Kelly Wun, MD

Member: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Candidate

Member: American Society for Surgery of the Hand Candidate

Member: American Association for Hand Surgery Candidate

• 12/2014 – 5/2018 Division of Vascular Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine PI: Karen J. Ho, M.D. Summary of research project: Investigation of the effects of the gut microbiome on the inflammatory and local arterial remodeling response to vascular surgery
• 9/2012 – 12/2013 Undergraduate Honors Thesis University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology PI: Leslie A. Leinwand, Ph.D. (Chief Scientific Officer of the BioFrontiers Institute, HHMI Professor) Summary of research project: Design and development of an adenoviral-based system for the production of β-myosin mutants to study sarcomeric motor kinetics in cardiomyopathies
• 5/2012 – 8/2012 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology PI: Timothy McKinsey, Ph.D. Summary of research project: Investigation of the epigenetic and proteomic changes in cardiomyopathies
• Dr. Wun has additionally contributed to hand and upper extremity research through peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and national conference presentations. His research focuses on hand conditions and interventions, most notably carpal tunnel syndrome and release surgery.

• Hand
• Wrist
• Elbow
• Shoulder
• Sports Medicine

• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Cubital tunnel syndrome
• Hand fractures
• Fractures of the distal radius
• Forearm fractures
• Tendon injuries
• Nerve injuries
• Hand and wrist arthritis

• Hand Surgery
• Wrist Surgery
• Forearm & Elbow Surgery
• Nonoperative management of hand, wrist, and forearm
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