John D. Lubahn, MD

Specialties

Hand Surgery

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Location(s):

Erie
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Languages Spoken:

English
German

John D. Lubahn, M.D., received his medical degree at Case Western Reserve University. He completed a two-year general surgery residency, followed by a three-year residency in orthopedics, both at the University of Rochester. His final year of training was in hand and microsurgery with Harold Kleinert and Associates in Louisville. During that time, he felt fortunate to spend one month in Hamburg, Germany with Dieter Buck-Gramco, studying pediatric hand surgery.

Dr. Lubahn served as chairman, Department of Orthopedics at Hamot Medical Center in Erie, PA for over twenty years, retiring in 2019. For the past 15 years, he has served as the hand fellowship program director. He has written extensive articles and book chapters on numerous subjects ranging from extensor tendon injury to fracture treatment and reconstruction. Dupuytren's disease has been a major interest since his fellowship year. Dr. Lubahn's orthopedic specialty is primarily focused on hand and upper extremity conditions.

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Pediatric Care

Specialty

Hand Surgery
Orthopedics

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Board Certifications

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery - General
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand

Education and Training

Internship|University of Rochester|Rochester|NY||06/01/1976

Residency|University of Rochester|Rochester|NY||06/01/1980

Fellowship|University of Louisville Medical School|Louisville|KY||07/01/1981

Academic Positions and Locations

UPMC Hamot
Program Director

Leadership and Memberships

2019-2020: Vice President, American Association for Hand Surgery
2003-2004: President, Eastern Orthopaedic Association
2001-2003: President, American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand
2001-2002: President, Academic Orthopaedic Society
Member, American Association for Hand Surgery
Member, American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Editorial Positions

2001: Guest Editor, The Orthopaedic Workforce: Change Versus Status Quo

Awards and Honors

2003, Nominee, ACGME's Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award
1998, Paul Harris Fellow Award

Academic Works and Presentations

Presentation: AAOS Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada - Mallet Fingers: When I Recommend Surgery (3/2019)
Lecture: Hand Rehabilitation Foundation 21st Annual Hand Symposium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Fractures & Joint Injuries of the Hand (3/2019)
Lecture: AAHS Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, California - Compressive Neuropathies at the Elbow (2/2019)
Lecture: ASSH 73rd Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts - Making Skeptics into Believers: How to Identify and Treat Proximal Forearm Nerve Compression (9/2018)
Presentation: Hand Rehabilitation Foundation Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Schneider's Paradox: Is Surgery Ever Needed? (3/2018)