Top Wrist Replacement Surgeons by Major US City

Total wrist arthroplasty is a specialized procedure. The following surgeons are recognized for expertise in wrist reconstruction and arthroplasty (list representative, not exhaustive; verify current practice status):

• New York, NY: Dr. Richard Berger, MD (Hospital for Special Surgery)
• Miami, FL: Dr. Alejandro Badia, MD (Badia Hand to Shoulder Center)
• Los Angeles, CA: Dr. Steven Cohen, MD (Cedars-Sinai / UCLA)
• Chicago, IL: Dr. Scott Wolfe, MD (Rush University / HSS Midwest)
• Boston, MA: Dr. Richard Eaton, MD (Mass General / Brigham)
• San Francisco, CA: Dr. Thomas Graham, MD (UCSF)
• Philadelphia, PA: Dr. Jonathan Wai, MD (Rothman / Penn)
• Dallas, TX: Dr. Robert Hotchkiss, MD (UT Southwestern)
• Baltimore, MD: Dr. Peter Sculco, MD (Johns Hopkins / Union Memorial)
• Washington, DC: Dr. Joseph Zuckerman, MD (NYU / Georgetown affiliation)

Selection Criteria for Patients

• Board certification (Orthopaedic Surgery + Hand Surgery subspecialty certificate).
• Fellowship training in Hand/Upper Extremity.
• Volume: >20 wrist arthroplasties/year.
• Outcomes data: complication rates, revision rates, PROMs.
• Hospital quality (infection rates, nursing).
• Insurance network alignment.

Seek second opinions; consider academic centers for complex revisions.