Purnell Traverso, Hand Surgeon
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Purnell Traverso

Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery

3100 Coral Hills Drive Ste 305 Coral Springs FL, 33065
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Dr. Purnell Traverso is a hand surgeon practicing in Coral Springs, FL. Dr. Traverso specializes in caring for hand, wrist and forearm problems. Dr. Traverso has special expertise in the treatment of challenging problems of the forearm, wrist and hand. Dr Traverso is a Board Certified, Fellowship trained, hand and microvascular surgeon with subspecialty certificate in surgery of the hand. Dr. Traverso cares for both national and international patients, including Trinidad and the Caribbean.

Education and Training

The University of Connecticut Hand Fellowship 2014

Howard University Hospital Surgical Residency 2013

The University of the West Indies MBBS 2005

Board Certification

American Board of Surgery

Surgery of the Hand (Surgery)

Provider Details

Male English, Spanish

Areas of expertise and specialization

Adhesive CapsulitisArthritisArthritis of the FingerArthritis of the Hand Arthritis of the Wrist Avulsion Fracture Bennett's Fracture Carpal FracturesCarpal Tunnel Syndrome Colles' Fracture Complex Fractures Compound Fracture Compression Fracture CystDe Quervain's Disease Distal Radius Fracture Dupuytren's Contracture Extra-Articular Fracture Fracture Fracture of Hand (incl. Fingers) Ganglion Cyst Golfer's Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis) Hand Conditions Hand Fracture Hand Ligament RuptureHand Pain Intra-Articular Fracture Joint Disorders Joint Fracture Joint Pain Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis (Tennis and Golf Elbow) Malunion of Fracture Non-Unions and Malunions of FracturesOsteoarthritisOsteoarthritis of Finger Joint Osteoarthritis of Hand or Wrist Osteoarthritis of Hands Osteoarthritis of Wrist Osteoarthropathy Pathologic Fracture PseudoarthrosisRheumatoid Arthritis of Hand and Wrist Simple Fractures Stress Fracture Tendon Injuries Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis) Traumatic Arthropathy Trigger FingerUpper Extremity Fracture Wear and Tear Arthritis Wrist Disorders Wrist Fracture Wrist Injuries Wrist Pain Wrist Sprain

Professional Memberships

  • American Society for Surgery of the Hand  
  • American Association for Hand Surgery  
  • American College of Surgeons  
  • American Medical Association  

Purnell Traverso's Practice location

3100 Coral Hills Drive Ste 305 -
Coral Springs, FL 33065
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