Christopher Chadderdon, MD

• Physician Associate: Dana Cumberworth - PA-C
• Clinical Assistant: Abigail
• Surgery Scheduler: Olivia Thomas  - 704-323-3843
• Administrative Assistant: Olivia Thomas  - 704-323-3843
• Xiaflex Coordinator: Jamelia Coleman - 704-323-2531
• Congenital Hand Clinic Coordinator: Angela Whidbee - 704-323-3053

Dana D. Cumberworth, PA-C

• Bowdoin College (Maine) -- Bachelor of Science
• Dartmouth Medical School (New Hampshire)  -- Doctor of Medicine
• University of Pittsburgh - Internship, Internal Medicine
• Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery -- Residency
• Philadelphia Hand Center at Thomas Jefferson University -- Fellowship

• Specializes in Hand, Wrist, and Elbow Surgery
• Specializes in Athletes' injuries of the Hand, Wrist and Elbow
• Specializes in Pediatric Hand Surgery
• Specializes in Congenital Differences of The Hand and Upper Extremity
• Specializes in Work-Related injuries / conditions of the Hand, Wrist and Elbow
• Dr. Chadderdon is heavily involved in teaching and mentoring the next generation of hand and upper extremity surgeons, including medical students, residents, and fellows.  He lectures regularly at local, regional, and national upper extremity conferences

• Fellow the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (FAAOS)
• Member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
• Member of the American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS) 
• Member of the North Carolina Orthopaedic Association (NCOA)
• Member of the North Carolina Medical Society

• 2026 North Carolina's Top Doctors, Charlotte Region, SouthPark Magazine
• 2025 North Carolina's Top Doctors, Charlotte Region, SouthPark Magazine
• Named a 2025 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
• Named a 2024 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
• 2024 Faculty Teacher of the Year Award -- Atrium Health - Carolinas Medical Center
• Named a 2023 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
• Named a 2022 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
• 2022 North Carolina's Top Doctors, Charlotte Region, SouthPark Magazine
• Named a 2021 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
• Best Resident Award, Virginia Commonwealth University (2008)

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• A comparison study of 90-day readmission and emergency department visitation after outpatient versus inpatient pediatric pollicization surgery. Mastracci JC, Saltzman EB, Bonvillain KW 2nd, Drexelius KD, Woodside JC, Chadderdon RC, Waters PM, Gaston RG.J Hand Microsurg. 2024 Nov 13;17(1):100176. doi: 10.1016/j.jham.2024.100176. eCollection 2025 Jan.PMID: 39876944 
• Two-Year Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of Scheker Prosthesis (Aptis) Distal Radioulnar Joint Arthroplasty. Brannan PS, Ward WA, Gaston RG, Chadderdon RC, Woodside JC, Connell B.J Hand Surg Am. 2022 Mar;47(3):290.e1-290.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.04.034. Epub 2021 Jul 13.PMID: 34266682
• Chadderdon RC, Gaston RG: "Restoration of Opposition" Hand Clinics August 2016
• Gaston RG, Chadderdon RC. “Management of Complications of Wrist Fractures.” Hand Clinics. 2015 May 31:193-203. PMID 25934196
• Colantoni J, Gaston RG, Chadderdon C. Arthroscopic Wafer for Ulnar Impaction Syndrome. Arthroscopic Techniques 2014;Feb 3(1): 123–125. PMID 3986578.
• *Gaston RG, Ward WA, Lewis DL, Gantt EG, Osier LK, Gaul JS, Perlik PC, Chadderdon RC, Baker DS, Boatright JR; Wrist and Radius Injury Surgery Trial (WRIST) Study Group: Reflections One Year into the 21 Center NIH-funded WRIST Study. A Primer on Conducting a Multicenter Clinical Trial. Journal of Hand Surgery, 2013 Jun;38:1194-1201. *denotes group study
• Larson TB, Gaston RG, Chadderdon RC. Use of Temporary Screw Augmentation the Treatment of Scapholunate Injuries. Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity, 2012 Sept;16:135-40. PMID 22913993
• Gaston RG, Chadderdon RC: Phalangeal Fractures(in Professional Athletes): displaced/nondisplaced. Hand Clinics, 2012 Aug;28(3):395-402. PMID 22883890
• Mounasamy V, Chadderdon RC, McDaniel C, Willis MC. Bilateral Synchronous Quadriceps Tendon Rupture: A Case Report. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. 2008 Jan; 18(1): 63-67.

Book Chapters

• Chadderdon RC, Isaacs JE. Flexor Tendon Injuries. In: Essential Orthopaedics. Saunders, Elsevier Inc. Philadelphia, PA. 2010 Pgs 352-356
• Hendry TM, Chadderdon RC, Boardman ND. Surgical Treatment of the Elbow: Surgical Options and Indications. In: Arthritis and Arthroplasty: The Hand Wrist and Elbow. Elsevier Inc. 2010. Chapter 18.

National and Regional Presentations

• Chadderdon RC.    "Pediatric Flexor Tendon Injuries" - Greenbrier Research Summit; 2023
• Chadderdon RC.    "Distal Radius Fractures - What you should never fix with a volar plate" - Greenbrier Research Summit; 2022
• "Metacarpal and Phalangeal Fractures" - 14^th  Annual Upper Extremity Tutorial - 2020- Snowmass, CO
• Chadderdon RC.    "Partial Distal Biceps Ruptures" - Greenbrier Research Summit; 2019
• "Distal Radius Fractures"- Physician Assistant Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting - 2019
• "Dorsal Fracture Instability" - 14^th  Annual Upper Extremity Tutorial - 2019 - Snowmass, CO
• Chadderdon RC.    "Triceps Ruptures" - Greenbrier Research Summit; 2017
• Chadderdon, RC.    "Virtual Hand Care – Leveraging Video Technology to Expand the Reach of Your Practice". ASSH Annual Meeting; 2017, San Francisco, CA
• Ward AW, Osier LS, Lewis DR, Loeffler BJ, Chadderdon RC, Gaston RG. Lymphedema Following Elective Hand and Wrist Surgery in Women who are Post Axillary Lymph Node Dissection: A Prospective, Cohort Study. Abstract-(paper#2): ASSH Annual Meeting; 2016 Sept 29; Austin, TX
• Chadderdon RC. Update on Dupuytren's. Greenbrier Research Summit; 2016 June 4; Greenbrier, WV
• Chadderdon RC. Course Director: TriMed Upper Extremity Cadaver lab; 2016 Apr 16; Charlotte, NC

Podium presentations:

• Oscar Miller Day - 2025 -  Top 10 Athlete Injuries of the Hand   
• Oscar Miller Day - 2024 -  Distal Radius Fractures - Alternatives to Volar Plates
• Chadderdon RC. Management of Phalangeal and Metacarpal Fractures. TriMed Upper Extremity Seminar; 2016 Jan 29-30; Amelia Island, FL
• Ode G, Loeffler B, Chadderdon R, Haines N, Scannell B, Patt J, Gaston G. Knee Arthroscopy simulation Training: Does it translate to Improved Arthroscopic Proficiency in the Wrist? Electronic abstract presentation: Combined Meeting of the American Association of Hand Surgery Annual and British Society for Surgery of the Hand; 2015 Jan 21-24; Paradise Island, Bahamas
• Chadderdon RC. Distal Radius Fractures - Evaluation and Clinical Decision Making. Physician's Assistant Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting; 2013 Oct; Orlando, FL
• Chadderdon RC. Common Tumors of the Hand - When to Refer, When to Reassure. Physician's Assistant Orthopedic Society Annual Meeting; 2013 Oct; Orlando, FL
• Chadderdon RC (moderator). Session II: Upper Extremity Trauma: Oscar Miller Day Symposium. Charlotte NC. October 15, 2010
• Chadderdon RC. Current Management of Radial Head Fractures: Oscar Miller Day Symposium. Charlotte NC. October 15, 2010
• Chadderdon RC. Distal Radius Fractures: What is best and when: Southeastern Fracture Symposium, Charlotte NC. January 2010
• Chadderdon RC (Co-Moderator). American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting. Scientific Paper Session. 2010
• Chadderdon RC, Kozin, S. Is the Brachialis Innervated by the Radial Nerve: An Electroneurophysiologic Study. American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting. 2010