Dr. John T Chance M.D.
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
33 Sewall St Portland ME, 04102About
Dr. John Chance is a hand surgeon practicing in Portland, ME. Dr. Chance 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.
Education and Training
Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny 1985
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1985
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- Surgery of the Hand
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Trigger Finger
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Neuropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Pain
- Ganglion Cyst
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