Shuyuan Li, M.D., Ph.D.

<p>Shuyuan Li, MD, PhD, is an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon in UT Medicine’s <a href=”https://utmedicine.org/get-care/browse/clinics/musculoskeletal-institute/foot-and-ankle”>Foot and Ankle Clinic</a> within the <a href=”https://utmedicine.org/get-care/browse/clinics/musculoskeletal-institute”>Musculoskeletal Institute</a>. She specializes in caring for adult and adolescent patients with congenital and acquired deformities, arthritis, acute and chronic trauma, sports-related injuries, as well as diabetic wounds and joint arthropathy of the foot and ankle. Additionally, Dr. Li is an assistant professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care at The University of Texas at Austin.</p>
<p>Dr. Li earned her medical degree from Weifang Medical University in Shandong, China, and her doctorate degree in sports medicine from Peking University in Beijing, China. She completed a residency in orthopedics at Shandong Provincial Hospital at Shandong University in Shandong, China. Following her residency, she began practicing as an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon at the Foot and Ankle Center at Capital Medical University in Beijing, China. She held two postdoctoral research positions, one in sports medicine at the General Hospital of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in Beijing, China and the other in orthopedic foot and ankle surgery at the University of Iowa.</p>
<p>Dr. Li completed a fellowship in orthopedic foot and ankle surgery at the University of Colorado, where she spent eight months rotating at Children’s Hospital Colorado, focusing on pediatric lower extremity deformity correction. She also completed a fellowship in orthopedic foot and ankle reconstruction at both The University of British Columbia in British Columbia, Canada and the Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy. Please note: Dr. Li will begin seeing patients on Oct. 13, 2025. She is currently only scheduling patients with MAP insurance or those who are self-pay.</p>