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1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Phone: 505-272-2231 (clinic hotline) 505-272-4107 (academic office)
Fax: 505-272-8098
ortho@salud.unm.edu
Name: Cory Carlston, MD
Title: Assistant Professor
Specialty: Hand, Wrist and Microvascular Surgery
Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine
Residency: University of Southern California School of Medicine
Fellowship: Hand and Microvascular Surgery, University of New Mexico
Dr. Carlston specializes in hand and wrist surgery for patients of all ages. This includes treatment of fractures, lacerations of tendons, nerves, and vessels, and complex trauma such as finger replantation. He also takes care of common pathologies such as carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome. He has an interest in complex wound reconstruction of the upper extremity as well.
Dr. Carlston earned his medical degree from the University of Utah. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Southern California and his hand surgery fellowship here at the University of New Mexico.
His research interests include surgical approaches for distal radius fractures, the anatomy and pathology of the first carpometacarpal joint, and tendon lacerations. He is a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
