Abhinav B. Chhabra M.D.
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
Lee St Charlottesville VA, 22908About
Dr. Abhinav Chhabra is a hand surgeon practicing in Charlottesville, VA. Dr. Chhabra 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 Va Sch of Med, Charlottesville Va 1995
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- Surgery of the Hand
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- 2004
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A carpometacarpal joint ganglion cyst causing median neuropathy.
- Growth differentiation factor-5 regulation of extracellular matrix gene expression in murine tendon fibroblasts.
- Tendon tissue engineering: adipose-derived stem cell and GDF-5 mediated regeneration using electrospun matrix systems.
- Accuracy of enhanced and unenhanced MRI in diagnosing scaphoid proximal pole avascular necrosis and predicting surgical outcome.
Awards
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 1995
- W.B. Sanders Clinical Research Award, Virginia Orthopaedic Alumni Ass 1997
- Leonard Marmor Surgical Arthritis Foundation Award 2000
- Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Resident Research Award 2000
- Marshall R. Urist Residency Research Award, Association of Bone and J 2000
- Robert Pruner Resident Teaching Award, 2004
- President, Virginia Orthopaedic Society 2010
- Charles W. Miller Chief Resident Teaching Award, 2006
- Appointed to the Executive Council of the American Society for Surger 2009
- Charles J. Frankel Endowed Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery 2009
- President-Elect, Virginia Orthopaedic Society 2009
- Induction into the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) 2008
- Best Doctors in America Award 2007
- Recipient of the 2007
- Recipient of the 2006
- Inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Educators 2006
- Best Lecturer Award, Colorado Orthopaedic Review Course 2006 Orthopae 2006
Fellowships
- Orthopaedic Surgery Research, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia USA 1997
- Hand/Upper Extremity/Microsurgery, Hand Center of San Antonio - UT San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas USA 2002
- Hand and Microvascular Surgery, Hand Center of San Antonio
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