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Woman experiencing pain in her elbow

Now Offering
Same-Day Appointments

In Alpharetta & Cumming!

At The Hand & Upper Extremity Center of Georgia, we are dedicated to offering convenient, same-day appointments in Alpharetta and Cumming to ensure our patients receive exceptional, specialized care when they need it.

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New Location,
Same Exceptional Care

Our Alpharetta Location Has Moved!

Treating over 10,000 patients a year, your well-being is always our concern. Our convenient locations help us maintain our level of service year after year. This year, we have moved our Alpharetta location, but the high-quality exceptional care will remain.

Exclusive Regional Doctors for PBMD
Exclusive Regional Doctors for PBMD

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2023 Atlanta Top Doc Hand Surgeons
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Home to the Most Top Doc Hand Surgeons
Year After Year

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Older man working with hands

Exclusively specializing in
the treatment of the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder since 1973

Our expert hand and upper extremity doctors and staff are the region's most compassionate experts, providing specialized care you can trust for the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder.

Exclusively specializing in
the treatment of the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder since 1973

Our expert hand and upper extremity doctors and staff are the region's most compassionate experts, providing specialized care you can trust for the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder.

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The Hand & Upper Extremity Center of Georgia

Our fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopedic surgeons are experts in hand and upper extremity care. They are dedicated to providing patients of all ages with compassionate, individualized treatment for conditions of the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder as well as for arthritis, the brachial plexus, tetraplegia, cerebral palsy, and much more.

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ATTENTION, PATIENTS!

Due to inclement weather, our Atlanta office will close today, Tuesday, January 21, at 12:00 p.m.

Our Cumming location will remain open, and our answering service will be able to relay emergency calls to us during this time.

Thank you for your understanding and stay safe!

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Patient
Stories

Dr. Gillespie has been great in the 4 years we have been working with him!

– Richard M.

Dr. Templeton was great with Thomas. She explained everything at the level that Thomas (12) could understand.

– Kristin W.

Dr. Templeton has been an exceptional doctor to my daughter, pure. She cares about how well she’s improving.

– Ashley O.

Always on time or early, extremely friendly and great at explaining things, fantastic with my newborn baby.

– Timothy W.

I loved how friendly and supportive Dr. Lourie’s staff were. I felt very comfortable with Dr. Lourie taking care of my needs, and he was compassionate and professional.

– Lisa K.

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THE HAND & UPPER EXTREMITY SURGERY CENTER OF GEORGIA

The Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery Center of Georgia is our state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center focused exclusively on surgeries of the hand and upper extremity. Our team of surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and surgical technicians work together to provide our patients with an unparalleled outpatient surgical experience.

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THERAPY

At The Hand & Upper Extremity Center of Georgia, our occupational therapists work closely with our hand and upper extremity doctors to provide the highest level of therapy care for patients.

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NEWS & EVENTS

The Hand & Upper Extremity Center of Georgia is often featured in area news media as recognized experts in orthopedics.

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