Kelly Currie, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Associate Director, Plastic Surgery Residency Program
To request an appointment with Dr. Currie, please call (314) 362-7388 or request an appointment online.
Overview
Patients Seen
Adults
Specialties
- Hand and extremity surgery
- Limb salvage
- General reconstructive surgery
Common conditions treated
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Trigger finger
- Hand and wrist fractures
- Hand and wrist ligament injuries
- Upper-extremity nerve injuries
- Upper-extremity tendon injuries
- Hand and wrist arthritis
- Hand and wrist contractures (Including Dupuytren’s)
- Wounds (any body location) requiring reconstruction
Education
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Plastic Surgery
Medical School
University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, N.Y., 2008
Residency
2008-2013 General Surgery Residency, Mary Imogene Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, N.Y.
2013-2016 Plastic Surgery Residency, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colo.
Fellowship
2016-2017 Hand & Microsurgery Fellowship, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Ill.
Memberships
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- American Association for Hand Surgery
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
Awards and Honors
- Gold Humanism Honor Society
- E. Donnall Thomas Scholar
- Graduated With Research Honors, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, N.Y.
Research
- Outcomes Research
- Diversity, equity and inclusion in medicine
Publications
Currie KB, Neumeister E, Neumeister M. (2020). Chapter 31: The Bulky Flap. In Michael S (eds.), Problems in Hand Surgery Solutions to Recover Function (pp. 136–138). Thieme Medical Publishers. (Book chapter)
Currie KB, Sauerbier M, Russell R, Neumeister M. (2020). Chapter 33: Dorsal Hand Defect. In Sauerbier M (eds.), Problems in Hand Surgery Solutions to Recover Function (pp. 145-147). Thieme Medical Publishers. (Book chapter)
Currie KB, Ross P, Collister P, Gurunluoglu R. Analysis of Scalp and Forehead Injuries in a Level I Trauma Center. J Craniofac Surg. 2017;28(5):1350-1353.
Currie KB, Gurunluoglu R. Discussion: Vasospasm of the flap pedicle – The effects of 11 most often used vasodilating drugs – Comparative study in a rat model. Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery. 2014;134(4):585e-587e.
Currie KB, Lancey R. A predictive model for readmission within 30 days
after coronary artery bypass grafting. J Am Coll Surg. 2011;213(3):S107.
Berenson C, Sales KB, Huang J, Reinhold VN, Garlipp MA, Yohe HC. Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzaebinding gangliosides of human respiratory (HEp-2) cells have a requisite lacto/neolacto core structure. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology. 2005;43(2):171–182.