About Dr. Kolstad
Curriculum Vitae:
- General Information
- Educational Background
- Professional Positions/Employment
- Licensure, Board Cerification, Malpractice
- Professional Memberships
- Institutional/Hospital Affiliation
- Employment Status
- Current and Past Institutional Responsibilities
- Extramural Professional Responsibilities
- Bibliography
Curriculum Vitae

General
Information		 Name: Kaare Kolstad, Jr., MD
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen

Office:
6550 Fannin, Suite 2600
Houston, Texas 77030

Phone: 713-441-3860
Fax: 713-790-2202
Email: info@doctorkolstad.com
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Educational
Background		 B.A. - Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1985
M.D. - University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, 1992
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Professional
Positions/
Employment		 Post-doctoral training including residency/fellowship

General Surgery Internship
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1992-1993

Orthopedic Residency
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, 1993-1997

Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship
Lenox Hill Hospital, Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma, New York, New York, 1997-1998

Academic positions (teaching and research)

Clinical Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 2001 - 2005

Hospital positions (attending physician)

Courtesy Staff Physician
The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, 1999 - present
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Licensure,
Board Cerification,
Malpractice		 Licensure
Texas - #K6057, 01/1998, 08-31-2007(expiration date)
Connecticut - #038578, 01/1998, 09-30-2007(expiration date)

Board Certification
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, 1997/2002
National Board of Medical Examiners, 1993

Malpractice Insurance

Provider
TMH Physician Organization
1130 Earle Street, Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77030

Premiums paid by
The Methodist Hospital System
Corporate Risk & Insurance Department
The Methodist Hospital Annex
1130 Earle Street, Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77030
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Institutional/
Hospital
Affiliation		 The Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas 77030
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Employment
Status		 The Methodist Hospital Physician Organization
Houston, Texas 77030

Full-time salaried at Cornell-affiliated hospital
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Current and Past
Institutional
Responsibilities
and Percent Effort		 Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics

Medical Student Training: 30 hrs a week (Baylor College of Medicine, 6 week rotations), 2001 - 2005

Resident Training: 30 hrs per week, 2001 - 2005

Fellow Training: 20 hrs per week(sports medicine fellow), 2001 - 2005

The Methodist Hospital Center for Orthopaedic Surgery

Medical Student Training: 30 hrs a week (Baylor College of Medicine, 6 week rotations), 2001 - Present

Resident Training: 30 hrs per week, 2001 - Present

Fellow Training: 20 hrs per week (sports medicine fellow), 2001 - Present

Clinical Care
Consulting with other physicians / Inpatient & Outpatient, On Call ER Coverage, In Office Clinical Patient Care, 1999 - Present

Administrative Duties

Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics
Billing and Collections Committee, Member 2001 - 2005
Residency Review Committee, Member 2001 - 2005
Residency Selection Committee, Member 2001 - 2005
Grand Rounds Committee(Sports Medicine), Member 2001 - 2005

The Methodist Hospital Center for Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship Selection Committee, Member 2005 - Present

Research
Current percent effort: Teaching - 10%, Clinical Care - 85%, Administration - 5%
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Extramural
Professional
Responsibilities		 Houston Dynamo, Major League Soccer, Team Physician, 2006 - present

Houston Ballet, Performing Arts, Head Physician, 2005 - present

Pearland Independent School District, Performing Arts, Team Physician, 2001 - Present

San Jacinto School District, Team Physician, 2001 - Present

Alvin Community College, Team Physician, 2001 - Present

Houston Independent School District (HISD), Team Physician, 1998 - Present

Pasadena Independent School District, Team Physician, 1998 - Present

New York Jets (Professional Football), Assist. Team Physician, 1997 - 1998

New York Rangers (Professional Hockey), Assist. Team Physician, 1997 - 1998

New York Islanders (Professional Hockey), Assist. Team Physician, 1997 -1998

Hofstra University Department of Athletics, Assist. Team Physician, 1997 - 1998

New Jersey Red Dogs (Professional Arena Football), Assist. Team Physician, 1997 - 1998
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Bibliography Peer Reviewed Articles

Varner, K.E., Kolstad, K.,: Autologous osteochondral transplantation for medial talar dome osteochondral lesions. Tech Foot Ankle Surg. 2006

Malin, J.W., Kolstad, K. Hozack, W.J. Rothman, R.H. THIAZIDE-INDUCED HYPONATREMIA IN THE POSTOPERATIVE TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT PATIENT. Orthopedics. 1997, 28, (8): 681-683. 1997

Chao, W, and Kolstad, K., PULVERTAFT WEAVE: A BIOMECHANICAL STUDY, Journal of Hand Surgery, 578-619. 1996

Raphale, J. and Kolstad, K., OPERATIVE TECHNIQUES IN PIP ARTHORPLASTY "Operative Techniques in Orthopedics.", 333-387 1996

Smith, R.L., Baker, H., Kolstad, K., Spencer, D.D., and Greer, C.A. 1991. LOCALIZATION OF TYROSINE HYDROXYLASE AND OLFACTORY MARKER PROTEIN IMMUNOREACTIVITIES IN THE HUMAN AND MACAQUE OLFACTORY BULB. "Brain Research." 548:140-148.

Abstracts

Smith, R.L., Baker, H., Kolstad, K., Spencer, D.D., and Greer, C.A. 1990. IMMUNOSHITOCHEMICAL ORGANIZATION OF THE HUMAN OLFACTORY BULB. "Society for Neuroscience Abstract." 16:102.

Caretta, A., Kolstad, K., Balkema, G., and Stein, P.J. 1986 REGULATES 200 KD NEUROFILAMENT SUBUNIT RELEASE FORM RETINAL AND BRAIN MEMBRANES. "Cell Biology Abstract," 102:421a.

Stein, P.J., Caretta, A., Kolstad, K., and Balkema, G. 1987. ATP RELEASES 200 KD NEUROFILAMENT SUBUNIT FROM ROD OUTER SEGMENTS AND NEUROFILAMENTS. "Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science Abstract," 28:340.
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