Douglas F

Douglas M. Freedman, M.D., a board-certified (Orthopaedic) Hand Surgeon, entered private practice in 2003 after leaving a busy practice at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, California. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and then attended Yale University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at UCLA. He then completed a hand and upper extremity fellowship at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. His fellowship included training at Columbia University in New York City as well as the Institute Kaplan in Barcelona, Spain.

Dr. Freedman is the author of several peer-reviewed articles in hand surgery. His interests include reconstructive hand and wrist procedures. His extensive training and experience covers a wide array of problems of the hand and wrist which include trauma, neurologic conditions, arthritis, tendinitis, and tumors.West LA Hand Center provides comprehensive evaluations and treatment of the lower arm and hand. We have been proudly serving the Santa Monica community and beyond and offer a variety of treatment options always keeping in mind that every hand is as unique as the individual.