Edgar Handal, MD - Joint, Hip and Knee Surgeon

Edgar G. Handal, M.D.

Papers and Presentations
Adult Reconstructive Surgery
Total Joint Replacement (primary & revision hip, knee and shoulder)
Impaction Grafting Revision
Joint Salvage Surgery
Sports Medicine
Osteotomy
Bilingual Spanish/English

See Also
Hip and Knee

UNDER-GRADUATE TRAINING:
S.U.N.Y. Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
B.A. in Biology - June, 1983
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Brooklyn NY M.D. - May, 1987
GENERAL SURGERY INTERNSHIP:
S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical Center Kings County Hospital
Brooklyn, N.Y. July, 1988-June, 1992
FELLOWSHIP:
University of California-San Diego San DiegoCA
Total Joint and Adult Reconstructive Fellowship,
August, 1992-August, 1993
OASIS Sports Medical Group San Diego, CA
Sports Medicine Fellowship
February, 1994-November, 1994
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:
Boca Raton Community Hospital
Boca Raton, Florida
Bethesda Memorial Hospital
Boynton Beach, Florida
Delray Community Hospital Delray Beach, Florida
West Boca Medical Center - Boca Raton, Florida
LICENSURE:
Florida, California, New York
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 7/97
MEDICAL SOCIETIES:
American Medical Association
Florida Medical Association
Florida Orthopaedic Society
Palm Beach County Medical Society
South Palm Beach County Orthopaedic Society
TEACHING POSITIONS:
Assistant Clinical Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Southern California at San Diego and Veteran's Administration Hospital, San Diego

PUBLICATIONS:

Edgar G . Handal, D. R. Morawski, R. F. Santone "Complications in High Tibial Osteotomy" in Knee surgery (Fu, Harner and Vince editors) Williams and Wilkins, 1994, Chapter 57 pp 1153-1171.

Edgar G. Handal, D.R. Morawski, R.D. Coutts, "Polyethylene Debris in Lymph Nodes of Patients with Total Hip Arthroplasties. A Report of Two Cases" (Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, November 1994)

Edgar G. Handal, R.D. Coutts "The Prevention of Deep Venous Thrombosis in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A comparison of Continuous Passive Motion Versus Lower Extremity Sling Elevation".(submitted for publication).

Edgar G. Handal, G.M. Losse, J. Serocki, D.B. Robertson "Subacromial Decompression: An Analysis of Pre-and Post-operative Radiographic Evaluation. Introduction of the Functional Acromial Slope Tilt (FAST) view". (submitted to the American Journal of Sports Medicine for publication).

PRESENTATIONS:

BROOKLYN ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY CONFERENCE "Lis franc Fracture Dislocations" January, 1990.

BROOKLYN ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY CONFERENCE "Immediate Correction of Angular Deformity and Distraction Osteogenesis of Long Bones in Children" November, 1990

BROOKLYN ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY CONFERENCE "Management and Complications of Complex Femur Fractures" December, 1990

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO ORTHOPAEDIC CONFERENCE "Acetabular Considerations in Total Hip Arthroplasty" January, 1 993.
Read more by or about Dr. Handal
Total Hip Recall
Important information for concerned patients.
Television Interview
Dr. Handal and Dr. Zann discuss hip replacement surgery
Minimally Invasive Procedures
Dr. Handal presents an informative Powerpoint lecture at Bethesda Memorial Hospital