Rohit Garg

Dr. Rohit Garg is a fellowship trained hand and upper extremity surgeon with additional expertise in complex reconstruction of the upper extremity and microsurgery. He is dedicated to providing exceptional patient care.

Dr. Garg started his medical career by obtaining the third-highest score in the medical entrance test among the entire nation of India (top 0.005%). He subsequently enrolled in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, a premier institute declared as an ‘Institute of National Importance’ by the government of India.

He completed orthopedic surgery residency training at University of Illinois, Chicago and Hand & Upper Extremity fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Garg then embarked on additional learning fellowships overseas. In Canada, he worked with Dr. Graham King to enhance his experience in total elbow replacement, elbow contracture release and elbow trauma. Then he went to Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore, India where he obtained further valuable experience in microsurgery, adult and pediatric brachial plexus surgeries, complex reconstruction of the upper extremity, nerve injuries and reconstruction, pediatric hand, and free tissue transfer. Following that, Dr. Garg worked with Dr. Somsak Leechavengvongs in Thailand where he gained further expertise in adult and pediatric brachial plexus injuries, with a special focus on shoulder reconstruction and intercostal nerve transfers.

Dr. Garg has published numerous peer-reviewed research studies with great impact in the field of upper extremity and brachial plexus injuries. He has presented his work at various national and international meetings and has authored several book chapters. He is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH).

Dr. Garg’s clinical interest includes hand, elbow and upper extremity fractures, post-traumatic deformity and dysfunction, ligament and tendon injuries, nerve injuries and reconstruction, brachial plexus injuries, complex reconstructive surgery of the upper extremity, and pediatric hand.

Research

Dr. Garg’s research interest includes:

• Improving outcomes of brachial plexus injuries
• Improving treatment of upper extremity fractures
• Advancing knowledge and treatment of nerve recovery and regeneration
• Understanding and enhancing functional outcomes of patients

Clinical Interests:

• Arm fractures
• Arthritis
• Biceps repair
• Brachial plexus injuries
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Cubital tunnel syndrome
• Elbow arthroplasty
• Elbow fractures
• Elbow problems
• Fractures of the distal radius
• Hand surgery
• Malunion of fractures
• Nerve injuries
• Tendon injuries
• Wrist problems

Medical Education

• MBBS, All India Institute of Medical sciences
• Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital

Publications

Select Publications:

• Garg R, Sommer H, Lipman J, Wolfe SW, “Preoperative Computer Assisted Design Templating of Complex Articular Olecranon Osteotomy: case report” J Hand Surg Am. 2010 Dec;35(12):1990-4.e1. Epub 2010 Nov 18.
• Garg R, Merrell GA, Hillstrom H, Wolfe SW, “Comparison of Nerve Transfers and Nerve Grafting for Traumatic Upper Plexus Palsy: a systematic Review and analysis.” J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 May 4;93(9):819-29.
• Garg R, Kraszewski AP, Stoecklein HH, Syrkin G, Hillstrom HJ, Backus S, Lenhoff ML, Wolff AL, Crisco JJ, Wolfe SW, “Wrist kinematic coupling and performance during functional tasks: effects of constrained motion.” J Hand Surg Am. 2014 Apr;39(4):634-642.e1.
• Garg R, Kraszewski A, Hafer J, Backus S, Mogekwu N, Lenhoff M, Wolff A, Hillstrom H, Wolfe SW. “Comparison of Wrist Kinematics and Functional Performance between Surgical Treatments for SLAC Wrist: Level 2 Evidence” J Hand Surg Am. 2011 Aug:36 Supplement 1:30-31.
• Garg R, Jupiter JJ. Dorsal rim distal radius fractures with radiocarpal instability, In IFSSH 2019 Instructional Book: Distal Radius Fractures and Carpal Instabilities.
• Garg R, Uygur S, Cwykiel J, Siemionow M, “Development of Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Model in Hind Limb Amputated Rats.” Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2018 April 1.
• Kraszewski AP, Osei DA, Garg R, Jang E, Hillstrom HJ, Lenhoff MW, Wolfe SW, “The effect of wrist surgery on the kinematic consistency of joint axis reconstruction in a static posture.” J Orthop Res. 2015 Sep;33(9):1341-7.