Expert Details
Hand Surgery, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Trigger Fingers, Dupuytren's Contracture, Microsurgery, Hand fractures, Wrist and distal radius fractures
ID: 726950
New Jersey, USA
syndrome, trigger fingers, Dupuytren contracture, microsurgery and DeQuervain's stenosing tenosynovitis.
ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNIQUE: He has published several articles on current treatment and techniques in Dupuytren Contracture including trigger finger, carpal tunnel syndrome, endoscopic release, Xiaflex / Xiapex, Collagenase, needle aponeurotomy, and percutaneous needle fasciotomy.
BONE AND JOINT and HAND SURGERY: He has experience with Dupuytren's contracture, de Quervain Tenosynovitis treatment, carpal tunnel syndrome, endoscopic carpal tunnel release, trigger fingers, percutaneous trigger finger release, ulnar nerve laceration, distal radius fracture, hand, wrist and forearm fracture, and bone grafting and pulsing (using electromagenetic fields).
OTHERS: He has experience with Brachial Plexus Injury diagnosis and treatment, evaluating and treating hand injuries, post-operative hand therapy protocol, treating other common hand problems, evaluating and treating hand emergencies, hand infections, steroid injection and splint immobilization, hand disorders, and understanding and discussing current controversies in treating carpel tunnel syndrome and Dupuytren's contracture.
World expert on Dupuytren Contracture. He has lectured worldwide on Dupuytren contracture and authored chapters and numerous publications. Involved in studies on use of collagenase to treat Dupuytren contracture. World expert in needle aponeurotomy and percutaneous
needle fasciotomy.
Numerous phone and meeting consultations on Dupuytren's contracture and XiaflexConsultations on Hand Surgery procedures and fixation plates and screwsConsultation on Ambulatory surgery and surgery centersLegal consultations to evaluate success of a potential lawsuit
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1981 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: State University of New York Brooklyn Health Science Center |
| Year: 1977 | Degree: BS | Subject: Applied Mathematics and Statistics / Biology - Double Major | Institution: State University of New York Stony Brook |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1987 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Medical Director / President | Department: |
Responsibilities:He is the Medical Director and Senior Partner who runs the daily operations and is the busiest Hand Surgeon in the group. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| ASSH, AAOS, AMA, ACS |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand (recertified 3x), American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (recertified 3x) and National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomate Active Medical Licenses in New Jersey, New York and South Carolina |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Clinical Professor at Drexel University Medical School |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Valedictorian College Research Award (twice) - JSUMC Car Payment Award - MMC Teaching Award - MMC |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Intern Beth Israel Hospital Resident NYU Medical Center / Bellevue Hospital Fellow Hand and Microsurgery Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 1 invention over 100 publications and presentations (US, Canada and International) |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Have served as an expert witness in personal injury, malpractice and worker's comp cases (plaintiff and defense). Have done numerous depositions, video depositions and testified in local and state courts. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Minimally invasive treatment of Dupuytren's Contracture with needle aponeurotomy, ercutaneous needle fasciotomy and Xiaflex (collagenase) Endoscopic Carpal tunnel release Percutaneous trigger finger release Ope reduction and internal fixation of hand and wrist fractures |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Hand Surgery |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Performs research in areas of Hand Surgery |
Fields of Expertise
ambulatory surgery, arthritis, arthrodesis, arthroplasty, arthroscopy, carpal tunnel syndrome, contracture, cumulative trauma disorder, curettage, debridement, fracture fixation, joint disease, joint replacement, microsurgery, minimally invasive surgery, osteotomy, pediatric hand surgery, rheumatoid arthritis, suturing, tendon transfer, tenodesis, trauma, hand surgery, Dupuytren's contracture, trigger finger, collagenase, orthopedic oncology, bone transplantation, bone lengthening, amputation, bioabsorbable material, occupational disease, electromyography, orthopedics, orthopedic injury, orthopedic implant, bone structure, orthopedic biomechanics