John D. Lubahn, MD
- Hand Surgery
- English
- German
John D. Lubahn, M.D., received his medical degree at Case Western Reserve University. He completed a two-year general surgery residency, followed by a three-year residency in orthopedics, both at the University of Rochester. His final year of training was in hand and microsurgery with Harold Kleinert and Associates in Louisville. During that time, he felt fortunate to spend one month in Hamburg, Germany with Dieter Buck-Gramco, studying pediatric hand surgery.
Dr. Lubahn served as chairman, Department of Orthopedics at Hamot Medical Center in Erie, PA for over twenty years, retiring in 2019. For the past 15 years, he has served as the hand fellowship program director. He has written extensive articles and book chapters on numerous subjects ranging from extensor tendon injury to fracture treatment and reconstruction. Dupuytren's disease has been a major interest since his fellowship year. Dr. Lubahn's orthopedic specialty is primarily focused on hand and upper extremity conditions.
Pediatric Care
Specialties
- Hand Surgery
- Orthopedics
WHERE I PROVIDE CARE
More About Me
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery - General
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand
Medical Education
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
United States of America
6/1/1975
Internship
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
6/1/1976
Residency
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
6/1/1980
Fellowship
University of Louisville Medical School
Louisville, KY
7/1/1981
Fellowship
Pediatric Hand Surgery - Germany
Hamburg
Germany
7/31/1981
UPMC Hamot
Program Director
- 2019-2020: Vice President, American Association for Hand Surgery
- 2003-2004: President, Eastern Orthopaedic Association
- 2001-2003: President, American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand
- 2001-2002: President, Academic Orthopaedic Society
- Member, American Association for Hand Surgery
- Member, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- 2001: Guest Editor, The Orthopaedic Workforce: Change Versus Status Quo
- 2003, Nominee, ACGME's Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award
- 1998, Paul Harris Fellow Award
- Presentation: AAOS Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada - Mallet Fingers: When I Recommend Surgery (3/2019)
- Lecture: Hand Rehabilitation Foundation 21st Annual Hand Symposium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Fractures & Joint Injuries of the Hand (3/2019)
- Lecture: AAHS Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, California - Compressive Neuropathies at the Elbow (2/2019)
- Lecture: ASSH 73rd Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts - Making Skeptics into Believers: How to Identify and Treat Proximal Forearm Nerve Compression (9/2018)
- Presentation: Hand Rehabilitation Foundation Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Schneider's Paradox: Is Surgery Ever Needed? (3/2018)
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