Dr. Woodward L. Coleman, M.D., Plastic Surgeon
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Dr. Woodward L. Coleman, M.D.

Hand Surgeon | Surgery of the Hand

4/5(25)
8550 Datapoint Dr Suite 110 San Antonio TX, 78229
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4/5

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Dr. Woodward Coleman is a hand surgeon practicing in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Coleman specializes in caring for hand, wrist and forearm problems without the option of surgery unless necessary. Many hand surgeons are also experts in diagnosing and caring for shoulder and elbow problems and tend to suggest non-surgical treatments such as hand therapy or physical therapy.

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Dr. Woodward L. Coleman, M.D.'s Expert Contributions
  • How long is hand plastic surgery recovery?

    It depends on what is being done. Bone surgery usually takes about 4 to 6 weeks to completely recover normal use. Tendon surgery heals within 6 weeks, but usually takes from 3-6 months of hand therapy and exercises to restore full function. I usually remove sutures from skin procedures on the hand at 2 weeks. Recovery is not an issue, but it may take 6 months before the scars have softened and faded. READ MORE

Dr. Woodward L. Coleman, M.D.'s Practice location

Practice At 8550 Datapoint Dr Suite 110

8550 Datapoint Dr Suite 110 -
San Antonio, TX 78229
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8715 Village Drive 504 -
San Antonio, TX 78217
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New patients: 210-215-4362
Fax: 210-251-3383

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Dr. Woodward L. Coleman, M.D. has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 25 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Hand Surgeon in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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Get to know Plastic Surgeon Dr. Woodward L. Coleman, who serves patients in San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Coleman is a board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in joint reconstruction, complex fractures, surgery of nerves and arteries, repair and reconstruction of tendons, and fingertip reconstruction. He sees patients at his private practice, The Thumb Specialty Center in San Antonio, Texas.

The Thumb Specialty Center provides premier expertise in the treatment of disorders of the thumb. Dr. Coleman had dedicated 20 years to the development of an arthroplasty for the basal joint of the thumb, adopting old, tried-and-true principles published by established authorities, and blending innovative variations to master a technique that has proven to be superior to the old “Ligament Reconstruction and Tendon Interposition” (termed the LRTI procedure) that has been the dogma of orthopedic surgeons for many years. His modification of lassoing a tendon around a wrist extensor tendon has changed many lives, allowing much-improved versatility in the use of their thumbs and hands.

“If there is one forte I hold above all others, it is the informed patient. I take great efforts to ensure that there are no unpleasant surprises after surgery. I take as much time as necessary, with subsequent appointments at no charge, until the patient and I are content with the information and feel confident moving forward with the procedure.” as stated by the doctor, who also holds an appointment as Assistant Clinical Professor for the Division of Plastic Surgery at UT Health Science Center in San Antonio. 

A graduate of Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, Dr. Coleman earned his medical degree from the University of Mississippi. He completed a five-year general surgery residency at the University of South Carolina. He was then chosen for a fellowship at the Christine Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery in Louisville, Kentucky. Only eight American surgeons and six international surgeons throughout the world are chosen to train in this prestigious program. After completion of a full hand fellowship, he continued with a residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery that included further microsurgery training with Dr. Harry Bunckie, considered the pioneering grandfather of microsurgery.

A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the doctor is board-certified in plastic surgery with additional qualification in surgery of the hand by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS). The mission of the ABPS is to promote safe, ethical, efficacious plastic surgery to the public by maintaining high standards for the education, examination, certification, and continuous certification of plastic surgeons as specialists and subspecialists.

For the purpose of advancing his professional development, he remains a member of the American Society for Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the American Association of Hand Surgeons, the American Medical Society, and the San Antonio Surgical Society.

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories – reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. A plastic surgeon’s primary responsibility is performing surgical and non-surgical procedures, and they use a variety of reparative and reconstructive techniques to get the job done.

Among his various achievements, Dr. Coleman is the co-author of a chapter in the textbook “Plastic Surgery Principles and Practice” edited by the Chairman of Emory University’s Surgery Department.

On a more personal note, he and his wife have 3 children, all excelling in their fields. 

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