Tamara John, M.D. is an Ivy-League trained, board certified Orthopaedic hand and upper extremity surgeon. Dr. John specializes in the treatment of hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, and humerus injuries. Her goal is for her patients to regain function and to resume the activities they previously enjoyed.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common, painful, progressive condition that is caused by compression of the median nerve at the wrist area. Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome include numbness and tingling, pain, and diminished grip strength
Trauma can cause the ligaments of the elbow such as the ulnar and radial collateral ligaments to sprain or rupture. Elbow ligament reconstruction is performed to treat severely injured or ruptured ligaments to improve strength and stability of the joint.
John T, Dodds SD. Acute Triangular Fibrocartilage Tears. Chapter 24. In Eltorai and Akelman, ed. Orthopaedic Hand Trauma. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (in Press 2018).
John T, Sharkey MS. Diabetic Foot Infections. In Emergency Management of Infectious Diseases, 2nd Edition. Editor: Rachel Chin, MD. Cambridge University Press. In Press 2018.
John T, Sharkey MS. Osteomyelitis. In Emergency Management of Infectious Diseases, 2nd Edition.
Editor: Rachel Chin, MD. Cambridge University Press. In Press 2015.