Aaron M Freilich, MD
Hand Surgery
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Bio & Overview
Aaron Freilich, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in upper extremity trauma care, wrist arthroscopy, microvascular treatment of nonunions, and complex wrist and elbow reconstruction. His research interests include injury prevention, wrist motion, and kinematics.
“I try to allow patients the time that they deserve in order to figure out exactly what the problem is and how best to approach it,” he says. “I frequently tell people that just because the X-ray or MRI shows something, doesn't necessarily mean that is the actual problem. Sometimes they will need surgery, but sometimes the opposite is true.”
Dr. Freilich was born in Kentucky and grew up in southern California and Michigan. He studied cell biology and economics at the University of Michigan. He received his medical degree from the University of Virginia, where he also completed his orthopedic surgery residency. He completed a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at Wake Forest University.
Organizational Involvement/Memberships
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- Southeastern Hand Society
Academic Information
- Department
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Division
- Orthopedics-Hand
- Research Interests
- Research interests include identifying and tracking patient's clinical outcomes after procedures to improve results in hand and wrist surgery and the use of technology in orthopaedics and education.
Conditions & Treatments
- Avascular necrosis of the hand
- Avascular necrosis of the lunate
- Biceps tendon repair
- Brachial plexus injury
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- De quervain tendinitis
- Dupuytren contracture
- Elbow fracture
- Gamekeeper's thumb
- Ganglion cyst
- Hand arthritis
- Hand fracture
- Nerve laceration
- Triangular fibrocartilage complex injury
- Ulnar collateral ligament elbow tear
- Ulnar nerve compression at/in wrist or hand
- Wrist arthritis
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Residency
- University of Virginia Medical Center
- Fellowships
- Wake Forest University School of Medicine
- Certification
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Surgery of the Hand), American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery)
- Additional Specialties
- Elbow Orthopedic Surgery
Reviews
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