Robert H. Allen, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Robert Allen specializes in all aspects of hand, upper extremity and microvascular surgery. Allen is interested in conducting future research on nerve regeneration after trauma.

Title:

Associate Professor

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:

Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California
M.D. 1972

Stanford University
Palo Alto, California
M.S. 1971

Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
B.A. 1968

Internships:

Stanford University Hospital
Palo Alto, California
1973

Residency:

Stanford University
Palo Alto, California
1978
Cardiovascular Surgery

Stanford University
Palo Alto, California
1976
Thoracic Surgery

Stanford University
Palo Alto, California
1975
General Surgery

Fellowships:

University of California, Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
2003
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery

Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo
Bergamo,
1984
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

University of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
1984
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Board Certifications:

American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1998
American Board of Surgery, 1978

Professional Memberships:

American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Select Recent Publications:

Bekele W, Escobedo E, Allen R. Avascular necrosis of the capitate. J Radiol Case Rep. 2011;5(6):31-6. Epub 2011 Jun 1.

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.

Ferrazzi, P., Allen, Robert H., Crupi, G.C., Reyes, I., Parenzan, L., Maisonnet, M. Reduction of Infection After Cardiac Surgery: A Clinical Trial. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 42(3): 321-5, 1986.

Pacifico, Albert D., Allen, Robert H., Colvin, E.V. Direct Reconstruction of Pulmonary Artery Arborization Anomally and Intracardiac Repair of Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect. American Journal of Cardiology 55(13-Pt 1):1647-9, 1985.

Allen, Robert H., Stinson, Edward B., Oyer, P.E., Shumway, N.E. Predictive Variables in Reoperation of Coronary Artery Disease. Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, 75:186-192, 1978.

To see if Robert H. Allen is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.