Best Adhesive Capsulitis Shoulder Doctors in Anchorage, AK

Eugene Chang, MD, is a doctor specializing in orthopedics, practicing at Orthopedic Physicians Anchorage in Anchorage, Alaska. As an orthopedic surgeon, he focuses on injuries and diseases of your body's musculoskeletal system, including your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves that allow you to move, work, and be active.Dr. Chang is a member of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, which indicates board- certificiation in this specialty.Dr. Chang earned a Fellowship at the Institute for Bone and Joint Disorder, completed Residency at Loyola University of Chicago, and attended Medical School at St. Louis CC Florissant Valley.

Our team at Alaska Hand-Elbow-Shoulder will work for your health and healing and will strive to both relieve pain and restore function in the hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder, or knee to get you back to your active Alaskan lifestyle.

Dr. Ala is fellowship trained in hand, upper extremity and microvascular surgery. He focuses on treating patients with hand, wrist and elbow conditions including fractures, carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, joint replacement and more. He also has extensive training in wrist, elbow, and shoulder arthroscopy. Dr. Ala earned his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in New York City in 2008. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, where he also served as chief resident. After residency, Dr. Ala received subspecialty fellowship training in Hand, Upper Extremity and Microvascular Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. During his fellowship Dr. Ala received extensive training in hand and digit replantation and participated in one of the few hand transplant programs in the world. Dr. Ala also holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University. Among his numerous papers and presentations, Dr. Ala co-authored ``Stick Dominance Versus Hand Dominance in Youth Hockey,`` recently presented in San Francisco. He has also written a number of book chapters on wrist surgery and lectured on a number of topics, including pediatric elbow fracture treatment, sports injuries of the hand and wrist, and radial head fracture operative and non-operative management. Dr. Ala is excited to return to his home state with his wife and three children and establish his practice here in Anchorage. He was born and raised in Soldotna where his grandparents homesteaded in the 1940s. He grew up working on the family farm, commercial fishing, and playing hockey.

Elisha Powell, MD is a doctor specializing in orthopedics, practicing in Anchorage, Alaska. As an orthopedic surgeon, he focuses on injuries and diseases of your body's musculoskeletal system, including your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves that allow you to move, work, and be active.Dr. Powell is a member of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, which indicates board- certificiation in this specialty.Dr. Powell completed Residency at University of Washington School of Med., and attended Medical School at University of Florida.

Our team at Alaska Hand-Elbow-Shoulder will work for your health and healing and will strive to both relieve pain and restore function in the hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder, or knee to get you back to your active Alaskan lifestyle.

Dr. Thomas Paynter, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist who practices in Anchorage, AK. He is 49 years old and has been practicing for 20 years. Dr. Thomas Paynter, MD is affiliated with Alaska Regional Hospital.

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