Dr. Gary R. Kuzma MD
Orthopedist
2718 Henry Street Greensboro North Carolina, 27405Rating
4/5
About
Gary R. Kuzma, MD, has led an admirable career in medicine that began after obtaining his medical degree in 1975 from State University of New York Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. He then completed a general surgery internship at Tulane Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana; orthopaedic surgery residency at State University of New York Upstate Medical Center; hand surgery fellowship at H. K. Watson, Hartford Hospital, Newington's Children Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut; and Christian Kleinert Hand Fellow at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Kuzma's career has seen numerous achievements including being named as 'Top 100 Physicians in North Carolina' and 'Patients Choice Award' by Vitals.com in 2010; membership in professional societies such as the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Reconstructive Microsurgery Association, and North Carolina Society for Surgery of the Hand. Hard work and dedication, he says, are keys to his success. Today, Kuzma practices orthopedic surgery at Orthopaedic & Hand Specialists in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Moses Cohen Hospital in Greensboro; he also works as Clinical Professor of Wake Forest School of Medicine/Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Education and Training
Syracuse
State University of New York Upstate Medical Center
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Syracuse, Coll of Med, Syracuse Ny 1975
State University of New York Upstate Medical University 1975
Board Certification
Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Volar intercalated segment instability after scapholunate ligament reconstruction.
- Arthroscopic reduction versus fluoroscopic reduction in the management of intra-articular distal radius fractures.
- Dorsal wrist ligament insertions stabilize the scapholunate interval: cadaver study.
- Arthroscopic management of volar lunate facet fractures of the distal radius.
- Arthroscopic management of distal radius fractures.
- Arthroscopy in the treatment of fracture of the trapezium.
- Reconstruction of essex-lopresti injury of the forearm: technical note.
- Arthrography of the wrist.
- New Tuohy needle technique for triangular fibrocartilage complex repair: preliminary studies.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Clinical Professor, Wake Forest School of Medicine Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina -
Awards
- 'Patient's Choice Award,' Vitals.com, 2010
- Top 100 Physicians in North Carolina
Treatments
- Trigger Finger
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Neuropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Dupuytren's Contracture
Internships
- General Surgery, Tulane Charity Hospital; 1976
Fellowships
- H. K. Watson, Hartford Hospital, Newington's Children Hospital, Christian Kleinert Hand Fellow, Jewish Hospital
Professional Society Memberships
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Reconstructive Microsurgery Association, North Carolina Society for Surgery of the Hand
What do you attribute your success to?
- Hard Work and Dedication
Hobbies / Sports
- Wines, Shooting, Driving
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