Dr. Douglas P Hanel M.D.
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
325 9th Ave Seattle WA, 98104Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Hanel, a UW professor of orthopaedics and sports medicine, is recognized as a leading expert in surgery for hand, wrist and elbow disorders, from birth defects to trauma. He is board-certified in ...
Education and Training
St Louis Univ Sch of Med, St Louis Mo 1977
Saint Louis University School of Medicine 1977
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgery of the Hand
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Early "simple" release of posttraumatic elbow contracture associated with heterotopic ossification.
- Successful infiltration of the flexor tendon sheath.
- The contribution of MD-PhD training to academic orthopaedic faculties.
- Management of acute and chronic vascular injuries to the arm and forearm. Indications and technique.
- The de-endothelialized rat carotid arterial graft: a versatile experimental model for the investigation of arterial thrombosis.
- The influence of diabetes on free flap transfer: I. Flap survival and
- Volar metacarpal phalangeal joint dislocation: a rare and often missed injury.
- Predictive value of psychological screening in acute hand injuries.
- Hindfoot containment orthosis for management of bone and soft-tissue defects of the heel.
- Use of a distraction plate for distal radial fractures with metaphyseal and diaphyseal comminution.
- Comparison of the influence of intralumenal irrigation solutions on free flap survival.
- Closed fractures complicated by peripheral nerve injury.
- A randomized, controlled trial of distal radius fractures with metaphyseal displacement but without joint incongruity: closed reduction and casting versus closed reduction, spanning external fixation, and optional percutaneous K-wires.
- Use of a distraction plate for distal radial fractures with metaphyseal and diaphyseal comminution. Surgical technique.
- Bone-ligament-bone reconstruction for scapholunate disruption.
Awards
- Seattle's Top Doc Seattle Met Magazine 2013
- U.S. News Top Doctor U.S. News and World Report 2012
- Seattle Super Doctors 2011
- Guide to America's Top Pediatricians Consumer's Research Council of A 2009
- SEATTLE MAGAZINE TOP DOCTOR - 2014 Seattle Magazine 2014 2014
- SEATTLE'S TOP DOCTOR - 2014 Seattle Metropolitan Magazine 2014 2014
Treatments
- Trigger Finger
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Neuropathy
- Birth Defects
- Pain
- Ganglion Cyst
Fellowships
- Univ. of Louisville School of Medicine
- Hand Surgery, Hand Surgery Associates, Louisville
- Univ. of Louisville School of Medicine
Dr. Douglas P Hanel M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 325 9th Ave
325 9th Ave -Seattle, WA 98104Get Direction
Hand Elbow & Shoulder Center at Harborview Medical Center
908 Jefferson St Floor 6 -Seattle, WA 98104Get Direction
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Clinic at Harborview
325 9th Ave Floor 1 -Seattle, WA 98104Get Direction
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