Programs and Services
Hand and Upper Extremity
Physicians and Staff
University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty Physicians
Vincent D. Pellegrini, Jr., M.D.
Dr.
Pellegrini is the James Lawrence Kernan Professor and Chair of the Department
of Orthopaedics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Pellegrini
previously served as the chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, and the Milton S.
Hershey Medical Center, where he was also the C. McCollister Evarts Professor
of Orthopaedics.
He received his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School and completed his general surgery residency at Hartford Hospital. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital, where he was chief resident and part of the limb replantation team. Dr. Pellegrini also completed a fellowship in surgery of the hand and upper extremity at the University of Rochester and the Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Pellegrini's clinical interests and expertise includes adult reconstructive/joint replacement surgery of the hip and knee and hand/upper extremity surgery. His research interests include thromboembolic disease, the control of heterotopic ossification, osteonecrosis, and causative factors in osteoarthritis. He has published many articles, lectured at professional meetings nationally and internationally, and is the recipient of numerous honors and awards. In addition to serving on the editorial review board and acting as a consultant to several journals, Dr. Pellegrini is also currently the editor-in-chief of Current Opinion in Orthopaedics and a member of the board of associate editors for the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Practice Locations:
Kernan Hospital
2200 Kernan Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21207
University of Maryland Medical Center
22 South Greene Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Appointment phone number: 1-877-771-4567 or 410-448-6400
Dr. Silverman is an assistant professor of surgery in the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Silverman has experience in facial and nasal reconstruction, skin cancer resection, burn reconstruction, complex wound management, general reconstructive surgery, and facial and breast cosmetic surgery. He maintains a clinical and research interest in skin cancer resection and facial/nasal reconstruction and is currently involved in research projects focused on tissue engineering for reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Silverman is also a member of the Kernan Hospital Cleft Lip and Palate team. After receiving his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine where he was awarded the Wayne W. Babock prize for outstanding performance in surgery, Dr. Silverman completed his plastic surgery residency at Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital.Dr. Silverman has an extensive background in hand surgery and treats patients with such conditions as:
- Carpal tunnel
- Ganglion cyst
- Trigger finger
- Nerve, tendon or vascular injury to the hand
- Dupuytren disease
- DeQuervain's disease
- Fracture repair
- Nailbed injury
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: 410-328-2360
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, National Naval Medical Center, The Union Memorial Hospital, University of Maryland Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center and The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Eglseder is the associate editor for the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma and 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