Lauren E. Karbach, M.D.

Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon, Fellowship-Trained in Hand & Upper Extremity
Lauren E. Karbach, M.D.
Hannah Marquardt, PA-C serves as Physician Assistant to Dr. Lauren Karbach and specializes in Hand & Upper Extremity.

Practice Summary:

Dr. Lauren E. Karbach is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and is fellowship trained in Hand & Upper Extremity, certified by The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS). She treats patients of all ages.

Doctor Karbach has appointments available at our Quarry Area, Ridgewood, and Schertz locations.

Education Information:

  • Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Rochester, Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Fellowship: Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center, Hand Surgery

Specialty Procedure

  • Arthroscopy
    • Shoulder
    • Elbow
    • Wrist
  • Congenital pediatric hand surgery
  • Joint replacement
    • Shoulder
    • Elbow

Treatment

Hand

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome (endoscopic and open)
  • Nerve injury and repair (nerve lacerations, cut nerves)
  • Nerve transfers (radial, ulnar or median nerve palsy)
  • Thumb ligament reconstruction, CMC arthroplasty (CMC arthritis)
  • Scapholunate tears (SL tears)
  • Wrist arthroscopy, TFCC repair
  • Dupuytren's contracture including surgical release and nonoperative treatment with Xiaflex (collagenase)
  • Tendon repair, tendon transfer, tendon reconstruction, tendon ruptures

Elbow

  • Elbow arthroscopy
  • Elbow replacement (elbow arthroplasty)
  • Elbow ligament reconstruction (ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction)

Shoulder

  • Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
  • Total shoulder replacement (shoulder arthroplasty)
  • Reverse total shoulder replacement

Conditions Treated

  • Fracture and trauma care
  • Hand and wrist fractures
    • Distal radius fractures
    • Boxer fracture
    • Metacarpal fracture
    • Phalanx fracture
  • Shoulder and elbow fractures
    • Scaphoid fractures
    • Radius and ulna fractures
    • Proximal humerus fracture
    • Radial head fractures
    • Olecranon fractures
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Arthritis
    • Shoulder
    • Elbow
    • Wrist
    • Hand
  • Ulnar tunnel syndrome
  • Volar and dorsal ganglion (wrist ganglion)
  • Ulnocarpal impaction
  • Trigger finger release, Trigger thumb
  • Tendonitis of the wrist (Dequervain's)
  • Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
  • Ulnar nerve compression (cubital tunnel syndrome)
  • Biceps and triceps tears (biceps ruptures)
  • Elbow dislocation
  • Osteochondral defects of the elbow (OCD lesions)
  • Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)
  • Shoulder tendonitis (shoulder impingement, rotator cuff tendonitis)
  • Biceps tendinopathy
  • Biceps tear
  • Mucoid cyst

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Support Staff

Physician Assistant

Hannah Marquardt, PA-C

Clinical Coordinator

Phone: 210-489-7225
Fax: 833-944-1954

Scheduling

Phone: 210-281-9595
Fax: 844-772-0899

Referral and Authorizations

Phone: 210-804-5600
Fax: 866-624-0593

Billing Specialist

Phone: 210-396-5369
Fax: 210-804-6801

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