G. Thomas Frazier Jr., MD, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a hand and upper extremity surgeon. He will see patients at the UAMS Orthopedic Clinic on Shackleford Road.
He is also an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery in the UAMS College of Medicine.
Frazier specializes in hand and microsurgery and has a special interest in joint replacement of the hand, wrist and elbow, and joint arthroscopy for the elbow and wrist, minimally invasive surgeries in which a tiny camera is inserted into the joint through a small incision, thereby avoiding traditional open surgery.
Frazier earned his medical degree at UAMS, where he also completed his residency in orthopedic surgery and a fellowship in hand and microsurgery. He has been practicing in Little Rock for 28 years. He graduated from Hope High School and earned his undergraduate degree from Hendrix College in Conway.
“UAMS gave me the training I needed to get my start as a young doctor, and it is nice to be able to bring that full circle to return to UAMS to help educate the orthopedic surgeons of tomorrow,” Frazier said. “In the clinic, I look forward to working with the talented hand and upper extremity team that UAMS has assembled. I look forward to being a part of their tremendous plans to be a true regional referral center for complex hand and upper extremity problems, as well as the more common hand and upper extremity problems such as arthritis, carpel tunnel syndrome and occupational injuries.”
He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, with a certificate of added qualifications in hand surgery.
Frazier is a member of the Southern Orthopedic Association, Arkansas Orthopedic Society, Arkansas Medical Society, Pulaski County Medical Society, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Arkansas Hand Club, Mid-America Orthopedic Association and American Society for Surgery of the Hand.