We are proud and excited to have residents from El Hospital Universitario La Paz in Madrid, Spain start rotating with us as part of a new Hand & Microvascular Surgery Elective.

On August 1st, we enjoyed an amazing night of baseball and camaraderie at Nelson Wolff Municipal Stadium when we said good-bye to our 2014-15 fellows and also welcomed in our 2015-16 group!

Today is a bittersweet day for us. Today, three incredibly talented young surgeons will complete their fellowship training in upper extremity and microvascular surgery here at the Hand Center of San Antonio and will move on to wonderful practices across the country.

A BIG Hand Center “Thumb’s up!” to Becky Hammon in leading the San Antonio Spurs Summer League team through 7 hard fought games, ultimately becoming the 2015 Samsung NBA Summer League Champions!

If you have fireworks left over after the July 4th celebrations, remember to continue to exercise caution and practice fireworks safety to avoid hand injuries and other accidents. Fireworks can still cause serious injuries...even after the holidays. We tend to see many hand injuries that could have been avoided by following simple fireworks safety guidelines.

As we look forward to time with family and friends, backyard barbecues and spectacular firework shows, we would like to take this opportunity to talk about firework safety.

One of the Hand Center's very own, Dr. James Saucedo, was invited to Madrid, Spain in mid May 2015 to lead a workshop on distal radius fracture fixation and ulnar shortening osteotomy.

Dr. David Green founded the Helping Hands Fund in 2009 to help those less fortunate reach their goals through education. A 501c3 organization, the Helping Hands Fund raises money for scholarships and disburses those funds through San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries and Haven for Hope.

Dr. Pederson is no stranger to the microsurgery community. He has traveled all over the United States and the rest of the world sharing his perspective and expertise.