Hand & Microsurgery Medical Group, Inc.--Leonard Gordon, M.D.--Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Leonard Gordon trained in hand surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He completed his orthopedic residency at the University of California, San Francisco, and was an instructor in Anatomy at Stanford University.
After completing his training, he was Attending Surgeon at Davies Medical Center in San Francisco, before becoming Chief of the Hand Surgery Service in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He held this position for twelve years before entering private practice in San Francisco.
He is a member of many professional organizations, including the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery. He has written and taught extensively, both locally and nationally, and is active in providing surgical care in underserved areas of the world.

LeRoy C. Abbott Orthopaedic Society (1979)
San Francisco Medical Society (1982)
American Medical Association (1982)
California Medical Association (1982)
Western Orthopaedic Association (1982)
Massachusetts General Hospital Hand Club (1983)
International Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (1984)
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (1985)
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (#017936) (1985)
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (1985)
Western Orthopaedic Association, Northern California Chapter (1986)
American Society for Peripheral Nerve (1991)
California Society for Industrial Medicine (1991)
American Association of Clinical Anatomists (1994)
American Board of Forensic Examiners (1995)

Director, Hand and Microsurgery Medical Group, Inc. (since 1981)
Qualified Medical Examiner, Division of Workers' Compensation (#907520), State of California (since 1987)
Associate Adjunct Professor, Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco (since 1988)
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco (since 1988)
Practicing Surgeon, Hand and Microsurgery, California Pacific Medical Center (since 1991)
Director, San Francisco Foundation for Microsurgery (since 1991)

Stanford University
Lecturer, Department of Anatomy (1973-1974)
Ralph K. Davies Medical Center, San Francisco, California (1981-1985)
Attending Surgeon
Co-Director, Microsurgery Research Laboratory
Private Practice, Hand and Microsurgery
University of California, San Francisco—Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Director, Hand and Microsurgery Service Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery (1980-1992)
Director and Attending Surgeon, Hand Surgery Clinic (1981-1991)
Assistant Clinical Professor (1982-1988)
Lecturer in Anatomy, UCSF Microsurgery Laboratory (1982-1991)
Microsurgery Consultant to the Surgeon General
Oak Knoll Naval Hospital (1986-1988)
Letterman Army Medical Center (1986-1992)
Practicing Surgeon—Hand and Microsurgery
Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center (1981-1992)
University of California, San Francisco (1981-1996)
Petaluma Valley Hospital (1995-2007)
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
Director, Hand and Microsurgery Research Laboratory,
Medical Research Institute (1991-2000)
Chief of Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (1992-2008)

University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa—M.B.B.Ch. (1966-1971)
Westminster Hospital, London, England—General Surgery Elective (1970)
Johannesburg General Hospital/Professor D. J. DuPlessis—Intern, General Surgery (1972)
University of Connecticut Medical Center, Farmington, Connecticut—Intern, Rotating Surgery (1972-1973)
Stanford University, Stanford, California—Lecturer in Anatomy, Surgical Examination (EDIN) for FRCS (1973-1974)
University of California, San Francisco
Resident, General Surgery (1974-1975)
Fellow in Microsurgery (1975-1976)
Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery (1976-1979)
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts—Fellow, Hand Surgery (1980-1981)

Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, Scotland, Primary Examination (1974)
California Medical License #A26770 (1976)
California FLEX Examination (1976)
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Board Certified (1982)
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery (1989)
3M Ortho Division Training Course for Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release (1991)
Physician's Assistant Supervisor #SA23214 (1994)
X-ray Supervisor and Operator #RHD143057 (1996)

Editorial Board, Microsurgery (1986-2008)
Editorial Board, Orthopaedic Update (1991-1992)
Consultant Reviewer, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (since 1993)
Consultant Reviewer, The Lancet (1995)

Senate Research Grant, University of California, San Francisco (1975)
Drown Foundation Research Grant ($95,000) for the study of limb preservation (1990 and 1991)
Teaching Awards, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco—Department of Anatomy Student Awards
Outstanding Lecture (1985 and 1992)
Outstanding Lecture Series (1990, 1991, and 1994)
Nomination, Outstanding Lecture (1990 and 1991)
Honorable Mention, Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching (1987)
Nomination, Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching (1984 and 1999)

American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
Program Committee (1987)
Forward Planning Committee (1991-1993)
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Microsurgery Committee (1984-1985)
Site Selection Committee (1991-1993)
Self-Assessment Examination Committee (1992-1993)
Journal Committee (2002-2005)