David Shenassa

Dr. David Shenassa is a fellowship-trained Hand, Wrist, and Microvascular Surgeon. He specializes in reconstructive surgery of the hand and wrist, sports injuries, trauma, nerve compression syndromes, minimally invasive surgical procedures, and wrist arthroscopy.

Dr. Shenassa attended New York University for his undergraduate studies and attended medical school at the prestigious Technion Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Medicine in Haifa, Israel. After completing his surgical residency in New York at the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, an affiliate of the NYU/Albert Einstein Schools of Medicine, he moved to Los Angeles to complete his sub-specialty training. Dr.Shenassa completed his hand surgery training at the Joseph H. Boyes Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship Program in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at The University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine. At USC he worked under an expert team of doctors directly responsible for the care and treatment of the USC Trojans athletic teams.

After completing his training, Dr.Shenassa joined the team of physicians at the South Florida Institute of Sports Medicine as their Hand and wrist specialist. Dr.Shenassa is committed to providing the highest level of care for musculoskeletal and neurovascular conditions of the upper extremity. After an appropriate diagnosis has been made, treatment is geared towards the restoration of function, pain control, and return to the pre-injury activity level. He believes in a multidisciplinary approach and always maximizes conservative treatment before considering surgery.