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Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program

Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX
Continued AccreditationACGME #2604800221

Houston Methodist Hospital is an ACGME-accredited Orthopaedic Surgery residency program in Houston, TX. It has 3 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 14 residents in training. It reports 0% IMG residents and a PGY-1 salary of $69,981. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.

Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.

Overview

Positions / year
3
14 residents · 15 approved
PGY-1 salary
$70.0k
IMG percentage
0%
x
Visa sponsorship
None
Not currently sponsoring
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
1167260C0

Accredited since 2012 · 5 years · Last ACGME review 2014

IMG Fit

IMG-friendliness score

IMG-Friendliness Score
Computed from visa policy, IMG % in roster, and accreditation status.

Application requirements

Step 1
Optional
Required to apply
Step 2 CK
Optional
Required to apply
COMLEX
DO applicants
Letters
3–4
Incl. faculty, specialty
Visa
Not sponsored
Application service
ERAS
Main match

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
1167260C0
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “Houston Methodist Hospital-TX”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

Hospitalist

Other

Academic or clinician educator

Other

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
0%
x
US MD
100%
x
DO
0%
x
Women
20%
x

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Resident roster

Resident roster — data pending

Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.

Schedule & Culture

Hours / week
50
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
16
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
5
Protected didactic / week
Night float
No
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
No
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
1.3
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
2
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program
Non-physician staff
1
Support team size

Smoke-free workplace.

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Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Non-Profit

Houston Methodist is one of the nation’s leading health systems and academic medical centers. The health system consists of eight hospitals: Houston Methodist Hospital, its flagship academic hospital in the Texas Medical Center, seven community hospitals and one long-term acute care hospital throughout the Greater Houston metropolitan area. Houston Methodist also includes a research institute; a comprehensive residency program; international patient services; freestanding comprehensive care, emergency care and imaging centers; and outpatient facilities. Houston Methodist employs more than 32,000 people. Come lead with us.

Star Rating
5 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
843
Tertiary care
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care4 better · 4 same · 0 worse
Mortality5 better · 2 same · 0 worse
Readmission1 better · 8 same · 2 worse

Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.

Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 11 of 12 timely & effective care measures.

Leapfrog Safety GradeA
Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$805K
Research
$0
Payments
84

Top payer: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($362K)

Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
40,861
ED visits
84,662
Inpatient surgeries
14,256
Outpatient surgeries
25,543
Births
1,510
Daily census
844
Full-time staff
1,125

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: Houston Methodist Hospital · Houston, TX

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Clinical sites

Houston Methodist Hospital

Primary
Houston, TX843 beds

Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center

Houston, TX1,179 beds

Location

Purchasing power

~$4,231/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~27.5% of pay
Take-home$4,231/mo
Rent (1BR)$1,601/mo
State tax$0/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $69,981 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 0% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for Harris County, Texas (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
None
No tax on wages
Median Income
$73,104
−$5k vs US median
Avg Commute
29 min
US avg 27 min
Foreign-born share
County vs US average
Largest immigrant communities

County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).

Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.

People

Leadership

Shari Liberman, MD

Program Director

Program Director

Alyssa Bryan

Residency Program Coordinator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Houston Methodist Hospital located?
Houston Methodist Hospital is located in Houston, TX.
Is Houston Methodist Hospital ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Houston Methodist Hospital holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at Houston Methodist Hospital?
Houston Methodist Hospital has approximately 14 residents in training.
How much is rent near Houston Methodist Hospital?
Median rent near Houston, TX is ~$1,601/month for a 1BR and ~$1,857/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Houston Methodist Hospital accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Houston Methodist Hospital reports that none of its current residents are International Medical Graduates. That is a snapshot of the current cohort as reported to FREIDA, not a stated policy, and it can change year to year. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
Does Houston Methodist Hospital sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Houston Methodist Hospital does not currently report J-1 or H-1B visa sponsorship to FREIDA. That means no sponsorship is listed at the source rather than that the program has ruled it out — confirm directly with the program if visa status decides your list.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does Houston Methodist Hospital require?
Houston Methodist Hospital does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
What is the resident salary at Houston Methodist Hospital?
Houston Methodist Hospital reports a PGY-1 salary of $69,981. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
How do I apply to Houston Methodist Hospital?
US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save Houston Methodist Hospital to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Houston Methodist Hospital have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Orthopaedic Surgery residency program positions as they appear.