Dr. Eric Paul Hofmeister MD
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
955 LANE AVE CHULA VISTA CA, 91914About
Dr. Eric Hofmeister is a hand surgeon practicing in San Diego, CA. Dr. Hofmeister 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
Uniformed Services Univ Of The Hlth Sci- Bethesda Md 1993
Uniformed Services University of The Health Sciences,Bethesda, Md, United States 1993
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Chondrolysis and joint destruction secondary to snake envenomation.
- Percutaneous fixation of stable scaphoid fractures.
- Recurrent schwannoma with bony erosion of the distal middle finger.
- Injuries sustained to the upper extremity due to modern warfare and the evolution of care.
- Atypical presentation of soft-tissue mass with gonococcal infection in the hand.
- Treatment of advanced carpometacarpal joint disease: trapeziectomy and hematoma arthroplasty.
- Two unusual cases of coronal lunate fracture.
- Coronary artery bypass grafting in chronic immune-mediated thrombocytopenic purpura: preoperative treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin and corticosteroids.
- The role of prophylactic fasciotomy and medical treatment in limb ischemia and revascularization.
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