Angelo R Dacus, MD
Hand Surgery
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Bio & Overview
Dr. Dacus joined the department in August of 2007 after completing a fellowship in hand and upper extremity at the University of California, San Diego. His practice has grown rapidly in his time here and his practice continues to encompass joint replacement in the hand and elbow and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, as well as micro vascular surgery of the hand and upper extremity. He is currently working on a research project to study the effect of EMG results on treatment plans/outcomes in patients with carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome. In 2011, he was appointed the Residency Program Director after serving as the Assistant Residency Director from 2009 to 2011. He is also the co-fellowship director for the Hand and Upper Extremity Division. Dr. Dacus has also enjoyed being an Assistant Team Physician for James Madison University Athletics since 2008 and continues in this capacity.
Academic Information
- Department
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Division
- Orthopedics-Hand
- Research Interests
- Nerve repair|tendon repair
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- University of Virginia School of Medicine (2001)
- Residency
- Emory University School of Medicine (2006)
- Fellowship
- University of California, San Diego School of Medicine (2007)
- Certification
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Surgery of the Hand), American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery)
- Additional Specialties
- Elbow Orthopedic Surgery
Highlights
Dr. Rashard Dacus Video Profile
My name is Rashard Dacus and I'm a physician here at the University of Virginia in the department of orthopedic surgery. So I take care of hand and upper extremity injuries on the orthopedic side. So that pretty much results in everything from the shoulder to the fingertips. I see patients from age 2-100, and everything from sports injuries, to arthritis to trauma, kind of cover all those bases. I try and get to know my patients. I really want to know what makes them tick, what they value in life, because those are the ways that I can help them. If they really need to get back to work, I want to get them back to work. If they want to be able to knit I want to get them to be able to knit. So those values I think for me, are the investment I have in the patient and I think that interaction fosters a better relationship in general. Anyone with a problem with their hand in particular, UVA should be the first on their list. We have a program here that we can take care of just about any problem. We're also able to streamline care, so we're able to take care of things from a therapy standpoint, from a clinical standpoint, from a surgical standpoint, X-ray laboratory, we have a very collaborative group and so I think the door is wide open and I think we are able to take care of problems that a lot of place can't.
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