SpecialtiesRobert M. Szabo, M.D.
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Clinical/Research InterestsRobert M. Szabo is one of the country's leading hand surgeons. His clinical interests include hand and upper-extremity problems such as brachial plexus and peripheral nerve surgery; shoulder, elbow and wrist joint replacements; wrist reconstruction, including arthroscopy; congenital deformities, including llizarov reconstructions; tumors; and microvascular reconstructive free tissue transfers. Szabo is associate editor for Journal of Hand Surgery, Techniques in Hand and Wrist Surgery and Operative Orthopaedics, Hand Section. He serves on the editorial board of Journal of the Southern Orthopaedic Association and reviews for Journal of Bone and Joint Surgeons, Clinical Orthopaedic & Related Research. His research interests include nerve compression lesions, nerve repair and regeneration biology, tendon healing and adhesion formation, and epidemiology of repetitive trauma and injury prevention. |
Title: |
Professor Chief of Hand and Upper Extremity Service |
Specialty: |
Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand and Microvascular Surgery |
Address: |
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center 4860 Y St., Suite 1700 Sacramento, CA 95817 |
Phone: |
(916) 734-2700 |
Education: |
State University of New York School of Medicine Buffalo, New York M.D. 1977 |
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New York University Bronx, New York B.A. 1973 |
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Residency: |
Mount Sinai Medical Center New York City, New York 1977-82 |
Fellowships: |
Ilizarov Surgery Fellowship Program Lecco, Italy 1991 University of California, San Diego San Diego, California 1982-83 |
Board Certifications: |
American Board of Orthopaedics, Recertification of Continuing Education and Practice Requirements, 2009 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Certification of Added Qualification, Surgery of the Hand, 2009 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Certification of Added Qualification, Surgery of the Hand, 1998 American Board of Orthopaedics, Recertification of Continuing Education and Practice Requirements, 1998 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery, 1989 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Certification of Added Qualification, Surgery of the Hand, 1989 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1985 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Diplomate, 1985 |
Professional Memberships: |
Academic Orthopaedic Society American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons American Medical Association American Orthopaedic Association American Society for Surgery of the Hand Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons Orthopaedic Research Society Western Orthopaedic Association Western Orthopaedic Association, Sacramento Valley Chapter |
Select Recent Publications: |
Szabo RM. Section III: Compression Neuropathy, Ulnar Nerve: Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome. MasterCases in Hand and Wrist Surgery edited by Kevin D. Plancher, MD, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., Chapter 16, 87 - 95, 2004. Williams A, Szabo RM: "Bone Transplantation." Orthopaedics 27(5): 488-495, 2004. Allen, RH, Szabo RM, Chen JL: "Outcome Assessment of Hand Function after Radial Artery Harvesting for Coronary Artery Bypass," Journal of Hand Surgery 29(4): 628-637, 2004. Szabo RM. Book Review of Doyle J, Botte M: Surgical Anatomy of the Hand and Upper Extremity. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery 85-A(12): 2495-2496, 2003. Szabo RM: "Evidence-Based Orthopaedics: Open Carpal Tunnel Release is the Preferred Method of Surgical Treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Commentary." Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 84A(8): 1489, 2002. Palumbo CF, Szabo RM: "Examination of Patients for Carpal Tunnel Surgery: Sensibility, Provocative and Motor Testing." Hand Clinics 18(2): 269-277, 2002. Szabo RM, Newland CC: "Acute Lunate and Perilunate Dislocations: Open Reduction and Ligamentous Repair." Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Wrist. 2e. Editor: Gelberman RH. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. Chapter 15, 187-204, 2002. Szabo RM. Discussion of Chapell R, Coates V, Turkelson C: Poor Outcome for Neural Surgery (Epineurotomy or Neurolysis) for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Compared to Carpal Tunnel Release Alone: A Meta-Analysis of Global Outcomes. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 112(4): 991-992, 2002. Szabo RM, Slater RR: "Dorsal Intercarpal Ligament Capsulodesis for Chronic, Static Scapholunate Dissociation: Clinical Results". Journal of Hand Surgery 27A(6): 978-84, 2002. Szabo RM: "Outcomes Assessment in Hand Surgery: When Are They Meaningful?" Journal of Hand Surgery 26A(6):993-1002, 2001. |
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