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Philipp Streubel, M.D. |
Philipp Streubel, M.D., is a new faculty member in the College of Medicine. Here’s a brief rundown of his background and the expertise he brings to UNMC.
- Name: Philipp Streubel, M.D.
- Hometown: Bogota, Colombia
- New title and department at UNMC: Hand and upper extremity surgeon,
assistant professor, department of orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation
Clinical interests:
Degenerative conditions and traumatic and overuse injuries of the upper extremity from the finger tips to the shoulder.
Research interests:
I have published several papers in the peer-reviewed literature on topics including trauma of the proximal and distal humerus, as well as shoulder arthroplasty and the treatment of elbow stiffness and instability. Ongoing research projects include studies on the management of wrist fractures, wrist arthritis, total elbow arthroplasty, shoulder arthroplasty and thumb arthritis.
Degrees:
- M. D.: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (1996-2002)
- Orthopaedic Residency: Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia (2004-2008)
- Fellowships:
- Orthopaedic Trauma: Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville (2010-2011)
- Shoulder and elbow surgery: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (2011-2012)
- Hand, elbow and microsurgery: Rush Medical Center, Chicago (2013-2014)
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Previous Positions:
- Upper extremity surgeon and assistant professor of orthopaedics at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota (2012-2013)
Memberships:
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH-Candidate)
- Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA-Candidate)
- Colombian Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SCCOT)
- AO Foundation Alumni Association, Mid-America Orthopaedic Association
- Mayo Clinic Alumni Association
- Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Society
How I fell in love with orthopaedics:
As a young athlete, I would visit the doctor for the occasional ankle sprain or wrist fracture. The impact of how such an injury would affect my daily function, as well as the ability of our body to recover its intricate function, never ceased to amaze me.
Later on, learning that even more complex injuries could be successfully treated with surgical interventions made the choice of orthopaedics an easy one. I developed my interest in the upper extremity at an early point in my orthopaedic training, as I learned about the complex yet harmonious interaction of the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder in playing a key role in our daily activities.
The treatment of the wide variety of problems affecting the upper extremity, which range from trauma over sports-related injuries to degenerative conditions, is one that on a daily basis rewards me with the great level of satisfaction that patients most frequently achieve.
Three things you don’t know about me:
- I used to play college basketball and volleyball.
- At 6 feet, 6 inches, there may not be more than a handful of taller hand surgeons than myself.
- I’m fluent in English, Spanish and German.