David T. Netscher, MD

Adjunct Professor of Plastic Surgery, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


Education & Training

Residency, Baylor College of Medicine
MD, University of the Witwatersrand
Clinical Fellowship, The Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Micro Surgery
Residency, University of Louisville (Ky)
Publications

Discussion: An Outcomes Study of Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Silicone Implant Arthroplasty Using the Volar Approach
Netscher, DT & Wu-Fienberg, Y 2022, , Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, vol. 150, no. 2, pp. 352-355. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000009360

Secondary Management of Nonnail Perionychial Deformities: Restoring Aesthetic and Functional Subunits
Lekic, N, Scheker, L & Netscher, D 2021, , Hand Clinics, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 77-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hcl.2020.09.008

Update on thumb basal joint arthritis surgery
Trost, JG, Gimenez, A, Staines, KG & Netscher, DT 2021, , Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, pp. 811E-824E. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000008487

A National Survey of Hand Surgeons: Understanding the Rural Landscape
Meyerson, J, Liechty, A, Shields, T & Netscher, D 2023, , Hand, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 686-691. https://doi.org/10.1177/15589447211058811

Current indications for abdominal-based flaps in hand and forearm reconstruction
Wagner, RD, Carr, L & Netscher, DT 2020, , Injury, vol. 51, no. 12, pp. 2916-2921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2020.02.105

Reliability of the Dorsal Tangential View in Assessment of Distal Radioulnar Joint Reduction in the Neutral, Pronated, and Supinated Positions in a Cadaver Model
El Naga, AN, Jordan, ME, Netscher, DT, Adams, BD & Mitchell, SA 2020, , Journal of Hand Surgery, vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 359.e1-359.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2019.08.004

Recurrent Schwannomatosis of the Hand
Nicolescu, R, Agrawal, NA, Petit, RW & Netscher, DT 2020, , Hand, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 732-738. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558944719895605

Targeted Muscle Reinnervation for Symptomatic Neuromas Utilizing the Terminal Anterior Interosseous Nerve
Grome, LJ, Agrawal, NA, Wang, E & Netscher, DT 2020, , Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002979

Nonvascularized Toe Joint Transfers to the Hand in Young Children: Technique Revisited
Trost, JG, Kaufman, M & Netscher, DT 2022, , Hand, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 676-683. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558944720948243

Targeted Muscle Reinnervation for Symptomatic Neuromas Utilizing the Terminal Anterior Interosseous Nerve
Grome, LJ, Agrawal, NA, Wang, E & Netscher, DT 2020, , Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open, vol. 8, no. 7, 2979. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002979

Impact of Septated First Dorsal Compartments on Symptomatic de Quervain Disease
Bernstein, DT, Gonzalez, MA, Hendrick, RG, Petersen, NJ, Nolla, JM & Netscher, DT 2019, , Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, vol. 144, no. 2, pp. 389-393. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000005827

The Dorsal Aponeurosis of the Thumb
Amin, TJ, Hendrick, R & Netscher, DT 2018, , Journal of Hand Surgery, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 567.e1-567.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.11.009

The Impact of Suture Caliber and Looped Configurations on the Suture-Tendon Interface in Zone II Flexor Tendon Repair
Bernstein, DT, Alexander, JJ, Petersen, NJ, Lambert, BS, Noble, PC & Netscher, DT 2019, , Journal of Hand Surgery, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 156.e1-156.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.04.029

Correlation of the Lateral Wrist Radiograph to Ulnar Variance: A Cadaveric Study
Bernstein, DT, Linnell, JD, Petersen, NJ & Netscher, DT 2018, , Journal of Hand Surgery, vol. 43, no. 10, pp. 951.e1-951.e9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.02.021

Finger Injuries in Ball Sports
Netscher, DT, Pham, DT & Staines, KG 2017, , Hand Clinics, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 119-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hcl.2016.08.018

A Cadaver Investigation of Screw Purchase with 2 Retrograde Techniques for Capitolunate Arthrodesis
Linnell, JD, Bernstein, DT, Sanderson, CJ, Netscher, DT & Mitchell, SA 2016, , Journal of Hand Surgery, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 362-366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.11.020

Vascularized heterodigital island flap for fingertip and dorsal finger reconstruction
Pham, DT & Netscher, DT 2015, , Journal of Hand Surgery, vol. 40, no. 12, pp. 2458-2464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.06.112

Soft-tissue surgery for camptodactyly corrects skeletal changes
Netscher, DT, Hamilton, KL & Paz, L 2015, , Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, vol. 136, no. 5, pp. 1028-1035. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000001711

Biomechanical evaluation of double-strand (looped) and single-strand polyamide multifilament suture: influence of knot and suture size
Netscher, DT, Badal, JJ, Yang, J, Kaufman, Y, Alexander, J & Noble, P 2015, , Hand, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 417-424. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-014-9723-x

Severe camptodactyly: A systematic surgeon and therapist collaboration
Netscher, DT, Staines, KG & Hamilton, KL 2015, , Journal of Hand Therapy, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 167-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jht.2014.12.004