
Dr. Alexander Y Shin M.D.
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905About
Dr. Alexander Shin is a hand surgeon practicing in Rochester, MN. Dr. Shin specializes in caring for hand, wrist and forearm problems without the option of surgery unless necessary. Many hand surgeons are also experts in diagnosing and caring for shoulder and elbow problems and tend to suggest non-surgical treatments such as hand therapy or physical therapy.
Education and Training
Univ of Pa Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1990
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 1990
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- Surgery of the Hand
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma in an adult forearm: a case report.
- AOA 2001 John J. Fahey, MD, Memorial North American Traveling Fellowship: fellows' travel diary.
- Intraosseous metacarpal involvement of giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath: report of 2 cases.
- Recurrent rupture of the triceps tendon repaired with hamstring tendon autograft augmentation: a case report and repair technique.
- Functional outcomes in young, active duty, military personnel after submuscular ulnar nerve transposition.
- Predicted effects of metacarpal shortening on interosseous muscle function.
- Atypical tensile-sided femoral neck stress fractures: the value of magnetic resonance imaging.
- Isolated scaphoid dislocation associated with axial carpal dissociation: an unusual injury report.
- Long thoracic nerve palsy in a fighter pilot.
- Adult brachial plexus injuries: mechanism, patterns of injury, and physical diagnosis.
- The use of the 4 + 5 extensor compartmental vascularized bone graft for the treatment of Kienböck's disease.
- Scaphoid fracture in children.
- The outcomes and complications of 1,2-intercompartmental supraretinacular artery pedicled vascularized bone grafting of scaphoid nonunions.
- The underestimation of a glass injury to the hand.
- Results of vascularized rib grafts in complex spinal reconstruction.
Treatments
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Neuropathy
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Pain
Dr. Alexander Y Shin M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 200 1st St SW
200 1st St SW -Rochester, MN 55905Get Direction
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