Skip to main content
Terry Light, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Maywood, IL

TerryLightMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Maywood, IL

Hand Surgery

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chair Emeritus, Loyola University-Stritch School of Medicine

Join to view full profile

Dr. Light is on Doximity

As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.

  • Gain access to free telehealth tools, such as our “call shielding” and one-way patient texting.
  • Connect with colleagues in the same hospital or clinic.
  • Read the latest clinical news, personalized to your specialty.

See Dr. Light's full profile

Already have an account?

  • Office

    2160 South First Avenue
    101-1740, Loyola University Medical Center
    Maywood, IL 60153
    Phone+1 708-216-4570
    Fax+1 708-216-5858

Summary

  • I am a board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with subspecialty certification in Surgery of the Hand.
    The focus of my clinical practice is congenital and acquired pediatric hand conditions. I care for children with congenital hand differences as well as for children who have experienced traumatic injury to the hand or wrist.

Education & Training

  • University of Connecticut
    University of ConnecticutFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 1977 - 1977
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1974 - 1977
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1973 - 1974
  • Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
    Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 1973
  • Yale College
    Yale CollegeAB, Urban studies, 1965 - 1969

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1980 - 2026
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
  • West Suburban Living Magazine Castle Connolly, 2014
  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
  • Join now to see all

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • Evaluation of the Unstable Forearm 
    Vail, CO - 1/17/1993

Press Mentions

  • 10k+ Direct Anterior Approach Hip Surgeries down — Dr. Kristaps Keggi's Pioneering Career Featured
    10k+ Direct Anterior Approach Hip Surgeries down — Dr. Kristaps Keggi's Pioneering Career FeaturedFebruary 22nd, 2017
  • Alexander Ghanayem, MD, FAAOS, Named Loyola’s Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Alexander Ghanayem, MD, FAAOS, Named Loyola’s Chair of Orthopaedic SurgeryJanuary 13th, 2016
  • Alexander Ghanayem, MD, FAAOS, Named Loyola’s Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Alexander Ghanayem, MD, FAAOS, Named Loyola’s Chair of Orthopaedic SurgeryJanuary 13th, 2016
  • Join now to see all

Professional Memberships

Dr. Terry Light, Dr. Terry Light, MD, Dr. T Light