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Meet Dr. Ryan Katz
Dr. Ryan Katz is trained in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and fellowship trained in hand surgery at The Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore’s Union Memorial Hospital. He is known for his expertise in the hand surgery subspecialty, which includes microsurgery, complex soft tissue and bone reconstruction, nerve and vascular disorders, fractures of the upper extremity, nerve compression, and limb salvage. His approach is both comprehensive and patient focused.
A Show of Hands
With the artistry of Michael Jackson, and the assistance of the Towson University American Sign Language Club, this video offers a poignant glimpse...
Dupuytren’s Contracture
It usually starts with the pinkie… the little finger begins to pull toward the palm, followed by the ring and index fingers. This hereditary...
E.F. Shaw Wilgis, MD - A Lifetime of Achievement
Dr. E.F. Shaw Wilgis, a prominent leader today at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, is a revered founding surgeon among four, of the internationally...
Fireworks Safety
Dr. Ray Wittstadt, a hand surgeon from the Curtis National Hand Center, describes the damage done to rubber hands used in a fireworks safety...
Ganglion Cysts
Dr. Christopher Forthman discuss ganglion cysts.
Meet Dr. Ken Means, attending hand surgeon
Meet Dr. Kenneth Means, attending hand surgeon at the Curtis National Hand Center at Baltimore's MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. Dr. Means earned...
Patient Testimonial: Bonnie Keating
Accidents can happen in a split second, and that’s how a day in the garden turned into a helicopter flight to the Curtis National Hand Center. Hear...
Patient Testimonial: Larry Welk
With his hand cut and crushed in an overpowering industrial machine, Larry Welk was trapped for over an hour. Rescuers managed to free him, but...
Surgery Video: Carpal Tunnel
Dr. Keith Segalman of the Curtis National Hand Center, explains what causes carpal tunnel, treatment options, and performs an actual minimally...