Programs and Services
Hand and Upper Extremity
Physicians and Staff
University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty Physicians
Dr. Abzug is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Abzug received his medical degree from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Drexel University College of Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital. Dr. Abzug completed his fellowship in hand surgery at Thomas Johnson University Medical College and the Philadelphia Hand Center. He completed a fellowship in pediatric upper extremity and pediatric orthopaedics at the Shriners Hospital for Children of Philadelphia and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. Dr. Abzug has special interests in pediatric orthopaedics.
Dr. Abzug has completed specialty training in problems related to the entire pediatric upper extremity as well as fractures involving the whole body. He is actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows as part of his position at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. In addition, he teaches numerous physicians at the local, regional, and national levels. Dr. Abzug is also actively involved in numerous research projects pertaining to the pediatric upper extremity that he has presented locally, nationally, and internationally. He has published many of the projects in medical journals as well as authored multiple book chapters. Dr. Abzug is board certified in orthopaedic surgery.
Practice Locations:
Kernan Hospital
2200 Kernan Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21207
University of Maryland Medical Center
22 South Greene Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Clinic Location:
Texas Station
1 Texas Station, Suite 300
Timonium, MD 21093
Appointment phone number: 1-877-771-4567 or 410-448-6400
Dr. Akabudike is an orthopaedic surgeon at the University of Maryland and an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She is a specialist in surgery of the hand and entire upper extremity. Her interests include the care of:
- Fractures, trauma and amputations
- Tendon, cartilage and nerve injuries
- Athletic and sports related injuries
- Arthritis
- Hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder replacement
- Rotator cuff disease
- Dupuytren's contracture
Dr. Akabudike is a graduate of Cornell University Medical College. She completed her orthopaedic residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and completed a Hand and Upper Extremity fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic / Case Western Reserve University Combined Fellowship program in Cleveland, OH.
Dr. Akabudike has authored scientific articles and textbook chapters. She is actively involved in research pertaining to wrist kinematics and arthritis; and tendon regeneration strategies.
She is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and the American Association of Hand Surgeons. She is board certified in orthopaedic surgery.
To contact Dr. Akabudike directly, please call 410-448-6774. To schedule a patient appointment, please call the Department of Orthopaedics’ Call Center at 410-448-6400.
Practice Locations:
University of Maryland Medical Center
22 S. Greene Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Kernan Hospital
2200 Kernan Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21207
Appointment phone number: 1-877-771-4567 or 410-448-6400
Dr. Eglseder is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the Chief of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, and an attending Orthopaedic Traumatologist at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. He received his medical degree at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and served his residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Eglseder also completed a fellowship in hand surgery at the University of Louisville.
Dr. Eglseder's teaching activities include serving as an orthopaedic trauma attending for the Hospital for Joint Diseases, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, University of Maryland Medical Center, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Eglseder is board certified in orthopaedic surgery, with added qualifications in hand surgery.
Practice Locations:
University of Maryland Medical Center
22 S. Greene Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Kernan Hospital
2200 Kernan Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21207
Appointment phone number: 1-877-771-4567 or 410-448-6400
Dr. Pensy is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and an attending orthopaedic traumatologist at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. Dr. Pensy received his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and he completed his orthopaedic residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Pensy's fellowship in hand surgery was completed at The Curtis National Hand Center at Union Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Pensy has special interests and expertise in hand surgery and orthopaedic traumatology. He is board certified in orthopaedic surgery.
Practice Locations:
Kernan Hospital
2200 Kernan Drive
Baltimore, MD 21207
University of Maryland Medical Center
22 South Greene Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Appointment phone number: 1-877-771-4567 or 410-448-6400
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