Credentials & Education
Medical School
- Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Charity Hospital of New Orleans
Residency
- Tulane University School of Medicine, Charity Hospital of New Orleans
Board Certifications
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand
Fellowship
- Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee
- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery
About
Kathleen Robertson, M.D., is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand, wrist and upper-extremity surgery. She treats a wide range of conditions affecting the hand, wrist, elbow and peripheral nerves, including fractures, arthritis, tendon injuries, nerve compression disorders and complex upper-extremity trauma.
Dr. Robertson earned her medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Charity Hospital of New Orleans before completing her orthopedic surgery residency at Tulane University School of Medicine, Charity Hospital of New Orleans. She then completed fellowships at Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery.
She works closely with each patient to develop an individualized treatment plan, offering both nonsurgical and surgical options based on their condition, lifestyle and goals.
Services:
- Thumb CMC (carpometacarpal) joint replacement
- Optional wide-awake hand surgery (WALANT)
- Carpal tunnel release
- Cubital tunnel release
- Trigger finger release
- Tendon repair
- Tendon transfer
- Nerve repair and nerve grafting
- Nerve transfers
- Wrist arthroscopy
- Thumb arthritis surgery
- Total joint replacement for basal thumb arthritis
- MCP and PIP joint replacements for arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
- Fracture care
- Mass and tumor excision
Other Conditions Treated:
- Hand injuries
- Wrist injuries
- Elbow injuries
- Hand and wrist arthritis
- Basal thumb arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis of the hand
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Trigger finger
- Tendon injuries
- Hand and wrist masses and tumors
Kathleen Robertson, M.D., is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand, wrist and upper-extremity surgery. She treats a wide range of conditions affecting the hand, wrist, elbow and peripheral nerves, including fractures, arthritis, tendon injuries, nerve compression disorders and complex upper-extremity trauma. Dr. Robertson earned her medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Charity Hospital of New Orleans before completing her orthopedic surgery residency at Tulane University School of Medicine, Charity Hospital of New Orleans. She then completed fellowships at Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery. She works closely with each patient to develop an individualized treatment plan, offering both nonsurgical and surgical options based on their condition, lifestyle and goals. Services: Thumb CMC (carpometacarpal) joint replacement Optional wide-awake hand surgery (WALANT) Carpal tunnel release Cubital tunnel release Trigger finger release Tendon repair Tendon transfer Nerve repair and nerve grafting Nerve transfers Wrist arthroscopy Thumb arthritis surgery Total joint replacement for basal thumb arthritis MCP and PIP joint replacements for arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis Fracture care Mass and tumor excision Other Conditions Treated: Hand injuries Wrist injuries Elbow injuries Hand and wrist arthritis Basal thumb arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis of the hand Carpal tunnel syndrome Cubital tunnel syndrome Trigger finger Tendon injuries Hand and wrist masses and tumors