Gregory L. DeSilva, MD, is a member of Banner University Medical Center and the faculty of The University of Arizona Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand and Upper Extremity Service, as Associate Professor, Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery. In July 2009, Dr. DeSilva was appointed Residency Program Director. In addition, Dr. DeSilva is an orthopaedic consultant to the University of Arizona Athletic Department and provides care to University of Arizona athletes. Dr. DeSilva earned his medical degree at the University of Michigan Medical School and completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He completed his fellowshiin hand and microvascular surgery at Union Memorial Hospital, Curtis National Hand Center, in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. DeSilva is board certified through the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery with additional ABOS certification in the sub-specialty of hand surgery. Dr. DeSilva was recruited to The University of Arizona from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan where he honed his skills in upper extremity trauma. Dr. DeSilva was Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Detroit Receiving Hospital and President of the Detroit Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.Dr. DeSilva’s area of special expertise focuses on traumaticost-traumatic reconstruction of the elbow, forearm, wrist and hand. His research and clinical interests include management of bone loss in the upper extremity, distal radius fractures and soft tissue coverage of traumatic wounds.He is an active member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, and serves on numerous national committees.