Milan Stevanovic, MD, PhD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (Clinical Scholar)

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Overview

Dr. Stevanovic is a professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He is internationally renowned for his expertise in treatment of disorders of the hands and upper extremity, microvascular surgery and the management of brachial plexus injuries. He has extensive experience working with patients with peripheral nerve injuries, trauma, burns, microvascular and rheumatoid problems affecting the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder. He is internationally renowned for his expertise related to reconstructive microsurgery and limb and digit replantation. Dr. Stevanovic came to the United States from the University of Belgrade, where he was chief of the Hand and Upper Extremity Program and replantation team. He is also a pediatric specialist with expertise in congenital deformities. As the director of the USC Joseph H. Boyes Hand Fellowship Program, Dr. Stevanovic is dedicated to teaching and mentoring the next generation of surgeons and has been honored with numerous teaching awards. Recently inducted into the Serbian Science Academy, Dr. Stevanovic has conducted extensive research on upper extremity reconstruction. In addition to publishing clinical research papers, he has also contributed chapters for hand surgery textbooks and serves as a reviewer for several hand and microsurgery journals. He received his medical degree from the University of Belgrade in Serbia, Yugoslavia and completed his fellowship training in hand surgery at the USC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and his training in microsurgery at Duke University Medical Center.

Awards

  • Los Angeles Magazine: Super Doctor, 2015
     – 2022
  • Pasadena Magazine: Top Doctor, 2015
     – 2021

Publications

  • Management of established Volkmann’s contracture of the forearm in children. Hand Clin. 2006 Feb; 22(1):99-111.. View in PubMed
  • Late extensor pollicis longus rupture following displaced distal radius and ulna fractures in a child. J Orthop Trauma. 2004 Jan; 18(1):53-6.. View in PubMed
  • A prolonged case of Mycobacterium marinum flexor tenosynovitis: radiographic and histological correlation, and review of the literature. Skeletal Radiol. 2003 Sep; 32(9):542-5.. View in PubMed
  • A radiographic study of proximal radius anatomy with implications in radial head replacement. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2003 Jul-Aug; 12(4):380-4.. View in PubMed
  • Culture results and amputation rates in high-pressure paint gun injuries of the hand. Orthopedics. 2001 Jun; 24(6):587-9.. View in PubMed
  • Mucormycosis osteomyelitis in the hand. Orthopedics. 1999 Apr; 22(4):449-50.. View in PubMed
  • Local or free muscle flaps and unreamed interlocked nails for open tibial fractures. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1998 May.. View in PubMed
  • Avulsion injuries of the thumb. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1991 Jun; 87(6):1099-104.. View in PubMed
  • Scaphotrapezial dislocation. A case report. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1990 Mar; 72(3):449-52.. View in PubMed
  • Digital replantation at the level of the distal interphalangeal joint and the distal phalanx. J Hand Surg Am. 1989 Mar; 14(2 Pt 1):214-20.. View in PubMed