Dr. Conrad Hamilton, Orthopedic Hand Surgeon

Dr. Hamilton has subspecialty training in hand and microvascular surgery. He received his RRC-accredited fellowship training in orthopedic hand surgery at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center after completing his surgery residency there. He attended medical school at Oregon Health and Science University.

He has a special interest in sports injuries, fracture management, upper extremity trauma, nerve repair, flap reconstruction, congenital differences, and arthritis of the hand.  He is the consulting hand surgeon for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer, the Portland Thorns, and the Portland Thunder. He has co-presented Results After Carpal Tunnel Release Using a Limited Incision Technique with Direct Visualization in Portland, Oregon at the International College of Surgeons 73rd annual meeting with the American Academy of Neurological & orthopedic Surgeons.

Dr. Hamilton is originally from Portland, grew up playing soccer, and is an outdoor enthusiast.  He is actively raising two labs, Chloe and Luna. 

Lori Lingle Elling, OTR/L, CHT

Lori received her Occupational Therapy degree from the University of Puget Sound in 198 and became a certified hand therapist in 2003. She has worked for two local hospitals in Oregon and a private hand therapy clinic in Portland. She currently works at Providence Tanasbourne Outpatient Rehabilitation where she is the Hand and Upper Extremity Clinical Program Lead for Oregon.  Her role includes keeping the Providence hand therapy team up to date on the latest evidence based research and treatment techniques. Lori has presented on hand and upper extremity assessment and treatment for a variety of diagnoses during her career. She frequently takes OT students for fieldwork level 2 as well as offering mentoring for OT’s wanting to advance their knowledge in hand therapy. She has worked in collaboration with Dr. Hamilton and numerous patients to help identify and reduce their ulnar sided wrist pain

Alpana Joshi, MS, OTR/L, CHT, CLT-LANA 

Alpana Joshi, MS, OTR/L, CHT, CLT-LANA is a board-certified occupational therapist and certified hand therapist at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Alpana has over 24 years of experience as a clinician. In 2014 she completed a hand therapy fellowship at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. She completed a Post-professional Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from State University of New York, Buffalo, NY in 2002. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur, India in 1998. Over the years, Alpana has worked with patients ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics with a variety of diagnosis that include neurology, orthopedics, and burns in a variety of clinical settings that include inpatient, acute rehab, skilled nursing home and outpatient clinics. After working in private orthopedic clinics, she joined Mayo Clinic in 2019 and enjoys working with wide range of complexities in upper extremity rehabilitation. Alpana also serves as a faculty member for the Hand Therapy Fellowship Program at Mayo Clinic.