Polydactyly is a word that means “many fingers.” There are many forms of this common diagnosis. Some extra fingers are on the thumb side, some on the pinkie finger side and some in the middle of the hand. Polydactyly of the feet is also common. Some forms of...
Scottish Rite Hospital’s Charles E. Seay, Jr. Center for Excellence in Hand Disorders is committed to caring for children with hand and upper limb conditions. The center is focused on providing innovative treatment to help patients live active and independent lives....
On this week's #SRHaccess Facebook LIVE, Director of the Center for Excellence in Hand Scott Oishi, M.D., joined us to discuss the hospital's expertise in caring for children diagnosed with overgrowth related syndromes. Below is a recap of the conversation. Watch the...
Our Center for Excellence in Hand cares for the common to the complex of upper extremity disorders. Depending on the patient and their hand difference, our experts put together an individualized treatment plan to help the child have the most function as possible. One...
Desmond Blair, a former hand patient and current Scottish Rite Hospital employee, has spent much of his life surprising people with his artistic abilities. Despite his hand difference and people's doubts, Desmond followed his longtime dream of being an artist. Now he...
The goals for providers at Scottish Rite Hospital are to understand symptoms and concerns, develop the best action plan for treatment and to ensure that treatment is effective. We use standard questionnaires, called patient reported outcome measures (PROM), as tools...
Scottish Rite Hospital is hosting the inaugural Marybeth Ezaki/Peter Carter Visiting Professorship in Hand Surgery, October 20 and 21. It was established to honor Marybeth Ezaki, M.D. and Peter Carter, M.D., both world-renowned pediatric orthopedic hand surgeons. This...
