Who is Dr. Ristic, Orthopedic Hand Surgeon in Poughkeepsie, NY?
Dr. Sasha Ristic, MD is an Orthopedic Hand Surgeon, who primarily practices in Poughkeepsie, NY with 2 additional practice locations. He is board certified. Dr. Ristic completed his residency at Ny And Presby Hosp, Hand Surgery-Orthopedic Surgery; Ny And Presby Hosp, Orthopedic Surgery; Ny & Presby Hp-Columbia Campus, General Surgery.
Dr. Ristic is fluent in English and Spanish, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Ristic’s practice accepts Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Ristic’s office at (845) 454-0120.
What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Ristic?
Dr. Sasha Ristic, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Orthopedic Hand Surgeon known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array
of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Ristic empowers
patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Elbow Surgery, Hand Surgery, Wrist Surgery, or comprehensive
wellness support. Serving
the Poughkeepsie/NY community, Dr. Ristic is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.
Where did Dr. Ristic go to medical school and complete their residency?
Residency: Ny And Presby Hosp, Hand Surgery-Orthopedic Surgery; Ny And Presby Hosp, Orthopedic Surgery; Ny & Presby Hp-Columbia Campus, General Surgery
Medical School: Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny
Is Dr. Ristic board certified as an Orthopedic Hand Surgeon?
Yes, Dr. Sasha Ristic, MD is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
What languages does Dr. Ristic speak?
Dr. Ristic and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
English
Spanish
What conditions does Dr. Ristic treat?
As an Orthopedic Hand Surgeon, Dr. Ristic diagnoses, treats, and manages
a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized
insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated
by Dr. Ristic. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience
and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
M1812: Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, left hand
M1811: Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, right hand
Also known as:
Tendon and Ligament Disorder
Dupuytren's Contracture
Connective Tissue Disorder
Joint Disorder
Finger Injuries and Disorder
Dupuytren contracture
Enthesopathy
Tendon inflammation
Ligament pain
Palmar fibromatosis
Viking disease
Hand contracture
ICD-10 Codes:
M778: Other enthesopathies, not elsewhere classified
M720: Palmar fascial fibromatosis [Dupuytren]
Also known as:
Trigger Right Middle Finger
Trigger Left Middle Finger
Trigger Right Ring Finger
Finger Injuries and Disorder
Tendinitis
Stenosing Tenosynovitis of Right Middle Finger
Right Middle Finger Tendonitis
Snapping Right Middle Finger
Stenosing Tenosynovitis of Left Middle Finger
Left Middle Finger Tendonitis
Snapping Left Middle Finger
Stenosing Tenosynovitis of Right Ring Finger
Right Ring Finger Tendonitis
Snapping Right Ring Finger
ICD-10 Codes:
M65331: Trigger finger, right middle finger
M65332: Trigger finger, left middle finger
M65341: Trigger finger, right ring finger
Also known as:
Trigger Thumb
Finger Injuries and Disorder
Tendinitis
Stenosing Tenosynovitis of Thumb
Thumb Tendonitis
Thumb Locking
ICD-10 Codes:
M65311: Trigger thumb, right thumb
M65312: Trigger thumb, left thumb
Also known as:
Right Wrist Pain
Pain
Wrist Injuries and Disorder
Aching right wrist
Sore right wrist
Right wrist discomfort
ICD-10 Codes:
M25531: Pain in right wrist
Also known as:
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
Hand Injuries and Disorder
Tendinitis
De Quervain's Disease', 'Washerwoman's Sprain
Radial Styloid Tenosynovitis
ICD-10 Codes:
M654: Radial styloid tenosynovitis [de Quervain]
Also known as:
Pain in Left Wrist
Pain
Wrist Injuries and Disorder
Left Wrist Ache
Left Wrist Discomfort
Sore Left Wrist
ICD-10 Codes:
M25532: Pain in left wrist
Also known as:
Lateral Epicondylitis
Elbow Injuries and Disorder
Tennis Elbow
Lateral Epicondylalgia
Elbow Tendinitis
ICD-10 Codes:
M7711: Lateral epicondylitis, right elbow
Also known as:
Wrist Sprain
Sprains and Strains
Wrist Injuries and Disorder
Sprained Wrist
Wrist Ligament Injury
Wrist Strain
ICD-10 Codes:
S63501A: Unspecified sprain of right wrist, initial encounter
Also known as:
Right Hand Pain
Hand Injuries and Disorder
Pain
Pain in right palm
Right wrist and hand pain
Right hand discomfort
ICD-10 Codes:
M79641: Pain in right hand
What procedures does Dr. Ristic perform?
As an Orthopedic Hand Surgeon, Dr. Ristic performs a variety of medical procedures.
This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights
the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Ristic. It provides insight
into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters
from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery (Endoscopic)
Trigger Finger Release Surgery
Release of Finger or Palm Tendon
Dupuytren's Contracture Surgery (Single Finger)
Hand/Finger Soft Tissue Tumor Removal
Dupuytren's Contracture Surgery (Additional Finger)
29848: Endoscopy, wrist, surgical, with release of transverse carpal ligament
26055: Tendon sheath incision (eg, for trigger finger)
26440: Tenolysis, flexor tendon; palm OR finger, each tendon
26123: Fasciectomy, partial palmar with release of single digit including proximal interphalangeal joint, with or without Z-plasty, other local tissue rearrangement, or skin grafting (includes obtaining graft);
26113: Excision, tumor, soft tissue, or vascular malformation, of hand or finger, subfascial (eg, intramuscular); 1.5 cm or greater
26125: Fasciectomy, partial palmar with release of single digit including proximal interphalangeal joint, with or without Z-plasty, other local tissue rearrangement, or skin grafting (includes obtaining graft); each additional digit (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
26418: Repair, extensor tendon, finger, primary or secondary; without free graft, each tendon
Also known as:
Non-Surgical Wrist Fracture Treatment
Wrist Bone Fracture Treatment (No Surgery)
Wrist Fracture Treatment with Manipulation
Broken Finger or Thumb Treatment with Manipulation
Closed Distal Radial Fracture Treatment
Colles Fracture Treatment
Smith Fracture Treatment
Ulnar Styloid Fracture Treatment
Closed carpal bone fracture care
Non-surgical wrist fracture treatment
Carpal bone fracture management
Wrist bone break care
Closed Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
Colles Fracture Reduction
Phalangeal Fracture Reduction
Finger Bone Manipulation
Thumb Fracture Treatment
CPT Codes:
25600: Closed Treatment Of Distal Radial Fracture (Eg, Colles Or Smith Type) Or Epiphyseal Separation, Includes Closed Treatment Of Fracture Of Ulnar Styloid, When Performed; Without Manipulation
25630: Closed Treatment Of Carpal Bone Fracture (Excluding Carpal Scaphoid [Navicular]); Without Manipulation, Each Bone
25605: Closed Treatment Of Distal Radial Fracture (Eg, Colles Or Smith Type) Or Epiphyseal Separation, Includes Closed Treatment Of Fracture Of Ulnar Styloid, When Performed; With Manipulation
26725: Closed treatment of phalangeal shaft fracture, proximal or middle phalanx, finger or thumb; with manipulation, with or without skin or skeletal traction, each
26160: Excision of lesion of tendon sheath or joint capsule (eg, cyst, mucous cyst, or ganglion), hand or finger
Also known as:
Non-Surgical Treatment for Broken Hand Bone
Percutaneous Fixation of Hand Bone Fracture
Closed Metacarpal Fracture Treatment
Hand Bone Fracture Care
Metacarpal Fracture Management without Manipulation
Metacarpal Fracture Fixation
Pinning Hand Bone Fracture
Minimally Invasive Hand Fracture Repair
Hand Fracture Percutaneous Pinning
CPT Codes:
26600: Closed treatment of metacarpal fracture, single; without manipulation, each bone
26608: Percutaneous skeletal fixation of metacarpal fracture, each bone
Also known as:
Wrist or Forearm Tendon Sheath Removal (Extensor Side)
Wrist or Forearm Tendon Sheath Removal (Flexor Side)
Extensor Tenosynovectomy
Wrist Synovial Excision (Extensor)
Forearm Tendon Sheath Excision (Extensor)
Flexor Tenosynovectomy
Wrist Synovial Excision
Forearm Tendon Sheath Excision
CPT Codes:
25116: Radical excision of bursa, synovia of wrist, or forearm tendon sheaths (eg, tenosynovitis, fungus, Tbc, or other granulomas, rheumatoid arthritis); extensors, with or without transposition of dorsal retinaculum
25115: Radical excision of bursa, synovia of wrist, or forearm tendon sheaths (eg, tenosynovitis, fungus, Tbc, or other granulomas, rheumatoid arthritis); flexors
Also known as:
Closed Treatment of Finger or Thumb Fracture
Phalangeal fracture treatment
Broken finger treatment
Thumb fracture care
CPT Codes:
26720: Closed treatment of phalangeal shaft fracture, proximal or middle phalanx, finger or thumb; without manipulation, each
Also known as:
Open Surgery for Complex Wrist Fracture
Distal Radius Fracture Repair (Open)
Wrist Fracture with Internal Fixation
Complex Radial Fracture Surgery
Epiphyseal Separation Repair (Wrist)
CPT Codes:
25609: Open treatment of distal radial intra-articular fracture or epiphyseal separation; with internal fixation of 3 or more fragments
Also known as:
Finger or Thumb Tip Fracture Repair
Finger or Thumb Fracture Fixation
Distal Phalanx Fracture Surgery
Finger Bone Break Repair
Open Reduction Internal Fixation (Finger)
Percutaneous phalangeal fixation
Unstable finger fracture repair
Thumb bone fracture treatment
CPT Codes:
26765: Open treatment of distal phalangeal fracture, finger or thumb, includes internal fixation, when performed, each
26727: Percutaneous skeletal fixation of unstable phalangeal shaft fracture, proximal or middle phalanx, finger or thumb, with manipulation, each
Also known as:
Hand Tendon Transfer
Finger or Palm Tendon Sheath Removal
Carpometacarpal Tendon Transplant
Dorsum of Hand Tendon Surgery
Tendon Relocation in Hand
Flexor Tenosynovectomy
Tendon Sheath Excision (Hand)
Radical Synovectomy of Tendon
CPT Codes:
26480: Transfer or transplant of tendon, carpometacarpal area or dorsum of hand; without free graft, each tendon
26116: Excision, tumor, soft tissue, or vascular malformation, of hand or finger, subfascial (eg, intramuscular); less than 1.5 cm
Also known as:
Finger Bone Cyst or Tumor Removal
Finger Bone Tumor Excision
Finger Bone Cyst Curettage
Remove Finger Bone Growth
CPT Codes:
26210: Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor of proximal, middle, or distal phalanx of finger;
Also known as:
Open Repair of Distal Radius Fracture with Internal Fixation
Wrist Fracture Surgery
Radial Bone Fracture Repair
Distal Radius Fixation
CPT Codes:
25607: Open Treatment Of Distal Radial Extra-Articular Fracture Or Epiphyseal Separation, With Internal Fixation
Also known as:
Removal of Superficial Implant (Wire, Pin, or Rod)
Buried wire removal
Pin removal surgery
Rod removal (superficial)
CPT Codes:
20670: Removal of implant; superficial (eg, buried wire, pin or rod) (separate procedure)
Also known as:
Wrist or Hand Joint Replacement (Interposition)
Intercarpal Arthroplasty
Carpometacarpal Joint Replacement
Tendon Interposition Arthroplasty
CPT Codes:
25447: Arthroplasty, Intercarpal Or Carpometacarpal Joints; Interposition (Eg, Tendon)
Also known as:
Injection for Tendon or Ligament Pain
Tendon sheath injection
Ligament injection
Plantar fascia injection
Soft tissue injection for pain
CPT Codes:
20550: Injection(s); single tendon sheath, or ligament, aponeurosis (eg, plantar "fascia")
Also known as:
Tendon Release in Forearm or Wrist
Forearm Tendon Tenolysis
Wrist Tendon Release
Adhesion Removal from Tendon
CPT Codes:
25295: Tenolysis, flexor or extensor tendon, forearm and/or wrist, single, each tendon
Also known as:
Tennis Elbow Tendon Repair with Debridement
Golfer's Elbow Surgery
Epicondylitis Repair
Elbow Tendon Release and Repair
Open Tendon Debridement Elbow
CPT Codes:
24359: Tenotomy, elbow, lateral or medial (eg, epicondylitis, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow); debridement, soft tissue and/or bone, open with tendon repair or reattachment
Also known as:
Closed Treatment of Wrist Bone Fracture
Scaphoid Fracture Treatment (Non-Surgical)
Navicular Bone Fracture Treatment
Wrist Fracture Care Without Manipulation
CPT Codes:
25622: Closed Treatment Of Carpal Scaphoid (Navicular) Fracture; Without Manipulation
Also known as:
Deep Foreign Body Removal (Muscle/Tendon)
Muscle Foreign Body Extraction
Tendon Sheath Foreign Body Removal
Complicated Foreign Object Removal
CPT Codes:
20525: Removal of foreign body in muscle or tendon sheath; deep or complicated
Also known as:
Flexor Tendon Release in Hand and Finger
Tendon Release Surgery
Flexor Tenolysis
Hand Tendon Surgery
Finger Tendon Release
CPT Codes:
26442: Tenolysis, flexor tendon; palm AND finger, each tendon
Also known as:
Finger or Thumb Amputation with Skin Flap
Digit Amputation with Reconstruction
Digital Amputation
Finger Removal Surgery
Thumb Amputation with Flap
CPT Codes:
26952: Amputation, finger or thumb, primary or secondary, any joint or phalanx, single, including neurectomies; with local advancement flaps (V-Y, hood)
Also known as:
Ulnar Nerve Release or Repositioning at Elbow
Ulnar Nerve Transposition
Cubital Tunnel Release
Elbow Nerve Surgery
Neuroplasty Ulnar Nerve
CPT Codes:
64718: Neuroplasty and/or transposition; ulnar nerve at elbow
Also known as:
Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery
Median Nerve Neuroplasty
Carpal Tunnel Decompression
Median Nerve Transposition
CPT Codes:
64721: Neuroplasty and/or transposition; median nerve at carpal tunnel
Also known as:
Nerve Repair with Synthetic Tube or Vein Graft
Nerve tube repair
Vein graft nerve repair
Synthetic conduit nerve repair
CPT Codes:
64910: Nerve repair; with synthetic conduit or vein allograft (eg, nerve tube), each nerve
Also known as:
Skin Flap Surgery
Tissue Transfer
Local Flap Reconstruction
Adjacent Tissue Rearrangement
CPT Codes:
14040: Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands and/or feet; defect 10 sq cm or less
Also known as:
Deep Wound Cleaning for Open Fracture
Excisional Debridement (Bone)
Open Fracture Debridement
Foreign Material Removal (Fracture)
Deep Tissue Wound Cleaning
CPT Codes:
11012: Debridement including removal of foreign material at the site of an open fracture and/or an open dislocation (eg, excisional debridement); skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle fascia, muscle, and bone
Also known as:
Nail Bed Repair
Fingernail Bed Repair
Toenail Bed Repair
Nail Injury Repair
CPT Codes:
11760: Repair of nail bed
Also known as:
Arm Muscle Flap Surgery
Upper Extremity Flap Surgery
Myocutaneous Flap
Fasciocutaneous Flap
CPT Codes:
15736: Muscle, myocutaneous, or fasciocutaneous flap; upper extremity
Does Dr. Ristic accept my insurance?
Dr. Ristic accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (845) 454-0120 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Ristic accept in Poughkeepsie, NY?
Dr. Ristic in Poughkeepsie, NY accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
Would you like to schedule an appointment with Dr. Sasha Ristic?
Dr. Ristic has appointments available at his Poughkeepsie, NY office, as well as 2 other locations. Please select a location, date, and time below.
What is Dr. Ristic's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Ristic's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1669499109.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Ristic?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Ristic
What is Dr. Sasha Ristic's specialty?
Dr. Ristic is a Orthopedic Hand Surgeon near Poughkeepsie, NY.
An orthopaedic surgeon specializing in the upper extremity focuses on the investigation, preservation, and restoration of all structures affecting the form and function of the hand and wrist. This specialist employs medical, surgical, and rehabilitative techniques to treat various conditions and injuries related to the upper extremity. Contact Dr. Ristic to book an appointment today.
Is this Dr. Sasha Ristic affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?
Yes, Dr. Ristic is affiliated with Vassar Brothers Medical Center which is a Castle Connolly
Top Hospital. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their
excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through
a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise.
The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the
top 25% nationwide.
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Is Sasha Ristic accepting new patients in Poughkeepsie, NY?
Yes, Dr. Sasha Ristic is accepting new patients at this time.
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