Vincent D. Pellegrini, Jr., MD, a renowned hand surgeon and expert in total joint replacement, is the James L. Kernan Professor and chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore and chief of Orthopaedics at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Dr. Pellegrini came to the University of Maryland from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, where he was professor and chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. From 1986 to 1992, he was on the faculty of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Dr. Pellegrini oversees orthopaedic research, education and patient care at the University of Maryland Medical Center (which includes the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center) and Kernan Hospital. His department also includes the orthopaedic surgeons who are the team physicians for the University of Maryland College Park.
Dr. Pellegrini received his M.D. from Dartmouth Medical School and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. He completed his residency in surgery at the Hartford Hospital and after pursuing a residency in orthopaedics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry / Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York, Dr Pellegrini served as chief resident and completed a fellowship in surgery of the hand and upper extremity at the University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Pellegrini is a member of the Orthopaedic Research Society, the Osteoarthritis Research Society, Hip Society, and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. He has received numerous awards, including the John Charnley Award from the Hip Society and the Sterling Bunnell Traveling Fellowship from the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.
Adult reconstructive/joint replacement surgery of the hip and knee and hand/upper extremity surgery are areas of clinical interest and expertise. Research interests include thromboembolic disease, the control of heterotopic ossification after hip replacement, osteonecrosis, and causative factors in osteoarthritis of the hand.
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