J. Martin Favetto, M.D.
Hand and Upper Extremity
Services & Specialties
Location
Dr. Favetto is a hand surgeon and partner at Bluegrass Orthopaedics. He received his medical degree from the University of Buenos Aires, School of Medicine in Argentina. He is board certified in orthopaedics and traumatology by the Ministry of Health and Social Action in Argentina. He completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Eva Peron Hospital in San Martin, Argentina. After relocating to Kentucky, Dr. Favetto completed a fellowship at the Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Micro Surgery in Kentucky. He continued at the Kleinert Institute as Senior Fellow and ultimately as Hand Scholar. Dr. Favetto is a teacher and lecturer in upper-extremity hand injuries and trauma with an emphasis on wrist and elbow arthroscopy.
Dr. Favetto was one of the chief surgeons on the transplant team that performed the first two of three human hand transplants in the United States.
Physician Assistant
Specialties
- Hand and Wrist Surgery
- Elbow Surgery
- Upper Extremity
Residency
- Eva Peron Hospital - San Martin Argentina
Fellowship
- Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Micro Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- St. Joseph East
- Bluegrass Specialty Surgery Center
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Location
Details
Lexington, KY 40509 (859) 263-5140 [email protected]
- Office
- MONDAY - FRIDAY
8:00am - 5:00pm
*Office may close 4:30PM on Friday
- Physical Therapy
- MONDAY - FRIDAY
7:00am - 6:00pm
Recommended Watching
Wrist Fractures & Arm Pain
When To Come In
Treatment of Hand Injuries
Wrist Fractures and Arm Pain
