Thomas Brushart, MD, is the Brushart Professor of Hand Surgery and serves as the chief of orthopedic hand surgery at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. He is also a professor of orthopedic surgery, neurology and plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Dr. Brushart focuses on hand injuries and disorders, with particular expertise in the treatment of nerve compression syndromes, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar neuropathy. He also has expertise in reconstruction of the upper extremity compromised by nerve injury or disease. His research interests include peripheral nerve regeneration. He has written a book called "Nerve Repair." He has won numerous awards, including the Joseph Boyes Award and the Emanuel Kaplan Anatomy Prize from the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.
Dr. Brushart earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston. He completed the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program and a fellowship in hand surgery at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. He also completed a one-year hand fellowship at the Raymond Curtis Hand Center in Baltimore.