Dr. Louis C. Almekinders

I am an orthopaedic surgeon who is the chief of hand surgery at Duke. Although we are referred to as “hand surgeons,” I treat many people with wrist and elbow conditions. Because the hand is so complex, patients who see me can have complaints that range from numbness and weakness to issues with range of motion. My grandfather, my grandmother, my mother and my father were all health care workers. I have wanted to be a surgeon since I watched M*A*S*H on the television as a child. I obtain great satisfaction from treating someone who has a very severe hand or arm injury, reconstructing the part and restoring its basic function. Duke has been the strongest hand surgery program in the country for the past 50 to 75 years. As chair of the program, I want patients to know that the best and the brightest providers are seeing them when they come to Duke. Dr. Ruch is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tennis Elbow. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Tennis Elbow, Rhizarthrosis, Osteotomy, and Bone Graft.

Scott Wein is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Wein is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tennis Elbow. His top areas of expertise are Tennis Elbow, Trigger Thumb, Rhizarthrosis, and Dupuytren Contracture. Dr. Wein is currently accepting new patients.

Harrison Tuttle is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Tuttle is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tennis Elbow. His top areas of expertise are Ganglion Cyst, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, and Tennis Elbow. Dr. Tuttle is currently accepting new patients.