Brief Bio

Thomas E. Hansen , M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgeon
email:thansen@siumed.edu

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Department of Surgery, PO Box 19638
Springfield, IL 62794-9638

M.D. Degree:  SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY, 1997
Residency:      Orthopaedics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport LA, 2002
Fellowship:      Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 2003
Area(s) of Expertise: Orthopaedic related surgery of the hand and upper extremity

Brief Bio
Thomas E. Hansen, M.D. is a fellowship trained hand and upper extremity surgeon serving as Assistant Professor in the Division of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He is board certified in orthopaedic surgery with special interests in hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery, including arthroscopic procedures.
Prior to joining SIU, Dr. Hansen was in practice in Rochester, NY as an Assistant Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Upper Extremity Division.
Dr. Hansen evaluates and treats a full spectrum of injuries and conditions from the shoulder to the fingertip, including hand injuries, fractures and post-traumatic deformities of the upper limb, infections, nerve compression and overuse syndromes, arthritis and tendonitis, rotator cuff injuries and shoulder instability, and congenital malformations.