Alexander S. Croog, M.D.

Education & Training

• University of Cincinnati, Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship
• New York University/Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopedic Surgery Residency
• University of Virginia School of Medicine, Medical Degree
• Harvard University, Bachelor of Arts

Certifications

• Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery
• Subspecialty Certificate in Surgery of the Hand

Organizations & Awards

• Voted Top Doctor by Washingtonian Magazine 2015
• Voted Top Doctor by Northern Virginia Magazine 2017, 2022
• Voted Top Doctor by Virginia Living Magazine 2018, 2020
• Voted Top Doctor by Arlington Magazine 2019, 2023
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Treatments

• Biceps tendon rupture surgery
• Bone infection prevention and treatment
• Broken collarbone surgery
• Carpal tunnel release
• Closed reduction (finger)
• Elbow arthritis surgery
• Elbow arthroscopy
• Elbow joint replacement
• Elbow surgery
• Endoscopic carpal tunnel release
• Fasciotomy
• Ganglion cyst surgery
• Geriatric orthopedics – fragility fracture care
• Hand and wrist joint reconstruction surgery
• Hand fracture surgery
• Hand, wrist and elbow arthritis surgery
• Hand, wrist and elbow joint replacement
• Hand, wrist and elbow trauma
• Little League elbow treatment
• Little League shoulder treatment
• Minimally invasive hand, wrist and elbow surgery
• Minimally invasive technique – Dupuytrens disease
• Nerve decompression
• Non-operative broken collar bone treatment
• Non-operative carpal tunnel treatment
• Non-operative cubital tunnel syndrome treatment
• Non-operative elbow bursitis treatment
• Non-operative elbow spur treatment
• Non-operative finger fracture treatment
• Non-operative finger sprain treatments
• Non-operative ganglion cyst treatment
• Non-operative general – bony stress reactions/stress fractures treatment
• Non-operative golfer’s elbow treatment
• Non-operative hand and wrist arthritis treatments
• Non-operative hand fracture treatment
• Non-operative mallet finger treatment
• Non-operative olceranon fracture treatment
• Non-operative radial head fracture treatment
• Non-operative tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis treatment
• Non-operative throwing injury treatment
• Non-operative trigger finger
• Non-operative ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) treatment
• Non-operative wrist fracture treatment
• Non-operative wrist tendonitis treatment
• Olceranon fracture surgery
• Orthopedic trauma surgery
• Osteoporosis care
• Post-surgical problem fractures – nonunion and malunion treatments
• R.I.C.E. – Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate
• Radial head fracture surgeries
• Sprain and strain treatment
• Tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis surgery
• Throwing injury surgeries
• Thumb CMC replacement
• Trigger finger surgery
• Warts
• Wrist arthroscopy
• Wrist fracture surgery
• Wrist tendonitis surgery
• Xiaflex treatment for Dupuytren’s contracture

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