An internationally renowned hand and wrist surgeon, Dr. Thomas Hunt has been selected to serve as Lee Health’s new vice president and chief physician executive of musculoskeletal medicine, a medical specialty that includes injuries and diseases affecting the muscles, bones and joints of the limbs and spine.

Dr. Hunt has held influential academic leadership positions throughout his career, including endowed professor and chair of orthopedic surgery at the University of Alabama Birmingham and the Baylor College of Medicine. His most recent clinical leadership positions include chief of the musculoskeletal service line at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston and chief physician executive for CommonSpirit Health’s Texas Division orthopedic service line. Dr. Hunt served as a team physician for the Houston Texans and the Arizona Cardinals, and remains senior advisor to the NFL’s Musculoskeletal Committee, official second opinion physician for the NBA, and medical advisor for the Titleist Performance Institute.

Dr. Hunt earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University, a Doctorate of Medicine from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a Doctorate of Healthcare Leadership from the University of Alabama Birmingham School of Health Professions. Dr. Hunt completed his orthopedic surgery residency training at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City and his fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He is also a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.