
Title(s):
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor of Neurology
Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Professor of Neurology
Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Brushart Professor of Hand Surgery
Vice Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chief of Hand Surgery
Vice Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chief of Hand Surgery
Appointment Phone:
410-955-9663
Primary Location:
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Expertise:
Arthritis of the Hand, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Dupuytren's Contracture, Nerve Compression, Nerve Injury, Orthopaedic Surgery, Perinatal Brachial Plexus Injury, Ulnar Neuropathy
Education and Experience
Training
- Harvard Medical School (Boston MA)/ (1976)
Residencies
- Harvard Medical School (Boston MA)/ Orthopaedics (1981)
Fellowships
- Union Memorial Hospital (Baltimore MD)/ Hand Surgery (1983)
Certifications
- Orthopedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (1985)
Locations
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 N. Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-955-9663
Appointment Phone: 410-955-9663
Fax: 410-502-6816
Location Map
Department / Division
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Orthopaedic Surgery - Division of Hand Surgery
Centers/Institutes
Bio
Physician Title
Brushart Professor of Hand Surgery
Vice Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chief of Hand Surgery
Vice Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chief of Hand Surgery
Awards and Honors
Morehead Scholar
Merit Scholarship Finalist
Milton Fellow, Harvard University
Jordan Fellow, National Spinal Cord Injury Foundation
L.W. Freeman Award, National Spinal Cord Injury Foundation
Bunnell Traveling Fellowship, ASSH
Joseph Boyes Award, ASSH
Thomas M. Brushart Professorship in Hand Surgery
President, The Sunderland Society
Emanuel Kaplan Anatomy Prize, ASSH
The Hanno Millesi Prize, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
Merit Scholarship Finalist
Milton Fellow, Harvard University
Jordan Fellow, National Spinal Cord Injury Foundation
L.W. Freeman Award, National Spinal Cord Injury Foundation
Bunnell Traveling Fellowship, ASSH
Joseph Boyes Award, ASSH
Thomas M. Brushart Professorship in Hand Surgery
President, The Sunderland Society
Emanuel Kaplan Anatomy Prize, ASSH
The Hanno Millesi Prize, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
Expertise
- Arthritis of the Hand
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Nerve Compression
- Nerve Injury
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Perinatal Brachial Plexus Injury
- Ulnar Neuropathy
Research
Research and Publications
Aspalter, M., Vyas, A., Feiner, J., Griffin, J., Brushart, T.M., Redett, R. Modification of Schwann Cell Gene Expression by Electroporation in vivo. J. Neuroscience Methods 176:96- 103, 2009.
Hoke, A., Redett, R., Hameed, H., Jari, R., Zhou, C., Li, Z.B., Griffin, J.W., and Brushart, T.M. Schwann Cells Express Motor and Sensory Phenotypes that Regulate Axon Regeneration. J. Neurosci. 26:9646-9655, 2006.
Brushart, T.M., Jari, R., Verge, V., Rohde, C., and Gordon, T. Electrical Stimulation Restores the Specificity of Sensory Axon Regeneration. Exp. Neurol. 194:221-229, 2005.
Witzel, C., Rohde, C., and Brushart, T.M. Pathway Sampling by Regenerating Peripheral Axons. J. Comparative Neurol. 485:183-190, 2005.
Redett, R., Jari, R., Crawford, T., Chen, Y-G., Rohde, C., and Brushart, T.M. Peripheral Pathways Regulate Motoneuron Collateral Dynamics. J. Neurosci. 25(41):9406-9412, 2005.
Le, T., Aszmann, O., Chen, Y-G., Royall, R., and Brushart, T.M. Effects of Pathway and Neuronal Aging on the Specificity of Motor Axon Regeneration. Exp. Neurol. 167:126-132, 2001.
Brushart, T.M., Hoffman, P.N., Royall, R.M., Murinson, B.B., Witzel, C. and Gordon, T. Electrical Stimulation Promotes Motoneuron Regeneration without Increasing Its Speed or Conditioning the Neuron. J. Neurosci. 22(15):6631-6638, 2002.
Brushart, T.M. Preferential Motor Reinnervation: A Sequential Double Labeling Study. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience 1:281-287, 1990.
Brushart, T.M. The Central Course of Digital Axons Within the Median Nerve of Macaca Mulatta. J. Comp. Neurol. 311:197-209, 1991.
Brushart, T.M. Preferential Reinnervation of Motor Pathways by Regenerating Motor Axons. J. Neurosci. 13:2730-2738, 1993.
Brushart, T.M. and Mesulam, M.M. Alteration in Connections Between Muscle and Anterior Horn Motoneurons after Peripheral Nerve Repair. Science 208:603-605, 1980.
Hoke, A., Redett, R., Hameed, H., Jari, R., Zhou, C., Li, Z.B., Griffin, J.W., and Brushart, T.M. Schwann Cells Express Motor and Sensory Phenotypes that Regulate Axon Regeneration. J. Neurosci. 26:9646-9655, 2006.
Brushart, T.M., Jari, R., Verge, V., Rohde, C., and Gordon, T. Electrical Stimulation Restores the Specificity of Sensory Axon Regeneration. Exp. Neurol. 194:221-229, 2005.
Witzel, C., Rohde, C., and Brushart, T.M. Pathway Sampling by Regenerating Peripheral Axons. J. Comparative Neurol. 485:183-190, 2005.
Redett, R., Jari, R., Crawford, T., Chen, Y-G., Rohde, C., and Brushart, T.M. Peripheral Pathways Regulate Motoneuron Collateral Dynamics. J. Neurosci. 25(41):9406-9412, 2005.
Le, T., Aszmann, O., Chen, Y-G., Royall, R., and Brushart, T.M. Effects of Pathway and Neuronal Aging on the Specificity of Motor Axon Regeneration. Exp. Neurol. 167:126-132, 2001.
Brushart, T.M., Hoffman, P.N., Royall, R.M., Murinson, B.B., Witzel, C. and Gordon, T. Electrical Stimulation Promotes Motoneuron Regeneration without Increasing Its Speed or Conditioning the Neuron. J. Neurosci. 22(15):6631-6638, 2002.
Brushart, T.M. Preferential Motor Reinnervation: A Sequential Double Labeling Study. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience 1:281-287, 1990.
Brushart, T.M. The Central Course of Digital Axons Within the Median Nerve of Macaca Mulatta. J. Comp. Neurol. 311:197-209, 1991.
Brushart, T.M. Preferential Reinnervation of Motor Pathways by Regenerating Motor Axons. J. Neurosci. 13:2730-2738, 1993.
Brushart, T.M. and Mesulam, M.M. Alteration in Connections Between Muscle and Anterior Horn Motoneurons after Peripheral Nerve Repair. Science 208:603-605, 1980.
Research Interests
- Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
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Languages
- English
Memberships
Society for Neuroscience
Orthopaedic Research Society
Sunderland Society
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
Peripheral Nerve Society
Orthopaedic Research Society
Sunderland Society
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
Peripheral Nerve Society
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