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Keith A Segalman, M.D.
Greater Chesapeake Hand Specialists
1400 Front Avenue - Suite 100
Lutherville, Maryland 21093
410-296-6232

Personal History
Born: Albany, New York
December 11, 1961
Married: July 22, 1990
Children: 2 Daughters

Education
1979-1983
B.A. in Chemistry
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

1983-1987
Doctorate of Medicine
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York

1987-1988
General Surgery Internship
Bellevue Hospital
New York University
New York, New York

1988-1992
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Bellevue Hospital
New York University
New York, New York

1992-1993
Hand Surgery Fellowship
Raymond Curtis Hand Center
Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland

Employment
1993-Present
Greater Chesapeake Hand Specialists, P.A.
1400 Front Avenue - Suite 100
Lutherville, Maryland 21093

1993-Present
UMH Hand Associates
201 E. University Parkway
Baltimore, Maryland 21218

Honors
Franklin and Marshall College:
Magna Cum Laude
Phi Beta Kappa
International Chemical Society Student Convention:
-First Place in Physical Chemistry
-Willig Pentathlon Prize
Theodore Alexander Saulnier Award
Southern Pennsylvania Chemical Society Award
Michael A. Lewis Memorial Physics Prize

New York University School of Medicine:
-Alpha Omega Alpha

Baltimore Magazine Top Doctors - 2000

Licensure
Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners
July 1, 1988
New York State License 176291-1, September 23, 1988
Maryland State License D43247, May 28, 1992

Board of Certification
Diplomate of The American Board of Orthopaedic
Surgery, July 13, 1995
Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery,
August 19, 1996

Academic Appointment
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Educational Courses
Enneking’s Musculoskeletal Pathology Review
Course, Marineland, Florida, November 5-16, 1990.

New York University Microsurgical Course, New
York, New York, June 10-14, 1991.

AO/ASIF Resident Basic Course, New York, New
York, October 2-6, 1991.

American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Residents Review Course, New York, New York, October 26-27, 1991.

Peripheral Neural Regeneration Workshop,
Baltimore, Maryland, April 16, 1993.

Wrist: Problems and Challenges, New Port Beach,
CA, May 19-22, 1993.

The Shoulder: A Comprehensive Review,
Washington, DC, April 28-30, 1995.

Medical Societies
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
American Medical Association
Maryland Orthopaedic Association
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland

Administrative Positions

President, Maryland Orthopaedic Association
President, Curtis National Hand Specialists
Board of Directors, Greater Chesapeake Hand Specialists.
Union Memorial Orthopedic Surgery Policy Committee
Union Memorial Hand Surgery Policy Committee
Union Memorial Credentials Committee
Scientific Exhibit Committee, American Society
for Surgery of the Hand
Selected Readings Committee, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Legislative Committee Medical Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland
Union Memorial Hospital, Operating Room Committee

Social Memberships
Baltimore Country Club
Maryland Club
Roland Run Tennis Club
Wagner’s Run Fishing Club
Tunkahanna Fishing Club

Medical Missions
Georgetown, Guyana. October 20, 1992 - November 2, 1992.
Georgetown, Guyana. January 18, 1995 - January 28, 1995.

Abstracts
Segalman, K., Waugh, T., and Testa, N. The Tri-Lock
Socket: Are Pegs, Screws, Threads Really Necessary? Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. February 10, 1990. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Grenis, M., Segalman, K., Melone, C. and Raskin, K. Operative Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures in Patients over Sixty. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Hand Surgery. October 26, 1990. Boston, Massachusetts.

Raskin, K., Melone, C., Fraxier, J. and Segalman, K.
Closed Pinning of Unstable Metacarpal Fractures. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. September 10, 1991. Orlando, Florida.

Segalman, K., Melone, C., and Raskin, K. An Anatomic Classification of Intra-articular Distal Radius Fractures. Poster Exhibit at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. February 23, 1992. Washington, D.C.

Segalman, K., Melone, C., and Raskin, K. Limited Open Treatment for Distal Radius Articular Fractures. Presented at the New York Society for Surgery of the Hand Residents Meeting. May 12, 1992. New York, New York.

Segalman, K., Clark, G. Treatment of Distal Radius Non-unions. Presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. October 30, 1994. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Chung, K., Segalman, K., Wittstadt, R., Miles, W. Intraosseous Ganglia of the Carpal Bones: A Clinical Study of Twenty Cases. Presented at the American Association for Hand Surgery. January 11, 1996. Desert Springs, California.

Cook, P., Clark, G., Yu, J., McClinton, M., Segalman, K., Cook, A., Coleman, C. Evaluation of Ulnar-Sided Wrist Pain in the Madelung Deformity. Poster Exhibit at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand 52nd Annual Meeting. Sept. 11-13, 1997. Denver, Colorado.

Segalman, K.A., Wilgis, E.F.S. Post-Traumatic Ulnar Subluxation of the Extensor Tendons Corrected with a Dynamic Lumbrical Tendon Transfer. Presented at the American Association for Hand Surgery 1998 Annual Meeting. Jan. 7-10, 1998. Scottsdale, Arizona.

Segalman, K.A., Clark, N., Burkhardt, L.D. Survivorship of Composite Fingertip Grafts Under Hypothermic Conditions. Poster Exhibit at the American Association for Hand Surgery 1998 Annual Meeting. Jan 7-10, 1998. Scottsdale, Arizona.

Cook, P.A., Wilgis, E.F.S., Nappi, J.F., Segalman, K.A. Chronic Volar Dislocation of the Distal Ulna. Poster Exhibit at the American Association for Hand Surgery 1998 Annual Meeting. Jan. 7-10, 1998. Scottsdale, Arizona.

Segalman, K.A., Cook, P.A., Wang, B.H., Theisen, L., Sargent, R. Digital Neurorrhaphy After the Age of Sixty: Poster Exhibit at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. 1998 Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN.

Quade, P., Segalman, K.A., Clark, G.L. Interactaive 3-D Anatomy of the Wrist. Scientific Exhibit at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. 1998 Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN.

Segalman, K.A., Cook, P.A., Wang, B.H., Theisen, L., Sargent, R. Digital Neurorrhaphy After the Age of Sixty. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. 1999 Annual Meeting. Feb. 4, 1999. Anaheim, CA.

Segalman, K.A., Yahira, J., DaSilva, M. Complications of Ulnar Shortening Osteotomies. Presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. 1999 Annual Meeting. Sept. 4, 1999, Boston, MA.

DaSilva, M. and Segalman, K. The Dorsal Branch of the Digital Nerve: Clinical and Anatomic Significance. Poster Exhibit at The American Society for Surgery of the Hand. 1999 Annual Meeting. Sept. 3-5, 1999, Boston, MA.

DaSilva, M., Parks, B. and Segalman, K. Biomechanical Analysis of Dynamic Loading of Progressive Distal Ulna Excision. Poster Exhibit at the International Society for Surgery of the Hand. Jan., 2000, Honolulu HI.

Ghidella, S.D., Segalman, K.A., Murphy, M.S. Results for Surgical Management of Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Contracture. Presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. 2000 Annual Meeting. October 5, 2000, Seattle, WA.

Lawton, J.N., Segalman, K.A. Biomechanical Study of Ulnar Stability with Progressive Distal Ulna Resection. Presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. 2000 Annual Meeting. October 7, 2000. Seattle, WA.

Segalman, K.A., Wittstadt, R.A. Biceps Reconstruction with Achilles Tendon Allograft. Presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. 2001 Annual Meeting. October 4, 2001. Baltimore, MD.

Siu, C., Murphy, M.S., Segalman, K.A. Phalangeal Nonunions. Presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. 2001 Annual Meeting. October 4, 2001. Baltimore, MD.

Doolabh VD, Segalman KA, Sexton CA, Yang A. Localization of Scapholunaate Interosseous Ligament defects with Magnetic Resonance Arthrography. Presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand 2002 Annual Meeting September 2002. Pheonix Arizona

Most, D, Su, C., Segalman, K. Small Vessel Patency with Progressive Rotation. Poster Presentation. American Soecity for Surgery of the Hand. 2002 Annual Meeting, October, 2002, Phoenix, AZ

Segalman K and Guyette T. Arthroscopic Thermal Shrinkage for Symptomatic Midcarpal Instability
Presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand 2003 Annual Meeting September 18, 2003 Chicago Il

Most D, Su C, Fanua S, Segalman KA Patency of Small Arterial Anastomoses with Progressive Rotation. Presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand 2003 Annual Meeting September 18, 2003 Chicago Il

Baechler MF ,Means KR, Parks BG, Nguyen,
Segalman KA . Carpal Canal Pressure of the Distracted Wrist. Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons. December 2003

Sharma K, Parks B, Segalman KA. Radiographic Parameters of Elevated Carpal Tunnel Pressure with Progressive Wrist Distraction: A Cadaveric Study 4th Combined Meeting of the American and Japanese Hand Societies for Surgery of the Hand. March 19-22, 2005. Honolulu Hawaii.

In Press
Sharma KM, Parks BG, Simmons LM, Segalman KA: Radiographic parameters of elevated carpal tunnel pressure with progressive wrist distraction: a cadaveric study. J Bone Joint Surg A submitted

Cooper,E.O.; Segalman,K.A.; Parks,B.G.; Sharma,K.M.; Nguyen,A.; Walsh,R., Biomechanical stability of a locking screw plate versus fragment-specific fixation in a distal radius fracture model, American Journal of Orthopaedics

Segalman, K., Uhl, R., and Fetto, J. Salvage of a Total Knee Arthroplasty Following a Subcutaneous Yeast Abscess: A Case Report.

Segalman, K., Waugh, T. and Testa, N. The Tri-Lock
Socket: Are Peg, Screws, and Threads Really Necessary?

Dinowitz, M., Segalman, K., Wolinsky, P. and Evanski, P. Hypomobility and Achilles Tendon Rupture.

Publications
Napolitano, C., Cooke, P., Segalman, K. and Herbette, L.
Organization of Calcium Pump Protein Dimers in the Isolated Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Membrane. Biophysical Journal. 42:119-125, 1983.

Herbette, L. Fabreau, C., Segalman, K., Napolitano, C. and Watras., J. Mechanism of Fatty Acid Effects on Sarcoplasmic Reticulum. II. Structural Changes Induced by Oleic and Palmitic Acids. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 259:1325-1335, 1984.

Uhl, R., Segalman, K., Fetto, J. and Present, D. Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Distal Fibula: A Case Report. Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease Orthopaedic Institute. 50:183-188, 1990.

Chung, K. and Segalman, K. Microvascular Solution for Vascular Complication in Surgery for Dupuytren’s Contracture: A Case Report. J Hand Surg . 21A:711-713, 1996.

Chung, K., Murphy, M. and Segalman, K. Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon Rupture in Intravenous Cocaine Drug Abusers: A Case Report. J Hand Surg. 21A:624-625, 1996.

Epstein, M., Segalman, K., Mulholland, J. and Orbegoso, C. Successful Treatment of Primary Cutaneous Aspergillus Flavus Infection of the Hand with Oral Itraconazole. J Hand Surg. 21A:1106-1108, 1996.

Dumanian, G., Segalman, K., Mispirata, L., Walsh., J
Hendrickson, M.F., Wilgis, E.F.S. Radial Artery Use in Bypass Grafting Does Not Change Digital Blood Flow or Hand Function. Ann. Thoracic Surg. 65(5):1284-1287, 1998.

Dumanian, G.A., Segalman, K.A., Buchner, J.W,, Kootz, C.L., Hendrickson, M.F., Wilgis, E.F. Analysis of Digital Pulse - Volume Recordings with Radial and Ulnar Artery Compression. Plast Reconstr. Surg. 102(6):1993-1998, 1998.

Segalman, K.A., Clark, G.L. Un-united Fractures of the Distal Radius. J. Hand Surg. 23A:914-919, 1998.

Segalman, K.A. and McClinton, M.A., Anthony, M.S. Reconstruction of An Ulnar-sided Thumb in Central Deficiency: A Case Report. J. Hand Surg. (AM). 26:40-3, 2001.

Segalman, K.A., Cook, P.A., Wang, B.H., and Theisen, L. Digital Neuropathy After the Age of Sixty Years. J. Reconstr. Microsurg. 17:85-8, 2001.

Ghidella, S.D., Segalman, K.A., Murphy, M.S. Long-Term Results of Surgical Management of Proximal Interphalangeal Contracture. J. Hand Surg. (AM): 27:799-805, 2002

Phillips, C. and Segalman, K. Diagnosis and Treatment of
Post-Traumatic Medial and Lateral Elbow Ligament
Incompetence. Hand Clinics. 18(1):149-159. 2002

Thomas AA, Rodruquez E, Segalman KA. Kienbock’s Disease in an Elderly Patient Treated with Proximal Row Carpectomy. J Hand Surg 2004; 29A: 685-688,

Baechler MF, Means KR, Jr., Parks BG, Nguyen A, Segalman KA: Carpal canal pressure of the distracted wrist. J Hand Surg 29:858-864, 2004.

Segalman K, Graham T. Scaphoid Proximal Pole Fractures and Nonunions. J Amer Soc Surg Hand. 2004; 4: 233-249.

Presentations
"Elbow Arthroplasty." Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, New
York University, April 16, 1990.

"Brachial Plexus Injuries." Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, New York University, April 8, 1991.

"Hand Infections." ASSH Resident and Fellows
Conference. Curtis Hand Center, October 8, 1994.

"Compartment Syndromes." ASSH Resident and Fellows Conference. Curtis Hand Center, October 8, 1994.

"Elbow Instability." Orthopaedic Grand Rounds. Johns Hopkins Hospital, April 17, 1997.

"Avascular Necrosis of the Scaphoid." Orthopaedic Grand Rounds. Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1999

"Multidisciplinary Management of Skeletal and Ligamentous Injuries of the Hand and Wrist." Instructional Course Lecture. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. 2000 Annual Meeting. October 5, 2000, Seattle, WA.

"Wrist Disorders." Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants Annual Meeting. November 15, 2000.

"Complications of Distal Radius Fractures" Orthopedic Grand Rounds. Johns Hopkins Hospital, April 2002

"Thoracic Outlet Syndrome" Orthopedic Grand Rounds. Johns Hopkins Hospital, May 2003

"Surgical Management of Difficult Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Disorders" Instructional Course Lecture. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. 2003 Annual Meeting September 19, 2003

"Replantation and Vascular Disorders." Curtis Hand Center Therapist Lecture Series. November 28, 2000.
Phillips, C. and Segalman, K. “Complications of Distal Radius Fractures. Orthopaedic Grand Rounds. Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2000.

"Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex." Orthopaedic Grand Rounds. Johns Hopkins Hospital, June 7, 2001.

"Difficult Problems of the PIP Joint" Orthopaedic Grand Rounds. Johns Hopkins Hospital May 6, 2004

"Advances in MP and PIP Arthroplasty" Instructional Course Lecture. 2004 Annual Meeting . September 11, 2004.

Ongoing Research
Biomechanical Study of Ulnar Stability with Progressive
Distal Ulnar Resection.

Outcomes of Fingertip Injuries: A Prospective Study.

Elevated Carpal Tunnel Pressure in the Distracted Wrist

Results of Ulnar Shortenting Osteotomies

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