregon (Grants Pass) where he served as Vice Chair and Chairman of Surgery. During this time, he served 8 years in the Army Reserves and in 2003 was deployed to Iraq in the 915 Forward Surgical Team in support of Operation Iraqi and Operation Enduring Freedom, where he earned a purple heart for wounds sustained in combat.

He moved back to his native Texas in 2010 and joined the faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, where he spent 6 years teaching and practicing general orthopedic and orthopedic trauma surgery as one of four orthopedic trauma surgeons at the Level One facility university hospital.

In 2016, Dr. Foreman joined The University of Texas Medical Branch as Assistant Professor and Residency Program Director in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation. He is a member of the Texas Orthopedic Association, American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, Alamo Orthopedic Society, Council of Orthopedic Residency Directors, and the American Orthopedic Association. His areas of expertise include general orthopaedics, orthopaedic trauma, and fracture management. Dr. Foreman has been board certified and recertified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery since entering practice in the year 2000 and is licensed to practice medicine both in Oregon and Texas.

Dr. Weiss specializes primarily in Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, and Extremity Reconstruction, and due to his considerable fellowship training has a broad focus that includes the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, ankle and foot. He has primary interest in treating sports injuries, but also treats traumatic injuries or fractures, and other degenerative or deforming conditions of the upper and lower extremity.

Dr. Weiss completed 2 Undergraduate Science degrees (BSc Biochemistry & BSc Human Kinetics) and a Master of Science degree (MSc Biochemistry), while being involved in athletics and becoming Nationally Certified in Coaching, Fitness Training, and Exercise Physiology. He then pursued Medical School (MD) and Residency training in Orthopedic Surgery, becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC), certified in Orthopedic Surgery.

Dr. Weiss then completed his first Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy and Extremity Reconstruction fellowship in Canada (University of Alberta) before coming to Texas to complete a second Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship (Plano Orthopedics & Sports Medicine) accredited by the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) and the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). He then proceeded to complete a third fellowship in Orthopedic Foot, Ankle and Lower Extremity Reconstruction (University of Texas Medical Branch, UTMB) accredited by the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) before taking a position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery & Rehabilitation at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) - El Paso.

In 4 years at TTUHSC, Dr. Weiss became Director of Research and Director of Orthopedic Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy for the Department of Orthopedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, and served as Associate Research Director for the combined William Beaumont US Army Medical Center/TTUHSC Orthopedic Residency Program (the only joint military and civilian residency program in the US). He was the Medical Director of Sports Medicine for University Medical Center (UMC) of El Paso, instituting a Sports Medicine Program that allowed him to be the physician and orthopedic surgeon for numerous high school sports programs, and teams from the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP). Dr. Weiss was also the orthopedic surgeon for the El Paso Locomotive professional soccer team, and cared for active duty members of the US Army.

As TTUHSC El Paso is the only level 1 Trauma center in a roughly 300 mile radius, Dr. Weiss was also able to care for trauma patients and those with complex injuries requiring multiple ligament knee reconstructions, meniscal allograft transplantation, and complex shoulder, elbow, hip or lower extremity reconstructions relevant to both sports medicine and trauma. During his time with TTUHSC, Dr. Weiss became a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (FAAOS), and was recognized with his colleagues and first-responders who responded, and cared for the victims of the El Paso shooting in 2019.

Dr. Weiss returns to UTMB with aims to further his teaching and research goals in orthopedic surgery, with a focus on sports medicine and basic science. He will also, with the assistance of his colleagues, continue the development of a Multi-Disciplinary Sports Medicine Program that focuses on education, research, and the care of athletes in the Galveston-Houston area.

Shibi Abhilash-Kunjumon, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CCRN, CVRN earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice and Family Nursing Practitioner degrees at UTMB, where she was elected as a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, the Honor Society of Nursing. She is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Shibi completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from India in 2000 and served in the Indian army for five years. She has been working with UTMB since 2009. She was Nurse Clinician V and a clinical instructor when she stepped out of the ICU to work as a Nurse Practitioner in the orthopedic clinic.

She treats patients of all ages for musculoskeletal issues and helped thousands of patients to find meaningful relief from chronic pain and return to their active lifestyles. She is very passionate about Bone Health and serves as a Fracture Liaison practitioner in UTMB to prevent and reduce fragility fractures in our society. She aims to provide high-quality, patient-centered care while focusing on health promotion and disease prevention. She develops unique relationships with her patients with an emphasis on counseling, wellness, and prevention.