Vascular Occlusive Syndromes of the Upper Extremity Differential Diagnoses

  • Author: Arian Mowlavi, MD, FACS; Chief Editor: Harris Gellman, MD   more...
 
Updated: Jan 19, 2010
 
 

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Arian Mowlavi, MD, FACS  Consulting Staff, Department of Plastic Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery Clinics of Laguna Beach

Arian Mowlavi, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, and Phi Beta Kappa

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Bradon J Wilhelmi, MD  Professor and Endowed Leonard J Weiner, MD, Chair of Plastic Surgery, Residency Program Director, University of Louisville School of Medicine

Bradon J Wilhelmi, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Association for Hand Surgery, American Association of Clinical Anatomists, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Burn Association, American College of Surgeons, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Association for Surgical Education, Plastic Surgery Research Council, and Wound Healing Society

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Specialty Editor Board

Joseph E Sheppard, MD  Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery, Chief of Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, University Physicians Healthcare

Joseph E Sheppard, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Clinical Orthopaedic Society, and Western Orthopaedic Association

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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD  Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine

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N Ake Nystrom, MD, PhD  Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Plastic Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Dinesh Patel, MD, FACS  Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Chief of Arthroscopic Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

Dinesh Patel, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

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Chief Editor

Harris Gellman, MD  Consulting Surgeon, Broward Hand Center; Voluntary Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine

Harris Gellman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Association, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and Arkansas Medical Society

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