Dr. Carrie R Swigart MD
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
800 Howard Avenue Yale Physicians Buil New Haven CT, 06519About
Dr. Carrie Swigart is a hand surgeon practicing in New Haven, CT. Dr. Swigart 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 Pa Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1991
Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania 1991
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 1991
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- Surgery of the Hand
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Trigger Finger
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Neuropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain
- Ganglion Cyst
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