Hand, Upper Extremity and Microsurgery Fellowship - Faculty

Scott Edwards, MD

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Campbell Clinic/University of Tennessee – Memphis
Fellowship: Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Philadelphia Hand Center/Thomas Jefferson Medical College
Areas of Interest: Dr. Edwards is recognized as an expert in complex disorders of the wrist and elbow, including trauma, reconstruction, arthritis and stiffness. He also specializes in advanced small joint arthroscopy, and maintains a practice and has research interests that run the full scope of hand and wrist surgery.

Damon Adamany, MD

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Mount Carmel Medical Center
Fellowship: Hand and upper extremity surgery with microvascular training, University of New Mexico
Areas of Interest: Dr. Adamany has a practice that includes the full range of hand and wrist surgery with particular interest in traumatic repair and arthritic reconstructive surgery and microvascular surgery.

Arash Araghi, DO

Medical School: New York Institute of Technology, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Peninsula Hospital Center
Fellowship: Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, NYU/Hospital for Joint Diseases
Areas of Interest: Dr. Araghi is a fellowship-trained specialist in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the shoulder and elbow. He performs over 120 total shoulder arthroplasties each year

Andrew Blount, MD

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
Residency: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency, Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners/Michigan State University
Fellowship: Orthopaedic Hand/Upper Extremity, Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami
Areas of Interest: Dr. Blount’s practice focuses on all aspects of hand surgery, with particular focus on acute trauma, peripheral nerve repair and microsurgical reconstruction.

Lloyd Champagne, MD

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Residency: Louisiana State University, Charity Hospital
Fellowships: Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
Areas of Interest: Dr. Champagne focuses his practice on acute hand trauma and microvascular reconstruction.

Amalia De Comas, MD

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Ochsner Healthcare System
Fellowship: Musculoskeletal Oncology, MD Anderson
Areas of Interest: Dr. De Comas is fellowship-trained in adult and pediatric musculoskeletal oncology, including limb salvage. She also has extensive training in primary and revision joint replacement surgery.

Frank Raia, MD

Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center
Fellowships:  Orthopaedic Hand Surgery, C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital; Harrison L. McLaughlin Fellowship in Orthopaedic Trauma Research, Trauma Training Center, Columbia University Medical Center
Areas of Interest: Dr. Raia runs a very busy practice in the community. His practice comprises all aspects of hand surgery including some congenital hand surgery.

Matthew Weichbrodt, DO

Medical School: Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Oklahoma State University Medical Center
Fellowship: Hand, Microvascular and Upper Extremity, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Areas of Interest: Dr. Weichbrodt practices all aspects of hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery, including arthroscopy and arthroplasty.

Meredith Workman, MD

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Residency: Combined General Surgery/Plastic Surgery Residency, Oklahoma University Health Science Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Areas of Interest: Dr. Workman is a fellowship-trained specialist of pediatric hand surgery and congenital hand malformations.

John Brown, MD

Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Systems
Fellowship: Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group
Areas of Interest: Dr. Brown is a recognized expert in shoulder arthroscopy and sports-related shoulder injuries.

Shelley Noland, MD

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Residency: Stanford University Hospital
Fellowship: University of Washington Medical Center, Washington University
Areas of Interest: Dr. Noland practices all areas of hand and wrist surgery with special interest in brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injury.

Timothy Schaub, MD

Medical School: University of Michigan Health Systems
Residencies: General Surgery, University of Michigan Health Systems, and Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern
Fellowship: Hand and Microsurgery, University of Texas Southwestern
Areas of Interest: Dr. Timothy Schaub is a hand, plastic and reconstructive surgeon with extensive experience in treating complex upper extremity injuries.

Michael McKee, MD

Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Medical School: University of Toronto
Residency: University of Toronto
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital
Areas of Interest: Michael McKee, MD, is a world-renowned orthopaedic surgeon, who has received numerous awards and distinctions for his research in orthopaedic trauma and upper extremity surgery.

Niloofar Dehghan, MD

Medical School: University of Toronto
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto
Fellowship: Orthopaedic Trauma and Reconstruction, St. Michael’s Hospital
Areas of Interest:  Niloofar Dehghan, MD is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon, specializing in orthopaedic trauma and upper extremity surgery.

Joshua Hustedt, MD

Medical School: Yale University
Residency:  Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Fellowship: Hand and Microvascular, Duke University
Areas of Interest: Dr. Joshua Hustedt focuses on all aspects of hand/upper extremity surgery and is involved in extensive research

Michael Amini, MD

Medical School: University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics/University of Tennessee
Fellowship: Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
Areas of Interest: Dr. Amini is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon, specializing in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the shoulder and elbow.