Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center is known worldwide for pioneering achievements for over forty years in hand and microsurgery and for providing comprehensive medical care for minor and major hand, wrist, elbow and arm injuries or problems. Our steady growth, combined with a strong commitment to innovative research and groundbreaking surgical techniques, has led Kleinert Kutz to establish several locations in Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
History
Harold E. Kleinert, M.D., started a hand surgery clinic in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1953. Joined by Joseph E. Kutz, M.D., in 1964, they formed the organization now known as Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center. Kleinert Kutz surgeons have performed a number of the world’s firsts.
We Performed the World's First
- Nation’s and world’s first successful hand transplant
- Nation’s second, third, fourth, and fifth hand transplants with the most recent done on November 24, 2008
- First reported repair of a digital artery
- First reported successful technique for flexor tendon repair
Significant Achievements
- One of the world's first cross hand replantations
- Pioneered work in primary reconstruction using free tissue transfer
- National award for research in blood flows to the nerve
Visit our website: www.kleinertkutz.com
(800) 477-HAND (4263)
Downtown - Louisville
225 Abraham Flexner Way Suite 700
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 561-HAND (4263)
Louisville - east end
3900 Kresge Way
Bldg B, Suite 43
Louisville, KY 40207
(502) 561-HAND (4263)
Lexington
230 Fountain Court, Suite 375
Lexington, KY 40509
(859) 264-9606
New Albany, IN
3605 Northgate Court, Suite 102
New Albany, IN 47150
Emergency - M-F 8:00am-4:30pm
(812) 944-HAND (4263)