Specialties:
Hand Surgeon, Orthopedic Surgeon
Address:
1500 Owens St., San Francisco, CA 94158
Education:
Medical School - New York University, School of Medicine
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery
Hospital for Special Surgery, Fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
Professional Memberships:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orthopaedic Research Society
Awards and Publications:
Alpha Omega Alpha, New York University, Ruth Jackson Society Resident Research Award, Mantle PG, Amirtharajah M, Klippel S, Miljkovic A, Naik JT, Nestler S. Debrisoquine 4-hydroxylation and the Balkan Endemic Nephropathy [letter]. Nephron. 81(3): 347-8, 1999., Egol KA, Amirtharajah M, Tejwani NC, Capla EL, Koval KJ. Ankle Stress Test for Predicting the Need for Surgical Fixation of Isolated Fibular Fractures. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 86A(11):2393-8, 2005., Amirtharajah M, Lattanza L. Fungal Infections of the Hand. Current Orthopaedic Practice. In press., Amirtharajah M, Weiland A. Open Reduction Internal Fixation with a Volar Locking Plate. In Gelberman R (ed.). Masterâs Techniques in Wrist Surgery, 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins. 2009, Amirtharajah M, Weiland A. Distal Radius Osteotomy. In Gelberman R (ed.). Masterâs Techniques in Wrist Surgery, 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins. 2009., Amirtharajah M, Lattanza L. Extensor Tendon Repairs: Zone a. In Diao E and Mass D (ed.). Tendon Injuries in the Hand and Upper Extremity: A Master Skills Publication. In press.
Hospital affiliations:
University of California San Francisco Medical Center
About:
Dr. Amirtharajah completed her residency at the University of Iowa and her fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery. She treats all disorders of the hand
and wrist including...