Dr. Cassie Gyuricza Root MD
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
1715 N George Mason Dr Suite 504 Arlington VA, 22205About
Dr. Cassie Root is a Northern Virginia native and attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. After graduating from Princeton University with Honors, Dr. Root attended Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where she was awarded the prestigious, merit-based Canby Robinson Scholarship. In addition, she was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society. Dr. Root completed her orthopaedic surgery residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York—frequently chosen as the #1 Hospital for Orthopedic Surgery by US News & World Report. Additional fellowship training to specialize in Hand, Upper Extremity and Microvascular surgery was completed at Washington University in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Root is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who focuses on problems of the upper extremity—the elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand. She treats disorders including sports injuries, arthritis, trauma, tendonitis and nerve problems. Welcoming both adult and pediatric patients, Dr. Root enjoys forming relationships with her patients while taking them through the entire process from initial diagnosis through conservative treatment, and when necessary, surgical treatment and post-operative therapy.
Education and Training
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine MD
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 2005
Board Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Surgery of the Hand (Orthopaedic Surgery)
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineAreas of expertise and specialization
Treatments
- Wrist Surgery, Musculoskeletal Surgery, Hand Surgery And More
- Trigger Finger
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Ganglion Cyst
Professional Memberships
- President-Washington DC Society for Surgery of the Hand, Fellow-American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Member- American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Member-Virginia Orthopaedic Society, Member-Medical Society of Virginia, Member-Health Volunteers
Fellowships
- Barnes - Jewish Hospital, St. Louis MO
- Washington University School of Medicine 2011
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