Robert R. Bell, MD
Hand & Wrist Surgery
Elbow & Shoulder Surgery
Dr.Bell is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. He has a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery from the combined of the University of Virginia and the American Sports Medicine Institute with Dr.F.C.McCue III and Dr.James Andrews. Dr.Bell specializes in treating orthopedic problems from the shoulder to the hand in adults. He has treated a wide array of work-related injuries of the hand, wrist and elbow during his twenty-plus years in practice and enjoyed a good working relationship with the case managers involved in those patients care. He has also served as team physician, dealing with upper extremity injuries, for universities in Texas, Virginia and Alabama.
Dr.Bell graduated from medical school at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1989. He completed his surgical internship at the Medical College of Virginia and residency at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Dr.Bell had a busy hand surgery practice, with a large orthopedic group in Texas, from 1995 to 2015, before returning home to Missouri.
Dr.Bell has lectured at universities across the United States and around the World, including Austria and South Africa. He has been published in journal and book form, including chapters concerning sports-related injuries of the wrist and hand. He is on staff at Des Peres Square Surgery Center and Missouri Baptist Medical Center.
Dr.Bell is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He is also a member of the American Association of Hand Surgeons and has received recognition from several medical bodies in the United States.
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