Dr. R M. Ackerman

Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and also in Hand Surgery, Dr. Bieber is interested in all areas of orthopedics, with a special interest in reconstruction, trauma, arthroscopy, and sports medicine of the upper extremity, including the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder. He has expertise in arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and shoulder replacement surgery. A graduate of Yale University and Georgetown Medical School, his orthopedic training was at Johns Hopkins University with a fellowship in hand and upper extremity at the Mayo Clinic. He is a consultant for hand and upper extremity surgery at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Bieber has served as Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Chairman of the Medical Staff at Suburban Hospital and as President of the Washington Orthopaedic Society.SpecialtiesUpper Extremity (hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder)PrivilegesDr. Bieber performs surgery at Surgical Specialty Center of Mid-Atlantic, Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Bethesda Chevy Chase Surgery Center, Surgical Specialty Center of Mid-Atlantic, and Advanced Surgery Center of Bethesda. Dr. Bieber is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Synovitis, Tendinitis, Tenosynovitis, and Trigger Thumb.

Christopher Forthman is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Forthman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Tennis Elbow, Trigger Thumb, Rhizarthrosis, and Nerve Decompression. Dr. Forthman is currently accepting new patients.

Kristin Silon is an Orthopedics specialist and a Hand Surgeon in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Silon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Ganglion Cyst, Trigger Thumb, and Dupuytren Contracture. Dr. Silon is currently accepting new patients.