David Lincoln Nelson, MD
Curriculum Vitae

Last updated August 28, 2023

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EDUCATION

1969-1973 BS, Electronic Engineering, San Jose State University, San Jose, California
1973-1975 MA, Philosophy (Philosophy of Science), San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA
1978-1982 George Washington University Medical School, Washington, DC
1982-1983 Internship, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, California
1983-1985 Orthopedic Engineering Research Fellow, Case Western Reserve University;
hand research, in both clinical and basic science
1985-1989 Orthopedic Residency, Case Western Reserve University
1989-1990 Fellowship, Hand Surgery, Paul Manske, MD Washington University, St Louis, Missouri

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

1973-1974 Electronic engineer, National Semiconductor, Sunnyvale, California
1974-1976 Manager, Western Mountaineering, a mountaineering and whitewater manufacturing and retail company.
1974-1978 Owner, Mountaincraft Wilderness School, a technical rockclimbing and whitewater kayaking school, in Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in California.
1990-93 Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco; Medical Director, Hand Therapy Unit; Director, Microsurgery Laboratory. I directed the Hand Surgery program for the Department of Orthopedics and provided all of the Hand Surgery coverage for UCSF-Moffitt Hospital and for Mt Zion Hospital.
1993- Private practice, Greenbrae (Marin County).

 

AWARDS

1985 Cleveland Orthopedic Club Resident's Research Competition
1985 Richards Medical Company Resident's Competition
1986 Cuyahoga County Hospital Resident's Research Competition
1987 Cuyahoga County Hospital Resident's Research Competition

 

MEMBERSHIPS

1972 Eta Kappa Nu, electronic engineering honor society
1986 Orthopedic Research Society
1990 Plecoptera Society of North America
1991 KIROS Travelling Hand Club, a small (40 member) by-invitation-only organization of young orthopedists involved in research
1993 Western Orthopedic Society
1993 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery
1994 American Society for Surgery of the Hand
1994 California Orthopedic Society
1995 International Wrist Investigator's Workshop (IWIW), a small (100 member) by-invitation-only organization of researchers who have published articles on wrist research
1999 Internet Society for Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma
2002 International Association for the Study of Pain
2008 AO North America (faculty)

 

POSITIONS HELD

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco, 1990-93
Head, Hand Service; Medical Director, Hand Therapy Unit; Director, Microsurgery Laboratory, 1991-93
Director, San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Club, 1992-Present
Steering Committee, International Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Symposium, 1992-present
Associate Editor, JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY, 1993 to 1996, 1999-2004
Consultant Editor, JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY, 1996-1999, 2004-Present
Consultant, FDA Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Advisory Panel, 1997-Present
Board of Directors, Internet Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma, 1999-Present
Webmaster, eRadius.com, 1999-Present
Principal Investigator, International Fingertip Amputation Project, 1998-2004
Chairman, Board of Governors, Fly Tying Group, Federation of Fly Fishers, 2008-2010 (not work related, but fun.)
Board of Directors, International Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Symposium, 1990-present
Editorial Board, Consultant, Acta Orthopedica, 2017-present
 

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Board Certified, Orthopedics July, 1992; Recertified July, 2002; July, 2012
Certificate of Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery, October, 1993; Recertified, July, 2002; July, 2012
Qualified Medical Examiner, June 29, 1994 - July, 2000

PRESENTATIONS OF ORIGINAL RESEARCH AT LOCAL/REGIONAL/NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH MEETINGS

Nelson, D.L.: A Multimodal Approach to Post-Operative Pain: The US Experience. Chairman. Presented as a webinar for the Interantional Association for the Study of Pain. Faculty: Nicholas Pulos, MD, and Asif Ilyas, MD. Dr. Nelson's presentation: Two Studies of Perioperative Pain Management. October 29, 2020.

Nakamura, T. and Nelson, D. L.: A Historical and Histological Revision of the TFCC. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, September 7-9, 2019. Las Vegas, NV.

Nelson, D. L.: The Opioid Crisis in the United States: Analysis and Solution. Presented at the 2019 International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand Triennial Congress, June 17-21, 2019, Berlin, Germany.

Nelson, D. L.: Changing the Prescribing Habits of Surgeons. Presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the AAOS, March 14-18, 2017, San Diego, CA.

Nelson, D.L.: Wrong Bone Excision: Patient Safety in the Operating Room. Presented at the International Wrist Investigators Workshop, September 28, 2016.

Nelson, D.L., and La, Brandan: Demonstration of an Effective Post-Operative Pain Management Protocol in Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, San Francisco, CA, October 3-5, 2013.

Nelson, D.L.: Demonstration of an Effective Post-Operative Pain Management Protocol in Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the Inman-Abbott Society Annual Meeting, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. May 11, 2013.

Anatomic Explanations for Complications in Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the 77th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, New Orleans, Lousiana, March 9-13, 2010.

Montovani, G., Aita, M., and Nelson, D: Complications of Volar Plating of the Distal Radius. Presented at the International Bone Research Association, Sao Paolo, Brazil, June, 2009.

Nelson, D.L.: Use of the Internet to Maintain Professional Competency. Presented at the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Glasgow, Scotland. June 28-30, 2006.

Nelson, D.L., Orbay, J., and Bindra, R.: New Anatomy Findings for the Volar Distal Radius. Presented at the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Glasgow, Scotland. June 28-30, 2006.

Nelson, D.L.: Early Results of Fixed Angle Plate Fixation for Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Glasgow, Scotland. June 28-30, 2006.

Nelson, D.L.: Post-Operative Pain Management. Presented at the San Francisco Bay Area Hand Club, May 14, 2004.

Nelson, D.L.: Post-Operative Pain Management: A Prospective Study. Presented at the 10th World Congress on Pain, sponsored by the International Association for the Study of Pain, San Diego, California; August 17-22, 2002.

Nelson, D.L.: External Fixation for Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at ASSH Upper Extremity Injuries, San Francisco, CA, November 2-3, 2001.

Nelson, D.L.: Advances in External Fixation. Presented at the 4th Triennial Hand and Wrist Biomchanics Symposium, Izmir, Turkey, June 15-16, 2001. (invited talk, symposium organizing committee)

Nelson, D.L.: Evaluation of the Functional ROM of the Wrist. . Presented at: Advances in Objective Assessment of Hand/upper Extremity Function and Outcome; Brussels International Symposium, Genval, Brussels, Belgium; April 20-21, 2001.

Nelson, D.L., Beohar, A.: A Web Site Devoted to Peer-Reviewed Case Studies of Distal Radius Fractures: eRadius.com. Presented at the 1999 Internet Society for Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma, Anaheim,California, February 7, 1999.

Nelson, D.L.: Traumatic Ulnar Carpal Translation, Type II: A Case Report. Presented at the 1998 International Wrist Investigator's Workshop, Vancouver, Canada, May 27, 1998.

Nelson, D.L.: Indications for Reduction in Distal Radial Fractures in 1998. Presented at the Third International Distal Radius Fracture Course, San Francisco, CA, May 8-10, 1998.

Nelson, D.L.: Accuracy of Plain Radiographs and Computed Tomography Scans in Determining Displacement in Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the Third International Distal Radius Fracture Course, San Francisco, CA, May 8-10, 1998.

Nelson, D.L.:Treatment of Distal Radial Nascent Malunions. Presented at the Third International Distal Radius Fracture Course, San Francisco, CA, May 8-10, 1998.

Nelson, D.L.: Scapholunate Interosseous Ligament Reconstruction with the Transverse Metacarpal Ligament. Presented at the 1997 International Wrist Investigator's Workshop, Denver, Colorado, September 10, 1997.

Nelson, D.L., Lee, K., Hoffman, R., Masem, M., and Weil, J.:Treatment of Distal Radial Nascent Malunions. Presented at the 16th Annual Verne T. Inman and 30th Annual Scientific Program of the LeRoy C. Abbott Orthopedic Society, San Francisco, California, May 5, 1995.

Nelson, D.L., Dowd, J.D., Summers, R.A., and Stoller, D.W.: Accuracy of Plain Radiographs and Computed Tomography Scans in Determining Displacement in Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedics, Orlando, Florida, February 16-21, 1995.

Nelson, D.L., and Dhillon, M.S.: A Biomechanical Analysis of Suture Anchors Designed Specifically for Use in the Hand. Science and Industry Exhibit, 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Kansas City, Kansas, September 29-October 2, 1993.

Nelson, D.L., and Dhillon, M.S.: A Biomechanical Analysis of Suture Anchor Designed Specifically for Use in the Hand. First Federation of European Hand Surgery Societies, Brussels, Belgium, May 25-29, 1993.

Nelson, D.L., Khan, A.Q., Manske, P.R., Mitchell, M.A., and Hymes, R.: The Functional Wrist Range of Motion. First Federation of European Hand Surgery Societies, Brussels, Belgium, May 25-29, 1993.

Hagiwara, S, Yang, S.O., Dhillon, M.S., Engelke, K., Gluer, K., Young, K., Nelson, D.L., and Genant H.K.: Accuracy of Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry Forearm Software. Presented at the Fourth International Symposium on Osteoporosis, Hong Kong, March 27-April 2, 1993.

Nelson, D.L., Khan, A.Q., Manske, P.R., Mitchell, M.A., and Hymes, R.: The Functional Wrist Range of Motion. Presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Phoenix, Arizona, November 11-14, 1992.

Nelson, D.L., and Day, C.S.: Digital Vibrometry: New Findings in Normals. Presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Phoenix, Arizona, November 11- 14, 1992.

Nelson, D.L., and Dhillon, M.S.: A Biomechanical Analysis of Suture Anchors Designed Specifically for Use in the Hand. Presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Residents and Fellows Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, November 10-11, 1992.

Nelson, D.L., and Dhillon, M.S.: Development of a Synthetic Substrate for Biomechanical Testing of Suture Anchors. Presented at the Southern Medical Conference, San Antonio, Texas, November 14, 1992.

Nelson, D.L., and Dhillon, M.S.: A Biomechanical Analysis of Suture Anchor Designed Specifically for Use in the Hand. Presented at the Southern Medical Conference, San Antonio, Texas, November 14, 1992.

Nelson, D.L., Mitchell, M.A., Groszewski, P., and Manske, P.R.: The Range of Motion of the Wrist in Activities of Daily Living. Presented at the Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Symposium: An Advanced Workshop, Brussels, Belgium, May 21, 1992.

Nelson, D.L., Mitchell, M.A., Groszewski, P., and Manske, P.R.: The Range of Motion of the Wrist in Activities of Daily Living. Presented at the Vth International Congress, International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Paris, France, May 25, 1992.

Nelson, D.L., Dhillon, M.S., Wolfer, R.S., and Cheng, J.C.:The Extensor Mechanism of the Index Finger. Presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Orlando, Florida, October 5, 1991.

Manske, P.R., Nelson, D.L., Pruitt, D.L., and Gilula, L.A.: Treatment of Symptomatic Lunotriquetral Dissociation with Lunotriquetral Arthrodesis. Presented at the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, 1991.

Nelson, D.L., Mitchell, M.A., Groszewski, P., and Manske, P.R.: The Range of Motion of the Wrist in Activities of Daily Living. Presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Toronto, Canada, September 24, 1990.

Nelson, D.L., Pruitt, D.L., Manske, P.R., and Gilula, L.A.: Lunotriquetral Arthrodesis. Presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Toronto, Canada, September 25, 1990, and at the 26th Annual LeRoy C. Abbott Orthopedic Society Meeting, San Francisco, May 10, 1991.

Nelson, D.L., McGovern, T., Chough, L., Wolfer, B., and Manske, P.R.: Quantification of Lunate Vasculature. Presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Resident's and Fellow's Meeting, Toronto, Canada, September 24, 1990.

Heiple, K.G., Shea, K., Nelson, D.L., and Davy, D.T.: Enhancement of the Shear Strength of the Bone-Methylmethacrylate Interface. Presented at the American Orthopedic Association, Residents Conference, March 29-April 1, 1989, Rochester, New York.

Ziran, B.H., Nelson, D.L., Sauer, J.A., Barnard, C.M., Peinkoffer, M., Bautista, M., Yamamoto, Y., and Heiple, K.G.: The Effects of Sheath Repair and Continuous Passive Motion on Healing Flexor Tendons. Presented at the 34th Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society, Atlanta, February, 1988.

Ziran, B.H., Nelson, D.L., Sauer, J.A., Barnard, C.M., Peinkoffer, M., Bautista, M., Yamamoto, Y., and Heiple, K.G.: The Effects of Sheath Repair and Continuous Passive Motion on Healing Flexor Tendons. AOA Resident's Conference, Boston, Massacheusetts, March 16-19, 1988.

Nelson, D.L., Heiple, K.G., Shaffer, J.W., Keith, M.W., Lacey, S.H., Davy, D.T., Ziran, B.H., and Sauer, J.: Flexor Tendon Healing and Intermittent Passive Motion at Twenty-eight Days. Presented at the 32nd Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society, New Orleans, February, 1986.

Heiple, K.G., Shea, K., Nelson, D.L., and Davy, D.T.: Enhancement of the Shear Strength of the Bone-Methylmethacrylate Interface. Presented at the 32nd Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society, New Orleans, February, 1986.

Nelson, D.L., Ziran, B.H., Sauer, J., Battersby, B., Yamamoto, Y., Goldberg, V.M., Caplan, A.I., and Syfestad, G.T.: New Evidence for Intrinsic Healing in Tendon: Demonstration of Pleuripotential Mesenchymal Cells in Tendon. Presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Resident's and Fellow's Conference, New Orleans, February, 1986.

Nelson, D.L.: Intermittent Passive Motion and Flexor Tendon Healing. Presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Resident's and Fellow's Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1985.

Barr, P., Nelson, D.L., and Shaffer, J.W.: Intraoperative Sensory Evoked Potentials in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Presented at the American Orthopedic Assoc. Resident's Conference, 1985.

Davy, D.T., Audu, M., and Nelson, D.L.: Nonlinear Torsional Behavior of Canine Ulnar Grafts. Presented at the 31st Meeting of the ORS, Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb, 1985.

Nelson, D.L., Heiple, K.G., Shaffer, J.W., Keith, M.W., Lacey, S.H., Davy, D.T., and Ziran, B.H.: The Effects of Intermittent Passive Motion on Flexor Tendon Repair. Presented at the 31st Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society, Las Vegas, Nevada, February, 1985.

 

PAPERS

Wrong-Bone Excision in Hand Surgery. Caggiano NM, Nelson DL, Kaplan SJ, and Matullo KS.: Hand, 2017 September 12(5): 467-470.

Morphometric analysis of Lister's tubercle and its consequences on volar plate fixation of distal radius fractures. Clement H, Pichler W, Nelson D, Hausleitner L, Tesch NP, Grechenig W. J Hand Surg [Am]. 2008 Dec; 33(10): 1716-9.

Nelson, D.L.: The Flytyer as Teacher. The Flyfisher, the official journal of the Federation of Fly Fishers, Summer, 2006. (Dr. Nelson has written three books on fly tying and donated the proceeds to the FFF. He continues to be active in conservation and education at the national level. This doesn't really belong in a professional CV, but it is fun!))

Lunotriquetral Fusion. Nelson DL, Pruitt DL, and Manske PR.: J Hand Surg [Am], 1993 Nov; 18(6): 1113-20.

A Summary of Normative Data in Digital Vibrometry. Day CS and NelsonDL. UCSF Journal of Medical Student Research. 27-31, Spring, 1993.

Chondrosarcoma of Small Bones of the Hand Arising from Enchondroma. Nelson DL, Abdul-Karim FW, Carter JR, and Makley JT. J Hand Surg [Am], 1990 Jul;15(4): 655-659.

 

SYMPOSIA ORGANIZED

Managing Surgical Pain in the Opioid Epidemic Era. Speakers: Nelson DL (Chairman), Ring D, Gurman A, Rodgers J, and Kalliainen L. Presented at the 81st meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, New Orleans, LA, March 11-14, 2014. Nelson DL: Proof of a Model Pain Management Program: ORIF Radius.

ONLINE PAPERS

Nelson, D.L., Distal Radius Fractures. eMedicine online medical encyclopedia, http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1245884-overview. First posted October 23, 2008; updated August 3, 2018.

Nelson, D.L., Complications of the Volar Approach. http://www.eRadius.com/ComplicationsPaper.htm. First posted February 4, 2008; last updated October 31, 2008.

Nelson, D.L. Vessel Loop Closure for Cases with Excessive Swelling. First posted October 31, 2007; last updated November 2, 2007.

Nelson, D.L. Overview of Distal Radius Fractures for Surgeons. First posted August 29, 2007; last updated January 14, 2009. http://www.davidlnelson.md/DistalRadiusFracturesforSurgeons.htm

Nelson, D.L., Orbay, J., and Bindra, R.: Anatomy of the Volar Distal Radius. First posted January 1, 2006; last updated June 2, 2008. http://www.eradius.com/AnatomyOfDistalRadius.htm

Nelson, D.L. Indications for Reduction of Distal Radius Fractures. First posted June, 1998. Last updated May, 2006. http://www.eradius.com/indications.htm

BOOKS/BOOK CHAPTERS

Allshoulse, D. and Nelson, D.L.: San Bruno Mountain: A Guide to the Flora and Fauna. Heyday Books, Berkeley; November, 2022.

Nelson, D.L.: Concepts of Patient Safety. In: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in Orthopedic Surgery. Edited by: Julie Balch Samora, MD, and Kevin Shea, MD. A book presented by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery. Published by Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, Switzerland. 2022.

Clough, M., Hitchcock, K., and Nelson, D.L.: Using PubMed Effectively to Access the Orthopedic Literature. In: Instructional Course Lectures Volume 60; editby by Egol, K. and Tornetta, P. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Rosemont, Illinois. 2011.

Nelson, D.L.: Complications of the Volar Approach in Distal Radius Fractures: An Anatomical Explanation. In: Fractures and Injuries of the Distal Radius and Carpus, edited by Slutsky D and Osterman AL. Elsevier, November, 2008.

Nelson, D.L., Editor, Hand Clinics: Hand and Wrist Biomechanics. W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia, February, 1997.

Nelson, D.L.: Functional Wrist Motion. In: Hand Clinics: Hand and Wrist Biomechanics, edited by D. L. Nelson, W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia, February, 1997.

Nelson, D. L.: The Physical Exam of the Wrist. In: Hand Clinics: Hand and Wrist Biomechanics, edited by D. L. Nelson, W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia, February, 1997.

Nelson, D.L., and Manske, P.A.: Lunotriquetral Arthrodesis. In: Techniques in Hand Surgery, Chapter 151, edited by William Blair, Williams & Wilkens, Baltimore, 1996.

Editor Emeritus, PATTERNS OF THE MASTERS 1996, a fifth book on a similar topic.

Editor Emeritus, PATTERNS OF THE MASTERS 1995, a fourth book on a similar topic.

Edited and published PATTERNS OF THE MASTERS 1991, a third book on a similar topic.

Edited and published PATTERNS OF THE MASTERS 1990, a second book on a similar topic.

Edited and published PATTERNS OF THE MASTERS 1989, a book on flyfishing patterns, for which I received a Presidential Pin from the Federation of Fly Fishers, a non-profit organization dedicated to stream conservation.

 

COURSES ON WHICH I SERVED AS FACULTY OR ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Norcal Mutual Insurance Company, Continuing Medical Education Program. Patient Safety: How Checklists Reduce Medical Errors. Faculty. February 21, 2018.

International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Symposium panels, Buenos Aires, October 24-28, 2016.

9th Triennial Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Symposium, Milan, Italy; June 16-17, 2015.

8th Triennial Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Symposium, Yokohama, Japan; April 19-21, 2012. Faculty and organizing committee.

7th Triennial Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Symposium, Cleveland, Ohio; June 20-23, 2010. Faculty and organizing committee.

AO Western Regional Fracture Summit. Coronado, California, April 3-5, 2009.

AAOS 76th Annual Meeting: Using PubMed: Find it Fast on the Internet. Las Vegas, Nevada, February 25-29, 2009. Instructional Course Lecture Chairman.

AAOS 75th Annual Meeting: New Concepts in Volar Fixed Angle Fixation for the Distal Radius. Instructional Course Lecture, San Francisco, March 5-9, 2008. ICL Chairman.

AAOS 74th Annual Meeting: New Concepts in Volar Fixed Angle Fixation for the Distal Radius. Instructional Course Lecture, San Diego, CA, Feb 14-19, 2007. ICL Chairman.

6th Triennial Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Symposium, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, June 2007. Organizing committee.

American Society for Hand Therapy, Review Course, July 6-7, 2006.

San Francisco Orthopaedic Trauma Course, organized by the University of California, San Francisco. Distal Radius Fractures, head lab instructor. May 18-20, 2006.

AAOS Annual Meeting: New Concepts in Volar Fixed Angle Fixation for the Distal Radius. Instructional Course Lecture , March 22, 2006. ICL Chairman.

California Society of Radiologic Technologists, November 6, 2005.

5th Triennial Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Symposium, Syracuse, New York. Organizing committee.

4th Combined meeting of the American-Japanese Societies for Surgery of the Hand, March 19-22, 2004, Honolulu, Hawaii

4th Triennial Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Symposium, Izmir, Turkey, June 15-16, 2001.

California Orthopedic Association, The Use and Abuse of Workers' Compensation in the Upper Extremity, December 12, 2000, Oakland, CA

Western Orthopedic Association, April 23-27, 1997, Monterey, CA.

AAOS Summer Institute, September 8-9, 1996, San Diego.

Osler Institute, Orthopedic Surgery Board Review Course, July 9-13, 1995, Chicago, Ill.

ASSH Regional Review Course, October 1-2, 1994, Sacramento, CA. Splinting.

AO Internal Fixation in the Upper Extremity, May 1-6, 1994, Maui, Hawaii.

AAOS Summer Institute, September, 1993, New York, NY.

International Course on Prosthesis and External Fixation in Hand Surgery, September 1-4, 1993, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

AAOS Summer Institute, 1992, Seattle, Washington.

AAOS Summer Institute, 1991, Monterey, California.

AAOS Upper Extremity Fractures Course, November 7-9, 1991, San Diego.

AO Internal Fixation in the Upper Extremity, April 26-May 1, 1991, San Diego.

 

COURSES FOR WHICH I WAS CHAIRMAN

Electronic Skills Pavilion, 77th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, New Orleans, Lousiana, March 9-13, 2010.

Electronic Skills Pavilion, 76th AAOS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 25-28, 2009.

Electronic Skills Pavilion, 75th AAOS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, March 5-9, 2008.

Sixth International Distal Radius Fracture Course, San Francisco, May 5-7, 2007.

Electronic Skills Pavilion, 74th AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, Feb 14-18, 2007.

Marin General Hospital Pain Lecture Series. I originated and organized a series of lectures at Marin General Hospital:

2003
June 5 Eric Grigsby, MD “Overview of Pain in 2003: What We Have Learned Since 1965"
June 5 David Nelson, MD “Acute PostOperative Pain”
Sept 4 Mike Moskowitz, MD, MPH "Chronic Pain and Chronic Affective Disorder:
What Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?"
Sept 4 Pamela Palmer, MD, PhD "Molecular Biology of Inflammatory Pain:
Pre-emptive vs. Post-Facto Pain Management"
Dec 4 Richard Barry, MD "Management of Acute and Chronic Back Pain"
Sean Mackey, MD,PhD "Multimodal PostOperative Pain Management"
2004
Mar 4 Ernest Sponzilli, MD "Non-OperativeSpine Intervention"
Mar 4 Rex Greene, MD "End of Life Care"
June 3 Kathryn Keller, PharmD Management of Persistent Pain: Focus on the Older Population
June 3 Sean Mackey, MD, PhD Chronic Pain, Interdisciplinary Care, and the Formation of a Pain Service
Sept 2 H. Rex Greene, M.D. "Advanced Concepts of Pain Management"
Sept 2 David L. Nelson, M.D. " Creation of a Pain Service at MGH"

Internet Society for Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, March 13, 2004.

Internet Society for Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 8, 2003.

Fifth International Distal Radius Fracture Course, San Francisco. Sponsored by Norcal Mutual Insurance Company. October 18-20, 2002.

Internet Society for Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma, Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, February 14, 2002.

Internet Society for Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma, Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February 16, 2001.

Fourth International Distal Radius Fracture Course, San Francisco. Sponsored by Norcal Mutual Insurance Company. November 10-12, 2000.

Internet Society for Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma, Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, 1999.

Third International Distal Radius Fracture Course, San Francisco, May 8-10, 1998. Sponsored by Stanford University.

Alternative Keyboards, a symposium at the Silicon Valley Ergonomic Institute's ErgoCon '96, Palo Alto, California, May 12-15, 1996.

International Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, September 10-12, 1995 Sponsored by the Mayo Clinic and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.

Alternative Keyboards, a symposium at the Silicon Valley Ergonomic Institute's ErgoCon '95, San
Jose, California, May 22-24, 1995.

Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release Course, University of California, San Francisco, July 18, 1992.
Second International Complex Distal Radius Fractures Course, University of California, San Francisco, May 12-14, 1994.

Complex Distal Radius Fractures Course, University of California, San Francisco, Oct 24, 1992.

 

INVITED TALKS

Surgical Complications: Own the Problem - Lead the Resolution: RSD. Presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, Oct 7, 2024.

Getting to Zero Patient Harm: Safety Concepts for the Operating Room. Presented at Marin General Hospital, to the operating room staff, January 19, 2022.

The History of the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex. Presented for the Bay Area Medical History Society. October 21, 2020.

A History of Distal Radius Fracture, with a Emphasis on Volar Plating. Presented at the 2019 International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand Triennial Congress, June 17-21, 2019, Berlin, Germany.

An Engineering Drawing Technique for Analyzing Complex Wrist Radiographs. Presented at the 2019 International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand Triennial Congress, June 17-21, 2019, Berlin, Germany.

In Pursuit of Patient Safety: Getting to Zero. Presented at Marin General Hospital, to the operating room staff, March 27, 2019.

Defending Your Internet Reputation in 2019. Presented at the 2019 AAOS Annual Meeting, March 12-15, 2019, Las Vegas, NV.

Patient Safety in 2019: The Orthopedic Perspective. Presented at panel on the opioid crisis, chaired by Rob Slater, at the 2019 AAOS Annual Meeting, March 12-15, 2019, Las Vegas, NV.

The Opioid Crisis: A Practical Plan for the Orthopedic Hand Surgeon. Presented by special request of Dr. David Brown, at a panel Optimizing Perioperative Pain Control in the Opioid Epidemic Era, at the AAHS/ASPN/ASRM Annual Meeting, February 2, 2019, Palm Desert, CA.

The Opioid Crisis: The US Experience. Presented at the first MedInspire Conference, February 13-15, 2019, Mumbai, India.

Life Outside the Operating Room. Presented at the first MedInspire Conference, February 13-15, 2019, Mumbai, India.

Distal Radius Fractures: Anatomical Explanation for Complications. Presented at the first MedInspire Conference, February 13-15, 2019, Mumbai, India.

Patient Safety in the Hospital Setting. Presented at the first MedInspire Conference, February 13-15, 2019, Mumbai, India.

Presenting Scientific Papers: Using PowerPoint Effectively. Presented at the first MedInspire Conference, February 13-15, 2019, Mumbai, India.

Sex and the Single Wrist: Reading Wrist Xrays. Presented at the first MedInspire Conference, February 13-15, 2019, Mumbai, India.

Nelson, D. L.: Nuances in the Exam of the Ulnar Aspect of the Wrist. Precourse 12: Acute Trauma: Ulnar Wrist Pain and Disorders of the DRUJ. Presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the ASSH, September 13-15, 2018, Boston, MA.

The Opioid Epidemic: Our Contribution. Presented at the 63rd Annual LeRoy C. Abbott Society Scientific Program, 50TH Annual Verne T. Inman Lectureship, May 10-11, 2018, in San Francisco, California.

The Opioid Crisis: A Proposed Solution. Presented at panel on the Opioid Crisis, chaired by Rob Slater, at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the AAOS, March 6-10, 2018, New Orleans, LA.

Defending Your Internet Reputation in 2018. Presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the AAOS, March 6-10, 2018, New Orleans, LA.

Opioids and Hand Surgeons. Presented as the Guest Speaker at the Montana Hand Society, June 7-9, 2017, Glacier National Park.

Defending Your Internet Reputation. Presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the AAOS, March 14-18, 2017, San Diego, CA.

Office Websites. Presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the AAOS, March 14-18, 2017, San Diego, CA.

Complications of Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the 83rd mmeting of the Northern California Orthopedic Society, Carmel, California; November 11-13, 2016

Interpreting the Wrist Radiograph. Presented at the 50th Anniversary meeting, International Federation of Society for Surgery of the Hand, October 26, 2016; Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Office Websites for Orthopedists. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the AAOS, March 2-4, 2016, Orlando, FL.

Defending Your Internet Reputation. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the AAOS, March 2-4, 2016, Orlando, FL.

Office Websites for Surgeons. Presented at 82nd Annual Meeting, AAOS, Las Vegas, NV, Mar 23-28, 2015.

Defending Your Internet Reputation. Presented at 82nd Annual Meeting, AAOS, Las Vegas, NV, Mar 23-28, 2015.

Wrist Radiology Demystified. Presented at Stanford, October 7, 2015.

Understanding the Wrist Radiograph. Presented at the 9th Triennial Hand and Wrist Biomecanics Symposium, Milan, Italy, June 16-17, 2015.

Preventing Complications in Volar Plating. Presented at the 9th Triennial Hand and Wrist Biomecanics Symposium, Milan, Italy, June 16-17, 2015.

PeriOperative Pain Management in Total Joints. Presented to the total joint faculty at the Department of Orthopedics, University of California San Francisco, November 25, 2014.

Managing Surgical Pain in the Opioid Epidemic Era. Presented at the 81st annual meeting of the Northern California Orthopedic Society, Carmel, California, November 16, 2014.

Managing PeriOperative Pain in Orthopedics. Presented as Grand Rounds at the Department of Orthopedics, University of California San Francisco, October 8, 2014.

Managing Surgical Pain in the Opioid Epidemic Era. Presented at the Indiana Orthopedic Society Meeting, May 25, 2014.

Defending Your Internet Reputation. Presented at the Indiana Orthopedic Society Meeting, May 25, 2014.

Managing Surgical Pain in the Opioid Epidemic Era. Presented at the Illinois Association of Orthopedic Surgeons annual meeting, Indianapolis, IN, April 11, 2014.

Defending Your Internet Reputation. Presented at the Illinois Association of Orthopedic Surgeons annual meeting, Indianapolis, IN, April 11, 2014.

Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the Doctors Demystify Conference, San Francisco, CA, March 29, 2014.

Office Websites for Orthopedic Surgeons. Presented at the 81st meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, New Orleans, LA, March 11-14, 2014.

Defending Your Internet Reputation. Presented at the 81st meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, New Orleans, LA, March 11-14, 2014.

Distal Radius Fractures. Presented as an ICL at the 81st meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, New Orleans, LA, March 11-14, 2014. Faculty: Nelson DL (Chairman), Orbay J, Fernandez D. Nelson DL: The Anatomic Explanation for Complications in Volar Plating.

MRI for NonRadiographers and Other Non-physics Majors. Presented at the 74th Annual Conference of the California Society of Radiologic Technologists, Medical Imaging: From Acquisition to Innvoation, Burlingame, CA, November 9, 2013.

Tips and Tricks to Giving a Quality Presentation. Presented at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Northern California Orthopedic Society, Carmel, CA, Oct 25, 2013.

Defending Your Internet Reputation. Presented at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Northern California Orthopedic Society, Carmel, CA, Oct 25, 2013.

Wrist Radiology Demystified & Fundamentals of MRI. Presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Hand Therapy, as a Pre-Conference Institute, Chicago, Illinois, Oct 27, 2013.

Defending Your Internet Reputation. Presented at the 80th meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, March 19-23, 2013.

Advanced PowerPoint for Surgeons. Presented at the 80th meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, March 19-23, 2013.

Websites for Surgeons. Presented at the 80th meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, March 19-23, 2013.

Fundamentals of MRI. Presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Society for Hand Therapy; San Diego, October 20, 2012.

Wrist Radiology Demystified. Presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Society for Hand Therapy; San Diego, October 20, 2012.

Nascent Malunions of the Distal Radius. Presented at the Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand, combined with the 8th Triennial Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Symposium; Yokohama, Japan, April 19-21, 2012.

Complications of Volar Plating of Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand, combined with the 8th Triennial Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Symposium; Yokohama, Japan. April 19-21, 2012.

Defending Your Internet Reputation. Presented at the 2012 Philadelphia Hand Surgery Symposium: Office Twitter: Strategies for Success in the Buisness of Hand Surgery!, Lee Osterman, MD, chairman; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 3-5, 2012.

Websites for Physicians. Presented at the 2012 Philadelphia Hand Surgery Symposium: Office Twitter: Strategies for Success in the Buisness of Hand Surgery!. Lee Osterman, MD, chairman; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 3-5, 2012.

A History of Flexor Tendon Surgery. Presented at the 2012 Philadelphia Hand Surgery Symposium: Office Twitter: Strategies for Success in the Buisness of Hand Surgery! ;Lee Osterman, MD, chairman; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 3-5, 2012. Presenter and moderator.

Advanced PowerPoint: Powerful Public Speaking for Scientific Meetings. Presented at the Electronic Skills Pavilion, 79th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, San Francisco, California; February 1-3, 2012.

Websites for Physicians. Presented at the Electronic Skills Pavilion, 79th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, San Francisco, California; February 1-3, 2012.

Defending Your Internet Reputation. Presented at the Electronic Skills Pavilion, 79th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, San Francisco, California; February 1-3, 2012.

Advanced PowerPoint: Powerful Public Speaking for Scientific Meetings. Presented as part of: The Art and Science of Podium Presentations, Instructional Course Lecture, Scott Levin, MD, organizer and moderator, 66th Annual Meeting, American Society for the Surgery of the Hand, Las Vegas, Nevada, Sept 8-10 2011.

Defending Your Internet Reputation. Presented at the annual meeting of the California Orthopaedic Association. Laguna Niguel, May 19-22, 2011.

Putting Your Office Website to Work . Presented at the Electronic Skills Pavilion, 78th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, San Diego, California; February 16-19, 2011.

PowerPoint for Beginners. Presented as a hands-on workshop at the Electronic Skills Pavilion, 78th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, San Diego, California; February 16-19, 2011.

Advanced PowerPoint: Powerful Public Speaking for Scientific Meetings. Presented at the Electronic Skills Pavilion, 78th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, San Diego, California; February 16-19, 2011.

Wrist Radiography Demystified. Presented at the Kaiser 2010 James O. Johnson Orthopaedic Trauma Symposium, Berkeley, California; October 29-30, 2010.

Wrist Radiography. Presented at the 7th Triennial Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Symposium, Cleveland, Ohio; June 20-23, 2010.

Tendon Repairs. Presented at Doctors Demystify, a course by hand surgeons for hand therapists. San Francisco, California; May 1, 2010.

PubMed Searches for the Orthopedic Surgeon. Presented at the Electronic Skills Pavilion, 77th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, New Orleans, Lousiana, March 9-13, 2010.

Websites for Orthopedic Surgeons. Presented at the Electronic Skills Pavilion, 77th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, New Orleans, Lousiana, March 9-13, 2010.

PowerPoint for Beginners. Presented as a hands-on workshop at the Electronic Skills Pavilion, 77th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, New Orleans, Lousiana, March 9-13, 2010.

Advanced PowerPoint: Powerful Public Speaking for Scientific Meetings . Presented at the Electronic Skills Pavilion, 77th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, New Orleans, Lousiana, March 9-13, 2010.

Websites for Hand Surgeons and Hand Therapists. Presented at the Combined Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Society for Hand Therapy, San Francisco, California, September 5, 2009.

Complications of Volar Locking Plates. Presented at the International Wrist Investigators Workshop, San Francisco, California, September 2, 2009.

What’s New in Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the AO Western Regional Fracture Summit, Coronado, California, April 3-5, 2009.

Complications in Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the AO Western Regional Fracture Summit, Coronado, California, April 3-5, 2009.

Advanced Techniques in Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the AO Western Regional Fracture Summit, Coronado, California, April 3-5, 2009.

Nerve Anatomy, Physiology, and Injury. Presented at Doctors Demystify, a course for hand therapists, San Francisco, March 21, 2009.

PubMed Searches for the Orthopedic Surgeon. Presented at the Electronic Skills Pavilion, 76th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 25-28, 2009.

Websites for Orthopedic Surgeons. Presented at the Electronic Skills Pavilion, 76th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 25-28, 2009.

PowerPoint for Beginners. Presented as a hands-on workshop at the Electronic Skills Pavilion, 76th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 25-28, 2009.

Advanced PowerPoint: Powerful Public Speaking for Scientific Meetings . Presented at the Electronic Skills Pavilion, 76th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 25-28, 2009.

Wrist Radiology. Presented as a resident and fellows lecture at UCSF Department of Orthopedics, November 12, 2008.

Advanced PowerPoint. Presented as a computer workshop at the 63rd Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Chicago, September 18-20, 2008.

Consultant Corner. Consultant for clinical cases at the 63rd Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Chicago, September 18-20, 2008.

Websites for Surgeons. Presented as a computer workshop at the 63rd Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Chicago, September 18-20, 2008.

Basic PowerPoint. Presented as a computer workshop at the 63rd Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Chicago, September 18-20, 2008.

The Anatomy of the Volar Approach for Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at Sao Paolo University Medical School, Sao Paolo, Brazil, May 20, 2008.

Wrist Radiology. Presented at Sao Paolo University Medical School, Sao Paolo, Brazil, May 20, 2008.

Forming a Journal Club: A Technique for Maintaining Professional Education. Presented at Sao Paolo University Medical School, Sao Paolo, Brazil, May 20, 2008.

The Anatomy of the Volar Approach for Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the 14th Congress of the Brazilian National Trauma Association (Congresso Brasioeiro de Trauma Ortopédico), Curitaba, Brazil, May 15-17, 2008.

Contemporary Techniques for External Fixation of the Distal Radius. Presented at the 14th Congress of the Brazilian National Trauma Association (Congresso Brasioeiro de Trauma Ortopédico), Curitaba, Brazil, May 15-17, 2008.

Using the Internet for Maintaining Professional Competence. Presented at the 14th Congress of the Brazilian National Trauma Association (Congresso Brasioeiro de Trauma Ortopédico), Curitaba, Brazil, May 15-17, 2008.

Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the American Society for Hand Therapy, California Chapter, Union City, California, April 16, 2008.

Anatomy for Volar Fixed Angle Fixation for the Distal Radius. Instructional Course Lecture, AAOS 75th Annual Meeting: San Francisco, March 5-9, 2008.

How to Use PubMed. Presented at the 75th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, March 5-9, 2008.

Basic PowerPoint. Presented at the 75th Annula Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, March 5-9, 2008.

Advanced PowerPoint. Presented at the 75th Annula Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, March 5-9, 2008.

Post-Operative Pain. Presented at the Plastics Grand Rounds, UCSF-St Lukes, San Francisco, January 15, 2008.

How to Read the Wrist Radiograph. Presented at the 68th Annual Conference of the California Society of Radiologic Technologists, San Mateo, CA, Nov 10-11, 2007.

Advanced PowerPoint. Presented as a computer workshop at the 62rd Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Seattle, September 27-29, 2007.

Consultant Corner. Consultant for clinical cases at the 62rd Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Seattle, September 27-29, 2007.

Websites for Surgeons. Presented as a computer workshop at the 62rd Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Seattle, September 27-29, 2007.

Basic PowerPoint. Presented as a computer workshop at the 62rd Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Seattle, September 27-29, 2007.

The Volar Approach for Distal Radius Fractures: Anatomy and Complications. Presented as a panel at the Philadephia Hand Course, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 24-26, 2007. (panel chair and speaker)

Ganglions and Mucous Cysts. Presented at the Philadephia Hand Course, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 24-26, 2007.

Cortisone Injections for Hand Surgeons. Presented at the Philadephia Hand Course, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 24-26, 2007.

How to Read the Wrist Radiograph. Presented at the UCSF Department of Plastic Surgery Rounds, UCSF, Davies Campus, February 20, 2007.

Websites for Surgeons. Presented at the American Academy for Orthopedic Surgery, San Diego, CA., as part of the Electronic Skills Pavilion, February 14 and 15, 2007.

Advanced PowerPoint and Public Speaking. Presented at the American Academy for Orthopedic Surgery, San Diego, CA., as part of the Electronic Skills Pavilion, February 14 and 16, 2007.

Contemporary Perspectives in Distal Radius Fracture Management. Presented as an Instructional Course Lecture, at the American Academy for Orthopedic Surgery, San Diego, CA., February 15, 2007. (course organizer and speaker)

New Anatomic Findings for the Volar Approach. Presented at the 42nd annual meeting of the Argentina Association for Orthopedics and Traumatology (Asociacion Argentina de Orthopedia y Traumatologia), Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 3-5, 2006.

Surgical Technique for Distal Radius Fractures via the Volar Technique. Presented as a live demonstration on a cadaver; from the Anatomy Department at the University of Buenos Aires; at the 42nd annual meeting of the Argentina Association for Orthopedics and Traumatology (Asociacion Argentina de Orthopedia y Traumatologia), Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 3-5, 2006.

Advanced PowerPoint. Presented as a computer workshop at the 61st Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Washington, DC. Sept 9, 2006.

Consultant Corner. Consultant for clinical cases at the 61st Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Washington, DC. Sept 8, 2006.

Websites for Surgeons. Presented as a computer workshop at the 61st Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Washington, DC. Sept 8, 2006.

Basic PowerPoint. Presented as a computer workshop at the 61st Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Washington, DC. Sept 7, 2006.

Reading Wrist Radiographs. Presented at the Hand Therapy Review Course, American Society for Hand Therapy, Samuel Merritt College, Oakland, California. July 6, 2006.

Anatomy of the Upper Extremity. Presented at the Hand Therapy Review Course, American Society for Hand Therapy, Samuel Merritt College, Oakland, California. July 6, 2006.

Wrist Radiographs for Surgeons. Presented at the Pulvertaft Hand Center, Derby Royal Infirmiry, Derby, Scotland. July 3, 2006.

New Anatomy Finding for the Volar Distal Radius. Presented as an Instructional Course Lecture, at the American Academy for Orthopedic Surgery, Chicago, Ill., March 22, 2006. (course organizer and speaker)

Radiology of the Wrist. Presented at the California Society of Radiologic Technologists Annual Meeting, Burlingame, California, November 6, 2005.

Anatomy of the Distal Radius. Presented at the International Wrist Investigators Workshop, San Antonio, Texas, September 21, 2005.

Office Websites for Hand Surgeons. Presented as an Instructional Course Lecture at the 60th annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, September 22, 2005, San Antonio, Tx.

Consultant Corner. Consultant for clinical cases at the 60th annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Washington, DC. Sept 23, 2005.

Advanced PowerPoint. Presented as an computer workshop at the 60th annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, September 23, 2005, San Antonio, Tx.

External Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the ASSH 2005 Hand, Elbow, and Shoulder: A Practical Update and Hands-on Skills, San Francisco, CA, May 6-7, 2005.

Creation of a Pain Service at MGH. Presented at the Marin General Pain Lecture Series. Sept 2, 2004, Marin, California.

Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the AO ASIF Solutions Course, San Francisco, CA, April 22-25, 2004.

Office Websites for Hand Surgeons. Presented as an Instructional Course Lecture at the annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, September, 2004, New York, New York.

Consultant Corner. Consultant at the 59th annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Washington, DC. Sept, 2004.

Advanced PowerPoint. Presented as an computer workshop at the annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, September, 2004, New York, New York.

Office Websites. Presented as an Instructional Course Lecture at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, February, 2004.

Office Websites for Hand Surgeons. Presented as a computer workshop at the annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, September, 2003, Chicago, Illinois.

Advanced PowerPoint. Presented as an computer workshop at the annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, September, 2003, Chicago, Illinois.

Acute PostOperative Pain. Presented at the Marin General Hospital Pain Lecture Series, June 5, 2003, Marin, California.

Office Websites. Presented as an Instructional Course Lecture at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 7, 2003.

Advanced PowerPoint. Presented at the Technology Fair, annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 6, 2003.

Basic PowerPoint. Presented at the Technology Fair, annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 5, 2003.

Office Hand Orthopedics for the Family Practice Physician. St Joseph Hospital, Eureka, California, March 28, 2002.

Post-operative Pain Management, St Joseph Hospital, Eureka, California, March 28, 2002.

Office Hand Orthopedics for the Family Practice Physician. Redwood Memorial Hospital, Eureka, California, March 27, 2002.

Post-operative Pain Management, Redwood Memorial Hospital, Eureka, California, March 27, 2002.

Advanced PowerPoint. Presented at the Technology Fair, annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Dallas, Texas, February 19, 2002.

Medical Office Websites. Presented at the Technology Fair, annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Dallas, Texas, February 18, 2002.

Office Websites for Orthopedic Surgeons. Presented at the Resident's Symposium, at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Dallas, Texas, February 17, 2002.

Distal Radius Fractures: A Balanced Approach. Presented in London, England; Paris, France, and Brussels, Belgium, to groups of invited surgeons, May, 2001.

Acute Fractures. Presented at California Orthopedic Association, The Use and Abuse of Workers' Compensation in the Upper Extremity, December 12, 2000, Oakland, CA.

Wrist Ligament Injuries, TFC tears, and Carpal Instabilities. Presented at California Orthopedic Association, The Use and Abuse of Workers' Compensation in the Upper Extremity, December 12, 2000, Oakland, CA.

Accuracy of Plain Xrays and CT Scans. Presented at the Fourth International Distal Radius Fracture Course, November 10-12, 2000, San Francisco, CA.

Indications for Reduction in 2000. Presented at the Fourth International Distal Radius Fracture Course, November 10-12, 2000, San Francisco, CA.

Nascent Malunions. Presented at the Fourth International Distal Radius Fracture Course, November 10-12, 2000, San Francisco, CA.

Radiology of the Wrist. Presented at the Combined Annual Meetings of the ASSH and the American Hand Therapy Society, Seattle, Washington, October 7, 2000.

Indications for Reduction in Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the Third Riva Conference, Riva, Italy, May 10-12, 2000.

The Internet for Orthopedic Surgeons. Presented at the Third Riva Conference, Riva, Italy, May 10-12, 2000.

The Internet for Orthopedic Surgeons. Presented at the Advances in Total Joint Arthroplasty, Winter 2000.
Clinical Course, Snowmass Village, Colorado, January 13-15, 2000.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Workers' Compensation Perspective. Presented as the keynote speaker for the Upper Extremity RSI day, at the Western Regional Meeting, HMS Plus, Gates- McDonald Incorporated, May 5-8, 1997, Berkeley, California.

Radiology of the Distal Radius: How Accurate is it? Western Orthopedic Association, April 23-27, 1997, Monterey, California.

Distal Radial Fractures: Classification,Indications, Internal Fixation, and External Fixation. AAOS Summer Institute, September 8-9, 1996, San Diego, California.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Workers' Compensation Viewpoint. Presented at Hewlett-Packard, Santa Rosa, CA, March 27, 1997.

The Anatomy and Classification of Trapeziometacarpal Arthropathy. Presented at the CMC Joint Update Conference of the American Society of Hand Therapists, California State Chapter, Stanford University, June 19, 1996.

Wrist Radiology. Presented at the University of California, San Francisco, Combined Hand Conference, San Francisco, California, May 28, 1996.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Clinical, Anatomical, and Histological Perspective. Presented at the Silicon Valley Ergonomic Institute's ErgoCon '96, Palo Alto, California, May 14, 1996.

Primary Care of Hand Problems: An Update on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, DeQuervain's Disease, PIP Dislocations, and Fingertip Injuries. Presented at Marin General Hospital, for the Marin Medical Society Grand Rounds, April 2, 1996.

Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the University of California, San Francisco, Combined Hand Conference, San Francisco, California, January 18, 1996.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Guide for Supervisors. Presented at Marin Civic Center, Marin, California, October 9, 1995.

Functional Wrist Motion. International Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, September 10-12, 1995. (also, chairman of course)

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Workers' Compensation Perspective. Presented at Heath Cal Insurance Company, Burlingame, California, August 21, 1995.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Workers' Compensation Perspective. Presented at Reliance Insurance Company, San Jose, California, August 17, 1995.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Alternative Keyboards: A Workers' Compensation Perspective. Presented at Marin General Hospital, Greenbrae, California, July 17, 1995.

Flexor Tendon Injuries, Fingertip Injuries, Nerve Lacerations and Repair, and Distal Radial Fractures (four lectures). Osler Institute, Orthopedic Surgery Board Review Course, July 9-13, 1995, Chicago, Ill.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Clinical, Anatomical, and Histological Perspective. Presented at the Silicon Valley Ergonomic Institute's ErgoCon '95, San Jose, California, May 22-24, 1995.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Workers' Compensation Perspective. Presented at the Northern CA Chapter of the Case Management Society of America, Fairfield, CA, May 17, 1995.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Workers' Compensation Perspective. Presented at the Rehabilitation Insurance Nurses Group (RING) monthly meeting, Sacramento, California, February 8, 1995.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Workers' Compensation Perspective. Presented at ITT Hartford Insurance Company, Sacramento, California, January 11, 1995.

Reading Wrist Radiographs. Presented for the medical staff, San Quentin Prison, January 4, 1995.

Hand Injuries. Presented for the medical staff, San Quentin Prison, November 14, 1994.

Office Management of Hand Problems: An Update on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Fingertip Injuries, and Wrist Fractures. Presented at Marin General Hospital, for the Marin Medical Society Grand Rounds, July 5, 1994.

Fingertip Injuries. Presented to the Marin General Pediatric Grand Rounds, April 15, 1994.

Wrist Radiology. Presented at the SF Bay Area Hand Therapy Study Group, March 17, 1994.

Wrist Radiography. Presented at the SF Bay Area Hand Therapy Study Group, June 23, 1993, UCSF.

Advances in Hand Surgery. Presented at the Emergency Medicine Symposium, UCSF, San Francisco, CA., March 31-April 3, 1993.

Carpal Instability. Presented at Grand Rounds, UCSF, San Francisco, CA., February 10, 1993.

Wrist Radiography. Presented at the Radiology Grand Rounds, UCSF, San Francisco, CA., November, 1992.

Wrist Radiology. Presented at the EBI Hand Forum, Parsippany, New Jersey, June 26, 1992.

Complex Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at the EBI Hand Forum, Parsippany, New Jersey, June 26, 1992.

Wrist Radiography. Presented at the SF Bay Area Hand Therapy Study Group, January 15, 1992.

OTHER MEETINGS ORGANIZED

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 10, 2019, held in San Francisco; Neil Ford Jones, MD: Radial Nerve Transfers

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting, November 9, 2018, held at the Bellvue Club, Oakland; Richard Gelberman, MD: Radius Fractures.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, April, 2018.Held at the Bellevue Club, Oakland; James Chang, MD: Inside Rodin’s Hands: Teaching Surgery Through Art & Anatomy.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting, November 17, 2017, held at the Bellvue Club, Oakland; Matt Tomaino, MD, MBA: Optimizing Team Performance: What’s At Stake? 

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 2017.Held at the Faculty Club, UCSF, San Francisco; Brian Adams, MD: Optimizing Treatment of the Distal Radioulnar Joint - What has worked for me?

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting, November 9, 2016, held at the Bellvue Club, Oakland; David Ring, MD, PhD: Tennis Elbow

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May, 2016, held at UCSF Faculty Club; Amy Ladd, MD: Thumb CMC joint

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, held at the Bellevue Club, Oakland; Waldo Floyd, III, MD: Bountonniere and Swan Neck Deformities.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 22, 2015; Martin Posner, MD: Patients to Embrace, Patients to Avoid.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting, November 14, 2014;l Rusty Fritz, MRI for Hand Surgeons.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 8, 2014; Lisa Lattanza, MD and Relton McCarroll, MD, Computer PreOperative Planning, held at the UCSF Faculty Club.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting, held at the Stanford Faculty Club November 8, 2013, Charles Eaton, MD, Update on Dupuytren's.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 24, 2013, Michelle James, MD: Congenital Differences in Hands.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting, November 9, 2012, Peter Stern, MD: Current Perspectives on the Management of Small Hand Injuries.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 18, 2012, Anne Ouelette, MD: Forearm Instability: The Essex-Lopresti Lesion and the Herbert Sling.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting, November 4, 2011, Don Lalonde, MD, The Key to 15 Years as a Hand Surgeon Without a Tourniquet.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 20, 2011, Drs. Vincent Hentz and Gary Pess, Dupuytren's Disease: The Options.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting, November 5, 2010, Robert Medoff, MD: Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 21, 2010, Drs. Mahesh Manconi and Michael Grafe: Vacuum-assisted Wound Closure.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society,Fall Meeting, November 9, 2009, Roy Meals, MD: Hematoma Arthroplastyand Distraction for First CMC Arthritis.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 8, 2009, Robert Szabo, MD: Avoiding Dogma in Hand Surgery.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting, November 9, 2008, Gregory Buncke, MD: Harry Buncke, MD: The Father of US Microsurgery.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 9, 2008, John Agee, MD, Finger Contractures: The Digit Widget.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 10, 2007, Larry Schneider, MD, Surgeries I No Longer Do.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting, November 10, 2006, Melvin Rosenwasser, MD, Distal Radius Fractures.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 12, 2006, Paul Manske, MD, Writing for, and Reading, the Journal of Hand Surgery.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting, November 10, 2005, Jorge Orbay, MD, Distal Radius Fractures.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 10, 2005, Vincent "Rod" Hentz, MD, Dupuytren's Disease and Collagenase: An Update.

San Francisco Bay Are Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 14, 2004, David Nelson, MD, Post-Operative Pain Management.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Sciety, Fall Meeting, Bowen Wong, MD, Nerve Conduction Testing for Hand Surgeons.

San Francisco Bay Are Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 23, 2003, Bill Newmeyer, MD, The History of the ASSH.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting, November 7, 2003, Peter Stern, MD, Current Perspectives on the Management of Small Joint Injuries and Arthrosis.

Technology Fair, at the annual meeting of the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 7-9, 2003.

San Francisco Bay Are Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 10, 2002, Louis A. Gilula, MD, The PA Approach to the Wrist Radiograph.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting, November 2, 2002, Thomas Trumble, MD, Distal Radius Fractures.

Technology Fair, annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Dallas, Texas, February 19, 2002.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, October 9, 2001. William Geissler, MD, Arthroscopy and Distal Radius Fractures.

San Francisco Bay Are Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 11, 2001, Robert Szabo, MD, Controversies in the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting, November 17, 2000, David Lichtman,MD, "Lunotriquetral Instability

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San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 19, 2000, Arnold-Peter Weiss, MD, "A New Silicon MCP Implant, and Two Fusion Plates."

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting, November 12, 1999, Dr. Leonard Ruby, Wrist Instability.

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, Andrew Weiland, MD, May 14, 1999, "Scaphoid Fractures."

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting, November 12, 1998, William Cooney, MD, guest speaker, "Scaphoid Fractures."

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 15, 1998, E. F. Shaw Wilgis, MD, guest speaker, "Three Vascular Topics in the Hand."

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Fall Meeting, November 7, 1997, Gary Poehling, MD, guest speaker, "Wrist Arthroscopy."

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 9, 1997, Hill Hastings, MD, guest speaker, "Finger Fractures."

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Winter Meeting, November 10, 1996, David Green, MD, guest speaker, "Scaphoid Fractures."

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 10, 1996, Alan Freeland, MD, guest speaker, "Proximal Phalanx Fractures."

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Winter Meeting, November 10, 1995, Richard I. Burton, MD, guest speaker, "Managed Care"

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, May 19, 1995, Ronald Linscheid, MD, guest speaker, "The Distal Radioulnar Joint."

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society Winter Meeting, November 11, 1994, Paul Manske, MD, guest speaker, "Tendon Healing."

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society Spring Meeting, April 20, 1994, Richard Gelberman, MD, guest speaker, "Carpal Tunnel Surgery: Open or Endoscopic?".

Grand Rounds, Orthopedics, UCSF, December 6, 1993, "Scapholunate Dissociation."

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society Winter Meeting, December 5, 1993, Julio Talesnik, MD, guest speaker, "Surgeries that I No Longer Perform."

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society Spring Meeting, June 5, 1993, Relton McCarroll, MD, guest speaker, "Thumb Reconstruction."

San Francisco Bay Area Hand Surgery Society Winter Meeting, December 4, 1992, Jack Tupper, MD, guest speaker, "Mistakes in Surgery".

BOTANICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY PRESENTATIONS

San Bruno Mountain: A Hidden Gem. Presented at the California Horticultural Society, August 19, 2024, San Francisco Botanical Garden.

The Endemic Manzanitas of San Bruno Mountain. Presented at the First Manzanita Symposium, East Bay Regional Parks Botanical Garden. February 2, 2024.

An Update on San Bruno Mountain State and County Park. Presented at the Wayne Roderick Lecture Series, East Bay Regional Parks Botanical Garden. January 20, 2024.

San Bruno Mountain. Presented at the East Bay CNPS chapterm March 23, 2023.

San Bruno Mountain. Presented at the CNPS Chapter Council Meeting, Dec 3, 2022

Climate, Geology, and Soild of San Bruno Mountain. Book Release Conference: San Bruno Mountain: A guide to the flora and fauna. November 19 2022, Mission Blue Center, Brisbane.

Silene verecunda: History of our Research. Book Release Conference: San Bruno Mountain: A guide to the flora and fauna. November 19 2022, Mission Blue Center, Brisbane.

San Bruno Mountain: A guide to the flora and fauna. Book, published November, 2022, by Heyday Books, Berkeley, CA. 514 pages.

Unique Geology & Rare Flowers San Bruno Mountain State and County Park. Presented at the San Francsico Gem and Mineral Society, May 7, 2021.

San Bruno Mountain. Presented at the Santa Clara CNPS chapter meeting, February 17, 2021.

San Bruno Mountain. Presented at the Brisbane Lions Club, July 14, 2020.

Whats New on San Bruno Mountain. Presented at the San Jose CNPS chapter, May 20, 2020.

San Bruno Mountain. Presented at the Chabot Science Center, May 3, 2019.

How Saving the Bay Saved San Bruno Mountain. Presented at the Bay.org forum, July 26, 2017.

San Bruno Mountain State and County Park. Presented at the San Pedro Valley Audubon Chapter meeting, March 25, 2017.

San Bruno Mountain. Presented at the San Jose CNPS chapter, July 25, 2016.

San Bruno Mountain. Presented at theSan Francisco Yerba Buena CNPS chapter, July 7, 2016.

The Natural History of the San Bruno Mountains: the East Bay Regional Parks Botanical Garden Connection. Presented at the Wayne Roderick Lecture Series, East Bay Regional Parks Botanical Garden, December 5, 2015.

The Natural History of the San Bruno Mountains. Presented at the South San Francisco Public Library, May 3, 2015, as part of the Public Lecture Series.

A 30 Year Retrospective Analysis of the Habitat Conservation Plan for San Bruno Mountain. Presented at the California Native Plant Society Triennial Conference, January 13-17, 2015, San Jose, California.

Rare Plants On San Bruno Mountain State and County Park. Presented at the California Native Plant Society Triennial Conference, January 13-17, 2015, San Jose, California.

 

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