Dr. Catherine Curtin, MD | Redwood City, CA | Plastic Surgeon | US News Doctors

Overview

Dr. Catherine Curtin is a plastic surgeon in Redwood City, California and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Palo Alto Health Care Medical Center and Stanford Health Care-Stanford Hospital. She received her medical degree from Yale School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Dr. Catherine Curtin accepts Medicare, Blue Cross, United Healthcare - see other insurance plans accepted.

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Specialties

Specialty

Plastic Surgery

Plastic surgeons repair or replace skin tissue, bone, and other tissues. Plastic surgeons also do reconstructive surgery on hands and face (craniofacial).

Subspecialties

Hand

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Provides clear information and answers questions in a way patients understand.

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Spends appropriate amount of time with patient and provides thorough examinations.

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Overall Patient Experience

Very Positive

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Thoroughness of Examination

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Excellent

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Ability to Answer Questions

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Very Positive

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Clarity of Instructions

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Excellent

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Fair

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Very Positive

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Excellent

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Fracture/dislocation treatment arm/wrist/handTreatment for fractures or dislocations of the arm, wrist, or hand may involve surgery and rehabilitation.

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Joint or tendon inflammation of the finger/wrist/handInflammation of joints or tendons in the hands can cause pain and reduced hand function.

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Carpal tunnel & related syndromesCarpal tunnel syndrome and related syndromes can cause numbness and pain in the hand and wrist.

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Location & Contact Information

Doctor Address

450 Broadway St, Redwood City, CA, 94063

(650) 723-5256

Affiliated Hospitals

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Palo Alto Health Care Medical Center

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Stanford Health Care-Stanford Hospital

Where does Dr. Curtin practice?

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Stanford Health Care

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Education & Experience

Medical School & Residency

Yale School of Medicine

Medical School

University of Michigan Health System

Residency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1998-2006

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University

Fellowship, Hand Surgery (Plastic Surgery), 2006-2007

BA, Russian Studies, 1989-1993

Certifications & Licensure

American Board of Plastic Surgery

Certified in Plastic Surgery

American Board of Plastic Surgery

Certified in Surgery of the Hand

MI State Medical License

Active through 2009

CA State Medical License

Active through 2026

Awards, Honors & Recognitions

CMS Stage 1 EHR, 2011

CMS Stage 1 EHR, 2012

CMS Stage 1 EHR, 2013

PRS Global Open Keynote SPeaker, 2020

Stanford SPARK award �Novel treatment of muscle atrophy� (Team member), 2016

Featured researcher Plastic Surgery News May 2012 Issue, 2013

Nominated for best paper �Operative Versus Non-Operative Treatment Of Femoral Fractures In Spinal Cord Injury Patients�, 2013

Best clinical paper �Craniosysnostosis Surgery: Investigating Variables of Quality and Patient Safety.�, 2012

Nominated for Presidential Early Scientist Career Award, 2012

VA Merit (pilot) �A trial of minocycline for pain after carpal tunnel and trigger release.�(PI) RX000487, 2012

Innovation Award in Population Science-Funded by Spectrum �Predictors of Quality Health Care Delivery for Patients in the Ambulatory Surgical Setting�, 2011

Medscholars Award for Christine Nguyen, 2009

VA Career Development Award 4 year award C6457W, 2008

Best resident clinical paper, �Does Unilateral Cavernous Nerve Reconstruction During Prostatectomy Improve Postoperative Urinary Continence?�, 2004

Bronze Beeper, 2001

Representative for the USAID program to assist the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, 2000

Fellow, 1993

Davis Scholar, 1990

Publications

The Management of Patients With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury in Emergency Departments: A Knowledge Survey of Emergency Medicine Residents

DiPonio L, J Carson, Curtin C, K Engel, DR Gater, T Kowalenko, RS Roth

Upper Extremity Surgery in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Prospective Comparative Mixed Methods Study.

L'Hotta, A., Novak, C., Stenson, K., Tam, K., Kennedy, C., James, A., Fox, I., Skladman, R., Francoisse, C., Curtin, C., Ota, D.

Peripheral nerve stimulation for saphenous neuralgia.

Kenney, D., McCullough, M., Curtin, C., Ottestad, E.

Impact of Adding Carpal Tunnel Release or Trigger Finger Release to Carpometacarpal Arthroplasty on Postoperative Complications.

Pavin Trinh, Anna Luan, Vivianne L Tawfik, Clifford Sheckter, Danielle Rochlin, Paige Fox, Catherine Curtin

Surgical Treatment of Symptomatic End-Neuroma With a New Bioresorbable Copolyester Nerve Capping Device: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study.

Dominic Power, Catherine Curtin, Philippe Bellemère, Erika Nyman, Giorgio Pajardi, Jonathan Isaacs, Lawrence Scott Levin

Surgery to restore upper extremity function in tetraplegia-Preferences for early and frequent access to information.

Allison J L'Hotta, Aimee S James, Catherine M Curtin, Carie Kennedy, Deborah Kenney, Katharine Tam, Doug Ota, Katherine Stenson, Christine B Novak, Ida K Fox

Is Hand Surgery in the Procedure Room Setting Associated With Increased Surgical Site Infection? A Cohort Study of 2,717 Patients in the Veterans Affairs Population.

Thompson Zhuang, Paige Fox, Catherine Curtin, Kalpit N Shah

Management of Brachial Plexus Birth Palsies: The Stanford Experience.

Eugene Park, Paige M Fox, Catherine Curtin, Vincent R Hentz

Thinking Outside the Operating Room: Guidance on Designing a Safe and Effective Minor Procedure Room.

Max Silverstein, Paige M Fox, Catherine Curtin

An overview of common peroneal nerve dysfunction and systematic assessment of its relation to falls.

Angelo Capodici, Elisabet Hagert, Halley Darrach, Catherine Curtin

Analysis of Website Accessibility and Content for All 92 Accredited Hand Surgery Fellowship Programs in the United States: An Update.

Samuel A Cohen, Michelle Xiao, Catherine M Curtin, Jeffrey Yao

Peripheral Nerve Injury After Upper-Extremity Surgery Performed Under Regional Anesthesia: A Systematic Review.

Max Lester Silverstein, Ruth Tevlin, Kenneth Elliott Higgins, Rachel Pedreira, Catherine Curtin

Neurovascular, muscle, and skin changes on [18F]FDG PET/MRI in complex regional pain syndrome of the foot: A Prospective Clinical Study

Daehyun Yoon, Yingding Xu, Peter Cipriano, Israt S. Alam, Carina Mari Aparici, Vivianne L. Tawfik, Catherine Curtin, Ian Carroll, Sandip Biswal

Use of Hand Therapy After Distal Radius Fracture: A National Perspective.

Pavin Trinh, Danielle H Rochlin, Clifford C. Sheckter, Wendy Moore, Paige M. Fox, Catherine Curtin

Gaps in standardized postoperative pain management quality measures: A systematic review.

Jennifer M. Joseph, Davide Gori, Catherine Curtin, Jennifer M. Hah, Vy T. Ho, Steven M. Asch, Tina Hernandez-Boussard

Optimizing Treatment of Hand Infections: Is MRSA Coverage Always Necessary?

Jeremie D. Oliver, Brian C. Pridgen, Heather E. desJardins-Park, Catherine Curtin, Paige M. Fox

Characteristics of Patients With Complex Limb Pain Evaluated Through an Interdisciplinary Approach Utilizing Magnetic Resonance Neurography

Emily M. Johnson, Daehyun Yoon, Sandip Biswal, Catherine Curtin, Paige M. Fox, Thomas J. Wilson, Ian Carroll, Amelie M. Lutz, Vivianne L. Tawfik

Acute Pain Predictors of Remote Postoperative Pain Resolution After Hand Surgery.

Jennifer M. Hah, Chinwe Nwaneshiudu, Eric M. Cramer, Ian Carroll, Catherine Curtin

Association of mortality and aspirin prescription for COVID-19 patients at the Veterans Health Administration.

Thomas F. Osborne, Zachary P. Veigulis, David M. Arreola, Satish M. Mahajan, Eliane Röösli, Catherine Curtin

The rise of non-traumatic extremity compartment syndrome in light of the opioid epidemic.

Clifford C. Sheckter, Urska Cebron, Paola Suarez, Danielle H Rochlin, Dario Tedesco, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Catherine Curtin

Preoperative Factors Associated with Remote Postoperative Pain Resolution and Opioid Cessation in a Mixed Surgical Cohort: Post Hoc Analysis of a Perioperative Gabapentin Trial.

Jennifer M. Hah, Heather Hilmoe, Peter P. Schmidt, Rebecca McCue, Jodie A. Trafton, Debra Clay, Yasamin Sharifzadeh, Gabriela Ruchelli, Tina Hernandez Boussard, Stuart B. Goodman, James I. Huddleston, William J. Maloney, Frederick M. Dirbas, Joseph B. Shrager, John G. Costouros, Catherine Curtin, Sean Mackey, Ian Carroll

Separating Fact From Fiction: A Nationwide Longitudinal Examination of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Following Treatment of Dupuytren Contracture:

Danielle H Rochlin, Clifford C. Sheckter, Ellen S. Satteson, Courtney Swan, Paige M. Fox, Catherine Curtin

Determining the Optimal Location for Minor Procedures-Goldilocks Medicine and the Just-Right Surgical Setting.

Catherine Curtin

Testing proposed quality measures for treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: feasibility, magnitude of quality gaps, and reliability.

Alex H. S. Harris, Esther L. Meerwijk, Qian Ding, Amber W. Trickey, Andrea K. Finlay, Eric M. Schmidt, Catherine Curtin, Erika D. Sears, Teryl K. Nuckols, Robin N. Kamal

Automated EHR score to predict COVID-19 outcomes at US Department of Veterans Affairs.

Thomas F. Osborne, Zachary P. Veigulis, David M. Arreola, Eliane Röösli, Catherine Curtin

Disparities in Access to Care Following Traumatic Digit Amputation.

Chao Long, Paola Suarez, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Catherine Curtin

Acute pain after breast surgery and reconstruction: A two-institution study of surgical factors influencing short-term pain outcomes.

Amee D. Azad, Selen Bozkurt, Amanda Wheeler, Catherine Curtin, Todd H. Wagner, Tina Hernandez-Boussard

Variations in access to specialty care for children with severe burns.

Clifton Ewbank, Clifford C. Sheckter, Nicholus M. Warstadt, Elizabeth A. Pirrotta, Catherine Curtin, Christopher Newton, N. Ewen Wang

Trajectory analysis for postoperative pain using electronic health records: A nonparametric method with robust linear regression and K-medians cluster analysis.

Yingjie Weng, Lu Tian, Dario Tedesco, Karishma Desai, Steven M. Asch, Ian Carroll, Catherine Curtin, Kathryn M. McDonald, Tina Hernandez-Boussard

Patient Preferences for Shared Decision Making: Not All Decisions Should Be Shared

Sarah E. Lindsay, Aaron Alokozai, Sara L. Eppler, Paige M. Fox, Catherine Curtin, Michael J. Gardner, Raffi S. Avedian, Ariel Palanca, Geoffrey D. Abrams, Ivan Cheng, Robin N. Kamal

Patient Electronic Health Records Score for Preoperative Risk Assessment Before Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Thomas F. Osborne, Paola Suarez, Donna Edwards, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Catherine Curtin

Descriptive Overview of Primary Cleft Palate Surgeries in the Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Jung Gi Min, Rohit K. Khosla, Catherine Curtin

The association of burn patient volume with patient safety indicators and mortality in the US.

Clifford C. Sheckter, Christopher H Pham, Danielle H Rochlin, Zeshaan N. Maan, Yvonne L. Karanas, Catherine Curtin

Surgical Treatment of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: An Emerging Problem in the Era of Bisphosphonates

Kay Su Hung, Clifford C. Sheckter, Dyani Gaudilliere, Paola Suarez, Catherine Curtin

Association of Preoperative Patient Frailty and Operative Stress With Postoperative Mortality.

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Diagnosis and Successful Management of an Unusual Presentation of Chronic Foot Pain Using Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging and a Simple Surgical Procedure

Peter Cipriano, Daehyun Yoon, Dawn Holley, Brian A. Hargreaves, Ian Carroll, Catherine Curtin, Sandip Biswal

Integrating Adjuvant Analgesics into Perioperative Pain Practice: Results from an Academic Medical Center.

Kuo-Kai Chin, Ian Carroll, Karishma Desai, Steven M. Asch, Tina Seto, Kathryn M. McDonald, Catherine Curtin, Tina Hernandez-Boussard

Acute Extensor Tenosynovitis due to Disseminated Gonococcal Infection.

Joanne Y Zhou, Paul A. Mittermiller, Stacie K Nishimoto, Peter Johannet, Catherine Curtin

Homelessness and Inpatient Burn Outcomes in the United States

Harriet Kiwanuka, Zeshaan N. Maan, Danielle H Rochlin, Catherine Curtin, Yvonne L. Karanas, Clifford C. Sheckter

Electromyographic Analysis of Grip.

Paige M. Fox, Jeremie D. Oliver, Viet Nguyen, Vincent R. Hentz, Catherine Curtin

The impact of hospital volume on patient safety indicators following post-mastectomy breast reconstruction in the US

Clifford C. Sheckter, Danielle H Rochlin, Harriet Kiwanuka, Catherine Curtin, Arash Momeni

Which Stitch? Replacing Anecdote with Evidence in Minor Hand Surgery.

Danielle H Rochlin, Clifford C. Sheckter, Catherine Curtin

Factors Associated With Acute Pain Estimation, Postoperative Pain Resolution, Opioid Cessation, and Recovery: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Jennifer M. Hah, Eric M. Cramer, Heather Hilmoe, Peter C. Schmidt, Rebecca McCue, Jodie A. Trafton, Debra Clay, Yasamin Sharifzadeh, Gabriela Ruchelli, Stuart B. Goodman, James I. Huddleston, William J. Maloney, Frederick M. Dirbas, Joseph B. Shrager, John G. Costouros, Catherine Curtin, Sean Mackey, Ian Carroll

Metformin prescription status and abdominal aortic aneurysm disease progression in the U.S. veteran population

Nathan K. Itoga, Kara A. Rothenberg, Paola Suarez, Thuy-Vy Ho, Matthew W. Mell, Baohui Xu, Catherine Curtin, Ronald L. Dalman

Predicting inadequate postoperative pain management in depressed patients: A machine learning approach.

Arjun Parthipan, Imon Banerjee, Keith Humphreys, Steven M. Asch, Catherine Curtin, Ian Carroll, Tina Hernandez-Boussard

The impact of skin allograft on inpatient outcomes in the treatment of major burns 20-50% total body surface area - A propensity score matched analysis using the nationwide inpatient sample.

Clifford C Sheckter, Alexander Li, Brian Pridgen, Amber W Trickey, Yvonne Karanas, Catherine Curtin

Increasing ambulatory treatment of pediatric minor burns-The emerging paradigm for burn care in children.

Clifford C. Sheckter, Harriet Kiwanuka, Zeshaan N. Maan, Elizabeth A. Pirrotta, Catherine Curtin, Nancy E. Wang

Trends and inpatient outcomes for palliative care services in major burn patients: A 10-year analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample.

Clifford C. Sheckter, Kay S. Hung, Danielle H Rochlin, Zeshaan N. Maan, Yvonne L. Karanas, Catherine Curtin

The scratch collapse test: A systematic review

Urska Cebron, Catherine Curtin

Regional Variation and Trends in the Timing of Lower Extremity Reconstruction: A 10-Year Review of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample.

Clifford C. Sheckter, Brian C. Pridgen, Alexander Y. Li, Catherine Curtin, Arash Momeni

Successful treatment of chronic knee pain following localization by a sigma-1 receptor radioligand and PET/MRI: a case report.

Peter Cipriano, Sheen-Woo Lee, Daehyun Yoon, Bin Shen, Vivianne L. Tawfik, Catherine Curtin, Jason L. Dragoo, Michelle L. James, Christopher R. McCurdy, Frederick T. Chin, Sandip Biswal

Utilization and effectiveness of multimodal discharge analgesia for postoperative pain management.

Karishma Desai, Ian Carroll, Steven M. Asch, Tina Seto, Kathryn M. McDonald, Catherine Curtin, Tina Hernandez-Boussard

Nerve and Tendon Transfer Surgery in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: Individualized Choices to Optimize Function.

Ida K. Fox, Amanda K Miller, Catherine Curtin

Thirty-day unplanned postoperative inpatient and emergency department visits following thoracotomy.

Robyn K. Shaffer, Leah M. Backhus, Micaela A. Finnegan, Austin C. Remington, Jereen Z. Kwong, Catherine Curtin, Tina Hernandez-Boussard

Secondary use of electronic medical records for clinical research: Challenges and Opportunities.

Wen-wai Yim, Amanda Wheeler, Catherine Curtin, Todd H. Wagner, Tina Hernandez-Boussard

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Effect of Perioperative Gabapentin on Postoperative Pain Resolution and Opioid Cessation in a Mixed Surgical Cohort: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Jennifer M. Hah, Sean Mackey, Peter C. Schmidt, Rebecca McCue, Keith Humphreys, Jodie A. Trafton, Bradley Efron, Debra Clay, Yasamin Sharifzadeh, Gabriela Ruchelli, Stuart B. Goodman, James I. Huddleston, William J. Maloney, Frederick M. Dirbas, Joseph B. Shrager, John G. Costouros, Catherine Curtin, Ian Carroll

Chronic Opioid Use After Surgery: Implications for Perioperative Management in the Face of the Opioid Epidemic.

Jennifer M. Hah, Brian T. Bateman, John K. Ratliff, Catherine Curtin, Eric C. Sun

Drug-Free Interventions to Reduce Pain or Opioid Consumption After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Dario Tedesco, Davide Gori, Karishma Desai, Steven M. Asch, Ian Carroll, Catherine Curtin, Kathryn M. McDonald, Maria Pia Fantini, Tina Hernandez-Boussard

Opioid abuse and poisoning: Trends in inpatient and emergency department discharges

Dario Tedesco, Steven M. Asch, Catherine Curtin, Jennifer M. Hah, Kathryn M. McDonald, Maria Pia Fantini, Tina Hernandez-Boussard

Emergency Department Visits Following Elective Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery: Identifying Gaps in Continuity of Care.

Micaela A. Finnegan, Robyn K. Shaffer, Austin C. Remington, Jereen Kwong, Catherine Curtin, Tina Hernandez-Boussard

Nerve entrapment as a cause of shoulder pain in the spinal cord injured patient.

Catherine Curtin, Carl-Göran Hagert, Claes Hultling, Elisabet Hagert

Effect of Medicare's Nonpayment Policy on Surgical Site Infections Following Orthopedic Procedures.

Jereen Z. Kwong, Yingjie Weng, Micaela A. Finnegan, Robyn Schaffer, Austin C. Remington, Catherine Curtin, Kathryn M. McDonald, Jay Bhattacharya, Tina Hernandez-Boussard

A Double-Blind Placebo Randomized Controlled Trial of Minocycline to Reduce Pain After Carpal Tunnel and Trigger Finger Release.

Catherine Curtin, Debbie Kenney, Paola Suarez, Vincent R. Hentz, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Sean Mackey, Ian Carroll

Annotation of pain and anesthesia events for surgery-related processes and outcomes extraction

Yim WW, Tedesco D, Curtin C, Hernandez-Boussard T

Variations in Access to Specialty Care for Children with Severe Burns

Warstadt N, Pirrotta E, Curtin C. Wang E

Predicting Post-Operative Pain After Carpometacarpal Arthroplasty � A Comparison of Techniques

Austin R. Curtin C

Opioid abuse and dependence: Where are we now? US National trends in hospitalizations from 1997 to 2014

Tedesco D, Asch S, Carroll I, Curtin C, Hah, J, McDonald K, Fantini M, Hernandez-Boussard T

Cost-Minimization Analysis of Open and Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release.

Steven Zhang, Molly Vora, Alex H. S. Harris, Laurence C. Baker, Catherine Curtin, Robin N. Kamal

Second commentary on "Multifocal Neuropathy: Expanding the Scope of Double Crush Syndrome".

Catherine Curtin

Analyzing Treatment Aggressiveness and Identifying High‐Risk Patients in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Return to Care

Austin C. Remington, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Nicholus M. Warstadt, Micaela A. Finnegan, Robyn K. Shaffer, Jereen Z. Kwong, Catherine Curtin

Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Upper Limb Surgical Reconstruction After Tetraplegia: The Need for Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Vandana Punj, Catherine Curtin

Management of Pain in Complex Nerve Injuries.

Gabrielle Davis, Catherine Curtin

Electronic Health Records and Quality of Care: An Observational Study Modeling Impact on Mortality, Readmissions, and Complications.

Swati Yanamadala, Doug Morrison, Catherine Curtin, Kathryn M. McDonald, Tina Hernandez-Boussard

Pain Management.

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Pain Examination and Diagnosis

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Analyzing Treatment Aggressiveness and Identifying High-Risk Patients in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Return to Care

Remington A. Curtin C

Readmissions after hip and knee arthroplasty

Finnegan M, Curtin C, Hernandez-Boussard T

Identification of Targets to Improve 30-Day Returns to Emergency Department and Inpatient Care Among Thoracotomy Procedure Patients

Schaffer R, Curtin C, Hernandez-Boussard T

Pain-related revisits after arthroplasty surgery: a modifiable lapse in quality care delivery

Finnegan MA, Curtin C, Hernandez-Boussard T

Digital Sympathectomy in Patients With Scleroderma: An Overview of the Practice and Referral Patterns and Perceptions of Rheumatologists.

Grace Chiou, Christopher S. Crowe, Paola Suarez, Lorinda Chung, Catherine Curtin, James Chang

Optical Biopsy of Peripheral Nerve Using Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy: A New Tool for Nerve Surgeons?

Christopher S. Crowe, Joseph C. Liao, Catherine Curtin

Interpositional Nerve Grafting of the Prostatic Plexus after Radical Prostatectomy.

Theodore A. Kung, Jennifer F. Waljee, Catherine Curtin, John T. Wei, James E. Montie, Paul S. Cederna

The Effect of Moving Carpal Tunnel Releases Out of Hospitals on Reducing United States Health Care Charges

Christine Nguyen, Arnold Milstein, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Catherine Curtin

Patient safety in plastic surgery: identifying areas for quality improvement efforts

Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Kathryn M. McDonald, Kim F. Rhoads, Catherine Curtin

Access to surgical upper extremity care for people with tetraplegia: an international perspective.

Paige M. Fox, Paola Suarez, Vincent R. Hentz, Catherine Curtin

Comparative effectiveness of infraclavicular and supraclavicular perineural catheters for ultrasound-guided through-the-catheter bolus anesthesia.

T. Kyle Harrison, T. Edward Kim, Steven K. Howard, Natasha Funck, Michael J. Wagner, Tessa L. Walters, Catherine Curtin, James Chang, Toni Ganaway, Edward R. Mariano

Comparative-effectiveness of infraclavicular and supraclavicular perineural catheters for through-the-catheter bolus anesthesia

Harrison TK, Kim TE, Howard SK, Funck N, Wagner MJ, Walters T, Curtin C, Chang J, Ganaway T, Mariano ER

Optical Biopsy of Peripheral Nerve Using Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy: A New Tool for Nerve Surgeons?

Crowe C, Curtin C

Readmissions after treatment of distal radius fractures.

Catherine Curtin, Tina Hernandez-Boussard

Analysis of efficacy and safety of treatment with collagenase Clostridium histolyticum among subgroups of patients with Dupuytren contracture.

Raymond B. Raven, Harvey Kushner, Dat Nguyen, Nash Naam, Catherine Curtin

A reflection of outcomes research and its impact on the practice of hand surgery.

Catherine Curtin, Kevin C. Chung

Quality Assessment in Hand Surgery

Jennifer F. Waljee, Catherine Curtin

Squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: a wound management strategy.

Fiona Yim Hung Ng, Christine Nguyen, Catherine Curtin

Multiple collagenase injections are safe for treatment of Dupuytren's contractures.

Varun K Gajendran, Vincent R. Hentz, Deborah Kenney, Catherine Curtin

Cleft Palate Surgery: An Evaluation of Length of Stay, Complications, and Costs by Hospital Type

Christine Nguyen, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Sheryl M Davies, Jay Bhattacharya, Rohit K. Khosla, Catherine Curtin

Minimally invasive hand surgery. Preface.

Catherine Curtin

Needle Aponeurotomy for the Treatment of Dupuytren’s Disease

Roberto Diaz, Catherine Curtin

Intrinsic and extrinsic function in grasp

Fox P, Nguyen V, Curtin CM

Preface to Minimally Invasive Hand Surgery

Curtin CM

Squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: a wound management strategy

Ng F, Nguyen C, Curtin CM

Soft-tissue coverage of the hand: A case-based approach

Kyle R. Eberlin, James Chang, Catherine Curtin, Douglas M. Sammer, Michel Saint-Cyr, Amir H. Taghinia

Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment of femur fractures in people with spinal cord injury: an administrative analysis of risks.

Julius A. Bishop, Paola Suarez, Lisa DiPonio, Doug Ota, Catherine Curtin

A national study on craniosynostosis surgical repair.

Christine Nguyen, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Rohit K. Khosla, Catherine Curtin

Breast reconstruction national trends and healthcare implications.

Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Kamakshi Zeidler, Ario Barzin, Gordon K. Lee, Catherine Curtin

Management of chronic pain following nerve injuries/CRPS type II.

Ian Carroll, Catherine Curtin

Changes Resembling Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Following Surgery and Immobilization

Alison Pepper, Wen-Wu Li, Wade S. Kingery, Martin S. Angst, Catherine Curtin, J. David Clark

Perioperative interventions to reduce chronic postsurgical pain.

Ian Carroll, Jennifer M. Hah, Sean Mackey, Einar Ottestad, Jiang-Ti Kong, Sam Lahidji, Vivianne L. Tawfik, Jarred Younger, Catherine Curtin

Utilization of reconstructive surgery for tetraplegia

Fox P, Hentz V, Curtin CM

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Ultrasound-guided continuous median nerve block to facilitate intensive hand rehabilitation.

Bryan G. Maxwell, Jenna A. Hansen, John R. Talley, Catherine Curtin, Edward R. Mariano

Book Review: Reconstructive Surgery: Anatomy Technique and Clinical applications

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Advances in the Management of Dupuytren Disease: Collagenase

Vincent R. Hentz, Andrew J. Watt, Shaunak S. Desai, Catherine Curtin

Who are the women and men in Veterans Health Administration's current spinal cord injury population?

Catherine Curtin, Paola Suarez, Lisa A. Di Ponio, Susan M. Frayne

Ultrasound-Guided Continuous Median Nerve Block to Facilitate Intensive Hand Rehabilitation

Maxwell BG, Hansen JA, Talley J, Curtin CM, Mariano ER

Advances in the management of Dupuytren Disease: Collagenase

Hentz VR, Watt AJ, Desai SS, Curtin CM

Is carpal tunnel release under-utilized in veterans with spinal cord injury?

Cameron Barr, Paola Suarez, Doug Ota, Catherine Curtin

Chronic psychological and functional sequelae after emergent hand surgery.

Todd A. Richards, Donn W. Garvert, Elizabeth McDade, Eve B. Carlson, Catherine Curtin

Flexor tendon rupture after collagenase injection for Dupuytren contracture: case report.

Andrew Y. Zhang, Catherine Curtin, Vincent R. Hentz

Adverse events following digital replantation in the elderly.

Ario Barzin, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Gordon K. Lee, Catherine Curtin

Book Review - Surgery of Peripheral Nerves: A Case Based Approach

Curtin CM

Carpal Tunnel syndrome in Spinal Cord Injured Patients

Barr C, Suarez P, Ota D, Curtin CM

The Management of Patients with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury in Emergency Departments: Utilization and A Knowledge Survey of Emergency Medicine Residents

DiPonio L, Roth RS, Gater D, Kowalenko T, Engel K, Carson J, Curtin CM

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Posterior interosseous nerve: an alternative to sural nerve biopsy.

Todd A. Richards, Catherine Curtin

Invasive Aspergillosis of the Hand Caused by Aspergillus ustus : a Case Report

Olushola Olorunnipa, Andrew Y. Zhang, Catherine Curtin

Referring Physicians' Knowledge of Hand Surgery:

Catherine Curtin, Jeffrey Yao

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Curtin CM, Ladd A

Efficacy and Safety of Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum Treatment in Patients with Dupuytren�s Contracture and Concomitant Diabetes

Curtin CM, Naam N

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Hentz V, Curtin CM, Leclerq C

Population-based utilities for upper extremity functions in the setting of tetraplegia.

Ashwin N. Ram, Catherine Curtin, Kevin C. Chung

Collagenase injection as nonsurgical treatment of Dupuytren's disease: 8-year follow-up.

Andrew J. Watt, Catherine Curtin, Vincent R. Hentz

Cutaneous neuroma physiology and its relationship to chronic pain.

Catherine Curtin, Ian Carroll

Pinch and Elbow Extension Restoration in People With Tetraplegia : A Systematic Review of the Literature

Cynthia D. Hamou, Nirav R. Shah, Lisa DiPonio, Catherine Curtin

Interdisciplinary Approach to Restoration of Upper Limb Function in Tetraplegia

Punj V, Curtin CM, Hentz V, Weis J, et al.

Referring Physician�s Knowledge of Hand Surgery

Curtin CM, Yao J

Systematic Review of Pinch and Elbow Extension Reconstruction for Tetraplegia

Hamou C, Shah N, Diponio L, Curtin CM

Perceptions of people with tetraplegia regarding surgery to improve upper-extremity function.

Jared P. Wagner, Catherine Curtin, David R. Gater, Kevin C. Chung

Opinions on the Treatment of People With Tetraplegia: Contrasting Perceptions of Physiatrists and Hand Surgeons

Catherine Curtin, Jared P. Wagner, David R. Gater, Kevin C. Chung

Upper extremity reconstruction in the tetraplegic population, a national epidemiologic study.

Catherine Curtin, David R. Gater, Kevin C. Chung

N/A

Curtin CM, Chung KC

Book Review Surgeons and the Scope

Curtin CM, Howell J.

Physician perceptions of upper extremity reconstruction for the person with tetraplegia.

Catherine Curtin, Rodney A. Hayward, H. Myra Kim, David R. Gater, Kevin C. Chung

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Curtin CM

Assessment of Emergency Physician Knowledge of Spinal Cord Medicine: Managing the Urgent Patient

Edwards M, Kowalenko T, Engel K, Curtin CM

Autonomic dysreflexia: a plastic surgery primer.

Catherine Curtin, David R. Gater, Kevin C. Chung

Underutilization of Tendon Transfers in the Tetraplegic Patient

Curtin CM, Gater DR, Chung KC

Use of eight-hole titanium miniplates for unstable phalangeal fractures.

Catherine Curtin, Kevin C. Chung

The Effects of High Glucose and TGF-beta on the Cell Cycle of Mesangial Cells

Curtin CM

Continuous Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Post Nephrectomy Living Kidney Donors: Method and Analysis of Preliminary Results

Curtin CM, Diatolevi L, Staro J. F, Friedman A.L, and Bassadonna G.P

Elevation of care after finger amputation

Trends and Inpatient Outcomes for Palliative Care Services in Major Burn Patients: a 10-Year Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

Temporal Trends in Compartment Syndrome

Metformin Prescription Status and AAA Disease Progression in the US Veteran Patient Population

Making an SCI clinic work

Peripheral Nerve Examination

Atypical Nerve Compression

Dupuytren�s Disease the Latest

Beyond the Simple Cord

Making Skeptics into Believers, Atypical Nerve Entrapment

Opioids, Identifying the Problem

The Impact of Skin Allograft on Inpatient Outcomes for Major Burns 20-50%: a Propensity Score Matched Analysis Using NIS

Mortality Difference in Skin Sloughing Disorders Compared to Burns in a Tertiary Care Burn Center

Surgical trends in treatment of Osteonecrosis of the jaw

Systematic Review of the Scratch Collapse Test

Peripheral Nerve Exam and treatment

Opioid abuse and dependence: Where are we now? US National trends in hospitalizations from 1997 to 2014

Utilization and Effectiveness of Multimodal Discharge Analgesia on Surgical

Identifying Patients at High Risk for Poor Pain Management Using Clinical Pathways within EHRs

Trajectory Analysis for Postoperative Pain Using Electronic Health Records� A Non-parametric Method with Robust Linear Regression and K-Medians Cluster Analysis

Peripheral Nerve Injury and Exam

Annotation of pain and anesthesia events for surgery-related processes and outcomes extraction

Developing Electronic Health Record Pain Phenotypes for Quality Metrics

Drug-free interventions for postoperative pain after following total knee arthroplasty. A Meta-analysis

Radial Nerve Injury

Brachial Plexus

Saturday Night Palsy and Parsonage Turner

Outcomes after CMC arthroplasty

The Ulnar Claw Hand

M4 and beyond

Surgical treatment of Pain

Evaluating postoperative Opioid Prescribing Patterns and their Association with Pain Outcome: Evidence Synthesis Using Electronic Health Records

Evidence Synthesize to Aid Prescribing Decisions for Postoperative Pain Management

Risk Factors for Readmissions Due to Post-thoracotomy Pain in Lung Cancer Patients

Predictors of Recurrence for Joints Successfully Treated With Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum Injections

Using Electronic Health Records (EHR) to access the effect of drug-interactions on post-operative pain management for patients with depression

Readmissions after foot ulcer care

Identification of Targets to Improve 30-Day Returns to Emergency Department and Inpatient Care Among Thoracotomy Procedure Patients

Hand Surgery

Tightrope suspensionplasty

Management of Neuropathic Pain

Moving Carpal Tunnel Releases out of Hospitals can offer Large Reductions in US Charges

Randomized Trial of Minocycline to Treat Pain

Post surgical pain an update

Complications and Pain after Amputation

Surgical Pain Clinic

Surgical Management of Brachial Plexus Injury in Pediatrics Population

Neuropathic Pain

Spinal Cord and Upper Extremity

Intrinsic and extrinsic function in grasp

A Comparison of Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analyses for Adverse Events Data

Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic muscles for grasp

Dupuytren's Contracture Recurrence After Treatment with Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum: Diathesis and Other Disease Factors

Operative and non-operative treatment of femur fractures in SCI

Nerve entrapment as a cause of shoulder pain in the SCI patient

Hospital Resources impacting Cleft Care

Long-Term Follow Up of Interpositional Nerve Grafting of the Prostatic Plexus after Radical Prostatectomy

Hospital Factors Associated with quality of cleft palate care

Peripheral Nerve Care� a Surgeons Perspective

Nerve Transfers

A National Study on Craniosynostosis Surgical Repair

Cleft Palate Surgery: Variables of Quality and Patient Safety

Expanding your practice into tetraplegia

Peripheral Nerve Injury and Pain

Hand Review

Care of Peripheral Nerve Injuries

Safety Events in Plastic Surgery

Interpositional nerve grafting of the prostatic plexus after open prostatectomy

Craniosysnostosis Surgery: Investigating Variables of Quality and Patient Safety

Upper Extremity Care in SCI

The Impact of Declining Reimbursements on Women�s Choices for Breast Reconstruction: National Trends and Healthcare Implications

Safety of finger replantation

Surgical Adverse Events in Administrative Data

Predictors of cleft palate surgery quality and safety

How can a surgeon help in pain management

Severe Hand injuries

Hand Anatomy

Access to hand surgery for tetraplegia

Sprains and Strains

Hands on Primer to the Upper Extremity Problems

Surgeons prospective on intra-operative nerve monitoring

Peripheral Nerve Injury

Long-term sequelae of hand trauma

Peripheral Nerve

Chronic pain and the plastic surgeon

Dupuytren�s disease what�s new?

How do we educate our colleagues?

Surgeon�s Starter Kit to Postoperative Pain

Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum for the Treatment of Dupuytren�s Contracture

The Safety of finger replantation in the elderly

Systematic Review of Rotator Cuff Repair in Spinal Cord Injury

Nerve Compression and Nerve Injury

Upper extremity reconstruction: a health services study

Clostridial Collagenase For Advanced Dupuytren�s Disease: Results from 2 Phase 3 Trials

Eight year follow up of dupuytren�s disease treated with collagenase

Chronic pain and the hand surgeon

Why a good surgery isn�t done: a surgeon�s story

Upper extremity reconstruction a multi-disciplinary approach

Management of the upper limb in tetraplegia from acute injury to beyond

CRPS, Shingles, and Nerve Mobilization

Utilization of upper extremity surgery in tetraplegia

Upper Extremity Reconstruction in Tetraplegia

Perceptions of Upper Extremity Surgery for People with Tetraplegia

Tendon transfer and Functional Gain

Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy, Fact and Fiction

Controversies in Hand Surgery

CMC Arthritis

What do we know about the utilization of upper extremity reconstruction for tetraplegia

Opinions on Upper Extremity Reconstructive Surgery in Tetraplegia: Perceptions of Patients and Physicians

Underutilization of Upper Extremity Reconstruction in the Patient with Tetraplegia: What have we learned?

Flexor Tendon Injury

Does Unilateral Cavernous Nerve Reconstruction During Prostatectomy Improve Postoperative Urinary Continence?

Underutilization of Tendon Transfers in the Tetraplegic Patient

Does Unilateral Cavernous Nerve Reconstruction During Prostatectomy Improve Postoperative Urinary Continence?

Upper Extremity Reconstruction in the Patient with Tetraplegia

Upper Extremity Reconstruction in Tetraplegia: Why is it Not Being Done?

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