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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Hand and Upper Extremity
Proper functioning of the upper extremity is necessary for many daily tasks of living.
Activities such as writing, grabbing, driving, or lifting would be severely limited were it
not for the correct performance of the muscles, nerves, joints, and bones of the upper
extremity.
The design of the hands and upper extremity and its daily use - and abuse - leaves this
area of the human body highly vulnerable to injury. In fact, according to the American
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, one-third of all acute injuries treated in emergency
rooms involve the upper extremities.
Many of the injuries to the upper extremity can be treated without surgery,
and our physicians explore every non-operative option before considering
surgical intervention. However, there
are cases in which surgery is the only appropriate treatment. Our surgeons
are fellowship-trained in hand and shoulder surgery and have extensive expertise
in the care of
the upper extremity.
Should surgery become the right choice, our surgeons are trained to effectively correct
problems related to:
Meet our hand surgeon:
Andrew Stein, M.D.
Meet our upper extremity surgeons:
William Creevy, M.D.
Timothy Foster, M.D.
Anthony Schepsis, M.D.
Ilya Voloshin, M.D.
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