Meet Dr. Seidman

Fellowship Trained in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery


Meet Dr. Glen Seidman, Orthopedic Surgeon with South Shore Orthopedics and South Shore Health

Hand Surgery at the Center for Orthopedics, Spine, and Sports Medicine

Caroline’s Story



Positioning herself to perfectly execute a winning shot is something Caroline McCarthy does well. Last summer, however, she never could have imagined that a tie-breaking point in a game would land her in South
Shore Hospital’s emergency department with a severe wrist fracture….

Subspecialties and Clinical Interests

Orthopedic Surgery
Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery
Orthopedic Trauma
General Orthopedic Surgery
Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery
Orthopedic Trauma
General Orthopedic Surgery
Microsurgery
Independent Medical Examinations
Workers Compensation
Adult and pediatric orthopedic surgery
Hand and upper extremity surgery
Orthopedic trauma
Wrist arthroscopy

Fellowship

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Internship/Residency

Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA

Medical Degree

Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Professional Memberships

AAOS American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
MMS Massachusetts Medical Society
MOA Massachusetts Orthopedic Association

Hospital Affiliations

South Shore Hospital, South Weymouth, MA – Active Staff

Publications

  • Osterman, AL, Seidman, GD: The role of Arthroscopy in the treatment of lunotriquetral ligament injuries. Hand Clinics 1995; 11(1): 41-50.
  • Seidman, GD: Emergency orthopedics: the extremities (Book Review). Ortho Today 1992; 11 (4): 30
  • Seidman, GD, Wenner, SM: The surgical treatment of duplicated thumbs: a long-term study (Abstract). J Jpn Ortho Assoc 1992; 66 (2) (3).
  • Greenleaf, J, Berkowitz, RD, Whitelaw, GP, Seidman, GD: Hawkins type II fracture-dislocation of the talus and diastasis of the tibiofibular joint without concomitant fracture of the malleoli: a case report. Clinical Ortho 1992; 279: 254-7.
  • Oberlander, M. Seidman, GD Whitelaw, GP: The treatment of isolated ulnar shaft fracture with functional bracing. Orthopaedics 1993; 16 (1): 29-32.
  • Seidman, GD, Wenner, SM: Surgical treatment of the duplicate thumb. J Pedi Ortho 1993; 13: 660-62.
  • Seidman, GD, Margles, SW: Dorsal wrist ganglion presenting as anterior wrist ganglion. J Had Surgery 1994; 19A: 959-60.
  • Seidman, GD, Koerner, PA: Brachial artery rupture associated with closed posterior elbow dislocation: a case report and review of the literature. J Trauma; 39 (2): 318-21.