Tristan Hartzell, MD

Dr. Tristan Hartzell is a Duke, Harvard, and UCLA graduate and reconstructive surgeon specializing in orthopedic upper extremity care. His practice at Faith Health Hand, Wrist, and Elbow covers the entire arm, from infants to the elderly. Dr. Hartzell handles cases from children with broken arms to major upper extremity trauma, including amputations. He has performed over a 100 replantations since arriving to Faith Health, and is likely the busiest replantation surgeon in the upper Midwest. Since beginning his practice in Norfolk, Dr. Hartzell has treated patients from across the United States including patients from Washington, Alaska, Colorado, Texas, Louisiana, Kansas, Iowa, and South Dakota. At Faith Health, Dr. Hartzell has treated congenital hand deformities and pediatric trauma injuries (from clavicle to fingertips), including replantation's. He has performed free flap reconstructions after mangling industrial accidents, minimally invasive upper extremity surgery including endoscopic nerve releases and wrist and elbow arthroscopy, and wrist and elbow joint replacements. He is one of the few surgeons in the country performing vascularized medial femoral trochlea flaps for reconstruction of carpal bones that are not healing or are developing necrosis. He specializes in all care of the upper extremity for athletes including Tommy John's surgery for high-level baseball players, arthroscopy, wrist ligament repairs, and many others. Dr. Hartzell cares for all levels of athletes including grade school, high school, collegiate, and professional.