Orlando Hand Surgery Associates has been that specialist for Central Florida patients for years, with offices in Orange, Osceola and Volusia counties and a team focused on the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder.

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What a Hand Surgeon Actually Treats

The name is narrower than the work. A hand surgeon is trained in the entire upper extremity, which means the hand, the wrist, the elbow and in many cases the shoulder. The surgeons at Orlando Hand Surgery Associates treat fractures and dislocations, tendon and ligament injuries, nerve compression such as carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel syndrome, arthritis of the hand and wrist, trigger finger, Dupuytren's contracture, ganglion cysts, sports and work injuries, and traumatic injuries requiring reconstruction or microsurgery.

Most of what a hand surgeon does is not surgery. Splinting, injections, hand therapy and activity modification resolve a large share of the problems that walk through the door. Surgery is what happens when those options have been tried, or when the injury is one that will not heal correctly without it. A good consultation should end with you understanding which category you are in and why.

When to See One

See a hand or upper extremity specialist rather than waiting if you have an obvious deformity after an injury, numbness or tingling that wakes you at night, a finger that catches or locks, grip strength that has noticeably dropped, pain that has not improved after two or three weeks of rest, or any open wound over a joint or tendon. Hand and wrist i

njuries have a habit of looking minor and behaving otherwise. A fracture that heals slightly out of position, a tendon that is partially torn, or a nerve under sustained pressure can all turn into permanent limitations that were avoidable at the outset.

Our Surgeons

Orlando Hand Surgery Associates | Hand Surgeon in Orlando, FL
Dr. George M. White, M.D.

Credentials: M.D.

Specialty: Hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery

Dr. White completed both his undergraduate and medical degrees at Johns Hopkins University. He treats the full range of hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder conditions.

Offices: Downtown Orlando, Winter Garden

Orlando Hand Surgery Associates | Hand Surgeon in Orlando, FL
Dr. Brian White, M.D.

Credentials: M.D.

Specialty:Hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery

Dr. White grew up in Orlando. He completed his undergraduate degree at Wake Forest University and earned his medical degree in Florida, and treats hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder conditions.

Offices: Downtown Orlando, Deltona

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Dr. Nicholas Newsum, M.D.

Credentials: M.D.

Specialty: Hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery

A double board-certified orthopedic surgeon treating conditions of the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder.

Offices: Downtown Orlando (Thursdays), Winter Garden (Mondays and Fridays), Kissimmee (Wednesdays)

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Dr. Cody Hillin, M.D., M.S.

Credentials: M.D., M.S.

Specialty: Hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery

A board-certified orthopedic surgeon treating hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder conditions.

Offices: Downtown Orlando, Winter Garden (Wednesdays), Kissimmee (Mondays)

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Dr. Sarah Henry, M.D.

Credentials: M.D.

Specialty: Hand surgery

A board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a certificate of added qualification in hand surgery.
Orlando Hand Surgery Associates | Hand Surgeon in Orlando, FL
Dr. George M. White, M.D.

Credentials: M.D., M.B.A., FACS.

Specialty: Plastic and reconstructive surgery, hand and upper extremity, microsurgery

A plastic and reconstructive surgeon trained in hand and upper extremity surgery and microsurgery, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Offices: Downtown Orlando

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Dr. Rogerio Ferreira Jr., M.D.

Credentials: M.D.

Specialty: Fellowship-trained sports medicine orthopaedic surgeon

Dr. Ferreira earned his biology degree at the University of Central Florida and his medical degree at Florida State University, completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Orlando Health, and finished a sports medicine fellowship at Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh. During his fellowship he served as assistant team physician for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and USA Rugby. He treats arthroscopic and open shoulder conditions including instability, rotator cuff repair and shoulder replacement, knee conditions including ligament reconstruction, meniscus repair, cartilage restoration and total knee replacement, and fractures throughout the upper and lower extremities. He is fluent in English and Portuguese.

Offices: Downtown Orlando, Winter Garden, Kissimmee

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Dr. Robert "Cole" Schmidt, M.D.

Credentials: M.D.

Specialty: Shoulder and elbow surgery

Dr. Schmidt earned his Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Central Florida as a National Merit and Bright Futures Scholar, then his medical degree at Florida International University's Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, graduating in the top five of a class of 121 and inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at VCU Health System in Richmond, where he was named Best Resident and scored in the 99th percentile on his final in-training examination, followed by a shoulder and elbow fellowship at Florida Orthopedic Institute in Tampa. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Shoulder and Elbow Society, and publishes and presents nationally on shoulder arthroplasty, instability surgery and fracture treatment.

Offices:Downtown Orlando

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Nora Daye, PA-C

Credentials: PA-C, board certified Physician Assistant.

Specialty: Orthopedics and sports medicine

Nora completed her undergraduate degree at Clarkson University and her graduate degree at LeMoyne College in New York, followed by orthopedic training in sports medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She believes in educating patients and building individualized treatment plans that return them to their normal routine and the activities they enjoy.

Offices: Downtown Orlando, Monday through Friday

Orlando Hand Surgery Associates | Hand Surgeon in Orlando, FL
Kathryn Hankins, PA-C

Credentials: PA-C, board certified Physician Assistant

Specialty: Hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder

Kathryn completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida, graduating cum laude, and her graduate degree at the Nova Southeastern University Physician Assistant Studies Program, graduating with highest honors. She works alongside the surgeons on hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder injuries and disorders.

Offices: Downtown Orlando, Monday through Friday

Beyond the hand and wrist, the practice also offers fellowship-trained sports medicine care with Dr. Ferreira and shoulder and elbow surgery with Dr. Schmidt, so patients with a knee, shoulder or elbow problem can be treated by the same practice.

Four Offices Across Central Florida

Downtown Orlando Office

at 801 N Orange Avenue, is the main office. Five surgeons and both physician assistants see patients there Monday through Friday, and it is the only location with a walk-in clinic.

Winter Garden Office

at 12249 Stoneybrook West Parkway, opens at 7:00 AM with three surgeons rotating through the week.

Kissimmee Office

at 206 West Oak Street, holds Monday and Wednesday clinics inside the SimonMed Imaging building.

Deltona Office

Saxon Boulevard, serves Volusia County patients on Thursdays.

The Walk-In Clinic

Recent hand and wrist injuries do not schedule themselves conveniently. The downtown Orlando office runs a walk-in clinic so that a fresh fracture, laceration or crush injury can be seen by a hand specialist the same day, rather than spending an afternoon in a general emergency room waiting for someone who does not specialize in hands.

Getting Seen

Most patients do not need a referral to be seen, though some insurance plans require one. Bring any imaging you have already had, a list of your medications, and your insurance card. If your problem involves a specific motion or activity, be ready to describe when it started and what makes it worse, because that history often narrows the diagnosis faster than the imaging does.

To see a hand surgeon in Orlando, request an appointment online or call (407) 841-2100.