Since 1971, the Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center has dedicated itself to educating and mentoring surgeons in Hand, Microvascular, and Upper Extremity Surgery.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Joined October 2020
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Recently, our @INhand2shoulder center fellows joined our therapists for an educational session on the different modalities used in hand therapy.
In this video, Julianne Gillis tries out the NMES machine firsthand.
As the 2025–26 @INhand2shoulder fellowship class recently completed its training, we want to thank our fellows for their hard work, dedication and contributions throughout the year.
Before graduating, the outgoing fellows had the opportunity to welcome the 2026–27 class.
Our fellowship recently competed at the 43rd Tristate Hand Surgery Conference in Cincinnati and did an incredible job representing our program!
Congratulations to Dr. Tim He for earning the award for Best Research Project and Presentation.
For our 2026 visiting professor, we were honored to have Dr. Ryan Calfee. He gave truly insightful lectures on patients' mental, social, and physical health as well as on complications in hand and wrist fractures and walked the fellows through different techniques.
We were honored to have Dr. Luis Scheker visit and teach the fellows about forearm mechanics and his distal radioulnar joint prosthesis. Thank you Dr. Scheker for such an energetic and educational talk and lab session!
Congratulations to the residents who matched into hand and upper extremity this year!
We are excited to welcome our 2027-2028 fellows to the Indiana Hand Shoulder Center Family: Dr. Bengart, Dr. DellaPolla, Dr. Mansour, Dr. Rakowski, Dr. Stocker-Downing and Dr. Whitmire.
The fellowship had a great night out at an Indiana @Pacers game, enjoying sponsored box seats courtesy of @OrthoIndy. Experiences like this give our fellows time to connect outside of the clinical setting and enjoy everything Indianapolis has to offer.
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Hope everyone’s had a great start to 2026! 👏
Last month, our fellows enjoyed quality bonding at a holiday party hosted by IHTSC hand and upper extremity surgeon Dr. Brandon Smetana. The evening brought meaningful discussions that made the night especially memorable.
One of the first stops for the Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center Fellowship each year is with @MayoClinic, where fellows focus on microvascular skills training.
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📢 The next 2025-2026 fellow we'd like to introduce you to is Dr. Tim He:
Hometown: Manhasset, NY
Undergrad: Brown University
Medical School: Warrant Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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Q: What activities are there to do in Central Indiana?
A: Plenty! From farmers markets and sports games to comedy shows, restaurants and scenic trails, there’s always something happening.
This summer, a few of our fellows and their significant others went to the State Fair.
📢 The next 2025-2026 fellow we'd like to introduce you to is Dr. Shelby Smith:
Hometown: Middletown, Delaware
Undergrad: University of Delaware
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
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CASE STUDY: 70+ year-old with left middle finger ischemia and pain. Arteriogram showed vasoocclusive disease in the proper digital arteries and a large ulnar artery occlusion. @INhand2shoulder's Dr. Thomas Kaplan performed Leriche sympathectomy and ulnar artery excision.
📢 The next 2025-2026 fellow we'd like to introduce you to is Dr. Robert (Clay) Link:
Hometown: Wildwood, MO
Undergrad: University of Alabama
Learn more about our fellowship: bit.ly/4fSW0wZ
📢 Our next 2025-2026 fellow we'd like to introduce you to is Dr. George Beyer:
Undergrad: Vassar College, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Medical school: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Learn more about our fellowship: bit.ly/4fSW0wZ
📢 We're excited to introduce our 2025-2026 fellows! First up is Dr. Derek Schloemann:
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Undergrad: Missouri S&T
Medical school: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgery
🎉 The new 2025 Hand and Upper Extremity fellows are a month in!
As they've been learning their new roles, we did not forget to have some fun bonding time go-karting with the outgoing fellows.
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A few action shots because February Journal Club was one for the books - pickleball clinic by our very own Dr. Greenberg followed by dinner journal club with all things shoulder arthroplasty. Thanks for absolutely smoking us Dr. Greenberg 😮💨
The interesting cases keep coming! Dr. Hoyer showing us how it’s done with a distal humerus ORIF and LUCL repair for a Dubberly 3B fracture
