Personal Bio

Treatment Philosophy
"We are surgeons by training, but listening to and understanding what our patients want makes all the difference.”

Personal Interests
Dr. Christian Skjong is an orthopaedic surgeon who is fellowship trained in hand and upper extremity surgery. Treating adults, adolescents and children, Dr. Skjong sees many patients with sports-related injuries to the hand, wrist, arm or elbow. Among his specialties are microvascular surgery and small joint replacement. He also treats patients with carpel tunnel syndrome and Dupuytren’s Contracture. A native of Minnesota, Dr. Skjong earned his bachelor of arts in biology at Carleton College before moving to Chicago to study at University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed his residency in orthopeadic surgery at University of Chicago Medical Center and his fellowship training in hand and upper extremity surgery at Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School in Providence, Rhode Island.

Conditions & Procedures

Conditions
Carpal Tunnel (CTS), Cubital Tunnel, De Quervain's tenosynovitis, Elbow, Elbow Arthritis, Elbow Fracture, Hand, Hand Fracture, Orthopaedic Elbow, Orthopaedic Hand, Orthopaedic Upper Extremity, Tennis\Golf Elbow, Trigger Finger, Wrist, Wrist Fracture