Overview
Gretchen Winandy, PA, is a UW Health physician assistant in plastic and reconstructive surgery. She cares for people who need reconstructive surgery due to hand injuries, breast cancer and other medical conditions.Many of Gretchen’s patients have suffered traumatic hand and wrist injuries. She works with a team of surgeons to help these patients regain use of their hand. Gretchen also works with surgeons who treat carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger fingers. (Carpal tunnel causes numbness, tingling and pain in the hand and forearm. Trigger fingers are stiff, painful fingers that don’t move well due to swelling around the tendons.)Gretchen also cares for people who need breast reconstruction surgery after a cancer diagnosis.When meeting with patients, Gretchen listens to their concerns and answers questions to help them understand the procedure they will receive. She also asks patients about their daily activities, work and hobbies. Gretchen and surgeons use this information to create treatment plans that fit the patient’s unique needs. Their goal is to help people regain as much function as possible so they can return to their normal routine.Away from work, Gretchen enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, running and coaching her children’s sports.It’s rewarding to treat people with devastating hand injuries. We help them work through the healing process and regain as much function as possible.
Winandy, PA is currently accepting new patients.
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- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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- MEDICARE SNP
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- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792
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