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Dr. Ken Korthauer, MD

Dr. Ken Korthauer, MD

Orthopedic Surgery*
40+ years of experience

Dr. Ken Korthauer, MD is an orthopedic surgeon in Kingwood, TX and has over 40 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch in 1980. He is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood. He is accepting new patients and telehealth appointments.

4 Star Rating
Based on 37 reviews 4 Star Rating (37 reviews)

At a Glance

  • Area of ExpertiseDr. Korthauer specializes in the area of Orthopedic Surgery. See board certifications
  • Explains Conditions WellPatients said this doctor explains conditions well. See reviews
  • Offers TelehealthThis doctor offers telehealth appointments. Call the office to schedule an appointment.
  • Practices at Top HospitalAmerica’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery Award™ See hospitals

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Dr. Korthauer's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Korthauer

4.0
37 ratings, 20 with a written review
5 star
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4 star
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3 star
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2 star
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1 star
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Professional and friendly
His attention to the care of the patient. Always attentive to your issues and explaining diagnoses and remedies. A pleasure in his also willingness to just have conversation.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Rick Herzog – Oct 31, 2024
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Friendly and professional and knowledgeable
Very friendly and easy to talk with. Respectfully understood my reservations, and gave me other choices. So glad for his advice- I feel 100 per cent pain free today!
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
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Oct 17, 2024
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I love it because of the easy way he is so easy to speak to and explain things to you. He made me feel like he real care about me and my problems.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
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Vicki Fulcher – Oct 05, 2024
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Communication Plus
Dr. Korthauer always asks questions and listens completely before making suggestions. He answers my questions without sugar coating anything and offers options that will help me. I have arthritis in my knees but knee replacement surgery could be very risky because of a health condition. The doctor is very understanding about this health risk when explaining options to help me walk without too much pain. I trust him completely.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Rebecca Johnson – Oct 03, 2024
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Rebecca, thank you for the thoughtful review!
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Highly recommend Dr Korthauer
Dr Korthauer was very informative, explained what was wrong, how he would treat the issue and what to expect going forward. The entire staff, from check in to check out, and all in between were great. I highly recommend the doctor and Advanced Orthopedics in Kingwood.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
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Aug 07, 2024
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Consultation for knee.
my appointment with advanced orthopedics, sports medicine, went great. Dr. KORTHAUER, Was very personable, professional, and knowledgeable. I left feeling very encouraged. The staff there were all very friendly and helpful.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Judy Meyer – Jul 31, 2024
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Dr.Korthauer. I found him to be very personable knowledgeable and understanding. I would recommend him to everyone needing knee pain relief.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Jul 03, 2024
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The way it should be
The doctor was very personable and had a great sense of humor. The whole staff was very pleasant and did a wonderful job.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Tom – Jun 22, 2024
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Shoulder issue.
Visit was a short wait for appointment and treatment at the same visit. Knowledgeable and very personable. Took time to have a short conversation. Recommend highly and will return for future follow up.Convenient location Carol
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
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Carol – Jun 18, 2024
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Dr. Explained my issue, was Professional
Staff very professional, minimal wait time, Dr explained my issue and offered solution for my condition. Very satisfied with my visit and treatment.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
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Paul – Jun 08, 2024
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Highly recommended
Very knowledgeable and so friendly. Will definitely return with any future problems.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
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Carol – May 09, 2024
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Dr. Kouthauer, is very knowledgeable,very efficient, best in his field. Would not go anywhere else. I recommend him highly.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
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Apr 14, 2024
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Knee swelling alleviated 3x need knee replacement
Love his friendliness & his ability to understand the problem. Will schedule knee replacement as soon as I have the money to pay for it. Very pleased with office staff & the Dr. Will also discuss right rotator cuff problems. Was able to call on Thursday afternoon & get an early appt for Friday morning!!!!! So happy to be able to do that.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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jmartinez – Mar 16, 2024
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Dr Korthauer
I have seen Dr Korthauer for many, many years. His is a wonderful physician and has taken care of not only me but also my two sons and my husband. I would t go to anyone else.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
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Gina Knowles – Mar 13, 2024
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Great Visit!
I have seen Dr. Korthauer a couple of times and really enjoy his bedside manner and his funny stories. I like how he addresses my concerns and deals with them. I would highly recommend him to others.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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P. McNair – Mar 07, 2024
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Dysfunctional to functional
Thank you Dr Korthauer for the pain relieving injections into both my shoulders and both my knees.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Ernie Sandiford – Mar 01, 2024
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I've seen Dr. Korthauer a few times and each time I left his office feeling frustrated and disappointed. He did not have a good bedside manner at all and seemed very uncaring. I have severe knee pain and he told me that I needed to lose weight in order to get knee replacement surgery. I ended up losing over 100 lbs and when I went back to see him he asked why I haven't lost more and that I needed to consider seeing a psychologist about my weight. I was taken aback. I had worked so hard for him to just diminish my accomplishments and further insult me. I found Dr. Korthauer to be extremely insensitive and maybe it's only towards obese patients , I don't know. I gave him a few tries and had the same experience each time so I opted to switch doctors. I try to warn as many people as I can because I don't want anything to deal with that type of insensitivity.
What went well
  • Staff friendliness
What could be improved
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
2 others found this helpful
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rmcrockett – Jun 19, 2021
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He did my second knee replacement and it healed several months faster than with my last surgeon. The whole process was much smoother.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
3 others found this helpful
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Jan 15, 2020
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Wonderful doctor and surgeon. Has done one knee and two hip replacements for me. No problems and better than ever. So much concern and interest in patients
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
3 others found this helpful
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Mar 09, 2019
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Did both shoulders in 1 years time They are great.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
3 others found this helpful
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Gayla Everitt in Romayor – Jan 21, 2019
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Dr. Ken Korthauer, MD is an orthopedic surgeon in Kingwood, TX and has over 40 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch in 1980. He is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood. He is accepting new patients and telehealth appointments.
  • Orthopedic Surgery

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  • University Of Texas Medical Branch

    Residency Hospital
  • University Of Texas Medical Branch

    Medical School, 1980
American Board of Medical Specialties®
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery®
Orthopedic Surgery
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Affiliated Hospitals

  • HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood

    22999 Highway 59 N
    Kingwood, TX 77339
    Recipient of 49
    hospital awards

    America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Surgical Excellence Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)

    Superior clinical outcomes in back and neck surgery, spinal fusion, hip fracture treatment, hip replacement, and total knee replacement

    America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)

    Superior clinical outcomes in back and neck surgery, spinal fusion, hip fracture treatment, hip replacement, and total knee replacement

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    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    77%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    7% lower than the national average

    71%
    Patients said their room and bathroom were always kept clean

    4% higher than the national average

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