Richard A. Bernstein, MD

Adult and Pediatric Hand Surgery, Surgery of the Upper Extremity

Assistant Clinical Professor: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT.

Attending Staff: Yale New Haven Hospital, The Hospital of St. Raphael.

Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

Surgical Internship and Orthopaedic Residency: Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut.

Fellowship: Harvard Combined Hand Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.

Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgery. Board Certified Hand Surgery/Certificate for Added Qualifications for Surgery of the Hand.

Member: American Society for Surgery of the Hand, New England Hand Society, New England Hand Study Group, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Medical Association, New Haven County Medical Society, Connecticut State Medical Society.

Visiting Lecturer: American/Japanese Hand Society, Maine Orthopaedic Society, Yale University School of Medicine, Dartmouth School of Medicine.

Special Area of Interest: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fractures of the Wrist and Hand, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Dr. Bernstein grew up locally in Orange and spent time volunteering at Yale New Haven Hospital during the summers. After graduating from Hopkins Grammar school, he continued college and medical school in Connecticut. Since returning from his fellowship at Harvard, he has developed a specialty Orthopaedic practice in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery.

Dr. Bernstein is actively involved with the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and has been asked by its presidents to serve on multiple task forces, the Residents and Fellows conference and Scientific Exhibits Committees. Besides his active clinical practice, he teaches at the Yale Medical School for Medical and Physician Associate Students as well as the Resident Doctors training in Orthopaedic Surgery.