Congenital and General Pediatric Hand Surgery

Children explore the world with their hands. As young adults, they use their hands to practice and perfect their skills and talents, from the sports field to the orchestra hall. Drawing upon in-depth experience and using advanced technology, our team treats infants, children and adolescents so they can heal and recover.

Treating everything from dislocations and fractures to infections and congenital conditions, our pediatric hand surgery program in Plano and Dallas welcomes hundreds of patients each month for first-time visits, surgical intervention and rehabilitation and therapy.

The UT Southwestern physicians who lead our team are highly specialized hand surgeons devoted to innovative and compassionate care. Representing ACGME-accredited hand fellowship programs at UCLA, UT Southwestern and Washington University, the providers at Children’s Health℠ are considered leaders in their field.

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Plano

469-303-3000
Fax: 469-303-4520
Ste T1200

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Conditions We Treat

Amniotic Band Sequence (Constriction Ring Deformity)
Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy (Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy)
Brachial Plexus Injury
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Duplicate Thumb
Facial Reanimation
Finger Dislocation
Finger Fractures
Finger Sprain
Free Toe Transfer
Functional Muscle Transfer (Vascularized Free Gracilis Transfer)
Gamekeeper's Thumb
Ganglion Cyst
Giant Cell Tumor
Hand Burns
Hypoplastic Thumb (Thumb Absence)
Lipoma
Lower Extremity Coverage
Malignant Tumors
Nerve Palsy
Nerve Palsy After Transverse Myelitis
Nerve Laceration
Pigmented Lesions
Pollicization
Post-Burn Contracture Nail Bed Injury Wound Management
Post-Stroke Palsy
Post-Traumatic Palsy
Radial Longitudinal Deficiency (Radial Club Hand)
Reconstruction (Tendon Lacerations Amputation)
Replantation (Tendon Lacerations Amputation)
Scapholunate Ligament Tear
Scar Revision
Skier's Thumb
Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tear (TFCC Injury)
Vascular Malformations
Vascularized Bone Graft
Wrist Sprain

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Girl hand surgery patient playing the piano

We work hand-in-hand with the Children’s Health Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine

The pediatric hand surgery team at Children’s Health provides comprehensive treatment for sports injuries in young athletes and overuse injuries by children who play musical instruments.

Our goal is to get kids back to the sports and performances they love using the most minimally invasive approach.

Same-day trauma appointments featuring in-office imaging and casting

When traumatic hand injuries happen, we are by your side™ with same-day appointments in our Plano location.Many hand and peripheral nerve conditions are caused by injuries, but others occur in children who are born with congenital conditions. Our pediatric hand program is recognized around the world for its outcomes in both types of hand problems.

In fact, Program Director, Jonathan Cheng, M.D., is part of a team perfecting electrical interfaces that record and stimulate nerves to supply movement and feeling to a prosthetic hand. This could be life-changing for children with hand amputations.

Proud to offer individualized treatment, conservative management

Surgery is rarely the first line of treatment. The pediatric hand surgeons at Children’s Health bring more than 17 years of combined experience, and they manage injuries with interventional and restorative hand therapy when possible.

Our multidisciplinary team has a long history together treating pediatric hand patients and works collaboratively to provide comprehensive and compassionate care. The team includes:

Pediatric hand surgeons
Physician assistants
Hand therapists
Pediatric-focused nursing and medical staff
Child psychologists
Child life specialists
Social workers

We treat every child as if they were our own. Contact our caring pediatric hand surgery team in Plano and Dallas today to learn more about our program. Have questions about your first appointment? Learn more about what you can expect before, during and after your appointment.

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Music has been a part of Miette's life for as long as she can remember. Whether she is singing, dancing or playing an instrument, something comes alive in her when she performs. So when the 13-year-old's wrist started hurting, her family acted quickly to find experts who could help her heal and continue to play.

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Meet the Care Team

Jonathan Cheng, MD Pediatric Hand Surgeon
Jennifer Kargel, MD Pediatric Hand Surgeon
Purushottam Nagarkar, MD Pediatric Hand Surgeon
Savannah Brown, PA-C Physician Assistant - Plastic Surgery
Jessica Grant, PA-C Physician Assistant - Plastic Surgery
Laura Hanna, PA-C Physician Assistant - Plastic Surgery
Kimly Nguyen, PA-C Physician Assistant - Plastic Surgery
Sarah Scheiwe, PA-C Physician Assistant - Plastic Surgery
Elizabeth Wetz, PA-C Physician Assistant - Plastic Surgery
Debbie Knetzer Occupational Therapist
Sarah Garza, OTR Occupational Therapist
Jessica Johnson, MOTR/L, CHT Occupational Therapist

Congenital and General Pediatric Hand Surgery

Congenital and General Pediatric Hand Surgery

Plano

Conditions We Treat

We work hand-in-hand with the Children’s Health Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine

Same-day trauma appointments featuring in-office imaging and casting

Proud to offer individualized treatment, conservative management

Meet the Care Team

Locations