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All the doctors at Raleigh Hand to Shoulder Center are double board-certified in orthopedic and hand surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Find out more about the high standards of the board certification process at www.abos.org

The doctors and staff at the Raleigh Hand to Shoulder Center are proud to announce their practice mission statement: “To improve the lives of our patients with compassionate, trusted, and cost-effective care.” We look to this mission statement in our everyday practice as a guiding principle in caring for our patients.

Effective 10/28/2024 we will no longer be open on Saturdays. Our doctors are always on call 24-7 for patients with urgent problems. Call our office at 919-872-3171 and you can speak to a board-certified hand surgeon after hours and on weekends. Our doctors can help triage conditions and treat patients promptly.

Raleigh Hand to Shoulder Center doctors are designated Tier 1 with Cigna and Premium Specialty Status with United HealthCare insurance companies! They have also been designated a high value specialist practice by the WakeMed Key Community ACO. This designation is assigned to doctors and practices who provide high value healthcare for their patients.

Andrea Lueken, OTR/L CHT grew up in Minnesota where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Art. She then received her Masters in Occupational Therapy at Eastern Michigan University in Yspilanti, MI. Andrea moved to Chicago, IL and discovered her passion for upper extremity rehabilitation and orthopedics while working in […]

Dr. James Post of Raleigh Hand to Shoulder Center discussed treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis involving the wrist. Orthopedic surgery residents, hand therapy, and Raleigh area hand surgeons were in attendance. Watch the video below to learn more about this condition.

Dr John Erickson was raised in El Paso, Texas. His father was an officer in the US Army, and the Erickson family settled in El Paso after his father retired from the military. As a youth, Dr. Erickson developed a love of the outdoors, was active in Boy Scouts, and earned the Eagle Scout Award. […]

Persistent hand pain after carpal tunnel surgery is a common question patients have following surgery. I want to expand on post-operative pain, as the great majority of the time the pain is related to normal healing.   Let’s start by breaking it down by time following surgery and what is abnormal and what is  normal immediate […]

When it comes to orthopaedic care, Dr. Terry Messer stands out as a renowned expert in the Triangle area. Learn more about his journey and expertise in the field. Comprehensive Orthopaedic Care in the Triangle Area Dr. Terry Messer moved to the Triangle in 2001 to join the faculty at UNC in the Department of […]

We are pleased to announce the addition of Samantha Tobin, OTD, OTR/L to the Raleigh Hand to Shoulder Center therapy department!  Expertise in Occupational Therapy Samantha obtained her Doctor of Occupational Therapy from Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences in 2018. She has worked as an occupational therapist at Greensboro Orthopedics and Emerge Orthopedics since […]