Overview
Robert Kaufmann, MD, is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Mechanical Engineering. After working as a design engineer for two years, he attended Temple University School of Medicine and completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Temple University Hospital. He received specialized training in elbow and upper extremity surgery at the Philadelphia Hand Center at Jefferson University Hospital. Dr. Kaufmann has published more than 30 articles, book chapters, and textbooks. He regularly presents his clinical and research findings at national meetings. Dr. Kaufmann is the primary upper extremity surgeon for the University of Pittsburgh and the Duquesne University athletic programs. He is also part of the medical team that treats the Pittsburgh Penguins. He specializes in the care of athletes and active adults, and has extensive experience with arthroscopy and arthroplasty of the elbow, wrist, and hand. Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule.
Dr. Kaufmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mononeuritis Multiplex. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Osteoarthritis, and Ganglion Cyst.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 66 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Mononeuritis Multiplex.
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- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
3 Mariner Court, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
600 Oxford Drive, Suite 200, Monroeville, PA 15146
3471 5th Avenue, Suite 1010, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
William Hagberg is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Wexford, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hagberg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mononeuritis Multiplex. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Mononeuritis Multiplex, Rhizarthrosis, and Osteoarthritis.
Pediatric Orthopaedics In Sewickley
Robert J. Goitz, MD, is Chief of the Division of Hand, Upper Extremity and Microsurgery in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is also a professor of orthopaedic surgery, bioengineering, and plastic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Goitz is board certified in orthopaedic surgery and surgery of the hand. Dr. Goitz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mononeuritis Multiplex. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Mononeuritis Multiplex, Rhizarthrosis, Osteoarthritis, and Osteotomy.
Orthopaedic Specialists-UPMC
Loukia Papatheodorou, MD, is a graduate of the University of Thessaly Medical School in Biopolis, Larissa, Greece. She completed residencies at the University of Thessaly and Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, and a fellowship in Hand and Upper extremity surgery at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. Dr. Papatheodorou is currently a Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at University of Pittsburgh. She speaks English, Greek, and French. Dr. Papatheodorou is board-certified in Orthopaedic Surgery by the Greece-European Union. She specializes in the treatment of hand surgery, carpal tunnel syndrome, wrist and elbow conditions, rotator cuff tears, wrist and elbow fractures, shoulder conditions and arthroscopic surgery and sees patients at locations in Pittsburgh, McKeesport, and Monroeville. Dr. Papatheodorou is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mononeuritis Multiplex. Her top areas of expertise are Scaphoid Non-Union, Kienbock's Disease, Mononeuritis Multiplex, Nerve Decompression, and Osteotomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Kaufmann isDistinguished. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Advanced
- Ganglion CystDr. Kaufmann isAdvanced. Learn about Ganglion Cyst.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Kaufmann isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- RhizarthrosisDr. Kaufmann isAdvanced. Learn about Rhizarthrosis.
- Experienced
- Acute PainDr. Kaufmann isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- ArthritisDr. Kaufmann isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- Contracture DeformityDr. Kaufmann isExperienced. Learn about Contracture Deformity.
- Dupuytren ContractureDr. Kaufmann isExperienced. Learn about Dupuytren Contracture.
- Hypermobile JointsDr. Kaufmann isExperienced. Learn about Hypermobile Joints.
- Mononeuritis MultiplexDr. Kaufmann isExperienced. Learn about Mononeuritis Multiplex.