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| Faculty Rank: | Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Division Head, Hand Surgery |
| M.D. Degree: | University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1995 |
| Residency: | Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, 2001 |
| Fellowship: | Hand/Upper Extremity/Microvascular Fellowship, Hand Center of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 2002, Orthopaedic Research Fellowship, University of Virginia, 1996 |
| Certification: | Board Certified, Orthopaedic Surgery; Certificate of additional qualification for the Surgery of the Hand |
| Clinical Interests: | Congenital Hand Deformities, Reimplantation, Peripheral Nerve Surgery, and Trauma |
| Research Interests: | Flexor Tendon Repair, Limb and Digit Ischemia, Distal Radius Fracture Fixation |
Most recent publications:
- Battaglia, T.C., Pannunzio, M.E., Chhabra, A.B. and Degnan, G.G.: Interposition arthroplasty with bone-tendon allograft: a technique for treatment of the unstable sternoclavicular joint. J Orthop Trauma 2005 Feb; 19(2):124-9.
- Mikic, B., Isenstein, A.L. and Chhabra, A.: Mechanical modulation of cartilage structure and function during embryogenesis in the click. Ann Biomed Eng. 2004 Jan; 32(1):18-25.
- Leo, B.M., Chhabra, A., Kaplan, P.A. and Degan, G.G.: A long finger mass in a 43-year-old woman. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2003 Mar; (408):344-51.
- Chhabra A, Hale J.E., Milbrandt T.A., Carmines D.V. and Degnan G. The biomechanical efficacy of an internal fixator for treatment of distal radius fractures. Clin Orthop 2001; 393: 318-325.
- Leo,B., Chhabra, A. and Kaplan, P.A.: A long finger mass in a 43-year-old woman. Clin Orthop 2003.
- Mikic, B., Johnson, T.L., Chhabra, A., Schalet, B.J., Wong, M., and Hunziker, E.H.: Differential effects of embryonic immobilization on the development of fibrocartilaginous skeletal elements. J. Rehab Res & Development 2000; 37(2): 127 – 13.
- Westerlund, L.E., Blanco, J.S. and Chhabra, A.: Posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion of a neuromuscular scoliosis in a patient with autosomal dominant osteopetrosis. Spine 2000; 25(2): 265 – 267.
- Chhabra A, Kaplan P, & Temple HT. A proximal tibial lesion in a 13-year-old girl. Clin Orthop 1999; 365: 254 - 262.
- Brady, W.J., Degnan, G., Buchanon, L.P., Schwartz, S. and Chhabra, A.: Challenging and Elusive Orthopedic Injuries: Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies for Optimizing Clinical Outcomes – Part I. Emerg Med Reports 1999; 20: 87-98.
- Brady, W.J., Degnan, G., Buchanon, L.P., Schwartz, S. and Chhabra, A.: Challenging and Elusive Orthopedic Injuries: Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies for Optimizing Clinical Outcomes – Part II. Emerg Med Reports 1999; 20: 99-108.
- Chhabra, A., Degnan, G., Milbrandt, T.A., Carmines, D.V. and Hale, J.E.: The biomechanical efficacy of an internal fixator device for the treatment of intraarticular fractures of the distal radius fractures: an alternative to external fixators. Orthopaedic Transactions (JBJS) 1997; 21(4) 1282.
- Sweeney, T.M., Chhabra, A., Brooke, B., Opperman, L. and Ogle, R.C.: Type I collagen gels mediate total repair of critical size defects through intramembranous ossification. Orthopaedic Transactions (JBJS) 1994; 18(2) 523