Quality of care...

is the focus of service at the Vanderbilt Hand and Upper Extremity Center. Under the direction of our hand surgeons, this team of Certified Hand Therapists and Occupation Therapists are committed to providing the highest level of service to each patient. With over forty years of combined experience, our hand therapists provide assessments and evaluations to treat the many conditions of trauma to the upper extremity for adult and pediatric services.

Our Patient Care Emphasis: Even though we deal with a variety of hand injuries and disorders, our staff of hand specialists and physicians specialize in the following.

• Hand, Wrist, Elbow and Shoulder Reconstruction
• Acute upper extremity trauma
• Microvascular surgery and replantation
• Peripheral nerve surgery
• Arthritic and Rheumatoid conditions
• Congenital hand deformation
• Occupational-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremities.
• Sports-related injuries

Special Services we provided include:

Find out more about specific hand treatments at the ASSH patient info page.

 Contact us!

Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute
Medical Center East, South Tower, Suite 3200
Nashville, TN 37232-8828

Karen Shelton
615-343-2524
615-343-5427 (fax)
karen.shelton@vanderbilt.edu