Meet Dr. Chin
East Bay Hand & Upper Extremity is led by Dr. Douglas Chin, one of the few surgeons in the country who focuses entirely on hand reconstruction. Every patient here is seen by a surgeon who does this work every day.
Douglas Chin, M.D., F.A.C.S., C.A.Q.H.
Hand & Upper-Extremity Surgeon | Board-Certified in Plastic Surgery, C.A.Q. Surgery of the Hand
Dr. Douglas Chin is one of the few hand surgeons in the country devoted to hand reconstruction, leading a multidisciplinary practice focused on the functional and aesthetic reconstruction of the hands and upper extremities. His special interest is injuries and diseases involving the bones, joints, nerves, tendons, and soft tissues.
A graduate of Harvard College, Dr. Chin began his medical career as an immunologist at the National Institutes of Health, then earned both his medical and graduate degrees through a joint program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School. He completed general surgery training at New York University and Bellevue Hospital, a plastic surgery residency at the NYU Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and the Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, and subspecialty fellowship training in Microsurgery and Hand & Upper Extremity Reconstruction at UCLA, where he also served as a Clinical Instructor.
He trained in General Surgery, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, and Microsurgery, which lets him approach a difficult upper-extremity problem from several vantage points at once and draw techniques from each field.
Dr. Chin serves as consultant surgeon to members of the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Ballet, the Golden State Warriors, and the Oakland Police and Fire Department. His knowledge and experience are shared across more than 50 scientific and medical publications and lectures.
Trusted with the hands the Bay Area cannot do without
Consultant surgeon to the San Francisco Symphony, Opera, Ballet, the Golden State Warriors, and the Oakland Police and Fire Department.
When a career depends on the precise use of a hand, from a violinist's fingering to an officer's grip, the margin for error is small. Dr. Chin's knowledge and experience are shared across more than 50 scientific and medical publications and lectures.
Training and credentials
- Graduate of Harvard College
- M.D. and graduate degree, joint program at MIT and Harvard Medical School
- Began his career as an immunologist at the National Institutes of Health
- General surgery training, New York University and Bellevue Hospital
- Plastic surgery residency, NYU Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital
- Fellowship in Microsurgery and Hand & Upper Extremity Reconstruction, UCLA
- Board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery
- Certificate of Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand, jointly administered by the American Boards of Plastic and Orthopedic Surgery
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.)
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Member, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- Qualified Medical Evaluator, State of California
- Diplomate, American College of Disability Evaluating Physicians
- Over 20 years of experience
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