Whether your hands are your tools, your livelihood, or your creative outlet, the Hand Center at Ortho Rhode Island delivers the specialized care they deserve. Our fellowship-trained hand surgeons, upper-extremity specialists, and Certified Hand Therapists work in a collaborative model designed to guide patients from diagnosis through full recovery.
With the hand’s intricate network of bones, nerves, and tendons, expert care matters. We combine cutting-edge techniques with personalized rehabilitation to help patients regain strength, mobility, and ease in the activities they love.
Our Physical and Occupational Therapists — including Certified Hand Therapists (CHTs) — are specially trained in hand and wrist rehabilitation, offering custom splinting and focused recovery programs designed to restore strength, mobility, and function.
Evaluation, imaging, surgery, splinting, and therapy are all available within one practice. This coordinated approach ensures faster decisions, seamless communication, and better outcomes.
Through Ortho RI Express, patients receive same-day orthopedic care for urgent hand and wrist injuries — helping them avoid the ER and begin treatment immediately.
Our fellowship-trained surgeons and specialized therapists work closely to deliver personalized, goal-focused treatment tailored to each patient’s needs and lifestyle.
Ortho Rhode Island leads the state with the most Castle Connolly Top Doctors in Orthopedics and one of the most experienced groups of fellowship-trained hand surgeons, backed by decades of combined experience.
Ortho Rhode Island delivers advanced, patient-focused hand and wrist care by combining surgical expertise with modern techniques designed to reduce pain, protect healthy tissue, and support a smoother recovery.
When appropriate, our surgeons use minimally invasive and precision-based techniques that allow for smaller incisions, improved visualization, and targeted treatment.
Every treatment plan is individualized, with long-term function and safety as the priority.
After carpal tunnel pain began affecting her work and daily life, Tisha found relief with Dr. DeLuise. With a clear diagnosis, thoughtful care, and dedicated follow-up, she was able to move forward with confidence.
For hand surgeons, ultrasound has become an extension of the physical exam, allowing accurate real-time diagnosis, guided intervention, and improved patient communication.
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