Dr. Thomas A Wiedrich MD
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
737 N Michigan Ave Suite 700 Chicago IL, 60611About
Dr. Wiedrich is an Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery at Northwestern University Medical School. He is a Board Certified Hand Surgeon. After completing his undergraduate degree from Harvard Unive ...
Education and Training
Univ of Mi Med Sch, Ann Arbor Mi 1985
University of Michigan Medical School 1985
Board Certification
Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic SurgeryABPS- Surgery of the Hand
Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic SurgeryABPS- 1994
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The value of Jamshidi core needle bone biopsy in predicting postoperative osteomyelitis in grade IV pressure ulcer patients.
- A comparison of combined arthroscopic triangular fibrocartilage complex debridement and arthroscopic wafer distal ulna resection versus arthroscopic triangular fibrocartilage complex debridement and ulnar shortening osteotomy for ulnocarpal abutment
- Desmopressin decreases operative blood loss in spinal cord injury patients having flap reconstruction of pelvic pressure sores.
- Traumatic ulnar translocation of the carpus: early recognition and treatment.
- Triangular fibrocartilage complex injuries in the elite athlete.
- The treatment of TFCC injuries in football players.
- Therapy and Rehabilitation for Upper Extremity Injuries in Athletes.
- Immunohistochemical studies of rhabdomyosarcoma.
- Reconstruction of the nasal cap with a thin septal graft.
- Congenital primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the hand: a case report.
- Congenital constriction band syndrome.
Awards
- Chicago Super Doctors 2012
Treatments
- Trigger Finger
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Ganglion Cyst
Professional Memberships
- Member American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Fellowships
- Indiana Hand Center
- Saint Vincent's Hospital Medical Center 1992
- St. Vincent Hosptal 1992
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