John Claude Elfar, M.D.

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Specialties

Hand and Wrist, Shoulder and Elbow

Current Appointments

• Assistant Professor - Department of Orthopaedics (SMD)

Education
MD	Harvard Medical School	2002
BS Biomedical Engineering	Johns Hopkins University	1996
BA Electrical Engineering	Johns Hopkins University	1996

Post-Doctoral Training & Residency
Mary S. Stern Fellow in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery (Hand, Shoulder and Elbow) Cincinnati Hand Surgery Center	2007 - 2008
AO/ASIF Advanced Trauma Fellowship AO International Boston, MA Jesse B. Jupiter, MD – Preceptor	2006 - 2006
Resident in Orthopaedics Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation University of Rochester Medical Center	2002 - 2007

Board Certifications
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (eligible)	2008

Lab Description

The Center for Musculoskeletal Research houses nearly 70 MD and PhD researchers and graduate and post-doctoral students. This team has been the top orthopaedics lab in the United States since 2006.

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Lab Website

http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/ortho/research/index.cfm

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Recent Journal Articles
Showing the 5 most recent journal articles.
Elfar JC; Jacobson JA; Puzas JE; Rosier RN; Zuscik MJ. "Erythropoietin accelerates functional recovery after peripheral nerve injury." The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume. 2008; 90(8):1644-53.
Elfar J; Tomaino M. "Cubital Tunnel Syndrome". Orthopaedic Knowledge Online (2007).
Elfar J; Tomaino M. "Ulnar Impaction Syndrome". Hand Clinics 21 (2005): 567-576.
Tomaino MM; Elfar J. "Ulnar impaction syndrome." Hand clinics. 2005; 21(4):567-75.
Williams ZM; Elfar JC; Eskandar EN; Toth LJ; Assad JA. "Parietal activity and the perceived direction of ambiguous apparent motion." Nature neuroscience. 2003; 6(6):616-23.