Joel W. Jenné, MD

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

Dr. Joel W. Jenné is an orthopedic surgeon at South Texas Spinal Clinic, where he specializes in spinal surgery and all medical conditions related to the spine, including degenerative, traumatic, deformity, and tumor pathologies. He welcomes everyone in the South Texas area who struggle with spinal pain.

After graduating from the United States Air Force Academy in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology, Dr. Jenné earned his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He completed his internship and orthopedic surgery residency at Orlando Regional Medical Center in Orlando, Florida, then went on to finish a subspecialty orthopedic spine fellowship in Boston at New England Baptist Hospital.

Dr. Jenné served on active duty in the Air Force from 2005 to 2014 in San Antonio, where he was actively involved with the Air Force’s only orthopedic surgery training program. He served as the associate program director for the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Orthopaedic Surgery Residency program from 2009 to 2013 and as an assistant professor of surgery for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

Deployments to Balad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Bagram, Afghanistan, for Operation Enduring Freedom have afforded him valuable combat orthopedic surgery skills for both general orthopedic and spine-related injuries.

Dr. Jenné is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He holds memberships in the North American Spine Society, the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the San Antonio Orthopaedic Society. He’s an active member of the Texas Orthopaedic Association and was co-chairman of the program committee for the 2014 Annual Meeting.

He has been involved in both local and national meetings as a moderator and has had podium/poster presentations. He’s active with several research projects and is focused on developing a top-tier clinical orthopedic spinal practice.

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