Albert Weiss, MD
Associate Professor

A member of the Temple faculty since 2002, Dr. Weiss regularly sees patients needing help with all non-operative aspects of orthopedics, including assessments, injections, fracture management, rehabilitation, and post operative care, in 3 of our satellite offices.  With special interest and training in surgery of the hand and upper extremity, as well as a career-long emphasis on orthopedic care of children, Dr. Weiss continues to see patients at Shriners Hospital for Children on the Temple Health Sciences Center campus, where he additionally functions as the Medical Staff Administrator. 

Dr Weiss has served as President of the Philadelphia Orthopedic Society, and was co-editor and contributing author of the May 2008 issue of Hand Clinics, dedicated to upper extremity reconstruction in patients with cervical spinal cord injury. 

Office Address

Medical School
Temple University School of Medicine – Philadelphia, PA

Residency
Orthopaedic Surgery – Temple University Hospital – Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship
Hand Surgery – Pacific Medical Center – San Francisco, CA

Board Certification
Board Certified – American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Clinical Interests
Adult & Pediatric Hand

Research Interests
Upper extremity function restoration in pediatric spinal cord injury
Orthopedic management of Cerebral Palsy
Total knee recontruction

Select Publications 

Weiss AA. Contemporary trends in management of the upper limb in tetraplegia: a multinational perspective. Hand Clin. 2008 May;24(2):157-60.

Mulcahey MJ, Betz RR, Smith BT, Weiss AA. A prospective evaluation of upper extremity tendon transfers in children with cervical spinal cord injury. J Pediatr Orthop. 1999 May-Jun;19(3):319-28.

Kozin SH, Weiss AA, Webber JB, Betz RR, Clancy M, Steel HH. Index finger pollicization for congenital aplasia or hypoplasia of the thumb. J Hand Surg [Am]. 1992 Sep;17(5):880-4.