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Faculty Detail |
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Douglas P. Hanel, M.D.
Professor
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Specialty:
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Hand & Wrist |
| College: | B.A. in Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1969-1973 | | Medical School: | M.D., Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1973-1977 | | Internship: | Saint Louis University Hospitals, St. Louis, MO, 1977-1978 | | Residency: | Saint Louis University Hospitals, St. Louis, MO, 1978-1982 | | Fellowship: | Hand Surgery Associates, Louisville, KY, 1982-1983; Microsurgical Fellowship, Acland, RA and Banis, JA, Louisville, KY, 1983 | | Articles, Videos and Publications: | Scientific Publications (PubMed Listing)
Articles, videos, and abstracts:
- Dr. Doug Hanel has been listed as "Top Doctors" in the
category of "Pediatric Hand Surgery"
and "Hand Surgery" (News source: Seattle Magazine, 2007, 2008 & 2009).
- Dr. Hanel was featured in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and on KIRO 7 Eyewitness news for performing an "amazing" operation. The Seattle P-I ran a story on October 17, 2001: "Cort gets a better grip on life: Doctor's steady hand gives child an essential in life--a thumb." KIRO's story, "Amazing Operation Gives Boy Two New Thumbs," aired on October 15th, 2001.
- Dr. Hanel was featured in a cartoon by Ellen Forney, "How D'ya Sew an Amputated Finger Back On cartoon, which was printed in The Stranger in Seattle in July 2001.
- Dr. Hanel was featured on King5 TV, "Boys
were born with insensitivity to pain", which aired on December 2006.
- Dr. Hanel was featured on King5 TV, "Baby boy
transformed by surgical miracle", which also aired on December 2006.
- Dr. Hanel was featured on 570 AM KVI's radio show - Patient Power discusses carpal tunnel and other hand and wrist problems with host Andrew Schorr aired on 4/22/2007
News about Dr. Hanel:
The Edwin G. Bovill Award was presented to Dr. Douglas Hanel
and colleagues from the University of Toronto and the University of
Minnesota. This award acknowledges the best paper of the year given at
the Orthopedic trauma association annual meeting. The investigation was
titled "A Randomized Controlled Trial of Indirect Reduction and
Percutaneus Fixation versus Open Reduction and Internal Fixation for
Displaced Distal Radius Fractures." Co-investigators included Hans
Kreder, M.D. (an alumnus of the Harborview trauma program) and Julie
Agel, currently a research coordinator in the department. The award was
presented during the Annual meeting of the AAOS in New Orleans.
| | Memberships: | American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons
American Medical Association
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Orthopedic Trauma Association | | Board Certification: | Board Certified | | Common Surgeries Performed: | - Carpal tunnel release
- Cubital tunnel release
- Reconstruction of stiff elbows
- Total elbow arthroplasty
- Wrist reconstruction including fusion
- Arthritis reconstruction of the thumb and fingers
- Repair of tendon, artery and skeletal injuries
- Reconstruction of pediatric hand defects and injuries
- Free tissue transfer
| | Common Diagnoses Treated: | - All hand problems acute and acquired, including:
- Congenital hand problems (birth defects),
- Peripheral nerve injury (carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome),
- Arthritis involving the hands and elbows,
- Fracture
and dislocations involving the elbow, forearm, wrist, and digits
(including treating the complications of injuries treated elsewhere),
- Artery and tendon problems, and
- Management of soft tissue defects involving the upper and lower extremity
| | Philosophy of care/General Information: | | In
1977, Dr. Hanel received his medical degree from St. Louis University
School of Medicine. He then completed an Orthopaedic Residency from St.
Louis University Health Center. Dr. Hanel completed a Fellowship in
Hand and Microsurgery at the University of Louisville in 1984. In 1985
he served on the Hand Surgery Service at the Medical University of
South Carolina. From 1985 to 1988, Dr. Hanel was Assistant Professor at
the Department of Orthopaedics at St. Louis University. From 1988 to
1992 he was assistant professor and co-director at the Hand Surgery
Fellowship Program at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
In 1992, Dr. Hanel joined our Hand Surgery Service at the University
of Washington as an Associate Professor. His areas of expertise include
Hand Trauma where he focuses his interest at Harborview Medical Center,
the only Level I Trauma Center in Western Washington. He is also in
charge of the Pediatric Hand Surgery Program at Children's Hospital
Medical Center, which the affiliated hospital at the University of
Washington providing comprehensive subspecialty care for all pediatric
medical problems. Dr. Hanel's research interests include outcome
studies related to Hand Surgery and Hand Trauma as well as
biomechanical studies related to methods for treating hand injuries. In
order to improve the care for patients with upper extremity trauma, Dr.
Hanel has worked to develop new techniques for the emergency treatment
of patients with injuries ranging from amputations to need for soft
tissue coverage.
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| | Clinic locations and days of week: | Harborview Medical Center; Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center | | Appointment request information (web, phone, fax): | crewzing@u.washington.edu at Harborview; 206.987.2080 at Children's Hospital |
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An interview with Richard J. Bransford, M.D.
I love to see people get better and see their change in outlook. I love to take care of challenging problems and see a positive outcome.
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