Physician Profile

Craig Rodner, M.D.

Dr. Rodner is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Connecticut Health Center. He  completed a prestigious fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at Brown University. Dr. Rodner specializes in the operative and non-operative management of hand, wrist and upper extremity problems.

Appointment

• Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UConn Health Center

Specialty

• Orthopaedic Surgery

Subspecialty

• Hand and wrist surgery
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Arthritis of the hand and wrist
• Injuries to nerve and tendon
• Fractures

Education
B.A., Swarthmore College
M.D., University of Connecticut School of Medicine

State Licensure
Connecticut

Residency
Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Fellowship
Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital

Awards

• 2005 The University of Connecticut Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Cavazos Award – Is “an honor bestowed on an individual by fellow residents. It is awarded yearly to the person we believe most closely exemplifies an outstanding, well-rounded resident, mentor, and role model.”
• 2000 The University of Connecticut School of Medicine Dean’s Award – Awarded to one graduating medical student “for outstanding achievement in medical studies.”
• 2000 The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Humanism in Medicine Award – Awarded to one graduating medical student at each school in recognition of “compassion, empathy, respect, and cultural sensitivity in the delivery of care.”

Selected Publications
Weiss K., Rodner C. “Osteoarthritis of the Wrist.” (PDF) J Hand Surg (Am), 32A(5), 725-746, 2007.

Rodner C., Katarincic J. “Open Carpal Tunnel Release.” (PDF) Techniques in Orthopaedics, 21(1), 3-11, 2006.

Rodner C., Weiss A.P. “Ulnar-Sided Wrist Pain.” Secrets in Plastic Surgery, 2nd edition, pending print publication.

Kobayashi K., Burton K., Rodner C., Smith B., Caputo A. “Lateral Compression Injuries in the Pediatric Elbow: A Review of Panner’s Disease and Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Capitellum.” J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 12(4), 246-54, 2004.

Rodner C., Pesanti E., Browner B. “Chapter 19: Chronic Osteomyelitis.” Skeletal Trauma, 3rd edition, Saunders, 2003.

Rodner C., Akelman E., Brody J., Weiss A.P. “Anomalous Median Nerve Position Dorsal To the Flexor Tendons in A Patient With Spastic Hemiplegia and Wrist Pain: Case Report.” J Hand Surg (Am). 2007 Jul-Aug;32(6):867-70.

View more publications, see Pubmed listing.

Research Interests

Clinical Research

• Scaphoid nonunions
• Wrist arthritis
• Distal radius fractures

Basic Science Research

• Biomechanical comparison of volar distal radius locking plates.