About Us: Surgeon Information
Gerard M. Pennington, MD
Board-Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr. Pennington is the Senior Partner and Medical Director of Hill Country Sports Medicine. After joining the practice in 1992, he became a Team Physician for Texas State University and numerous High Schools in the central Texas area. Before coming to San Marcos, he served with the US Army at which time he completed his Orthopaedic training at Brooke Army Medical Center. He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for his participation in operation Desert Storm while assigned to the 144th MASH unit stationed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi School Of Medicine, and completed his undergraduate degree at Ole Miss where he lettered in football. Dr. Pennington has taken on administrative roles serving as Medical Staff President and Chairman of Credentials at Central Texas Medical Center. Dr. Pennington along with his fellow colleagues, have successfully developed two Ambulatory Surgery Centers, an Imaging Center and other supplemental revenue streams for his practice.
Dr. Pennington obtained his Board Certification in 1992 and successfully completed his recertification process in 2001. He is an active member of many local, state and national medical societies and was voted Best Doctors in 2004 and 2008, a nation peer review survey. Dr. Pennington has been instrumental in bringing Clinical Research to HCSM as a Primary Investigator and Sub-Investigator on numerous orthopaedic studies.
Dr. Pennington along with his wife and two children are active in their church and enjoy camping, skiing, fishing and hunting as a family.
Undergraduate Degree
University of MississippiJackson, MS
Medical Degree
University of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS
General Surgery Internship
Pensacola Educational FoundationPensacola, FL
Orthopaedic Residency
Brooke Army Medical CenterFort Sam Houston, TX
Military Assignments
Evans Army Community Hospital, Fort Carson, Colorado, 1990 - 1992 Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1986 - 1990 Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1984 - 1986Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1992 Recertification, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2001Memberships
Texas Medical Association American Medical Association Texas Society for Sports Medicine The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Tri-County Medical Society Texas Medical FoundationProfessional Positions
Team Physician, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas Adjunct Faculty, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, Dept. of Health, Physical Education, and RecreationAreas of Clinical Interest
Knee Ligament Reconstruction Sports Medicine InjuriesHospital Affiliations
Central Texas Medical Center, San Marcos, Texas San Marcos Surgery Center, San Marcos, Texas St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas