About Dr. Michael S. Gart
Dr. Michael S. Gart is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon in Charlotte whose clinical practice is concentrated on the hand and upper extremity. He currently practices at OrthoCarolina Hand Center, where new-patient scheduling remains available.
His work includes both traumatic and degenerative hand conditions, complex reconstruction, peripheral nerve problems, and microsurgery. His combination of plastic-surgery training and a dedicated hand fellowship provides a background for managing problems involving bone, nerves, tendons, soft tissue, and blood vessels within the same extremity.
Patients looking for related specialists can browse the Doctiplus Orthopedics directory.
Focus Areas
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Trigger finger
- Hand and wrist arthritis
- Hand and wrist fractures
- Tendon injuries
- Peripheral nerve injuries
- Ulnar nerve compression
- Traumatic hand injuries
- Soft-tissue reconstruction
- Microvascular reconstruction
- Upper-extremity conditions
- Reconstructive hand surgery
Carpal tunnel syndrome develops when the median nerve becomes compressed at the wrist and may cause numbness, tingling, weakness, or discomfort in the hand. Patients can review the MedlinePlus guide to carpal tunnel syndrome for patient-focused information.
For joint pain and degenerative disease, the NIAMS information on osteoarthritis explains symptoms, diagnosis, and established treatment approaches.
Hand and Upper Extremity Care Approach
Hand problems can involve several structures at once, so treatment often begins with determining whether symptoms originate from a joint, tendon, nerve, bone, or surrounding soft tissue.
Dr. Gart’s current OrthoCarolina profile specifically identifies hand and upper-extremity surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, and microvascular reconstruction as core areas of practice.
Evaluation may involve physical examination, X-rays, ultrasound, electrodiagnostic studies, or MRI depending on the suspected problem. Treatment does not automatically require surgery. Splinting, activity changes, therapy, medication, injections, or observation may be appropriate for selected conditions.
When surgery is needed, treatment is tailored to the structure involved and the patient’s functional needs.
Education and Credentials
Dr. Gart completed undergraduate study at the University of Florida, majoring in chemistry and biochemistry with a mathematics minor.
He earned his MD from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2010 and completed an integrated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. His training also included a research fellowship at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
He later completed a Hand and Upper Extremity fellowship at OrthoCarolina Hand Center. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and serves as an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery.
His active NPI is 1033420062, with Plastic Surgery recorded as the primary taxonomy.
Practice Information
Dr. Gart currently sees patients at OrthoCarolina Hand Center, 1915 Randolph Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28207. OrthoCarolina also lists clinical locations in Pineville and at Matthews Surgery Center.
Patients should confirm current appointment availability, insurance participation, referral requirements, and the most appropriate location directly with OrthoCarolina before scheduling.
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