ABOUT US:
The physicians at Greater Chesapeake Hand to Shoulder are highly skilled specialists who focus on treating conditions of the hand, wrist, shoulder, arm and elbow in both adult and pediatric patients. As Maryland's leading physician-led orthopedic and plastic surgery group, Greater Chesapeake Hand to Shoulder provides total care for acute trauma, burns, infections, as well as problems related to neurological disorders, arthritis, birth deformities, previous injuries, sports injuries, and work-related injuries.
The team at Greater Chesapeake Hand to Shoulder understands the challenges associated with physical discomfort. Their dedication to patient care begins the moment an appointment is scheduled. The practice is committed to providing exceptional clinical care while ensuring an accessible and remarkable patient experience. Our surgeons are skilled in providing both surgical and non-surgical interventions, showcasing their commitment to subspecialization, ongoing scientific and clinical research, as well as the advancement of orthopedic and plastic surgery through educational initiatives such as courses, lectures, journal publications, fellowship, and residency training.
Greater Chesapeake Hand to Shoulder, a private practice, has a long-standing collaboration with the Raymond Curtis National Hand Center at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. Additionally, the practitioners offer their services at several renowned medical facilities including Carroll Hospital Center, Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health (UM UCH), and MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital in Maryland.
The main office, located in Lutherville, MD, serves as a comprehensive facility providing streamlined patient care, including personalized office assessments, outpatient surgical procedures at Lutherville SurgiCenter, LLC, physical therapy services through the Raymond Curtis National Hand Center, and various diagnostic testing services. Similar but not all services are extended at our other locations: Bel Air, MD, Clarksville, MD, Pasadena, MD and Westminster, MD.
Our team's commitment to helping others extends beyond our practice!
Since 1987, Greater Chesapeake Hand to Shoulder has been a leading provider of orthopedic and plastic surgery care for upper extremity conditions in Maryland. Our surgeons are committed to academic medicine, engaging in teaching, research, and publishing journal articles. As respected researchers and educators, we strive to advance orthopedic and plastic techniques and treatments to set the standard for contemporary care. We are actively involved in local, state, and national medical societies and participate in specialty seminars and lectures to stay updated with the latest developments in our field.
Many of our highly specialized orthopedic surgeons, plastic surgeons, and hand specialists hold faculty appointments at the prestigious Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Our surgeons take a hands-on approach in providing fellowship and residency training to fellow physicians at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Georgetown University Medical Center, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and MedStar Union Memorial Hospital.
Furthermore, Many of our physicians volunteer their time and expertise to make a positive impact in their communities, both locally and internationally.
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OUR HISTORY:
Care of upper extremity disease was haphazard prior to World War II. However, the wartime efforts of Dr. Sterling Bunnell established hand surgery as an independent discipline. While most medical specialties were defined by an organ system, hand surgery was defined by an anatomical area.The hand surgeon thus needed expertise in aspects of orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, rheumatology, neurology, neurosurgery, pediatrics and vascular medicine. As knowledge in these areas expanded and the efficacy of hand therapy was established, it became progressively more difficult for a single physician to manage all aspects of upper extremity care.
Dr. Raymond M. Curtis addressed this problem by establishing the first Hand Center at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital of Baltimore. This center was staffed by physicians who had received their basic training in a variety of specialties, in which they maintained a particular expertise, but who had gone on to receive additional training in surgery of the hand.
Formed in 1987, Greater Chesapeake Hand Specialists, P.A. has extended Dr. Curtis’ concept by joining nine board-certified surgeons of diverse backgrounds into a single group devoted to the care of the upper extremity. This approach has improved patient care by focusing a variety of perspectives on difficult clinical problems. This combination of diverse expertise has helped us to define the standard of upper extremity care in the region. As our group has grown, they became known as Greater Chesapeake Hand to Shoulder to emphasize the full care of the upper extremity.
Call Greater Chesapeake Hand to Shoulder at (410) 296-6232 or request an appointment online at one of our Maryland locations in the Greater Chesapeake area.
