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Catherine Curtin

Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Surgery - Plastic/Recon Surgery
Assistant Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact Information

Clinical Offices

Hand & Upper Extremity - North Campus 450 Broadway Street Pavilion A, 2nd Floor MC 6120 Redwood City, CA 94063
Telephone Work (650) 725-2766 Fax (650) 497-8891

Clinical Focus

Plastic Surgery
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Hand
Peripheral Nerves
Brachial Plexus
Tendon Injuries
Entrapment Neuropathies
Neuroma

Honors and Awards

Career Development Award, VA (11/08)

Professional Education

Board Certification: Plastic Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery (2008)
Stanford Hospital and Clinics (2007) CA
University of Michigan Hospital (2006) MI
University of Michigan Hospitals (1999) MI
Yale University School of Medicine (1998) CT
BA, Wellsely College Russian studies (1993)
MD, Yale University (1998)

Research Interests

Maintaining and optimizing upper limb function in people with spinal cord injury.
Improving pain and general well being after severe hand injuries.
Neuroma care in the surgical patient.

Clinical Trials

Auxilium 857-858 Clinical Trial of a Non-surgical Treatment of Dupuytrens Finger Contractures Completed

Publications

Pinch and elbow extension restoration in people with tetraplegia: a systematic review of the literature. Hamou C, Shah NR, DiPonio L, Curtin CM. J Hand Surg Am. 2009; 34 (4): 692-9
Population-based utilities for upper extremity functions in the setting of tetraplegia. Ram AN, Curtin CM, Chung KC. J Hand Surg Am. 2009; 34 (9): 1674-81.e1
Invasive Aspergillosis of the Hand Caused by Aspergillus ustus: a Case Report. Olorunnipa O, Zhang AY, Curtin CM. Hand (N Y). 2009;
Perceptions of people with tetraplegia regarding surgery to improve upper-extremity function. Wagner JP, Curtin CM, Gater DR, Chung KC. J Hand Surg Am. 2007; 32 (4): 483-90
Opinions on the treatment of people with tetraplegia: contrasting perceptions of physiatrists and hand surgeons. Curtin CM, Wagner JP, Gater DR, Chung KC. J Spinal Cord Med. 2007; 30 (3): 256-62
Upper extremity reconstruction in the tetraplegic population, a national epidemiologic study. Curtin CM, Gater DR, Chung KC. J Hand Surg Am. 2005; 30 (1): 94-9
Physician perceptions of upper extremity reconstruction for the person with tetraplegia. Curtin CM, Hayward RA, Kim HM, Gater DR, Chung KC. J Hand Surg Am. 2005; 30 (1): 87-93
Autonomic dysreflexia: a plastic surgery primer. Curtin CM, Gater DR, Chung KC. Ann Plast Surg. 2003; 51 (3): 325-9