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Apex Orthopedics

Mohammed Khaleel, MD

  • Harvard Medical School Combined Fellowship in Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Spine Surgery - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
  • Traveling Fellowship in Spine Surgery - Trauma & Orthopedics - Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
  • Residency in Orthopedic Surgery - UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
  • Internship in General Surgery - UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
  • Leadership in Medicine Combined Medical Degree Program - Albany Medical College/Union College, Albany, NY

Leading Expert in Minimally Invasive & Complex Spinal Surgery

Pioneer in Cutting-Edge Spine Surgery Techniques

Dr. Mohammed "Adeel" Khaleel is a minimally invasive and complex spinal surgeon with Texas Metroplex Institute for Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery ( TMI ). He completed his training at the Harvard Medical School Combined Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Fellowship in Spinal Surgery. Before joining TMI, he was an Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He served as Director of Orthopedic Spine Surgery and Spinal Trauma at Parkland Memorial Hospital, one of the largest trauma centers in the world. He is on staff at Medical City Frisco and Medical City Plano and serves as a consultant spine surgeon at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

He specializes in minimally invasive spinal surgery, complex cervical spinal problems, cervical myelopathy, scoliosis and deformity, degenerative disc disease, artificial disc replacement, cervical and lumbar radiculopathy, spinal stenosis, thoracic disc herniation, sports spine injuries, spinal trauma, and post-operative spinal problems. He is focused on providing comprehensive and compassionate care to obtain the best outcomes for his patients and employs the latest technologies such as spinal navigation and microinvasive endoscopic techniques.

Excellence in Medical Education & Training

Dr. Khaleel attended the Leadership in Medicine Program at Union College/Albany Medical College in upstate New York after graduating valedictorian of his class at Allen High School. This program not only guaranteed him admission to medical school right after high school but also allowed him to concurrently earn his Master's in Health Administration while graduating summa cum laude with a double degree in Biology and Economics. His studies took him to Europe, where he studied various national health systems and their comparison with our own. While in medical school, he served as co-president of the school’s chapter of Physicians for Human Rights, and he remains committed to relief work and philanthropy.

He completed his Orthopedic Surgery residency training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He honed his surgical skills and clinical acumen at the University Hospitals; Children’s Medical Center/Texas Scottish Rite Hospital; and Parkland Memorial Hospital. His training took him overseas to complete a traveling fellowship in Spine Surgery, Trauma, and Orthopedics at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in the UK. Finally, he worked with both the Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Spine Teams as he completed the Harvard Medical School Combined Fellowship in Spinal Surgery at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. While in Boston, Dr. Khaleel was able to use his extensive training in Orthopedic Traumatology to help provide orthopedic care to the victims of the Boston Marathon Bombings.

Innovator in Spinal Surgery & Education

With a strong commitment to staying at the leading edge of technology and treatment options, Dr. Khaleel has been involved in a number of journal articles, book chapters, instructional videos, and presentations. A major focus of this work has been minimally invasive spinal surgical techniques. He is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), the North American Spine Society (NASS), the Texas Medical Association (TMA), the Dallas County Medical Society (DCMS), and the American Medical Association (AMA). Committed to education, he travels nationally and abroad to teach surgical techniques to other surgeons all over the world. His wife is an anesthesiologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Memorial Hospital, and they have a young daughter and son.

Leading Expert in Minimally Invasive & Complex Joint Replacement Surgery

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Kenneth Estrera, MD

  • Rush University Medical Center Adult Reconstruction Fellowship - Chicago, IL
  • Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital - Specialist Registrar - Norwich, UK
  • Residency in Orthopedic Surgery - UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
  • Internship in General Surgery - UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
  • University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX
  • Yale University - Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology - New Haven, CT

Accomplished Orthopaedic Surgeon

He was born and raised in Dallas, Texas where he graduated from Lake Highlands High School. He was recruited to play football at Yale University where he received a degree in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology while earning All-Ivy League honors as an inside linebacker. He received his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, where he was also awarded a National Institutes of Health research grant and the C. Frank Webber Prize for his research on diabetes and orthopaedic injuries in college athletics. Dr. Estrera completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and received the Vert Mooney Award for Academic Achievement. During his residency he served as a specialist registrar on the joint arthroplasty service at Norfolk and Norwich University in England. He completed his adult joint reconstruction fellowship at the nationally recognized Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. While in fellowship he trained with world-renowned surgeons and he received specialized training in minimally invasive joint replacement and complex joint reconstruction. Dr. Estrera returned to Dallas to join the UT Southwestern faculty before starting Apex Orthopedics with Dr. Mohammed Khaleel. His wife Sarah practices Maternal Fetal Medicine at UT Southwestern/Parkland Memorial Hospital and they have two young boys named Sam and Charlie. Dr. Estrera is the 2007 World Hog Wrestling Champion.

Board-Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon

Medical Director of Orthopedic Surgery at Medical City Frisco. Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Expert in Joint Reconstruction and Hip & Knee Replacement

Kenneth Estrera, MD is an adult joint reconstruction surgeon with Apex Orthopedics and serves as the Medical Director of Orthopedic Surgery at Medical City Frisco. Prior to joining Apex Orthopedics, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center where he served as Medical Director for the Joint Reconstruction Service. He specializes in hip and knee replacement, minimally invasive knee replacement, anterior hip replacement, partial knee replacement, and complex and revision joint reconstruction with additional expertise in the management of periprosthetic joint infections.

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