Amy F. Kells, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Video Profile
- Phone: 314-362-7388
Specialties
- Hand surgery and wrist surgery
- Nerve surgery
- Microsurgery
- Reconstructive plastic surgery
- Repair fractures and nerve injuries of the hand and wrist
- Carpel tunnel release
- Cubital tunnel release
- Trigger finger release
- Sternal and chest wall reconstruction
- Digital replantation and revascularization
- Nerve compression
- Hand and wrist arthritis
- Congenital hand anomalies
- Dupuytrens disease
- Soft tissue injuries upper and lower extremity
Call for patient appointments: 314-362-7388
Meet Dr. Kells
Dr. Amy Kells is a plastic surgeon specializing in hand and wrist surgery.
She has expertise in carpal tunnel release, cubital tunnel release, trigger finger release, treatment of arthritis of the hand and wrist, and sternal reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Kells earned her medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She completed general surgery residency training at University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University. She also completed a plastic hand surgery fellowship at New York University School of Medicine, an orthopedic hand surgery fellowship at SUNY Upstate Medical Center, a complex wound fellowship at University of Mississippi, and a microsurgery fellowship at University of Southern California.
Degrees
Medical School – Medical Scientist Training Program
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
1993
Residency
General Surgery Residency
University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
1999
Plastic Surgery Residency
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Galveston, TX
2010
Fellowship
Plastic Hand Surgery Fellowship
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
2005
Orthopedic Hand Surgery Fellowship
SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
2006
Complex Wound Fellowship
University of Mississippi, Jackson, MI
2007
Microsurgery Fellowship
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
2011
Research interests
Hand and wrist surgery
Traumatic nerve injury
Complex wounds
MRI neurography
Nerve injury pathology
Locations
Center for Advanced Medicine Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Center
4921 Parkview Place
St. Louis, MO 63110
Suite 6G
Fax: 314-273-6674
Appointments: 314-362-7388
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
1 Childrens Place
St. Louis, MO 63110
Fax: 314-273-6674
Appointments: 314-362-7388
Hospital affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Board certifications
- American Board of Plastic Surgery
- Subspecialty Certification in Hand Surgery
- American Board of Surgery
Dr. Kells in the news
- New Faculty 2020
- Collaboration and Innovation Are on the Horizon
- Community Practice | Department of Surgery 2020 Annual Report
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2020 Annual Report
- Top Doctors 2021
- James Barrett Brown Visiting Professor and Research Day 2022
- Top Doctors 2022
- Top Doctors 2022
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency and Fellowship Graduation and Annual James Barrett Brown Day 2023
- Injectable Cosmetic Services at the Center for Advanced Medicine: Offering Convenience Through Collaboration
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery graduation and James Barrett Brown Day 2025
Professional Memberships
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
American Association for Hand Surgery
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery