Dr. Michael Thomas Friel M.D.
Hand Surgeon | Surgery of the Hand
45 Castro St San Francisco CA, 94114About
Dr. Michael Friel is a hand surgeon practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Friel 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.
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Reconstructive strategies in soft tissue reconstruction after resection of spinal neoplasms.
- Nasal airway and septal variation in unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate.
- Office-Based Post-Axial Polydactyly Excision in Neonates, Infants, and Children.
- So … Are You Failing the Marshmallow Test? Connecting and Disconnecting in Our Information-Rich World.
- Reply to correspondence: Office-Based Post-Axial Polydactyly Excision in Neonates, Infants, and Children.
- Molecular Mechanism of the "Babysitter" Procedure for Nerve Regeneration and Muscle Preservation in Peripheral Nerve Repair in a Rat Model.
- Reply: Office-Based Postaxial Polydactyly Excision in Neonates, Infants, and Children.
Treatments
- Craniofacial Disorders, Microsurgery
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