Hand and Upper Extremity

At UCAS, our team of award-winning hand and upper extremity surgeons specialize in the care and treatment of the hand to upper extremity (fingertips to shoulder) including sports injuries and joint replacements of the shoulder, elbow and wrist.

Conditions that can be surgically treated using our minimally invasive procedures include:

  • Anatomy of the Shoulder
  • Arthritis
  • Basilar Thumb Arthritis
  • Biceps Tendinitis
  • Calcific Tendinitis
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
  • Dislocated Shoulder
  • Dupuytren’s Contracture
  • Fractures
  • Frozen Shoulder
  • Impingement Syndrome
  • Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
  • Medial Epicondylitis
  • Shoulder Separation
  • Tendonitis
  • Torn Rotator Cuff
  • UCL Injuries

Same-day (Out-Patient) Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery

For select patients, our highly skilled surgeons and anesthesiologists are able to perform minimally invasive hand and upper extremity procedures on an outpatient basis. This means the procedure can be done in our state-of-the-art surgery center and the patient can go home the same day to recover with no overnight stay at a hospital or inpatient rehabilitation facility.

Out-Patient Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery Procedures

  • Arthroplasty/Replacements
  • Balloon Implant for Rotator Cuff Repair
  • Carpal Tunnel Release
  • Trigger Finger Release
  • Radial Head Arthroplasty
  • Hand Fasciectomy w/ z-plasty
  • Tumor Excision
  • Cartilage Repair or Removal
  • Elbow Replacement
  • Elbow Arthroscopy
  • Ulna Shortening
  • Joint Arthritis Surgery
  • Nerve Graft
  • PIP Arthroplasty
  • Arthrodesis
  • Dupuytren’s Contracture release
  • Nerve Conduction Study (NCS)
  • Reverse Shoulder Replacement
  • Rotator Cuff Repair
  • Shoulder Instability Surgery
  • Shoulder Replacement Surgery
  • Surgical Repair for Tendons and Ligaments
  • Wrist Arthroscopy
  • Wrist Replacement

Contact one of our hand and upper extremity surgeons to make an appointment to see if you are a candidate for out-patient hand and upper extremity surgery.


Hesham Abdelfattah, MD

University Orthopaedic Associates
2 Worlds Fair Drive
Somerset, NJ 09973
732-537-0909
www.uoanj.com


Ryan Coyle, MD

University Orthopaedic Associates
2 Worlds Fair Drive
Somerset, NJ 09973
732-537-0909
www.uoanj.com


Christopher Doumas, MD

University Orthopaedic Associates
2 Worlds Fair Drive
Somerset, NJ 09973
732-537-0909
www.uoanj.com



Timothy P. Leddy, MD

University Orthopaedic Associates
2 Worlds Fair Drive
Somerset, NJ 09973
732-537-0909
www.uoanj.com



James Monica, MD

University Orthopaedic Associates
2 Worlds Fair Drive
Somerset, NJ 09973
732-537-0909
www.uoanj.com