Professor, Division of Plastic and Hand
Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center
Chief, Division of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Stanford University
Medical Center
Chief, Hand Surgery Center, Palo Alto Veterans Administration Health
Care System
Director, Hand Clinic, Stanford University Hospital
Patient
Appointments (Adults)
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Clinic
900 Blake Wilbur Dr., Room W1083
Palo Alto, CA 94304-2205
(650) 723-5256
Patient
Appointments (Children)
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
725 Welch Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 497-8201 or 1-800-756-9000
Clinical Interests
Hand surgery, (adult, pediatric)
Upper extremity surgery (adult, pediatric)
Clinics
Brachial Plexus Obstetrical Palsy Clinic (Lucile Packard
Children's Hospital at Stanford)
Hand Surgery Clinic (Blake Wilbur Clinic at Stanford University
Hospital, Palo Alto Veterans Administration Health Care System)
Spinal Cord Clinic (Palo Alto Veterans Administration Health Care
System)
Education
B.S.: Davidson College, North Carolina
M.D.: University of Florida
Residency, General Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center
Plastic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center
Fellowship: Hand Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia
University, New York
Professional Societies
Board certified: American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
American Association of Plastic Surgeons
American Paraplegia Society
Bioelectric Growth and Repair Society
American College of Surgeons
International Federation of Hand Surgery Societies
Sunderland Society
Groupe d'Etude de la Main
Peripheral Nerve Society
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Medical Association
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Hentz received his Bachelor of Science degree from
Davidson College in North Carolina in 1964. He then attended
the University of Florida where he received his MD degree
in 1968. Following this, he completed his general surgery
residency training at Stanford University Medical Center
in the Department of Surgery in 1968 to 1971. From 1971
to 1974 he completed his plastic surgery residency training
in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at
Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. Hentz served as
a Hand Fellow at the College of Physicians and Surgeons
at Columbia University from 1974 to 1975. Dr. Hentz has
won numerous research awards including the Veterans Administration
Merit Review RR&D Award in 1979-present, ASPS/PSEF
research grant in 1980, Biomedical Research Grant, Department
of Surgery at Stanford. ASPS/PSEF research grant in 1983.
American Society of Surgery for the Hand research grant
from 1981-1993. Dr. Hentz is Board certified by the American
Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Hentz' subspecialty interests
include hand and upper extremity surgery.
