RussellGelfmanMD

Physical Medicine/Rehab • Rochester, MN

Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Mayo Medical School

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Office
200 1st Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
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Education & Training

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1990 - 1993
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1990
University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

WI State Medical License 1994 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2003 - 2024
PA State Medical License 1993 - 1994
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
Relative Motion of the Connective Tissue in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: The Relation with Disease Severity and Clinical Outcome
Verena J.M.M. Schrier, Stefanie Evers, Jennifer R. Geske, Walter K. Kremers, Hector R. Villarraga, Ruud W. Selles, Steven E.R. Hovius, Russell Gelfman, Peter C. Amadio> ;Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 2020 Jun 26
3 citations
Minimal clinically important difference is lower for carpal tunnel syndrome patients undergoing injection versus surgery.
Verena J.M.M. Schrier, Russell Gelfman, Peter C. Amadio> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery, European Volume. 2020 Jan 1
12 citations
Median Nerve Transverse Mobility and Outcome after Carpal Tunnel Release.
Verena J.M.M. Schrier, Stefanie Evers, Jennifer R. Geske, Walter K. Kremers, Hector R. Villarraga, Sanjeev Kakar, Ruud W. Selles, Steven E.R. Hovius, Russell Gelfman, ...> ;Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 2019 Sep 2
Rehabilitating the Injured/Ill Worker to Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI)
Russell Gelfman, James J. Hill> ;Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. 2019 Aug 1
9 citations
Influence of Injection Volume on Rate of Subsequent Intervention in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Over 1-Year Follow-Up.
Stefanie Evers, Andrew J. Bryan, Thomas L. Sanders, Tina M. Gunderson, Russell Gelfman, Peter C. Amadio> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2018 Apr 14
26 citations
Corticosteroid Injections for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Long-Term Follow-Up in a Population-Based Cohort.
Stefanie Evers, Andrew J. Bryan, Thomas L. Sanders, Tina M. Gunderson, Russell Gelfman, Peter C. Amadio> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2017 Aug 1
29 citations
Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Compared to Blind Steroid Injections in the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Stefanie Evers, Andrew J. Bryan, Thomas L. Sanders, Ruud W. Selles, Russell Gelfman, Peter C. Amadio> ;Arthritis Care & Research. 2017 Jul 1
TO THE EDITOR.
Aleem, I. S.,Gelfman, R.,Currier, B.> ;Spine. 2016 Feb 13
Central Hyperadrenergic State After Lightning Strike
Ajay K. Parsaik, J. Eric Ahlskog, Wolfgang Singer, Russell Gelfman, Seth H. Sheldon, Richard J. Seime, Jennifer M. Craft, Jeffrey P. Staab, Birgit Kantor, Phillip A. Low> ;Clinical Autonomic Research. 2013 Jun 13
2 citations
Trends in Carpal Tunnel Release in the United States
Russell Gelfman, Peter C. Amadio> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2013 Jan 1
5 citations
Correlates of Upper Extremity Disability in Medical Transcriptionists
Russell Gelfman, Timothy J. Beebe, Peter C. Amadio, Dirk R. Larson, Jeffrey R. Basford> ;Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2010 Mar 14
Mayo Clinic office visit. Carpal tunnel syndrome. An interview with Russell Gelfman, M.D.
Russell Gelfman> ;Mayo Clinic Women's Healthsource. 2009 Aug 1
147 citations
Long-term trends in carpal tunnel syndrome
Russell Gelfman, Lee J. Melton, Barbara P. Yawn, P. C. Wollan, Peter C. Amadio, J. C. Stevens> ;Neurology. 2009 Jan 6
7 citations
The history of physical medicine and rehabilitation as recorded in the diary of Dr. Frank Krusen: Part 4. Triumph over adversity (1954-1969).
D.Jesse Peters, Russell Gelfman, Thomas J. Folz, Joachim L. Opitz> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 1997 May 1
7 citations
The history of physical medicine and rehabilitation as recorded in the diary of Dr. Frank Krusen: Part 3. Consolidating the position (1948–1953)
Russell Gelfman, D.Jesse Peters, Joachim L. Opitz, Thomas J. Folz> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 1997 May 1
18 citations
The history of physical medicine and rehabilitation as recorded in the diary of Dr. Frank Krusen : Part 2. Forging ahead (1943-1947)
Thomas J. Folz, Joachim L. Opitz, D.Jesse Peters, Russell Gelfman> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 1997 Apr 1
19 citations
The history of physical medicine and rehabilitation as recorded in the diary of Dr. Frank Krusen: Part 1. Gathering momentum (the years before 1942)
Joachim L. Opitz, Thomas J. Folz, Russell Gelfman, D. J. Peters> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 1997 Apr 1
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