Amy Kells, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Specialty Areas
- Hand surgery and wrist surgery
- Nerve surgery
- Microsurgery
- Reconstructive plastic surgery
Common Procedures
- Repair fractures and nerve injuries of the hand and wrist
- Adults and children
- Treatment of arthritis of hand and wrist
- Carpel tunnel release
- Cubital tunnel release
- Trigger finger release
- Sternal and chest wall reconstruction
- Digital replantation and revascularization
Common Diagnoses Treated
- Hand and wrist fractures
- Nerve injury
- Nerve compression
- Hand and wrist arthritis
- Congenital hand anomalies
- Dupuytrens disease
- Soft tissue injuries upper and lower extremity
- Sternal reconstruction following mediastinitis
Board Certifications
American Board of Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty Certification in Hand Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Degrees
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Medical Scientist Training Program, Nashville, TN 1993
Residency
1999 General Surgery Residency, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
2010 Plastic Surgery Residency, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Galveston, TX
Fellowship
2005 Plastic Hand Surgery Fellowship, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
2006 Orthopedic Hand Surgery Fellowship, SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
2007 Complex Wound Fellowship, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MI
2011 Microsurgery Fellowship, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Professional Memberships
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
American Association for Hand Surgery
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
Areas of Research Interest
Hand and Wrist Surgery
Publications
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Patients Seen At
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
To request an appointment with Dr. Kells, please call (314) 362-7388.