Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery; Associate Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency; Program Director, Joseph H. Boyes Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship
Keck School of Medicine of USC / Keck Medicine of USC
Biography
Luke T. Nicholson, MD, is a fellowship-trained hand and upper-extremity orthopaedic surgeon. He is an Assistant Professor at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, where he is also the Associate Program Director for the orthopaedic residency program and the Fellowship Director for the hand and upper-extremity fellowship. He treats traumatic and degenerative conditions of the hand, wrist, forearm, and elbow using reconstructive, arthroscopic, peripheral nerve, and microsurgical techniques.
Research interests
Hand and upper-extremity trauma; fractures and arthritis; peripheral nerve disorders; tendon and ligament reconstruction; wrist and elbow arthroscopy; microsurgery; surgical simulation and education; access to hand surgery; patient outcomes