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The radial nerve in the brachium: An anatomic study in human cadavers. J Hand Surg 32(A):1177-1182, 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Patterson JM, Jaggars MM, Booyer MI. Ulnar and median nerve palsy in long distance cyclists. A prospective study. Am J Sports Med 31(4):585-589, 2003.<\/li>\n<li>Patterson JM, Novak CB, Mackinnon SE, et al. Needle-stick injuries among medical students. Am J Infect Control 31(4):226-230, 2003.<\/li>\n<li>Patterson JM, Johnson MH, Zimanjic DB, et al. Characterization of Ly-6M, a novel member of the Ly-6 famly of hematopoetic proteins. Blood 95(10):3125-3132, 2000.<\/li>\n<li>Novak CB, Patterson JM, Mackinnon SE. Evaluation of hand sensibility with single and double latex gloves. Plast Reconstr Surg 103(1):128-131, 1999.<\/li>\n<li>Patterson JM, Novak CB, Mackinnon SE, et al. Surrgeons&#8217; concerns and practices of protection against blood-borne pathogens. Ann Surg 228(2):266-272, 1998.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n        \n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n    <div id=\"panel-heading-details-0-5\" class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\" role=\"tab\">\n\n        <h4 class=\"panel-title oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n            <button class=\"accordion-toggle oscitas-bootstrap-container collapsed\" \n                id = \"button-details-0-5\"\n                data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                data-parent=\"#unc-accordion-0\"    \n                aria-controls=\"#details-0-5\"  \n                aria-expanded=\"false\" \n                href=\"#details-0-5\">\n                Honors, Awards, and Achievements            <\/button>\n\n        <\/h4>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"details-0-5\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>UNC Health Care and Faculty Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence, 2019<\/li>\n<li>UNC Health Care and Faculty Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence, 2016<\/li>\n<li>Faculty Teaching Award, 2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n        \n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n    <div id=\"panel-heading-details-0-6\" class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\" role=\"tab\">\n\n        <h4 class=\"panel-title oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n            <button class=\"accordion-toggle oscitas-bootstrap-container collapsed\" \n                id = \"button-details-0-6\"\n                data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                data-parent=\"#unc-accordion-0\"    \n                aria-controls=\"#details-0-6\"  \n                aria-expanded=\"false\" \n                href=\"#details-0-6\">\n                Contact            <\/button>\n\n        <\/h4>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"details-0-6\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><strong>Appointments:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Phone: (984) 974-5700<br \/>\nReferral Fax: (919) 966-7956<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Provider Office:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Phone: (919) 966-7130<br \/>\nFax: (919) 966-6730<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n        \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Director, Peripheral Nerve Center Vice Chair of Ambulatory Surgery Division Chief,\u00a0Hand &amp; Microsurgery UNC Healthcare Profile<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4710,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-589","directory","type-directory","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>J. 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