The Vanderbilt Hand & Upper Extremity Center mission is to: Diagnose and treat traumatic, congenital, and acquired disorders of the hand and upper extremity.

H ere at the Hand & Upper Extremity Center, we understand the intricacies of the hand.  We understand the importance of you being able to function in your daily activites as well as utilizing your hand skills at work and at play.  In our specialized center we coordinate our rehabilitative hand care with programs offered by the Occupational Therapy Department under the direction of certified Hand Therapists and Physicians.

Our Specialties include: rheumatoid, and other adult hand reconstruction, management of acute hand trauma involving microvascular surgery and reimplantation, and the surgical reconstruction of congenital hand deformities. For more about our services visit our Patient Information Page .

Where to find us:
We are located on the third floor of the Medical Center East, in the South tower adjacent to outpatient physical therapy and Vanderbilt Sports Medicine Center. See our Maps page.

 Contact us!

Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute
Medical Center East, South Tower, Suite 3200
Nashville, TN 37232-8828

Karen Shelton
615-343-2524
615-343-5427 (fax)
karen.shelton@vanderbilt.edu