Martin I. Boyer, MD, FRCS(C), Chief of Service
Dr. Boyer serves as Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. He is board-certified in orthopedic surgery and hand surgery, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Boyer earned his medical degree from the University of Toronto in 1988. He subsequently completed two fellowships at Stonybrook Health Sciences Center at the University of Toronto and the Indiana Hand Center in Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Boyer specializes in hand and wrist surgery and microsurgery. Among his clinical interests are traumatic, degenerative, and neuromuscular conditions of the hand and upper extremities in both adults and children. Dr. Boyer is listed in Best Doctors in America.
Richard H. Gelberman, MD, Chairman, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Leading Washington University Orthopedics is Richard H. Gelberman, MD, the Fred C. Reynolds Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Gelberman is a nationally recognized board-certified orthopedic hand surgeon. He is a past president of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons as well as the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and is consistently ranked in Best Doctors in America and America’s Top Doctors. Dr. Gelberman specializes in pediatric and adult hand and wrist surgery and is president of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. He earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee in Memphis in 1969. Following a residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI, he completed fellowships in hand/microsurgery at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, and in pediatric orthopedics at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA in 1986.
Ryan Calfee, M.D.
Dr. Calfee is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine and completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at Rhode Island Hospital. He completed fellowship training in hand and upper extremity surgery at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Calfee’s practice centers on hand and wrist surgery as well as upper extremity trauma. His research interests include wrist kinematics and clinical outcomes of upper extremity reconstruction. Dr. Calfee sees patients at the Chesterfield Outpatient Orthopedic Center and The Center for Advanced Medicine.
Charles A. Goldfarb, MD
Dr. Goldfarb is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. Board-certified in orthopedic surgery and hand surgery, Dr. Goldfarb earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, AL in 1996. He served a residency in orthopedic surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in 2001 and completed a fellowship in hand and wrist surgery at the University of Cincinnati/Hand Surgery Specialists in 2002. Dr. Goldfarb’s clinical interests include surgery of the hand, wrist, and elbow, particularly pediatric orthopedic surgery focusing on congenital hand conditions, fractures, and reconstruction, as well as arthroscopic treatment of sports injuries and arthritic conditions of the elbow, wrist, and hand. Listed in America's Top Doctors for the past two years, Dr. Goldfarb also specializes in minimally invasive treatment, including endoscopic carpal tunnel release.
Paul R. Manske, MD
Dr. Manske serves as Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. Board-certified in orthopedic surgery and hand surgery, Dr. Manske specializes in pediatric and adult hand and wrist surgery and is editor of the peer-reviewed Journal of Hand Surgery. He is a nationally recognized orthopedic surgeon and has been listed in America’s Top Doctors and Best Doctors in America. His clinical interests include orthopedic hand, wrist, or forearm disorders, arthritis and other inflammatory conditions, nerve compressions, wrist pain, and injuries to bones, joints, tendons, and nerves. In addition, he treats pediatric hand problems related to congenital anomalies, cerebral palsy and other conditions. Dr. Manske earned his medical degree from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in 1964. Following a residency in orthopedic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine, he completed a fellowship in hand surgery at the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY.