Welcome to my website, I look forward to helping you.
If you are looking for a hand surgeon and want to know more about my practice, scroll down to "Welcome". We accept most Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Aetna, and Cigna plans; Medicare; and Worker's Compensation (be sure to bring the authorization letter from your adjuster).
If you were directed to this site to fill out forms, look to the left for "Patient Forms". Print them out, fill them out, and bring them with you to the office.
If you want to know more about your condition, look above for "Patient Education", click the down arrow, and you will see the names of common hand conditions.
Pain Update
Dr Nelson is a leader in the US in post-operative pain management. He has been doing pain management research for 35 years. He chaired a symposium on perioperative pain for the International Association for the Study of Pain on October 29, 2020: Perioperative Pain Management.
Patient Safety Update
Dr Nelson is a national leader in the Patient Safety Movement. He is Chair of the Patient Safety Subcommittee for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and has given several talks to the MarinHealth Medical Center as well as at national meetings. He is the author of a series of articles teaching safety and teamwork concepts for surgeons n the operating room. Read one of his essays, published in the national magazine of the American Association for Orthopedic Surgery
Welcome
This site is designed to give my patients accurate, detailed, scientific information about hand problems, so they are empowered to better manage their own healthcare. I have written all the information on this site in clear, simple English, with great illustrations so that it is easy to understand. We only see 12 patients per day (most surgeons see 30-60), so I have time to spend with you to really understand you and your hand problem. I look forward to serving you.
I am a nationally-recognized expert in managing post-operative pain with minimal opioids (often but incorrectly called "narcotics"). I have delivered scientific papers on this topic at two national meetings in 2014 (AAOS and ASSH), two scientific papers at the 2017 American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and a poster on my pain management won Best Poster of 2017 at that same meeting. If you are looking for the report on the national symposium I organized on Managing Surgical Pain at the annual meeting of the American Academy for Orthopedic Surgeons, click on the link. The transcript of the podcast on pain is here.
Elected by Doctors and Patients as one of the
Top Hand Surgeons in the Bay Area
