Hand & Upper Limb Surgery

Appointment information

No matter the problem affecting the hand, wrist, shoulder or elbow, specialists with the Robert A. Chase Hand & Upper Limb Center are available to provide a comprehensive evaluation and customized treatment plan. The center features a team of physicians and hand therapists with experience and expertise in a wide range of hand conditions, including:

  • Arthritis of the thumb, hand and wrist
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome and radial tunnel syndrome (nerve entrapment)
  • Fracture or dislocation of wrist, hand, distal radius and distal ulna
  • Trigger finger
  • Tendinitis of hand, wrist and elbow
  • Sports-related injuries of the hand or wrist
  • Dupuytren’s Contracture
  • Ganglion cysts and tumors of the hand and wrist
  • Tendon, nerve and blood vessel injuries (replantation surgery)
  • Vascular disease and circulatory disturbances in the hand
  • Work-related injuries and conditions
  • Hand problems resulting from stroke, cerebral palsy and spinal cord injuries
  • Infection

In addition, our faculty are renowned experts in pediatric hand care, with a special emphasis on congenital pediatric hand deformities and obstetrical (birth) palsies. These services are available at our sister institution, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.

FAQs

Hand and Upper Limb FAQs:

Animations of Procedures 

Information from the American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Information from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Hand & Upper Limb Faculty

Amy Ladd, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (Hand Surgery) and, by courtesy, of Medicine (Immunology & Rheumatology) at the Stanford University Medical Center
(650) 721-7626
James Chang, MD
Johnson and Johnson Professor of Surgery and Professor, by courtesy, of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System
(650) 723-5824
Catherine Curtin
Associate Professor of Surgery (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery) and, by courtesy, of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center
Rod Hentz
Professor of Surgery, Emeritus
Jeffrey Yao, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and, by courtesy, of Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center
Robin Kamal, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center
Subhro K. Sen, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
(650) 723-5824