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Tag: hand surgery

The Deepening Significance of DEI

By Cesar J. Bravo, MD Diversity is often defined as the presence of differences within a given setting, and Equity is frequently defined as the process of ensuring that processes and programs are impartial and fair. Finally, Inclusion is often defined as the practice of ensuring that people feel a sense of belonging in the […]

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We Must be Systematic and Relentless

By Wendy Chen, MD I am a female Taiwanese American plastic surgeon and hand surgeon. I was born in Northern California to immigrants, and as far back as I can remember, I have always wanted to help people. A century ago, I would not have been allowed in this country. I would have lived in […]

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Open Dialogue, Informing Change

By Dana L. Cruz, MD I had not met him before, but his soft smile and relaxed demeanor seemed kind. After a long day, I was not feeling especially chatty, but as he attempted to make small talk in the elevator of my apartment building, I engaged. Taking notice of my dark blue scrubs he […]

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We Can Drive This Change

By Marvin E. Dingle, MD Creating opportunities is the key to achieving diversity, equity, and inclusion in hand surgery. Specifically, to create opportunities for people from racial, gender, and socioeconomic backgrounds that have historically been kept from pursuing higher education and therefore unable to become hand surgeons. The past laws and practices in America that […]

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Advancing Others

By Jeff Friedrich, MD, MC, FACS It has been awhile since I grappled with a writing assignment more than I have with this one. The huge array of varied thoughts I have about diversity, equity and inclusion have made it difficult to know where to begin. On the one hand, I think the very frank […]

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The Value of Diversity

By Michael G. Galvez, MD FACS Dr. Sterling Bunnell, the founding father of hand surgery, introduced the concept of bringing together several surgical specialties to take care of all the tissues of the hand and upper extremity to repair and reconstruct all the necessary structures in a coordinated fashion. To become a hand and upper […]

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Menopausal Hand

By Yuichi Hirase, MD Hand surgeons know from experience that hand and finger disorders develop mainly during or after menopause, whereas clinicians often explain to patients with Heberden’s nodes or Bouchard’s nodes that the symptoms have been caused by aging or overuse, and that they cannot be cured. But hand surgeons should understand that there […]

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Why Are Universities Moving Away From Hand Surgery?

By Moroe Beppu, MD, PhD I have worked in academic departments for 40 years until my retirement in 2015. My career began when I joined the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the Jikei University, School of Medicine in 1975. I then worked as a research fellow and later a clinical fellow with Louisville Hand Surgery […]

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