ThomasBarryHughesJr.MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Pittsburgh, PA

Elbow Surgery, Hand Surgery, Shoulder Surgery

Orthopaedic Specialists, UPMC

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Office
1000 Infinity Dr
Ste 100
Pittsburgh, PA 15146
Phone+1 412-748-7412

Fax+1 412-748-7412

Summary

Dr. Hughes provides complete orthopaedic care for the upper-extremity. He uses the most up to date techniques to provide both operative and non-operative care for the entire upper limb including the hand, elbow and shoulder.

Education & Training

Brown UniversityFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2001 - 2002
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1996 - 2001
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1996
Washington & Jefferson CollegeBA, Biology, 1988 - 1992

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2013 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2000 - 2024
RI State Medical License 2001 - 2002
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgery of the Hand

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Golden Mallet Award 2004
Bronze Torch Winner Allegheny General Hospital’s Service Recognition Olympics, 2004
Golden Apple Award Nominee 2004
2001 Department of Orthopaedics Research Award
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Sigma - Biology Honorary
Nicholas Tucci Prize in Music
Edwin Scott Linton Prize in Biology
Josephine Markley Prize in Physics
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

12 citations
Scaphoid fractures.
John R Fowler, Thomas B Hughes
Clinics in Sports Medicine. 2015-01-01
28 citations
Autogenous osteochondral transfer in the femoral head after osteonecrosis.
Nicholas G. Sotereanos, Patrick J. DeMeo, Thomas B. Hughes, Konstantinos Bargiotas, David Wohlrab
Orthopedics. 2008-02-01
170 citations
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Bradley A. Palmer, Thomas B. Hughes
The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2010-01-01

Journal Articles

Interobserver Reliability of Radial Head Fracture Classification: Two-Dimensional Compared with Three-Dimensional CT.
Guitton TG, Ring D, J Bone and Joint Surg
Percutaneous Plate Fixation of Two- and Three-part Proximal Humerus Fractures.
Gallo RA, Hughes T, Altman G, Orthopedics
Proximal Row Carpectomy and a Modification for Dorsal Capsular Interposition.
Hughes TB, Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Limited Open Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Using the Safegaurd System.
Hughes TB, Techniques in Orthopaedics
Clinical Corner (Pachyonicia Congenita).
Hughes TB, Baratz ME, J American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Scaphoid-Capitate Fusions for Scapholunate Ligament Injuries (SC Fusion).
Hughes TB, Baratz ME, Hand Clinics
Dupuytren’s Disease.
Hughes TB, Mecherfe A, Litller W, Akelman E, J American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Shoulder infection in adults: Pathogenesis and diagnosis.
Esterhai JL, Sawyer J, Hughes TB, Comp Orthop
Shoulder infection in adults: Treatment of primary pyarthrosis and other infections.
Esterhai JL, Sawyer J, Hughes TB, Comp Orthop
Diagnosis of os odontoideum using kinematic MRI. A case report.
Hughes TB, Richman JD, Rothfus WE, Spine
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Books/Book Chapters

The Hand: Anatomy, Examination, and Diagnosis.
Chapter: Peripheral Nervous System: Anatomy and Diagnosis
Hughes TBEditors: Rayan and Akelman.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 4th,
The Hand: Anatomy, Examination, and Diagnosis.
Chapter: Peripheral Nervous System: Pathology
Hughes, TBEditors: Rayan and Akelman.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 4th,
Year Book of Hand and Upper Limb Surgery.
Chapter: Contributor
Hughes, TBEditors: Yao and Steinman.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA
Principles of Hand Surgery and Therapy.
Chapter: Compartment Syndrome and Volkman’s Contracture
Page 154 - 166Hughes TBEditors: Trumble.Saunders, Philadelphia, PA
Hand and Upper Extremity Reconstruction.
Chapter: Hand Ligament Repair Techniques
Page 79 - 88Greenleaf RM, Hughes TBEditors: Chung.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA
Crucial Elements in Hand Surgery 2.
Chapter: Shoulder Instability
Hughes TBEditors: Beredjiklian.American Society for Surgery of the HandAmerican Society for Surgery of the Hand, Rosemont, IL
Fractures of the Upper Extremity: A Master Skills Publication.
Chapter: Distal Radius Osteotomies
Page 251 - 262Hughes TBEditors: Budoff.American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Rosemont, IL
Green’s Operative Hand Surgery.
Chapter: Extensor Tendon Injuires
Page 187 - 218Baratz MB, Schmidt CC, Hughes TBEditors: Green.Churchill Livingston, Philadelphia, PAEdition 5th,
Wrist Arthroscopy.
Chapter: Wrist Arthroscopy: General Anatomy and Setup
Page 1 - 6Hughes TB, Weiss APCEditors: Geissler.Springer, New York, NY
Hand Surgery Update 3.
Chapter: Fractures of the Elbow
Page 667 - 682Baratz ME, Hughes TBEditors: Trumble TE.American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Rosemont, IL
Arthritic surgery of the hand and wrist.
Chapter: Limited wrist arthroplasty
Baratz ME and Hughes TBEditors: Weiss APC and Hastings H.Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA
Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 5.
Chapter: Infection
Page 149 - 161Esterhai JL, Hughes TBEditors: Kasser JR.American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL
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Abstracts/Posters

A Radiographic Screening Method for the Diagnosis of Rotator Cuff Pathology: The Subacromial Space / Humeral Head Radius Ratio.
Priano SV, Miller M, Watson AD, Hughes TB, Cox G, Demeo PJ, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine 26th Annual Meeting, Sun Valley, ID
A Radiographic Screening Method for the Diagnosis of Rotator Cuff Pathology: The Subacromial Space / Humeral Head Radius Ratio.
Priano SV, Miller M, Watson AD, Hughes TB, Cox G, Demeo PJ, Pennsylvania Orthopaedics Society, Nemacolin Woodlands, PA
Evaluation of motion following proximal row carpectomy with and without dorsal capsular interposition arthroplasty: A clinical and biomechanical study.
Hughes TB, Lord J, Towsen AJ, Baratz MB, The American Association for Hand Surgery, San Diego, CA
Evaluation of motion following proximal row carpectomy with and without dorsal capsular interposition arthroplasty: A clinical and biomechanical study.
Hughes TB, Lord J, Towsen AJ, Baratz MB, 11th Annual Allegheny General Hospital Resident Research Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA
Hand Splinting – Custom vs. Over the Counter.
Hughes TB, Pagonis J, Current Trends in Worker’s Compensation Management, Pittsburgh, PA
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Lectures

Distal Radius Fractures.
The Nuts and Bolts of General Orthopeadics, Naples, FL
Anatomy of the Elbow, Wrist, and Hand.
Eigth Annual Disorders of the Hand and Upper Extremity. Pittsburgh, PA
Brachial Plexus Injury and Management.
Ninth Annual Disorders of the Hand and Upper Extremity, Pittsburgh, PA
Distal Humerus Fractures – Approaches: When to Repair and When to Replace.
Ninth Annual Disorders of the Hand and Upper Extremity, Pittsburgh, PA
Scaphoid Fractures.
ASSH Comprehensive Review in Hand and Upper-Extremity Surgery, Chicago, IL, 2011
Elbow Tendinits and Tendinopathy.
ASSH Comprehensive Review in Hand and Upper-Extremity Surgery, Chicago, IL, 2011
ICL: Management of the Sypmtomatic DRUJ.
The American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
ICL: Basics of Shoulder and Elbow Evaluation.
The American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
Controversies in the Management of Peripheral Nerve Compression.
The American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, Cancun, Mexico
Ulnar Nerve: Open Decompression.
The American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, Cancun, Mexico
Carpal Instability.
ASSH Comprehensive Review in Hand and Upper-Extremity Surgery, Chicago, IL, 2008, 2009
Elbow Fracture Dislocations.
ASSH Comprehensive Review in Hand and Upper-Extremity Surgery, Chicago, IL, 2008, 2009
Distal Radius Plate Fixation.
Eigth Annual Disorders of the Hand and Upper Extremity. Pittsburgh, PA
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
The Nuts and Bolts of General Orthopeadics, Naples, FL
Shoulder Arthroscopy.
The Nuts and Bolts of General Orthopeadics, Naples, FL, 2010
Nerve Compression in the Upper Extremity.
The Nuts and Bolts of General Orthopeadics, Naples, FL, 2010
Elbow and Hand Injection Techniques Workshop.
The Nuts and Bolts of General Orthopeadics, Naples, FL
Elbow Tendinitis.
The Nuts and Bolts of General Orthopeadics, Naples, FL
Elbow Fractures and Dislocations: Simple to Complex.
The Nuts and Bolts of General Orthopeadics, Naples, FL
Injection Techniques.
The Nuts and Bolts of General Orthopeadics, Naples, FL, 2011
Wrong-Site Surgery.
The Nuts and Bolts of General Orthopeadics, Naples, FL, 2011
Shoulder Arthroscopy Workshop.
The Nuts and Bolts of General Orthopeadics, Naples, FL
Surgeons Workshop, Radioscapholunate Fusion.
American Association of Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, Naples, FL
Comprehensive Review Course: Scaphoid Fractures.
American Association of Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, Naples, FL
Surgery Update of the Hand and Wrist.
Orthopaedic Update 2011, Nemacolin Woodlands Spa and Resort, Farmington, PA
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