Pediatric Hand Therapy

Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Pediatrics, University of Maryland, Department of Pediatrics Orthopaedics; Baltimore, MD, United States Academic Appointment: Associate Professor, Department ofOrthopaedic Surgery, Temple UniversitySchool of MedicineHand Surgeon, Shriners Hospitalfor ChildrenEducation:Undergraduate: Duke UniversityDurham, North CarolinaDegree: B.S. Computer Science 1978-1982Medical: Hahnemann University School of MedicinePhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaDegree: M.D. 1982-1986Internship: Albert Einstein Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPreliminary General SurgeryJuly 1986 to June 1987Residency: Albert Einstein Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaOrthopaedic SurgeryJuly 1987 to June 1991Shriners Hospital for Crippled ChildrenPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPediatric Orthopaedic SurgeryJanuary 1989 to July 1989Thomas Jefferson University HospitalHand Rehabilitation CenterPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaHand SurgeryJanuary 1990 to March 1990Fellowship: Mayo ClinicRochester, MinnesotaHand & Microvascular SurgeryJuly 1991 - July 1992Curriculum Vitae Scott H. Kozin, MDBoard Certification:Certificate of Added Qualifications inHand Surgery, August 1995Re-certification, November 2004Board Certification, American Board ofOrthopaedic Surgeons, July 15, 1994Re-certification, November 2004Diplomate, American Board of OrthopaedicSurgeonsDiplomate, National Board of MedicalExaminersOrganization Memberships:Alpha Omega Alpha, Honor Medical Society (1986)American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsAmerican Society for Surgery of the Hand (1996)American Association for Hand SurgeryTemple-Shriners Alumni Association (1995)Pennsylvania Orthopaedic SocietyPhiladelphia Orthopaedic SocietyAO Teaching Faculty (1995)International Wrist Investigators Workshop (1998)Philadelphia Hand Society (1992)Orthopaedic OverseasNew Millennium Hand Club (1992)American Orthopaedic Association (2001)Awards/ Honors:Sterling Bunnell Travelling Fellow 2001-2002, American Society for Surgery of the HandJoseph H. Boyes Award, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2002

• SECTION I - BACKGROUND1 Embryology and Intrauterine Diagnosis2 Hand Function: Typical DevelopmentSECTION II - EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT3 Physical Examination of the Pediatric Upper Extremity4 Outcome MeasuresSECTION III - COMPLEMENTARY, PRACTICAL, AND CLINICAL APPROACHES5 Splinting, Taping, and Adaptation6 Pediatric Hand Therapy-Prosthetics and TrainingSECTION IV - CONGENITAL DISORDERS7 Congenital-Syndactyly8 Rehabilitation of the Pediatric Upper Extremity Congenital Part II-Polydactyly9 Congenital II: Radial Longitudinal Deficiency and Thumb Hypoplasia10 ArthrogryposisSECTION V - NEURO AND NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS11 Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy-Introduction and Initial Treatment12 Brachial Plexus: Primary Surgery13 Brachial Plexus Pre- and Post-Op Management: Secondary14 Cerebral Palsy15 Tetraplegia: Nerve and Tendon TransfersSECTION VI - JOINT DISORDERS16 Multiligamentous Laxity17 Rheumatologic DisordersSECTION VII - TRAUMA18 Fractures: Hand and Wrist19 Fractures of the Pediatric Elbow and Shoulder20 Tendon Injuries and Trigger Digits21 Surgical and Therapeutic Management of Volkmann's Ischemic Contracture and Free Functional Muscle Transfer22 Amputations and Replants23 Pediatric Hand Burn Therapy SECTION VIII - SPORTS24 Pediatric Sports Injuries: Little League Elbow, Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Elbow, Gymnast Wrist25 Pediatric Hand Therapy-Sports Shoulder: Throwing Athletes