Practice Overview

Shashank S. Dwivedi, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in the operative and nonoperative management of hand and upper extremity conditions as well as orthopedic trauma. He completed an Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship at Brown University and the prestigious Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship through the University of Michigan Department of Plastic Surgery. His clinical interests include whole-body fracture care, as well as the management of upper extremity ailments such as Dupuytren’s disease, hand and wrist fractures, ligament and tendon injuries, joint replacement, microsurgery, and upper extremity compressive neuropathies such as carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome.

“Excellent orthopedic care requires a patient-centered focus. Technical expertise must be matched by a compassionate and thoughtful bedside manner to obtain the best possible outcome for the patient. Teamwork is critical, as the surgeon is only one part of a team that includes therapists, nurses, and the patient.”

Clinical Interest

Hand Care, including open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of hand and finger fractures, malunions, and nonunions, closed reduction and percutaneous pinning (CRPP) of hand and finger fractures, ligament repair and reconstruction, dupuytren’s partial palmar fasciectomy and needle aponeurotomy, arthritis care including steroid injection, joint fusion, mucous cyst excision,  thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthroplasty using ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition (LRTI), suture suspensionplasty, and tendon transfer, A1 pulley release for trigger finger, primary as well as autograft and allograft nerve repair, and arterial repair for trauma. In-office wide-awake, local-anesthesia no-tourniquet (WALANT) procedures including: trigger finger release, mucous cyst excision, mass excision, dequervain’s release.

Wrist Care, including open reduction and screw fixation (ORIF) of scaphoid fractures and scaphoid nonunions with bone grafting, proximal row carpectomy, scaphoid excision and 4-corner fusion, total wrist fusion, as well as management of complex distal radius and ulna fractures, carpal fractures. Scapholunate and lunotriquetral  ligament repair and reconstruction, TFCC repair and reconstruction, and ganglion cyst excision. In-office wide-awake local-anesthesia, no-tourniquet (WALANT) procedures including: mini-open carpal tunnel release.

Ankle Care, including management of ankle and pilon fractures

Elbow Care, including management of olecranon, distal humerus, radial head and neck, and coronoid fractures. Management of Terrible Triad fracture-dislocations as well as radial head replacement, ligament injuries, cubital tunnel release, and anterior ulnar nerve transposition

Foot Care, including management of foot fractures including phalanx, metatarsal, and tarsal fractures

Fracture Care, including management of fractures throughout the body, including collarbone (clavicle), shoulder, humerus, and elbow fractures, forearm, wrist, and hand/finger fractures, femoral neck and intertrochanteric (hip) fractures, femur fractures, knee and patella fractures, tibial plateau and shaft fractures, ankle, pilon, and foot fractures.

Hip Care, including management of femoral neck, intertrochanteric, and peritrochanteric femur fractures

Knee Care, including arthroscopic partial meniscectomy and chondroplasty, as well as management of distal femur, patella, and tibial plateau fractures

Pediatric Care, including management of pediatric fractures throughout the body, as well as management of congenital hand differences such as toe and finger syndactyly

Shoulder Care, including arthroscopic subacromial decompression and management of fractures of the collarbone (clavicle) and proximal humerus

Education

Certification
Board Eligible, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Fellowship
Hand Surgery Fellowship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Orthopedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI

Residency
Orthopedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI

Medical Degree
Doctor of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA

Hospital & Surgery Center Affiliations

Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Hospital
North Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center

Professional Affiliations

American Society for Surgery of the Hand Fellow Member
Arthroscopy Association of America Resident Member
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Resident Member
National Society of Collegiate Scholars Member

Achievements & Awards

Michael G. Ehrlich, MD Residency Award for Outstanding Research in Orthopaedic, Basic Science Brown University Warren Alpert School of Medicine (2021)
Department of Orthopedics Resident Research Committee Grant Brown, University/Warren Alpert School of Medicine (2019)
Summa Cum Laude Boston University School of Medicine (2016)
Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Society (2015)
Medical Student Summer Research Program Grant (2013)
Summa Cum Laude, Boston University (2013)
Shimony Prize, Boston University Dept. Philosophy (2012)
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Grant (2011)

Appointments

Education Chief Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brown University/Warren Alpert Medical School (2020 – 2021)
President, Medicine and Public Health Association, Boston University School of Medicine (2013 – 2016)

Staff

Erin L.
Care Coordinator

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