Thomas Neustein, M.D.
Dr. Neustein is a Board Certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand and upper extremity surgery. He received his medical degree from Emory University, and was accepted into the rigorous orthopedic surgery training program at Emory University. Throughout his orthopedic surgery residency at Emory, Dr. Neustein developed a particular interest in hand and upper extremity surgery, while gaining proficiency in treating traumatic injuries through the unparalleled experience at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta’s Level One Trauma Center and one of the busiest trauma centers in the nation. Dr. Neustein has completed many research studies resulting in multiple peer-reviewed publications in major academic journals, including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Reviews, Hand, and Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery.
Throughout his time with Specialty Orthopaedics, Dr. Neustein as continued his academic pursuits by mentoring local high school and college students interested in pursuing careers in medicine.
Following his residency, Dr. Neustein completed a highly sought-after fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at the renowned Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center. Under the guidance of Dr. A. Lee Osterman, Dr. Neustein became proficient in the treatment of all pathology and injuries affecting the hand, wrist, and elbow.
At Specialty Orthopaedics, Dr. Neustein enjoys serving the various communities in North Georgia, and helping people take back their lives and get back to the activities that they love.
In his personal time Dr. Neustein, enjoys spending time with his wife, Rebecca, and their three young children. Together they love sports (especially baseball), hiking, and travel.
- Undergraduate
University of Pennsylvania - Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine - Residency
Emory University Orthopaedic Surgery - Fellowship
Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Philadelphia
Hand to Shoulder Center
- American Association for Hand Surgery, Candidate Member (AAHS)
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Candidate Member (ASSH)
- Emory Johns Creek Hospital
- Northside Hospital Forsyth
- Specialty Orthopaedics Surgery Center
- Campbell, BR, Reyes, AA, Neustein, TM, Miller, AJ. Outcomes of Volar Plating Distal Radius Fractures Based on Surgical Timing Hand (N Y) . 2023
Sep 16: - Neustein, TM, Payne, SH, Seiler, JG III. Treatment of Fingertip Injuries. JBJS Reviews: April 2020; Volume 8 – Issue 4 – p e0182
- Campbell C, Neustein TM, Daly CA, Wagner ER. Surgical Treatment of Wrist Arthritis in Young Patients; JBJS Rev. 2020 Mar;8(3):e0078. doi:
10.2106/JBJS.RVW.19.00078. - McAnany SJ, Rhee JM, Baird EO, Shi W, Konopka J, Neustein TM, Arceo R. Observed patterns of cervical radiculopathy: how often do they differ from a standard, “Netter diagram” distribution? *Spine Journal. *2019 Jul;19(7):1137-1142.
- Stephens BF, Rhee JM, Neustein TM, Arceo R. Laminoplasty Does Not Lead to Worsening Axial Neck Pain in the Properly Selected Patient With Cervical Myelopathy: A Comparison With Laminectomy and Fusion. Spine. 2017 Dec 15;42(24).
- Ghareeb PA, Neustein TM, Fang RC, Payne DE. Indocyanine Green Angiography: A Helpful Tool for Intraoperative Assessment of UpperExtremity Perfusion. Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery. 2017 Sep;21(3):101-106.
- Michael KW, Neustein TM, Rhee JM. Where should a laminoplast start? The effect of the proximal level on post-laminoplasty loss of lordosis. Spine Journal. 2016 Jun;16(6):737-41.
- Malhotra NR, Kosty J, Sanborn M, Bekisz JM, Mooncai TW, Neustein TM,Ou J, Zhu A, Bernstein A, Stein SC. Optimal approach to circumferential decompression and reconstruction for thoracic spine metastatic disease. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2014 Sep;21(9):2864-72.
- Wagner ER, Farley KX, Neustein TM, Campbell C, Daly CA, Gottschalk MB. Arthroscopically-Assisted Lower Trapezius Transfer: Novel Reconstruction of Irreparable Posterosuperior Rotator Cuff Tears. Displayed in the Video Theater at the 74th ASSH Annual Meeting in September 2019 and the ASSH surgical skills video library.
- Neustein TM*, Bellamy JT, Thompson JD, Gottschalk MB, Wagner ER, Daly CA. Biomechanical Evaluation of Scapholunate Reconstruction Techniques.
- Podium Presentation at the Southern Orthopaedic Association (SOA) Annual Meeting, July 22-25, 2020, Greenbriar, WV. Conference done virtually due to COVID-19.
- Virtual E-Poster at the 2020 American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Annual Meeting
- Podium Presentation at the Georgia Orthopaedic Society (GOS) Annual Meeting, September 24 – 27, 2020, Sea Island, GA. Conference done virtually due to COVID-19. 2020 Thomas E. Whitesides, M.D. Award for Resident Research: Second Place
- Podium Presentation at the American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS) Annual Meeting, January 2021. Conference done virtually due to COVID-19.
- Emory Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 2021 Kelly Day Research Presentation Stephens, B, Neustein TM, *, Arcea, R, Shenvi, N, Rhee, J.
- Neck pain scores following cervical laminoplasty: A comparison with laminectomy and fusion.
- Cervical Spine Research Society Annual Meeting, Podium presentation December 3, 2016, Toronto *Presenter
- Neustein TM, Bellamy JT, Thompson JD, Gottschalk MB, Wagner ER, Daly CA. Biomechanical Evaluation of Scapholunate Reconstruction Techniques. Podium Presentation at the Southern Orthopaedic Association (SOA) Annual Meeting, July 22-25, 2020, Greenbriar, WV. Conference done virtually due to COVID-19.
- Stephens B, Neustein TM*, Arceo R, Shenvi N, Rhee JM. Neck pain scores following cervical laminoplasty: a comparison with laminectomy and fusion. Podium presentation at the Cervical Spine Research Society Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, December 3, 2016. *Presenter
- O’Donnell C, Bloch N, Neustein TM, Palmer C, Michael N, Fletcher ND, Erickson M, Garg S. Closed-suction Drains Do Not Reduce Wound Complications after Posterior Spine Fusion. Poster at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA, March 2017.
- Niu S, Neustein TM, Anastasio AT, Maidman SD, Faraj RR, Rhee JM. Frequency of Typical Myelopathic Symptoms in a Large Surgical Cohort of Cervical Myelopathy Patients: Association with the Level of Maximal Cord Compression and MRI T2 Signal Change. Poster at the Cervical Spine Research Society Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, December 2018.
- Schenker ML, Staley CA, Neustein TM, Runner RP, Gottschalk MB, Mehta S. Concurrent Surgery: A State of the Union. Podium presentation at the Counsel of Orthopaedic Residency Directors Conference, Charlotte, NC 2017; e-poster at the American College of Surgeons 2017 Clinical Congress, San Diego, CA, October 2017; Poster at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2018; Published as an abstract in American Orthopaedic Association’s (AOA) Council of Orthopaedic Residency Directors (CORD) Summer 2017 Conference: Top Abstracts, JBJS volume 100, May 16 2018.
- Schenker ML, Staley CA, Neustein TM, Runner RP, Gottschalk MB, Mehta S. Overlapping Surgery: Prevalence, Practice, and an Outline for Change. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. *Volume 225, Issue 4, Supplement 2, Page e157. *October 2017.
- Neustein TM, Bellamy JT, Thompson JD, Gottschalk MB, Wagner ER, Daly CA.Biomechanical Evaluation of Scapholunate Reconstruction Techniques. 2021 Emory University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Kelly Day Award for Resident Research: Second Place. June 4, 2021.
- Neustein TM, Bellamy JT, Thompson JD, Gottschalk MB, Wagner ER, Daly CA. Biomechanical Evaluation of Scapholunate Reconstruction Techniques. 2020 Thomas E. Whitesides, M.D. Award for Resident Research: Second Place. Georgia Orthopaedic Society (GOS) Annual Meeting, September 24 – 27, 2020. Conference done virtually due to COVID-19.
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)/American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand (AFSH) Annual Meeting Scholarship for the 38th Adrian E. Flatt Residents’ and Fellows’ Conference and the 75th Annual Meeting of the ASSH
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)/American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand (AFSH) Annual Meeting Scholarship for the 37th Adrian E. Flatt Residents’ and Fellows’ Conference and the 74th Annual Meeting of the ASSH
