Hand Surgery
Palo Alto

Part of the Orthopedics Department at PAMF's Palo Alto Center, the Hand Surgery Department provides diagnoses and rehabilitation and treatment of injuries and disorders of the hand and upper extremity. PAMF's Hand Surgery team is dedicated to alleviating problems and getting you back to important activities in your life.

We take care of surgical and non-surgical problems that affect all of the structures of the upper extremities. Some problems may be resolved with therapy, splints, medications and injections. When surgery is needed, our surgeons employ the latest surgical techniques including microsurgery and arthroscopy of the wrist and elbow.

Palo Alto Center
Level 3, Lee Building
795 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Department phone: 650-853-2951
Main phone: 650-321-4121
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Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

• Medical Team
• Surgery Sites

Medical Team

• Andrew P. Gutow, M.D.
• Jennifer L. Schneider, M.D.
• Kelly C. Conway, PA-C

Our dedicated team annually performs more than 500 surgical procedures on the hand and arm. Our most frequent procedures include:

• Surgical fixation of distal radius fractures (broken wrists)
• Decompression surgery for nerve compression (carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome)
• Surgical treatment of tendonitis (trigger digits, deqervains tendonitis, golfer and tennis elbow)
• Arthroplasty (joint replacement) for arthritis of the hand and wrist,
• Release of digital contractions (dupuytren's disease)

We also perform more specialized procedures such as elbow replacement, vascularized bone grafting of the wrist, micro surgical repair of blood vessels and nerves, and re-implantation of amputated digits, hands and arms.
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Surgery Sites

The Hand Surgery team at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Palo Alto Center performs surgical procedures at the following locations listed below.

Depending on the procedure, your doctor will recommend the appropriate location. If anesthesia is needed for the procedure, it will be provided by a physician from the Anesthesiology Department. These medical doctors specializing in anesthesiology will choose with you the best form or anesthetic for your procedure, which may include general anesthesia, regional blocks and deep sedation.

Menlo Park Surgical Hospital
570 Willow Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650-324-8500

Dr. R. Hewlett Lee Surgecenter of Palo Alto
795 El Camino Real
Level A, Jamplis Building
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: 650-324-1832
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SurgiCenter at the Mountain View Center
701 E. El Camino Real
Mountain View, CA 94040
Phone: 650-934-7000
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Stanford Ambulatory Surgery Center
875 Blake Wilbur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: 650-723-7125

Ford Family Surgery Center
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
725 Welch Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: 650-497-8000
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