Dr. Gedge Rosson is an associate professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery and oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He specializes in complex peripheral nerve surgery and microvascular perforator flap breast reconstructions, such as the DIEP (deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap), the SIEA (superficial inferior epigastric artery flap), the SGAP (superior gluteal artery perforator flap), the TUG (transverse upper gracilis flap) and the PAP (Profunda Artery Perforator flap). He was the first surgeon in the United States to widely implement pre-operative mapping of the abdominal perforators using 64-slice multidetector 3-D CT scan angiograms, and he is one of the first to now regularly connect nerves to improve breast reconstruction. Dr. Rosson serves as the director of breast reconstruction and Microsurgery Fellowship program director. He is also chair of the Compliance Committee of the Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians, chair of the Risk Management Committee of the Johns Hopkins Hospital and chair of the Special Credentialing Review Committee of Johns Hopkins Health Care. He graduated from New York Medical College in 1998 after receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He did his internship and general surgery and plastic surgery residency training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital/University of Maryland combined program. Dr. Rosson then completed a peripheral nerve surgery fellowship at the Dellon Institute for Peripheral Nerve Surgery in Baltimore, Maryland. His research interests include patient safety and outcomes studies in microsurgery, breast reconstruction and peripheral nerve surgery as well as tissue engineering. His research has been published in major peer-reviewed scientific journals and presented at both national and international meetings. Dr. Rosson currently has hospital privileges at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, the R. Adams Cowley Shock-Trauma Center and Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Rosson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Breast Enlargement In Males, Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy, and Lymphadenectomy.

Clayton Alexander is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Alexander is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Trigger Thumb, Rhizarthrosis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

Sophia Strike, M.D., is a hand surgeon serving patients in Bethesda, Baltimore, and Columbia, Maryland. She specializes in adult and pediatric conditions of the hand, wrist and elbow, including congenital deformities, nerve injuries and nerve compression, arthritis and fractures. She also has special training in benign and malignant hand and wrist tumors in children and adults. Dr. Strike has completed her fellowship in hand surgery at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, prior to which she worked and trained as a resident at the Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. During her training, Dr. Strike received an award for clinical excellence and co-authored numerous research publications in the field of hand surgery. Dr. Strike is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Ganglion Cyst, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Bone Tumor.

Dr. Sami Tuffaha is an Associate Professor in Plastic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, and Biomedical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Tuffaha completed his residency training in the Johns Hopkins/University of Maryland Plastic and Reconstructive Training Program. He then completed additional fellowship training in Hand and Upper Extremity surgery at the Mayo Clinic, with an emphasis on Microsurgery and Peripheral Nerve Surgery. Dr. Tuffaha has expertise in treating hand and wrist trauma, arthritis, vascular disorders, and tendon injuries. He has a particular interest and expertise in disorders affecting the peripheral nerves. He has helped establish a multidisciplinary peripheral nerve center at Johns Hopkins that seamlessly integrates many experts from the departments of plastic surgery, neurosurgery, orthopaedic surgery, neurology, pain medicine, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. He also has a special interest in surgery to improve extremity function in patients with paralysis and spasticity arising from spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, stroke and other disorders affecting the central nervous system. Dr. Tuffaha also leads a complimentary basic, translational and clinical research program aimed at developing strategies to enhance nerve regeneration and advance the care of patients with peripheral nerve and spinal cord injuries. These efforts include an ongoing clinical trial assessing the efficacy of therapeutic and diagnostic agents stemming from work he performed in the lab. His work has been recognized with multiple prestigious awards and honors including the J. Leonard Goldner Pioneer Research Award and Gelberman Scholar Award from the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the Johns Hopkins Discovery Award. He has co-chaired the annual meetings of the American Society for Peripheral Nerve and the American Association for Hand Surgery. Dr. Tuffaha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Ulnar Nerve Dysfunction, and Trigger Thumb.

Dr. Salih Colakoglu is a microvascular plastic and reconstructive surgeon with clinical interests in lymphedema surgery, breast reconstruction, trunk and extremity reconstruction, and general plastic surgery. A graduate of the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Colakoglu completed general surgery residency at New York Presbyterian Queens, plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at the University of Colorado, and a reconstructive microsurgery fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. This breadth of training ensures that Dr. Colakoglu can tailor personalized solutions to even the most complex reconstructive challenges. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Colakoglu is an accomplished researcher. He is a former Peter Jay Sharp Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School and has published several book chapters and over 50 primary articles examining technique and outcome in reconstructive surgery. Dr. Colakoglu’s goal is to develop, examine, and integrate the best thinking in the field to deliver superior outcomes for his patients. Dr. Colakoglu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Breast Enlargement In Males, and Nerve Decompression.

James Higgins is a Plastic Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Higgins is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Scaphoid Non-Union, Kienbock's Disease, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Bone Graft, and Osteotomy. Dr. Higgins is currently accepting new patients.

Keith Segalman is a Hand Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Segalman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Ganglion Cyst, and Trigger Thumb. Dr. Segalman is currently accepting new patients.

Ryan Zimmerman is an Orthopedics specialist and a Hand Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Zimmerman has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Trigger Thumb, Rhizarthrosis, Fasciotomy, and Bone Graft. Dr. Zimmerman is currently accepting new patients.

Kenneth Means is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Means is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Dupuytren Contracture, Rhizarthrosis, Trigger Thumb, and Osteotomy. Dr. Means is currently accepting new patients.

Wesley Durand is an Orthopedics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Durand is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Kyphosis, Scoliosis, Shoulder Arthroscopy, and Spinal Fusion.

Scott D. Lifchez is the interim director of the Johns Hopkins Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is a professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery and orthopaedic surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the director of hand surgery service, and the section chief of plastic surgery at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He specializes in surgical treatments for injuries and chronic conditions of the hands and fingers. Dr. Lifchez received his medical training at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago in 1999. He conducted a residency in plastic surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee in 2005, and in 2006 completed a fellowship in hand surgery at Curtis National Hand Center of Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. He is a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Council of Educators in Plastic Surgery, the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, and the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Lifchez has been recognized as a 2023 faculty inductee into the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. Dr. Lifchez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Fasciotomy, and Trapeziectomy.

Emily Cha is an Orthopedics specialist and a Sports Medicine provider in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Cha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Cha is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Dawn LaPorte is a professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise are hand and wrist injuries, including ligament injuries, avascular necrosis, arthritis, nerve compression syndromes and Dupuytren’s contracture. Dr. LaPorte serves as the residency program director for the Orthopaedic Surgery Training Program. Dr. LaPorte received her undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She completed her orthopaedic surgery training at Johns Hopkins and performed her hand and upper extremity surgery fellowship training at the Curtis National Hand Center. Her research interests include wrist pain, triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tears and resident education. Dr. LaPorte is a Member-at-Large of the American Society of Surgery for the Hand (ASSH) and serves on multiple ASSH committees, including the Diversity Committee and the Resident Education Committee. She is also an ASSH 2020 Annual Meeting Program Chair. She serves on the Governing Council of the national Council of Orthopaedic Residency Directors. Videos Dr. Dawn LaPorteOrthopaedic Hand Surgeon Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Women in Orthopaedics, Leading by ExampleJohns Hopkins Orthopaedic Surgery (Summer 2016) Q&A with Dawn LaPorte, Orthopaedic Residency Program DirectorJohns Hopkins Orthopaedic Surgery (Winter 2014). Dr. Laporte is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Mononeuritis Multiplex, Trapeziectomy, and Endoscopy.

Valeriy Shubinets is a Plastic Surgeon and a Hand Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Shubinets is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Syndactyly Type 2, Trigger Thumb, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Shubinets is currently accepting new patients.

Michael Murphy is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Murphy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Trigger Thumb, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, and Dupuytren Contracture. Dr. Murphy is currently accepting new patients.

Aviram Giladi is a Plastic Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Giladi has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Scaphoid Non-Union, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Kienbock's Disease, Osteotomy, and Bone Graft. Dr. Giladi is currently accepting new patients.

Kristin Karim is an Orthopedics specialist and a Hand Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Karim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Dupuytren Contracture, and Osteoarthritis. Dr. Karim is currently accepting new patients.

Paul Apostolo is an Orthopedics specialist and a Hand Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Apostolo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Osteoarthritis, Rhizarthrosis, Hip Replacement, and Fasciotomy. Dr. Apostolo is currently accepting new patients.

Elizabeth Langhammer is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Langhammer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Ganglion Cyst, Trigger Thumb, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Langhammer is currently accepting new patients.

Peter Innis is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Innis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Trigger Thumb, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, and Ganglion Cyst. Dr. Innis is currently accepting new patients.