The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

Hand Surgery

 

The Hand Service deals with acute and chronic disorders of the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder, including tumors and congenital anomalies and upper extremity trauma. 

Faculty

Steven F. Viegas, MD Professor and Chief Hand Surgery Galveston, South Shore Office: (409) 747-9490	J. Patrick Kearney, MD Associate Professor Hand Surgery Galveston Office: (409) 747-5775
William Buford, PhD Professor and Research Director Research Office: (409) 747-3246

Fellows

Amir Alemohammad, MD.

Naoya Yazaki, M.D., (photo1, photo2) May 2006 - Dec 2007
Nagoya University, Japan.

Geetinder Goyal, M.D., (photo1, photo2 ) May 2005 - May 2006
Punjab University, Chandigarh, India.

Mitsuhiko Nanno, M.D., Ph.D., (photo1, photo2) March 2005 - March 2006
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tamanagayama Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

Akira Iwamoto, M.D., July 11, 2004 - July 27, 2005
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan.

Shukuki Koh, M.D. Sept 4, 2003 - Aug 31, 2005
Department of Hand Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nogoya, Japan

Soya Nagao M.D., (photo1) July 15, 2002 - Sept. 15, 2003
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Present Nihon Univ. School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Ryo Yoshida, M.D., (photo1)
St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.

Hiromichi Mitsuyasu, M.D., (photo1)
Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

Muhammad Jawaid Meraj, M.D., (photo1), Clinical Hand Surgery Fellowship, July 18, 2001 - Aug. 24, 2001
Chief Resident Orthopaedics, Division of Surgery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan

Maria Angelica Orellana, M.D.
University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Maged El-shennawy, M.D., (photo1), Sept. 29, 1999 – Sept. 2001
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mansoura University Hospital, El-Mansoura, Egypt.

Denju Osada, M.D., (photo1), April 3, 2000 - Nov. 30, 2000
Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan.

Koji Nakamura M.D., (photo1, photo2, photo3), Sept. 15, 1998 – March 2000
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.

Hisao Moritomo M.D., (photo1),  June 11, 1998 – July 6, 1999
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Amagasaki City, Japan.

Johan Carel Goslings M.D., Ph.D., (photo1, photo2), October 1, 1998 – Dec. 31, 1990
Surgical Resident Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Satoshi Yamaguchi M.D., (photo1), Sept. 1, 1996 – Sept. 31, 1998
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
Dr. Yamaguchi  has opened a new private clinic in Tokyo. 

Andre Ayalla Rodrigues, M.D., (photo1), Oct. 15, 1998 – Nov. 25, 1998
Auxiliary Professor at the Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas-Universidade de Pernambuco (discipline of orthopedic), Brazil.

Emiko Horii, M.D., (photo1), Feb., 1994
Department of Orthopaedics at Nagoya University, Nagoya Japan.

Hand Therapy Fellowship Program

The Hand Surgery Division has an ongoing collaboration with the Hand Therapy Fellowship program developed jointly by HealthSouth and Texas Woman's University.

Visiting 2001 group photo

Orthopaedic Clinics

 

Academic Offices: 409-747-5700

 

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