Dr. Thomas F. Saylor, M.D.

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Dr. Saylor joined Dave and Mike to talk about the surgical side of restoring hand function, from carpal tunnel release and tendon repairs to complex reconstruction. The conversation was a natural fit for First Rehabilitation and its certified hand therapy program, and it looked at how the surgeon and the hand therapist work together after an operation to bring a patient back to full use of the hand.

Background

• He earned his medical degree at the University of Nevada School of Medicine in 1996, after a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Oregon State University.
• He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and a shoulder, elbow, hand and microsurgery fellowship at the University of Florida.
• He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and holds a Certificate of Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand.
• He has practiced surgery of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand in North Palm Beach since 2002.
• His practice profile lists him as a consulting physician for the Florida Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals baseball organizations and for University of Florida Athletics.
• He is an active member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

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