“North Carolina’s most respected doctors in 56 specialties are presented in this annual report. Those cited were selected by their peers with the goal of saluting the state’s leading medical practitioners.” – North Carolina’s Top Doctors The post <span >Lechner, Minkin, and Thornburg included in annual “Top Doctors” report</span> appeared first on Carolina Hand Sports Medicine ..read more

“North Carolina’s most respected doctors in 56 specialties are presented in this annual report. Those cited were selected by their peers with the goal of saluting the state’s leading medical practitioners.” – North Carolina’s Top Doctors The post <span >Lechner, Minkin, and Thornberg included in annual “Top Doctors” report</span> appeared first on Carolina Hand Sports Medicine ..read more

 Dr. Chris Lechner is a 56-year-old American hand surgeon, standup paddler and open water swimmer from Asheville, North Carolina. He has paddled solo 277 miles (446 km) along the French Broad River in North Carolina and attempted a solo, non-escorted 80-mile (128.7 km) open water swim across Lake Michigan with only a paddleboard, IOLITE and satellite phone. He was rescued close to his goal, just short of swimming from Racine Harbor in Wisconsin to Holland, Michigan as his GPS indicated that he had swum 95 cumulative miles. https://www.openwaterswimming.com/chris-lechner-alone-swimmers-journey ..read more

Bruce Minkin, MD participates in the “Summer of Science Series” with Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS) and talks about how minerals can be used for medicinal purposes. The post <span >Bruce Minkin, MD participates in “Summer of Science Series”</span> appeared first on Carolina Hand Sports Medicine ..read more

Carolina Hand & Sports Medicine presents the 9th Annual Young Life BLASTERS Clay Shoot at the Biltmore Estate Friday, April 26, 2019. See details below… https://fs19.formsite.com/cmaslin/hn9qjqfjgn/index.html The post <span class="entry-title">Dr. West presenting sponsor for annual Young Life Clay Shoot</span> appeared first on Carolina Hand Sports Medicine ..read more

Katylyn is a 19-year-old female who was involved in a car accident which resulted in the traumatic amputation of her left index finger. She also had numerous glass shards in her hand. She had emergency surgery which left her with an unsightly index finger amputation stump. After discussion with the patient and her family members, Dr. Lechner agreed to perform a ray resection amputation of her left index finger to improve the function of her hand and improve the appearance. She has now healed and is back to full activities without any problems. She has commented that her friends hardly notice ..read more

Katylyn is a 19-year-old female who was involved in a car accident which resulted in the traumatic amputation of her left index finger. She also had numerous glass shards in her hand. She had emergency surgery which left her with an unsightly index finger amputation stump. After discussion with her family members we agreed to do a ray resection of the index finger. She has now healed and is back to full activities without any problems. She has commented that her friends hardly notice her hand unless they “count fingers”. She’s been released back into her life and should have no further proble ..read more

A swimmer, paddle boarder, kayaker Chris Lechner’s enjoys all aspects of water and finds deep meaning in each adventure. He has shared a few of his adventures previously with Blue Ridge Outdoor Magazine. Now, he has completed a SUP first descent of the Tuckasegee River in North Carolina. The best part was that he shared the adventure with his sons and paddling friend John Sherman. Read the full article at Blue Ridge Outdoor: https://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/paddling/sup-the-tuck-day-1/ The post <span class="entry-title">Lechner Tackles the Tuck</span> appeared first on Carolina Ha ..read more

Dr. West was pleased to help bring Dabo Sweeney to Asheville for a fundraiser for WNC Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Coach Sweeney spoke to 1500 students, coaches, and business leaders at the Biltmore Church in Arden. As a presenting sponsor, Dr. West had the opportunity to meet with Coach Sweeney before the event and continues to be impressed by his genuine servant leadership which recently culminated in a National Championship for the Clemson Football Team. The post <span class="entry-title">Dabo Sweeney in Asheville for a fundraiser for WNC Fellowship of Christian Athletes</span ..read more