Hi, I'm Dr. Hasan. I'm an orthopedic surgeon
and my subspecialty is shoulder and elbow reconstruction.
So, basically my practice encompasses the entire
spectrum of shoulder and elbow problems,
whether it be rotator cuff tears, dislocations,
arthritis, where we do joint replacements for the shoulder
including reverse shoulder replacements.
Similarly, around the elbow
for complex fractures, for contracture releases,
elbow replacements and nerve decompressions.
Well, I mean I think that we handle
patients with all kinds of shoulder limbal problems, from the pediatric
age range to senior citizens.
And our goal is to restore patient to,
patients to a well-functioning extremity
and basically we see patients either with athletic type injuries,
we also see patients who suffer from arthritis
or the chronic type injuries.
So there's a, depending on what their particular
problem is, we can address this by utoscopic techniques
where we make obviously small incisions, minimally invasive
which really helps in the post-operative recovery,
decreased pain, decreased swelling and easier recovery.
And that's made huge strides and that's
true for both the shoulder and the elbow.
And then certainly
the people who have bad arthritis and very limitation of function,
it restores a significant quality of life.
And what we really see nowadays is that a large part of my population is people
the older age, if you will,
however senior citizens in this day and age are not sitting at home,
they're very active, they're out there playing golf
they're out there gardening, they're doing, leading active lives and so
when they develop arthritic shoulders or elbows, this limits their ability to do
the stuff they want to do and our job and our mission and our goal is to
restore them so they can in fact enjoy the activities they want to do.
I really think it's important that the patient be involved in their care
and by that, I mean that I take a lot of time to
talk with the patient, explain to them exactly
what the problem is and also what to expect.
And I think when a patient comes to a doctor it's
naturally an anxiety provoking position to be in.
Then you sort of feel like you're not in control maybe
and I think if the patient understands that they actually can play a role,
and an active role in their recovery, it empowers them and it
helps them deal with the surgical procedure
and the rehabilitation much better and I think it helps them get better results,
so I really believe in ensuring the patient is an active part of the process.
Orthopedics, our job is nice in the sense that we give people back their function.
And it's incredibly rewarding to have somebody come to see me and
who either has significant pain or disability
or can't do the stuff they want to do,
from simply as picking up a grandchild,
or playing golf, or whatever it is
and you give them back that you're able to
do something for them that contributes to their ability
to resume their activities.
And I think that's the most rewarding part of my job.
I'm a new faculty member.
I come from the University of Arkansas where I was chief of shoulder surgery
at the University of Arkansas for seven years.
And I've taken a similar position here at the University of Maryland.
And I came to this area because of this, and to this University
because the University of Maryland is a top-notch institution,
not only nationwide, but really worldwide with
facilities that are clearly world-class.
And I think it's an honor to be part of this team.
It's an honor to represent the University and it also gives opportunity
to work with all the other team members here at the University.
Clearly, I think I'm very experienced
I've been doing this for a long time
and we take pride in getting good results
and I think that patients when they come to
like I said I think patients feel involved in their care
and I think that's one of the reasons were able to get such good results.
Any time you're faced a situation, like I said earlier,
where the potentially facing surgery is anxiety-provoking,
I think that, again, I would encourage the patients to
to ask their doctor questions,
to get as informed as they can, nowadays there's multiple ways of getting informed,
internet, brochures, etc.
and more invested the patients are in their care,
and more they understand about the problem and understand about the solution
and what we're trying to accomplish,
I think it will help them in their ultimate recovery.