Nicholas A. Calotta, MD

A Leader in Peripheral Nerve and Reconstructive Surgery

• Nicholas A. Calotta, MD, is an expert reconstructive surgeon from head to toe with rigorous sub-specialty training focused on upper extremity and peripheral nerve surgery.

Education

• Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

• Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

• Internship: Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

• Residency: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

  • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Division of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery and Plastic Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD

• Fellowship: Orthopedic Hand Surgery and Microsurgery

• Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Clinical Expertise

The combination of training in both plastic surgery and orthopedic surgery positions Dr. Calotta to have unique expertise in treating problems of the fingers, hand, wrist, forearm, and elbow. Because there is such a delicate and complex interplay between bones and surrounding soft tissues, knowledge of these complimentary fields is crucial to achieving the best outcomes possible for patients. Additionally, he is passionate about caring for patients with disorders of the peripheral nervous system, especially those causing chronic pain or impaired muscle function, and patients requiring advanced reconstruction for all types of complex wounds.

Specific conditions treated include the following:

• Bone and Joint
  • Fractures of the fingers, hand, wrist, forearm, and elbow
  • Dislocations
  • Arthritis – fingers, thumb, and wrist
  • Post-traumatic deformities or bone healing problems
  • Finger and wrist arthroscopy
  • Joint replacement or fusion
• Tendon and Muscle
  • Tendon lacerations, ruptures, and scarring after tendon injuries
  • Tendinitis and tendon overuse disorders (eg tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, etc)
  • Biceps tendon ruptures
  • Trigger finger
  • Dupuytren disease
• Traumatic Injuries
  • Burns (head to toe)
  • Fingertip and crush injuries
  • Amputations including replantation and revascularization
  • High pressure injection injuries
  • Lacerations
• Nerve Injuries
  • Common nerve problems
    • Carpal tunnel syndrome
    • Cubital tunnel syndrome
    • Radial tunnel/posterior interosseous nerve syndrome
    • Common peroneal entrapment
    • Tarsal tunnel syndrome
    • Neuromas and nerve related (neuropathic) pain
    • Nerve tumors
  • Brachial Plexus Injuries
    • Acute or chronic brachial plexus injuries
    • Nerve excision and grafting
    • Nerve transfers
    • Tendon transfers
    • Functional muscle transfers including microsurgical muscle transfer
    • Lower Extremity Injuries
    • Tibial nerve injury or compression
    • Peroneal nerve injury
    • Sciatic nerve injury
    • Femoral nerve injury
    • Lumbosacral plexus problems
• Soft Tissue Reconstruction/Wounds
  • Chest wall wounds
  • Abdominal wall wounds including ventral/incisional hernias
  • Upper and lower extremity wounds
  • Grafts and flaps including free flaps for soft tissue and bone
• Craniofacial Trauma
  • Fractures – mandible, maxilla, zygoma, nasal bones, orbits, and frontal bone
  • Lacerations – simple or complex