Dr. Scott F Duncan MD, MPH
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans LA, 70121About
Dr. Duncan is the Chairman of the Orthopedic Surgery Department for the Ochsner Health System. He received a Bachelor Degree in Biology from Harvard University. He went on to receive a Doctorate of Me ...
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- Surgery of the Hand
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Preoperative planning for free-tissue transfer.
- AOA-JOA Traveling Fellowship 2006: The Fellows' Travel Log.
- Can brief interventions by hand surgeons influence medical students toward a career in hand surgery?
- Dissatisfied hand surgeons: What causes them to change jobs?
- Management of recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome with microneurolysis and the hypothenar fat pad flap.
- Transverse and longitudinal osteotomy for the treatment of macrodactyly simplex congenita - a case report.
- Recurrent synovial chondromatosis of the distal interphalangeal joint: case report.
- Preliminary soft-tissue distraction versus checkrein ligament release after fasciectomy in the treatment of dupuytren proximal interphalangeal joint contractures.
- Treatment of a type 3B hypoplastic thumb using extra phalanges from the contralateral duplicated thumb: case report.
- A modified tension band wiring technique for treatment of the bony mallet finger.
- Biomechanics of the hand.
- Interscapulothoracic (forequarter) amputation for malignant tumors involving the upper extremity: surgical technique and case series.
- CORR Insights®: Is surgery for brachial plexus schwannomas safe and effective?
- Latissimus dorsi tendon transfer for massive, irreparable posterosuperior rotator cuff tears: surgical technique.
- Extrusion of a NeuroTube: A Case Report.
Fellowships
- (Hand Surgery (Orthopedic Surgery)), HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY-CORNELL UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, NY (1999-2000) 1999
- Hand and Upper Extremity, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
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