Dr. Scott D Lifchez M.D.
Hand Surgeon | Surgery of the Hand
4940 Eastern Ave Baltimore MD, 21224Rating
3/5
About
Dr. Scott D. Lifchez is an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery and plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He serves as director of Hand Surgery S ...
Education and Training
University of Illinois College of Medicine 1999
Board Certification
Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic SurgeryABPS- Surgery of the Hand
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgery of the Hand- 2008
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Transverse rectus sheath plication in abdominoplasty.
- Upper extremity compartment syndrome in the setting of deep venous thrombosis and phlegmasia cerulea dolens: case report.
- Flexor pollicis longus tendon rupture after volar plating of a distal radius fracture.
- Measurement of compartment pressures in the hand and forearm.
- The stool shield: a novel approach to the colo-atmospheric fistula.
- Flexor tendon injuries.
- Flexor pollicis longus tendon rupture after volar plating of a distal radius fracture: pronator quadratus plate coverage may not adequately protect tendons.
- Hand education for emergency medicine residents: results of a pilot program.
- Outcome of endoscopic carpal tunnel release in patients with chronic nonhand pain compared with those without chronic pain.
- Palmar contracture.
- Spontaneous atraumatic extensor pollicis longus rupture in the nonrheumatoid population.
- Intercostal artery-based rectus abdominis muscle flap for groin reconstruction.
- Integrating the NAS Milestones and handheld technology to improve residency training and assessment.
- Surgical decompression of trigger finger.
- Effect of an emergency department-based electronic system for musculoskeletal consultation on facilitating care for common injuries.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Arthritis, Arthritis Of The Hand, Brachial Plexus Injury And More
- Trigger Finger
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Ganglion Cyst
- Lipoma
- Sebaceous Cyst
Professional Memberships
- Member American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Member American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- Member American College of Surgeons
Fellowships
- Curtis National Hand Center - Union Memorial Hospital / Hand Surgery 2006
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