r. Robin Kamal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He completed his undergraduate and medical education at the University of Missouri, and graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha and Cum Laude honors. He completed residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Brown University. He also completed a fellowship in Orthopaedic Trauma at Brown University, and in Hand and Upper Extremity, and Microvascular Surgery at Duke University. His research training includes studying wrist injuries (distal radius fractures/ligament tears) as a research fellow at the University of Barcelona as well as research fellowships at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Iowa Dr. Kamal's NIH-funded research program focuses on the following (https://med.stanford.edu/s-voices.html): 1) Patient reported outcomes and their use in patient-centered care 2) Quality and value in orthopaedic surgery and how it is defined by each stakeholder 3) Development of high value care pathways for common orthopedic conditions Dr. Kamal currently serves as the Chair of the Quality Metrics Committee for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Chair of the Carpal Tunnel Quality Measure Workgroup and Chair of the Distal Radius Fracture Quality Measure Workgroup. He is an editor of the textbook Comprehensive Board Review in Orthopaedic Surgery. His research funding includes a NIH K23 grant and a quality measure development grant from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has served as a grant reviewer for the Department of Defense, and is an Emerging Leader for the American Orthopaedic Association. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Hand Surgery. His main surgical interests are in trauma and reconstructive surgery of the upper limb (hand, wrist, elbow). He strives to provide his patients the highest quality care possible - a commitment he makes his foremost priority. His research and clinical practice are devoted to improving hand, wrist, and elbow function and he treats upper extremity nerve compression syndromes (carpal tunnel), instability/arthritis (finger, wrist, or elbow joint replacement), sports/athletic injuries and fracture care including nonunion/malunion, and minimally invasive arthroscopy.