Casey Sansom, PA-C

Dr. Nicholas A. Bonazza is an orthopaedic surgeon with additional fellowship training in orthopaedic sports medicine. He treats patients for injuries of the shoulder, elbow, knee, and ankle and works with them to develop a plan for return to the field, the court, the course, or just the backyard.He received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. and completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Penn State Health in Hershey, Pennsylvania. During residency, he also earned a Master of Health Administration degree from Penn State. He gained further training through the orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He has cared for athletes at all levels of competition and stays active in research to develop better ways of caring for all patients.He is a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the American Orthopaedic Association Emerging Leaders Program.

Peter Tang, MD, MPH, is an Orthopaedic Surgeon who has extensive expertise in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery. He can manage fractures of the finger, wrist, elbow, and shoulder. He also takes care of cysts, tendon problems (trigger finger), De Quervain's tenosynovitis and tennis elbow and nerve compression (carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome). Dr. Tang welcomes adult and pediatric patients. Dr. Tang received his College Degree and Master of Public Health from Harvard University. He obtained his Medical Degree from Weill Medical School of Cornell University. He completed his Residency and Hand Fellowship training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Tang is Chief of the Hand Division and the Program Director of the Hand, Upper Extremity & Microvascular Surgery Fellowship. He is Director of the Center for Nerve & Brachial Plexus Injury. He is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. He is an expert in nerve repair and reconstruction and scapular winging. He teaches the latest techniques to residents, fellows and surgeons at the AGH residency and fellowship training programs as well as regional and national meetings and courses. He has lectured nationally and internationally. He is passionate about teaching and passing on the art of Hand Surgery to the next generation. He was honored with the Teacher of the Year Award by the residents at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) as well as at Columbia University where he practiced for 6 years in NYC before coming back to Pittsburgh. He is only one of four hand surgeons who takes hand call at AGH which is a Level 1 Trauma Center where the patients with the most severe injuries and worst medical conditions get transferred from the Pittsburgh area and region. His goal when treating patients is to provide effective, timely, cost-effective care that will provide the best functional outcomes to meet the goals of each patient. Options are always discussed with patients and the treatment chosen is made with a shared decision process between physician and patient.