
Overview
Dr. Clinkscales is a fellowship-trained, orthopedic hand and upper extremity surgeon who joined HSA in 1998 after three years of teaching full time at UC Health. After completing a degree in Religion from Davidson College (NC), he earned a medical degree from Emory University in Atlanta (GA). Dr. Clinkscales completed residency training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (MN) and completed his fellowship training at the Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center in Indianapolis. Honored by 5280 Magazine as one of Denver’s top doctors, Dr. Clinkscales regularly contributes to medical education by delivering presentations, publishing articles and demonstrating cutting-edge techniques in hand and upper extremity care. Dr. Clinkscales has loved being able to raise his family in Colorado. More recently, he has enjoyed embarking on a variety of international medical missions alongside his wife and two sons. Dr. Clinkscales spends his free time traveling, skiing, scuba diving, or just reading especially if it’s with family or friends.
Dr. Clinkscales is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteoarthritis. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Dupuytren Contracture, and Trigger Thumb.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- HMO
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- INDEMNITY
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- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
145 Inverness Drive East, Suite 300, Englewood, CO 80112
7720 S. Broadway, Suite 150, Littleton, CO 80122
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.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Clinkscales isDistinguished. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Dupuytren ContractureDr. Clinkscales isDistinguished. Learn about Dupuytren Contracture.
- RhizarthrosisDr. Clinkscales isDistinguished. Learn about Rhizarthrosis.
- Trigger ThumbDr. Clinkscales isDistinguished. Learn about Trigger Thumb.
- Advanced
- Contracture DeformityDr. Clinkscales isAdvanced. Learn about Contracture Deformity.
- Ganglion CystDr. Clinkscales isAdvanced. Learn about Ganglion Cyst.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Clinkscales isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- SynovitisDr. Clinkscales isAdvanced. Learn about Synovitis.
- TendinitisDr. Clinkscales isAdvanced. Learn about Tendinitis.
- TenosynovitisDr. Clinkscales isAdvanced. Learn about Tenosynovitis.
- Experienced
- Accessory Navicular BoneDr. Clinkscales isExperienced. Learn about Accessory Navicular Bone.
- BursitisDr. Clinkscales isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Compartment SyndromeDr. Clinkscales isExperienced. Learn about Compartment Syndrome.
- Congenital Radioulnar SynostosisDr. Clinkscales isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Radioulnar Synostosis.
- HemangiopericytomaDr. Clinkscales isExperienced. Learn about Hemangiopericytoma.
- Infectious ArthritisDr. Clinkscales isExperienced. Learn about Infectious Arthritis.

