Hand Care

The team of hand experts at Greater Chesapeake Hand to Shoulder in Maryland have a profound understanding of the complex networks of blood vessels, nerves, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and bones that compose the hand and fingers. As importantly, they appreciate how important hand and finger pain-free motion and function is to daily activities, including sports, work, self-care, and leisure.

Our orthopedic surgeons and plastic surgeons practice within the subspecialty of hand surgery and provide state-of-the-art nonsurgical and surgical care of the full range of hand and finger injuries and conditions.

Why Choose a Hand Surgeon?

The highly qualified hand surgeons at Greater Chesapeake Hand to Shoulder received a full year of specialized hand training above and beyond that of board-certified orthopedic surgeons, plastic surgeons, or general surgeons.

Our hand surgeons are members of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, having successfully completed the additional training and passing the rigorous hand examination.

In addition, our hand specialists are highly involved with the Raymond Curtis National Hand Center at Union Memorial Hospital of Baltimore, as well as other esteemed academic institutions and academies.

Our gifted hand surgeons conduct research, author prestigious publications, and educate upcoming hand surgeons in the latest methods and treatments. Respected as the foremost authorities in hand surgery, our doctors are requested as expert witnesses for court cases.

Hand and finger injuries and conditions diagnosed and treated at Greater Chesapeake Hand to Shoulder in Maryland include:

• Arthritis
• Bennett’s Fracture (Thumb)
• Bite Injuries
• Boutonniere’s Deformity
• Boxer’s Fracture – Knuckle Fracture of the Little Finger
• Bursitis
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) / Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RDS)
• Congenital Hand Differences
• Dupuytren's Contracture
• Extensor Tendon Injuries
• Finger Dislocations
• Finger Fractures
• Flexor Tendon Injuries
• Ganglion Cysts – Lumps and Bumps
• Hand Dislocations
• Hand Nerve Injury
• Infections
• Mallet Finger Injury – Baseball Finger
• Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand
• Skier’s Thumb
• Sports Injuries
• Swan Neck Finger Deformity
• Tendonitis
• Tenosynovitis
• Trigger Finger
• Trigger Thumb
• Work-related Injuries

Our advanced hand and finger surgeries and nonsurgical treatments Include:

• Arthritis Surgery
• Dupuytren’s Syndrome (Cord Release)
• Excision of Masses
• Fracture Surgery
• Infection Surgery
• Injections and Medication
• Thumb and Finger Joint Replacement
• Sports Medicine
• Finger Tendon Repair
• Tendon Transfers
• Trigger Finger Release Surgery

Hand Surgeon in the Greater Chesapeake Area of Maryland

If you have a hand injury or chronic condition, turn to the experts at Greater Chesapeake Hand to Shoulder. Call our Maryland hand surgeons at (410) 296-6232 or request an appointment online at one of our Greater Chesapeake locations.