Dr. Fernandez, surgeon with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Hand, Wrist & Elbow Institute in Chicago, Illinois, recently performed a successful finger transplant on a Latino patient who lost many of her fingers from a machine accident injury.
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Opens Hand, Wrist & Elbow Institute
Visit the nationally renowned upper extremity surgeons
Dr. Mark Cohen, Dr. John Fernandez and Dr. Robert Wysocki,
at the new MOR Hand, Wrist & Elbow Institute. > Learn more
U.S.News & World Report
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush is nationally recognized as a leader in comprehensive orthopedic services ranging from
sports medicine, hip, knee, hand, feet, spine, cartilage restoration, pediatrics, trauma, orthopedic oncology, and shoulder care.
In fact, the orthopedic program at Rush University Medical Center is ranked nationally by U.S.News & World Report and is the #1 ranked program in Illinois.
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