Hand and Upper Extremity Clinic

Dustin Ray, M.D.

Board Certified in Hand Surgery

Dr. Ray prides himself on his attention to detail and compassion. He is known for going the “extra mile” for his patients, and he places patient care and satisfaction as his top priorities.

Dr. Ray is a board-certified hand and microvascular surgeon who was a Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude graduate of Howard University in Washington, DC. Dr. Ray graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Earning a full tuition scholarship to Howard University College of Medicine, he finished among the top in his class. He then completed his general surgery residency at Howard University Hospital where he was awarded Intern of the Year and earned Resident of the Year honors as Chief Resident.

He completed his hand surgery fellowship at the Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery in Louisville, KY. During his fellowship, Dr. Ray assisted in numerous complex soft tissue reconstructive surgeries of the upper extremity. These included microsurgical free flaps, digit replantation, and revascularizations. Following this intensive training to become a hand surgeon, he completed a course in Minimally Invasive Hand Surgery at Brown Hand Center in Houston, TX. At the Brown Hand Center, Dr. Ray perfected the Brown two-portal endoscopic procedure of transverse carpal ligament release for surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. More than 14,000 patients were treated using this technique with a 98% success rate.

After performing more than 1,000 hand surgeries in the United States, Dr. Ray performed the first endoscopic carpal tunnel procedure in Central America in 2012. In addition to being one of the top hand surgery specialists in the country, Dr. Ray is a Candidate Member of the American Medical Association, the National Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.