He offers a specialized practice in surgery of the hand, wrist, and upper extremity, and microsurgery. He has a special interest in nerve compression (carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome), arthritis of the hand and wrist, minimally invasive upper extremity surgery, hand trauma and fractures, and complex upper extremity reconstruction. Dr. Wachtman is an honors graduate of Penn State University and earned his medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh. He then completed both his residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery and fellowship in orthopedic hand and upper extremity surgery a