Frank Raia, MD

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Hand & Wrist

Languages

English
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Services & Specialties

Hand & Wrist

Languages

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Gilbert Clinic

3591 S. Mercy Rd.
Suite 204
Gilbert, AZ 85297
Main Number: 866.974.2673
Fax: 866.939.2673
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Biography

Frank Raia, MD is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon, specializing in hand and wrist surgery who holds certification with added qualifications in surgery of the hand.

Dr. Raia has been caring for patients at The CORE Institute since 2007. Dr. Raia’s primary surgical procedures include carpal tunnel release, treatment of tendonitis and arthritis, and hand trauma including fractures and lacerations of the hand and wrist. His primary clinical focus is in treating common hand and wrist disorders and conditions.

Dr. Raia continues to stay active in the medical community, holding membership with the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has been on the membership committee for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand for a number of years. He is also a part of the Hand, Upper Extremity and Microsurgical Fellowship faculty at the University of Arizona – Phoenix.

Frank Raia, MD is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon, specializing in hand and wrist surgery who holds certification with added qualifications in surgery of the hand.

Dr. Raia has been caring for patients at The CORE Institute since 2007. Dr. Raia’s primary surgical procedures include carpal tunnel release, treatment of tendonitis and arthritis, and hand trauma including fractures and lacerations of the hand and wrist. His primary clinical focus is in treating common hand and wrist disorders and conditions.

Dr. Raia continues to stay active in the medical community, holding membership with the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has been on the membership committee for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand for a number of years. He is also a part of the Hand, Upper Extremity and Microsurgical Fellowship faculty at the University of Arizona – Phoenix.

Dr. Raia earned his fellowship education from C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center at St. Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. He attended Columbia University Medical Center for his residency program. Dr. Raia graduated cum laude from Princeton University.

Procedures & Areas of Interest

  • Advanced Arthroscopy and other Minimally Invasive Procedures
  • Arthritis
  • Brachial Plexus Injury
  • Carpal & Cubital Tunnel Syndromes
  • Complex Surgical Reconstruction and Revision Surgery
  • Congenital Hand (Polydactyly)
  • De Quervain Syndrome
  • Deep lacerations (cuts) involving the Arteries,Veins, Nerves & Tendons
  • Dupuytren’s Contracture
  • Extensor & Flexor Tendon Injuries
  • Ganglion Cysts and Tumors
  • Growth Plate Fractures (Children)
  • Hand & Wrist Dislocations
  • Hand Fracture
  • Joint Replacement Surgery of the Elbow, Wrist & Finger
  • Mallet Finger
  • Metacarpophalangeal Joint Arthritis
  • Nerve Compressions
  • Nerve Injury
  • Scaphoid Fractures
  • Trigger Finger

Fellowship

C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center

Residency

Columbia University Medical Center

Doctoral

Columbia University

Undergraduate

Princeton University

Board Certification

Board Certified

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Research and Experience

Publications:

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

Long-term outcomes of closed reduction and percutaneous pinning for the treatment of distal radius fractures. Catalano LW, Raia FJ, Glickel SZ, Barron OA, Goldweit DN, Grabow R. J Hand Surg (Am) 33(10):1700-5, 2008.

Gross and histological analysis of healing after dog flexor tendon repair with the Teno-Fix device. Su BW, Raia FJ, Quitkin HM, Parisien M, Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser MP. J Hand Surg (Br) 31(5): 524-529, 2006.

The effects of implant composition on extensor tenosynovitis in a canine distal radius fracture model. Sinicropi SM, Su BW, Raia FJ, Parisien M, Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser MP. J Hand Surg (Am) 30(2): 300-307, 2005.

Treatment of humeral nonunions with allograft, demineralized bone matrix, and plate fixation. Taylor NL, Raia FJ, Crow SA, Heyworth BE, Rosenwasser MP. Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care 13: 105-112, 2005.

Unipolar or bipolar hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fractures in the elderly?  Raia FJ, Chapman CB, Herrera MF, Schweppe MW, Michelsen CB, Rosenwasser MP. Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research (414): 259-65, 2003.

The effect of the dynamic compression plate on cortical vascularity after fracture healing: a study in the beagle dog.   Protopsaltis TS, Raia FJ, Lane K, Rosenwasser MP. Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care 10: 101-105, 2002.

myo-Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent factors mediate transduction of compression-induced signals in bovine articular chondrocytes. Valhmu WB, Raia FJ.  Biochemical Journal 361(Pt 3): 689-96, 2002.

Time-dependent aggrecan gene expression of articular chondrocytes in response to hyperosmotic loading. Palmer GD, Chao PH, Raia F, Mauck RL, Valhmu WB, Hung CT. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage 9(8): 761-70, 2001.

Mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling in bovine articular chondrocytes in response to fluid flow does not require calcium mobilization. Hung CT, Henshaw DR, Wang CB, Mauck RL, Raia F, Palmer G, Chao PH, Mow VC, Ratcliffe A, Valhmu WB. Journal of Biomechanics 33(1): 73-80, 2000.

Non-Published Peer-Review Journal Articles:

What’s new in distal radius fracture treatment for 2007. Raia FJ, Catalano LW. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics 18(4): 328-333, 2007.

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapter:

Radial head fracture and fixation. Raia FJ, Rosenwasser MP. F. Alan Barber and Scott P. Fischer (eds), Surgical Techniques for the Shoulder and Elbow. Thieme, pp. 166-170, 2003.

Other Articles:

Mallet finger. Raia FJ, Chao J, Beekman RA, Rosenwasser MP. Orthopedics Hyperguide, 2004.

Presentations:

Poster Presentations:

Treatment of humeral nonunions with allograft, demineralized bone matrix, and plating.   Taylor NL, Raia FJ, Heyworth BA, Rosenwasser MP. American Society for Surgery of the Hand Resident and Fellows Conference.  New York, NY, 2004.

The gross and histological analysis of the Teno-Fix: a novel device for flexor tendon repair.  Su BW, Raia FJ, Quitkin HM, Parisien M, Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser MP. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Phoenix, Arizona, 2002.  American Orthopaedc Association.  Charleston, SC, 2003.

Botulinum toxin (BOTOX) for the prevention of post-traumatic elbow stiffness. Chapman CB, Raia FJ, Quitkin HM, Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser MP. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Baltimore, Maryland, 2001.  Orthopaedic Trauma Association. San Duego, CA, 2001.  American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. Napa, CA, 2001.  International Society for Fracture Research.  Toronto, Canada, 2002.

Operative treatment of humeral nonunions: a review of 17 cases. Sinicropi SM, Raia FJ, Bolt P, Rosenwasser MP. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Baltimore, Maryland, 2001.

MRI analysis of carpal tunnel volume following balloon carpal tunnel plasty: a cadaveric study. Raia FJ, Bruno RJ, Quitkin HM, Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser M. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Baltimore, Maryland, 2001.

The effect of the dynamic compression plate on cortical vascularity after fracture healing: a study in the beagle dog. Protopsaltis TS, Raia FJ, Lane K, Rosenwasser MP. Orthopaedic Trauma Association. San Duego, CA, 2001.  American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Baltimore, Maryland, 2001.

REBUFF: Randomized evaluation of bipolar versus unipolar hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fractures in the elderly. Raia FJ, Chapman CB, Herrera MF, Schweppe MW, Michelsen CB, Rosenwasser MP. American Association of Orthopaedic Suregons.  San Francisco, CA, 2001.  Orthopaedic Trauma Association. San Duego, CA, 2001.

The Long Gamma Nail for the treatment of proximal femur fractures: Indications and results of a prospective clinical trial. Sinicropi SM, Raia FJ, Herrera MF, Chapman CB, Rosenwasser MP. Orthopaedic Trauma Association. San Duego, CA, 2001.

Functional outcomes of vitallium radial head arthroplasty for fracture dislocations of the elbow. Sinicropi SM, Raia FJ, Chapman CB, Nakhaie M, Rosenwasser MP. Orthopaedic Trauma Association. San Duego, CA, 2001.

The inflammatory effect of titanium distal radius plates on overlying extensor tendons: a histologic study in the beagle dog.   Raia FJ, Sinicropi SM, Su BW, Joseph D, Rosenwasser MP. Orthopaedic Trauma Association. San Duego, CA, 2001.

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