Professor: Surgery Hand Wrist Elbow Shoulder Nerve

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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Hand Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery

Keywords/Search Terms:

Nerve, Hand, Wrist, Elbow, Shoulder, Surgery, Surgeon, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, orthopedic, injury, fracture, laceration, carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel, IME, worker's compensation, deposition, amputation, tendon

Education:

MD, Temple University School of Medicine ; Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship, Harvard University

Years in Practice:

10

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

25

Additional Information

Dr. Tosti is a fellowship trained, board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon who specializes in all conditions of the hand, wrist and elbow. He serves as Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University and Drexel University. He is a consulting physician for the Ultimate Fighting Championships, World Boxing Organization, and Bare Knuckle Boxing Championships. Dr. Tosti received his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine and trained as Chief Resident in orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine at Temple University Hospital and Shriners Hospital for Children. Dr. Tosti completed the prestigious Hand, Wrist, Elbow, and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship at Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital during a year when U.S. News and World Report ranked both hospitals #1 in the nation. Dr. Tosti’s fellowship was a combined program that integrated him in both the orthopaedic surgery and plastic surgery departments. Dr. Tosti specializes in trauma and post-traumatic reconstruction of the upper extremity, which includes fractures, arthroscopy, and tendon, nerve, or ligament lacerations. He performs microsurgery procedures including limb salvage surgery, replantation of fingers, hands, and arms, toe to thumb transfer, and free tissue transfers. He cares for injuries and degenerative diseases of the hand, wrist, elbow, and some shoulder conditions. He also treats children for injuries and some congenital conditions. He has authored and published over 50 peer reviewed journal articles, given over 100 national or regional presentations, wrote 14 textbook chapters and served as senior editor on two textbooks. He is the recipient of numerous “Top Doctor” honors and national research awards. He is currently the hand surgery fellowship director at the Rothman-Thomas Jefferson Program.