Orthopedics
The physicians and surgeons at Washington University Orthopedics are specialized in the areas of hand and upper extremity, hip and knee, foot and ankle, spine, and general orthopaedics.

In addition we have teams for general, pediatric and trama orthopaedics, sports medicine, and non-surgical orthopaedics.
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Orthopedics

Richard H. Gelberman, MD

Current Position
Fred C. Reynolds Professor, Orthopedic Surgery
Chairman, Department of Orthopedic Surgery


Specialty Areas
Orthopedic Surgery, Hand Surgery
Hand and Upper Extremity (Orthopedic)
Orthopedic Surgery, Hand and Wrist

Patients Seen At
Orthopedic Surgery Center
Center for Advanced Medicine
4921 Parkview Place, A , 6
St. Louis, MO  63110
314-747-2500
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Washington University Orthopedics
14532 S. Outer 40 Drive
Chesterfield, MO  63017
314-514-3500
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Mailing Address
Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8233
St. Louis, MO  63110

Academic Office
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
11300 West Pavilion, One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza
St. Louis, MO  63110

Areas of Clinical Interest
All orthopedic conditions of the hand, wrist and elbow in adults and children. Traumatic and degenerative conditions of the hand and wrist, fractures of the carpus and radius, brachial plexus palsy, tendon and nerve injuries, congenial deformities, wrist and elbow deformities due to rheumatoid arthritis.

Board Certification
Orthopedic Surgery -- Certified
Hand Surgery -- Certified

Medical Education
B.S.: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina , 1965
Medical Degree: University Of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee , 1969
Residency: Orthopedic Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin , 1975
Fellowship: Hand/Microsurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina , 1977
Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopedics, Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts , 1986
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital

Major or Recent Publications/Awards

Awards and Honors

Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2002 - 2009 (Best Doctors, Inc)

American Orthopaedic Association Distinguished Clinician Educator Award, 2008

Emmanuel Kaplan Award for Anatomical Excellence, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2008

Listed in America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, 2002 - 2008

President of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2006-2007

Teacher of the Year Palma Chironis Award, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 2005, 2007

Elected to the Institute of Medicine, 2003

NIH funded research program in tendon healing, current

President of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 2001

Emanuel Kaplan Award for Anatomical Excellence, American Society for Surgery for the Hand, Anaheim, California, 1997

Marshall Urist Award for Research, Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, 1996

Teacher of the Year, Harvard Combined Orthopedics Residency Program, 1990-1991

Nicolas Andry Award for Orthopedic Research Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, 1989

Sumner Koch Award American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Seattle, WA, 1989

Elizabeth Winston Lanier/Kappa Delta Award for Orthopedic Research, 1985

Emanuel Kaplan Award for Anatomical Excellence, American Society for Surgery for the Hand, Anaheim, California, 1983

Editorial Responsibilities


Reviewer:
Journal of Orthopaedic Research
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Selected Books and Book Chapters

Kallemeier T, Gelberman RH, and Goldfarb, CA. Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. Upper Extremity Nerve Repair: Tips and Techniques. Rosemont, IL. American Society for Surgery of the Hand Publishers; 2008

Kallemeier T, Gelberman RH, and Goldfarb CA. Treatment of Distal Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome. Upper Extremity Nerve Repair: Tips and Techniques. Rosemont, IL. American Society for Surgery of the Hand Publishers, 2008

Goldfarb CA, Gelberman RH. Open Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. In: Advanced Reconstruction Elbow. Eds: Yamaguchi K, King GJW, McKee MD, and O’Driscoll SWM. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL, 2007

Botte MJ, Pacelli LL, Gelberman RH. Distal Ulnar Nerve Entrapment. In: Peripheral Nerve Surgery: Practical Applications in the Upper Extremity. Eds: Slutsky DJ, and Hentz VR. Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, 2006

Gelberman RH. Editor: The Wrist (2nd Edition). Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. 2002

Gelberman RH and Botte MJ. Management of Volkman’s Contracture. In: Chapman’s Orthopaedic Surgery, Third edition. Eds: Szabo RM, Marder R, Vince KG, Mann RA, Lane JM, McLain RF, Rab G. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2001

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Thomopoulos S, Das R, Sakiyama-Elbert S, Silva, MJ, Charlton N, Gelberman RH. bFGF and PDGF-BB for tendon repair: Controlled release and biologic activity by tendon fibroblasts in vitro. Annals of Biomedical Engineering (in press).

Thomopoulos S, Zampiakis E, Das R, Kim HM, Silva MJ, Havlioglu N, Gelberman RH. Use of a magnesium-based bone adhesive for flexor tendon-to-bone healing. J Hand Surg 2009:34:1066-1073

Thomopoulos S, Das R, Silva M, Sakiyama-Elbert S, Harwood F, Zampiakis E, Kim, H-M, Amiel D, Gelberman RH: Enhanced flexor tendon healing through controlled delivery of PDGF-BB. J Orthop Res 2009:27:1209-15

Shah NR, Wilczynski M, Gelberman RH: Osteochondroma of the capitate causing rupture of the extensor digiti minimi: A case report. J Hand Surg 2009:34A:46-48.

Wilczynski M, Gelberman RH, Adama A, Goldfarb CA: Arthroscopic findings in gout of the wrist. J Hand Surg 2009; 34A 244-250

Sakiyama-Elbert S, Das R, Gelberman RH, Harwood F, Amiel D, Thomopoulos: Controlled release kinetics and biologic activity of PDGF-BB for use in flexor tendon repair. J Hand Surg 2009:34A:244-250

Teefy S, Dahiya N, Middleton W, Gelberman RH, Boyer MI. Ganglia of the hand and wrist: A sonographic analysis. AJR 191:176-720, 2008

Matsuzaki H, Zaegel MA, Gelberman RH, Silva MJ. Effect of suture material and bone quality on the mechanical properties of Zone I flexor tendon-bone reattachment with bone anchors. J Hand Surg 2008; 33A:709-717

Goldfarb CA, Gelberman RH, McKeon K, Chia B, Boyer MI. Extra articular steroid injection: Early patient response and the incidence of flare reaction. J Hand Surg 2007; 33A:709-717

Thomopoulos S, Zaegel M, Das R, Harwood F, Silva MJ, Amiel D, Sakiyama-Elbert S, Gelberman RH. PDGF-BB released in tendon repair using a novel delivery system promotes cell proliferation and collagen remodeling. J Orthop Res 2007; 25:1358-1368

Thomopoulos S, Matsuzaki H, Zaegel M, Gelberman RH, Silva MJ. Alendronate prevents bone loss and improves tendon-to-bone repair strenth in a canine model. J Orthop Res 2007; 25(4):473-479

Gelberman RH, Thomopoulos S, Sakiyama-Elbert S, Das R, Silva M. The early effects of sustained platelet derived growth factor administration on the functional and structural properties of repaired intrasynovial flexor tendons: An in vivo biomechanical study at three weeks in canines. J Hand Surg 2007; 32(3):373-379

Carlan DE, Pratt JA, Patterson JMM, Weiland AJ, Boyer MI Gelberman RH. The radial nerve in the brachium: An anatomic study in human cadavera. J Hand Surg 2007; 32A:1177-1182

Simic PM, Robison J, Gardner MJ, Gelberman RH, Weiland AJ, Boyer MI. Treatment of distal radius fractures with low-profile dorsal planting system: An outcomes assessment. J Hand Surg 2006; 31A:382-386

Silva MJ, Thomopoulos S, Kusano N, Zaegel MA, Harwood FL, Matsukai H, Haylioglu N, Dovan TT, Amiel D, Gelberman R. Early healing of flexor tendon insertion site injuries: Tunnel repair is mechanically and histologically inferior to surface repair in a canine model. J Orthop Res 2006; 24(5):990-1000

Thomopoulos S, Harwood FL, Silva MJ, Amiel D, Gelberman RH. Effect of specific growth factors on canine flexor tendon fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis in vitro. J Hand Surg 2005; 30A:441-47

Placzek JD, Boyer MI, Gelberman RH, Sopp B, Goldfarb C. Nerve decompression for complex regional pain syndrome type II. J Hand Surg 2005; 30A:69-74

Kusano N, Calcaterra MA, Placzek JD, Gelberman RH, Silva MJ. Supplementary core sutures increase resistance to gapping for flexor digitorum profundus tendon to bone surface repair - An in vivo biochemical analysis. J Hand Surg 2005; 30:288-93

For more articles and abstracts, take this off-site link to the National Library of Medicine Pub Med page for Dr. Richard H. Gelberman


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