The Hand & Wrist Center
3633 Long Beach Boulevard, Suite 100
Long Beach, CA 90807
Phone: (562) 424-9000
Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Our Needle Aponeurotomy Specialists
Dr. Ross Nathan
Dr. Ross Nathan is a board-certified diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He specializes in the evaluation and treatment of all disorders related to the hand and wrist, as well as microvascular surgery, and amputation and replantation surgery. He has over 30 years of practice experience and is an active member at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and the Surgery Center of Long Beach.
Dr. Nathan has over 30 years of experience performing traditional, open surgery for Dupuytren’s Contracture (“open palmar and digital fasciotomy”), and he now offers Needle Aponeurotomy to many patients who previously would have been candidates for the traditional procedure.
Dr. Nathan was born in Reseda, California. He received a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of California at Irvine, where he graduated with honors. After receiving his Medical Degree at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, Dr. Nathan trained at the prestigious New York University/Bellevue Medical Center, where he completed his surgery internship and orthopedic residency.
Following his residency training, Dr. Nathan achieved further specialized training at the Philadelphia Hand Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he completed his hand fellowship under Doctors Larry Schneider and James Hunter. Dr. Nathan received his Certificate of Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand (www.assh.org). He also received further experience and training in microvascular surgery at the University of California at San Francisco, before establishing himself in Long Beach, California.
In addition to his involvement in training medical students and other Physicians-in-Training, Dr. Nathan has lectured at international, national, and regional meetings. He has been an invited guest lecturer at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, where he provided a special hand surgery symposium, and also provided a “hands-on” surgical demonstration to the Physicians at this institution.
In the past several years, Dr. Nathan has participated in Operation Rainbow, a non-profit organization that provides surgical care and training to third-world countries. He has traveled with this group several times to Guatemala, sharing his expertise in treating infants and young children with congenital hand deformities.
Before opening The Hand & Wrist Center in 2006, Dr. Nathan was an associate (in practice) at Hand Surgery Consultants in Long Beach, California, for 16 years. Today, in addition to running his own practice and occupational therapy facility, Dr. Nathan continues to participate in further medical research involving reconstructive surgery for spinal cord injuries, as well as other medical-community events.
From 1989 through 1990, Dr. Nathan was a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. During that period, he was involved in both clinical teaching and laboratory research in the Hand and Microvascular section of the Orthopedic Surgery Department.
From 1992 through 1999, Dr. Nathan was an Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, as well as the Chief of the Hand Surgery Section.
Today, Dr. Nathan participates in the University of California at Irvine (UCI) plastic surgery fellowship program, where he has been appointed as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery. His involvement includes teaching residents and fellows hand surgery procedures, as well as clinical office practice.
We invite you to view Dr. Nathan’s Curriculum Vitae.
Dr. Kourosh M. Kolahi
Dr. Kolahi is an honors graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, who studied for his Doctorate of Medicine at the University of Buffalo and has successfully passed his American Board of Orthopedic Surgery certification examination. Dr. Kolahi obtained additional specialized hand and upper extremity training at the University of New Mexico. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Fresno, where he received a Resident Scholar Award, as well as the “Resident of The Year Award” twice!
Dr. Kolahi’s professional work has been presented at, and published by, multiple medical institutions, including the New Mexico Journal of Orthopaedics, the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Clinics in Surgery, the Central California Research Symposium, the OREF/ORS Pacific Coast Resident Research Symposium, and the University of California, Berkeley College of Natural Resources. He has also held leadership positions with the Fresno Graduate Medical Education Committee at the University of California, San Francisco, and the University at Buffalo Medical Student Government.
Today, Dr. Kolahi is an outstanding member of the Southern California orthopedic community. His expertise includes bone and soft tissue disorders (related to trauma, sports injuries, overuse, arthritis, age-related degeneration and Dupuytren’s Contracture), microsurgical techniques, and minimally invasive and invasive surgical techniques. He treats patients of all ages and walks of life. Dr. Kolahi also provides medical expert services for medical-legal and other personal injury cases.
In addition to his professional services, Dr. Kolahi is also actively involved in providing community service. He has served as a clinical volunteer for Child Family Health International and at local (free) community clinics. He has also served as a volunteer Athletics Physician for local high schools and has also been involved in charity fundraising.
Dr. Kolahi is committed to providing the highest quality of care to his patients. We invite you to contact our Center to schedule an appointment with Dr. Kolahi!
“I chose to specialize in Hand and Upper Extremity because this is the most elegant instrument that I know exists. Our hands are so versatile and they allow us to do so many different things. We have this fine sense in our fingertips that we instantly know what we are feeling and we can adapt without even thinking about it. It’s not only mechanical – there is something deeply personal about our hands. These are what we use to hold a loved one’s hand, hug our kids or make a personalized pizza with them! I am committed to seeing you thrive and it is my privilege to be entrusted with your care.” – Dr. Kolahi
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