Dr. Richard Alan Brown M.D.
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
9850 Genesee Ave Suite 210 La Jolla CA, 92037About
Dr. Richard Brown is a hand surgeon practicing in La Jolla, CA. Dr. Brown specializes in caring for hand, wrist and forearm problems without the option of surgery unless necessary. Many hand surgeons are also experts in diagnosing and caring for shoulder and elbow problems and tend to suggest non-surgical treatments such as hand therapy or physical therapy.
Education and Training
Univ of Tx Med Branch Galveston, Galveston Tx 1973
Duke University School of Medicine 1985
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Treatments
- Trigger Finger
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Neuropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Pain
- Ganglion Cyst
Fellowships
- Massachusetts General Hospital 1992
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