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We accept referrals from physicians for emergency, urgent and
elective consultations.
Emergencies:
For cases which require immediate attention, contact the
Hand Surgeon-on-call by calling the hospital switchboard,
416-340-3155. Speak with
the Hand Surgeon-on-call about your patient. Only the Hand
Surgeon-on-call can accept your patient for immediate treatment.
Toronto
Western / Toronto General Hospital Emergency Patient follow-up:
Fax the referral request to 416-603-5392. The UHN ER
referral will be redirected to the office of the Hand Surgeon
on-call for the date that the patient was in the Emergency
Department.
That Hand Surgeon's office will contact the patient to
arrange for an appointment date for urgent cases within the next
21 days.
Non-urgent ER referrals are booked as elective consultations
and may not be seen within 21 days.
Elective
Consultations:
All of our Surgeons accept elective referrals. Fax your
elective referral to the office of the Surgeon. The Hand Surgeon
will review the elective referral, and if accepted an
appointment with be booked (usually for an appointment within
four to six months).
Special
interest clinics:
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Wrist and
hand osteoarthritis, carpal instability, scaphoid fractures,
avascular necrosis of the hand:
Dr. von
Schroeder and Dr. Br.
Graham
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Rheumatoid
Arthritis: Dr. Brent
Graham
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Peripheral
nerve and brachial plexus:
Dr. D.
Anastakis, Dr. B. Graham,
Dr. Linda Dvali
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Reanimation
of the upper extremity: Dr.
D. Anastakis
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Non-surgical general hand conditions
(pain, tendonitis, trigger finger): Dr.
M. Schofield, Dr. A. Freiberg
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Hand
Trauma: Dr. B. Graham,
Dr. H. von Schroeder,
Dr. D. Anastakis,
Dr. Linda Dvali
Fax Numbers:
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Dr. Dimitri Anastakis 416-603-6189
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Dr. Linda Dvali 416-601-5436
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Dr. Arnis Freiberg 416-603-5297
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Dr. Brent Graham 416-603-5716
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Dr. Michel Schofield 416-603-5392
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Dr. Herb von Schroeder 416-603-5813
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