Duc M Nguyen, MD - Charter Professional Center

The Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist and Hand Center at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore offers comprehensive care for conditions affecting any part of the arm from the shoulder to the finger tip. The Center provides advanced care for degenerative disease and congenital disease, acute trauma and reconstruction and work and sports injuries.

Dr. Damon S. Cooney is an associate professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Cooney performs all types of general plastic surgery but specializes in microvascular reconstruction (free flaps). A particular focus of his clinical practice is improving the functional and aesthetic results of head and neck reconstruction.He completed additional fellowship training at the University of Pittsburgh to become an expert in microsurgical techniques for reconstructing the extremities, trunk, breast, and head and neck following traumatic and/or oncological defects. Dr. Cooney earned a Ph.D. from Ohio State University Department of Molecular, Cellular and Development Biology.Dr. Cooney’s clinical and basic research focus is composite tissue allotransplantation (CTA). He is a member of the Composite Tissue Allotransplantation team at Johns Hopkins and helps conduct human hand and face transplantation trials. His laboratory work includes engineering human tissues for reconstructive purposes, nerve regeneration, microsurgical education and inducing tolerance in order to reduce or eliminate the need for systemic immunosuppression in transplantation patients.Dr. Cooney has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in addition to being a reviewer for plastic surgery journals. He is a founding member of the American Society for Reconstructive Transplantation.

Kenneth Means, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, fellowship-trained in hand and upper extremity surgery. Dr. Means sees patients at Dorsey Hall, near Ellicott City and Columbia, and at The Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore. He is a hand specialist focusing in hand, wrist, forearm, and elbow trauma, including fractures, dislocations, and carpal and cubital tunnel syndromes, trigger finger, distal biceps injuries, and other conditions affecting the hand, thumb, wrist, and elbow. He also sees upper extremity skin and soft tissue injuries and lacerations.