ReidAAbramsMD
Orthopaedic Surgery • La Jolla, CAElbow Surgery, Hand Surgery
Prof. & Interim Chair, Department of Orthopedics, UC San Diego Health System, Chief Hand Surgery
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Office
9444 Medical Center Dr
La Jolla, CA 92037Phone+1 858-657-7173
Summary
- Dr. Reid Abrams is an orthopedic surgeon in La Jolla, CA and is affiliated with UC San Diego Medical Center – Hillcrest. He received his medical degree from University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine and has been in practice 35 years. He specializes in elbow surgery and hand surgery and is experienced in tendon transfer, hand and wrist surgery, shoulder and elbow surgery, upper extremity functional reconstruction, and hand and wrist traumatology.
Education & Training
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 1988 - 1989
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1987 - 1988
University of ColoradoResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1984 - 1987- University of Colorado School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1982 - 1983
- University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1987 - 2026
CO State Medical License 1987 - 2005- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgery of the Hand
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2014
- Top Doctors:San Diego Area Castle Connolly, 2013
- Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A Simple and Versatile Test for Elbow Posterolateral Rotatory Instability.Amanda N Goldin, Kathryn D Dwight, Eric R Hentzen, Bryan T Leek, Jan M Hughes-Austin
Hand. 2025-01-01 - 1 citationsA three-dimensional computed tomography study of the palmar ulnar corner fragment in distal radial fractures.James Hubbard, David Berry, Aakash Chauhan, Chris Casstevens, Alexander Y Shin
The Journal of Hand Surgery, European Volume. 2024-03-01 - 1 citationsIntravascular papillary hemangioendothelioma disguised as a peripheral sheath tumor of median nerve at the wrist: a case report and literature review.Vrajesh J Shah, Kerry Sung, Vanessa Goodwill, Brady K Huang, Reid Abrams
Skeletal Radiology. 2023-07-01
Press Mentions
Susan Bukata, MD, Named Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryMay 6th, 2021
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