Condition Overview

Condition Overview
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Carpal tunnel syndrome is a compression of the median nerve in the palm. It's very common in individuals who use their hands at work - including desk work or high impact labor. It generally presents with numbness and tingling in the thumb, index, middle, and ring finger.

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Affecting Both Hands

Matthew Enna, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon

Completed fellowships at Brown University and UCLA

Specialties include sports medicine, trauma, and hand surgery

Matthew Enna, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon

Completed fellowships at Brown University and UCLA

Specialties include sports medicine, trauma, and hand surgery

Kurt Schroeder, MD

Neurosurgeon

Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery

Chief of Neurosurgery at St. Joseph’s Hospital

Former Chief of Surgery at Tucson Medical Center

Kurt Schroeder, MD

Neurosurgeon

Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery

Chief of Neurosurgery at St. Joseph’s Hospital

Former Chief of Surgery at Tucson Medical Center

Kyle Bickel, MD

Hand Surgeon

Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery — Surgeon & CEO at The Hand Center of San Francisco — Clinical Faculty – The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Kyle Bickel, MD

Hand Surgeon

Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery — Surgeon & CEO at The Hand Center of San Francisco — Clinical Faculty – The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Kyle Bickel, MD

Hand Surgeon

Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery — Surgeon & CEO at The Hand Center of San Francisco — Clinical Faculty – The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Kyle Bickel, MD

Hand Surgeon

Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery — Surgeon & CEO at The Hand Center of San Francisco — Clinical Faculty – The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Kyle Bickel, MD

Hand Surgeon

Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery — Surgeon & CEO at The Hand Center of San Francisco — Clinical Faculty – The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

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