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Specialties:
- Elbow
- Hand
- Trauma
- Wrist
Biography
- Charlotte Hounds - Hand Consultant
- UNC-Charlotte 49ers - Hand & Wrist Surgery Consultant
- Queens University Royals - Hand Wrist Surgery Consultant
- ASSH Young Leaders Program
- ASSH Resident Education Committee
- Board Certified Physician
Clinic Locations
Education
- Bowdoin College (Maine) -- Bachelor of Science
- Dartmouth Medical School -- Doctor of Medicine
- Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery -- Residency
- Philadelphia Hand Center at Thomas Jefferson University -- Fellowship
Practice
- Specializes in Hand, Wrist, and Elbow Surgery.
- Specializes in Congenital Differences of The Hand and Upper Extremity
- Member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Member of the North Carolina Orthopaedic Association
- Memeber of the North Carolina Medical Society
- Candidate Member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Awards
- Named a 2023 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
- 2022 North Carolina's Top Doctors, Charlotte Region, SouthPark Magazine
- Named a 2021 Top Doctor - Charlotte Magazine
- Best Resident Award, Virginia Commonwealth University (2008)
Research
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Chadderdon RC, Gaston RG: "Restoration of Opposition" Hand Clinics August 2016
- Gaston RG, Chadderdon RC. “Management of Complications of Wrist Fractures.” Hand Clinics. 2015 May 31:193-203. PMID 25934196
- Colantoni J, Gaston RG, Chadderdon C. Arthroscopic Wafer for Ulnar Impaction Syndrome. Arthroscopic Techniques 2014;Feb 3(1): 123–125. PMID 3986578.
- *Gaston RG, Ward WA, Lewis DL, Gantt EG, Osier LK, Gaul JS, Perlik PC, Chadderdon RC, Baker DS, Boatright JR; Wrist and Radius Injury Surgery Trial (WRIST) Study Group: Reflections One Year into the 21 Center NIH-funded WRIST Study. A Primer on Conducting a Multicenter Clinical Trial. Journal of Hand Surgery, 2013 Jun;38:1194-1201. *denotes group study
- Larson TB, Gaston RG, Chadderdon RC. Use of Temporary Screw Augmentation the Treatment of Scapholunate Injuries. Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity, 2012 Sept;16:135-40. PMID 22913993
- Gaston RG, Chadderdon RC: Phalangeal Fractures(in Professional Athletes): displaced/nondisplaced. Hand Clinics, 2012 Aug;28(3):395-402. PMID 22883890
- Mounasamy V, Chadderdon RC, McDaniel C, Willis MC. Bilateral Synchronous Quadriceps Tendon Rupture: A Case Report. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. 2008 Jan; 18(1): 63-67.
Book Chapters
- Chadderdon RC, Isaacs JE. Flexor Tendon Injuries. In: Essential Orthopaedics. Saunders, Elsevier Inc. Philadelphia, PA. 2010 Pgs 352-356
- Hendry TM, Chadderdon RC, Boardman ND. Surgical Treatment of the Elbow: Surgical Options and Indications. In: Arthritis and Arthroplasty: The Hand Wrist and Elbow. Elsevier Inc. 2010. Chapter 18.
National and Regional Presentations
- Ward AW, Osier LS, Lewis DR, Loeffler BJ, Chadderdon RC, Gaston RG. Lymphedema Following Elective Hand and Wrist Surgery in Women who are Post Axillary Lymph Node Dissection: A Prospective, Cohort Study. Abstract-(paper#2): ASSH Annual Meeting; 2016 Sept 29; Austin, TX
- Chadderdon RC. Update on Dupuytren's. Greenbrier Research Summit; 2016 June 4; Greenbrier, WV
- Chadderdon RC. Course Director: TriMed Upper Extremity Cadaver lab; 2016 Apr 16; Charlotte, NC
Podium presentations:
- Chadderdon RC. Management of Phalangeal and Metacarpal Fractures. TriMed Upper Extremity Seminar; 2016 Jan 29-30; Amelia Island, FL
- Ode G, Loeffler B, Chadderdon R, Haines N, Scannell B, Patt J, Gaston G. Knee Arthroscopy simulation Training: Does it translate to Improved Arthroscopic Proficiency in the Wrist? Electronic abstract presentation: Combined Meeting of the American Association of Hand Surgery Annual and British Society for Surgery of the Hand; 2015 Jan 21-24; Paradise Island, Bahamas
- Chadderdon RC. Distal Radius Fractures - Evaluation and Clinical Decision Making. Physician's Assistant Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting; 2013 Oct; Orlando, FL
- Chadderdon RC. Common Tumors of the Hand - When to Refer, When to Reassure. Physician's Assistant Orthopedic Society Annual Meeting; 2013 Oct; Orlando, FL
- Chadderdon RC (moderator). Session II: Upper Extremity Trauma: Oscar Miller Day Symposium. Charlotte NC. October 15, 2010
- Chadderdon RC. Current Management of Radial Head Fractures: Oscar Miller Day Symposium. Charlotte NC. October 15, 2010
- Chadderdon RC. Distal Radius Fractures: What is best and when: Southeastern Fracture Symposium, Charlotte NC. January 2010
- Chadderdon RC (Co-Moderator). American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting. Scientific Paper Session. 2010
- Chadderdon RC, Kozin, S. Is the Brachialis Innervated by the Radial Nerve: An Electroneurophysiologic Study. American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting. 2010
Testimonials
This medical establishment is a top-notch facility. The staff and doctors are honest, yet the environment is filled with hope and encouragement. Dr. Chris Chadderdon has been treating a problematic hand injury I suffered at work and has been attentive, empathetic, and professional at every stage of my surgery and recovery.