Howard B. Cotler, MD, FACS, FAAOS is board certified and recertified in orthopaedic surgery. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthpaedic  Surgery and the American College of Surgeons.

         He received his medical degree in 1979 from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. In 1980, Dr. Cotler completed his surgical internship at Grady Memorial Hospital/Emory University in Atlanta. In 1984, he completed his orthopaedic residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

         Dr. Cotler subsequently pursued advanced training in spine through two fellowships: one in acute spinal cord injury surgery with Northwestern University in Chicago in 1984 and another in orthopaedic traumatology from Harborview Medical Center/University of Washington in Seattle in 1985.

         From 1985 to 1990, Dr. Cotler had both a clinical practice and an academic appointment at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. In 1990, he became a founding partner and medical director for the Texas Back Institute of Houston. He was clinical associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston.

         Dr. Cotler is currently a workers’ compensation provider. He has also been designated by major insurance carriers for providing a higher level of care.