Dr. Elizabeth Ouellette is a fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty board certification in surgery of the hand. As program director, she oversees the FIU/Baptist Health Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Fellowship Program.
Ouellette is chief of hand surgery at Baptist Health Orthopedic Care, where she specializes in treating wrist fracture, ligament tear, nerve injury, joint instability and small joint replacement.
Areas of Expertise
- Microsurgical reconstruction and peripheral nerve surgery
- Wrist arthroscopy and minimally invasive hand surgery
- Management of arthritis of the hand, wrist, and thumb (joint preservation and replacement)
- Carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel, and peripheral nerve decompression procedures
- Congenital and developmental hand disorders
- Soft tissue coverage and flap reconstruction for upper extremity trauma
- Dupuytren’s contracture management (surgical and minimally invasive techniques)
- Replantation and salvage procedures for amputations
Research Interests
- Wrist instability biomechanics
- Nerve injury repair
- Skin coverage and psychological intervention for upper extremity trauma patients
- Biologics
- Sharpey's fibers
See research publications and more on Baptist Health South Florida's research portal.
Current Courses Taught
- Disorders of the wrist and hand
Committees & Professional Organizations
- Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Florida Orthopedic Society
- Vice President, Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society
Education
- MBA, Miami Herbert Business School, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 2002
- Fellowship, Hand Surgery, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL 1984
- Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 1983
- Internship, General Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 1979
- M.D., University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 1978