Prof. Raymond A. Pensy is an orthopedic surgeon, associate professor, and division head of hand surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. He obtained his medical degree in 1999 from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed his residency in 2004 at the University of Maryland Medical Center and his fellowship in 2009 at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Curtis National Hand Center, and the Curtis National Hand Center. Prof. Raymond A. Pensy specializes in hand surgery, upper extremity reconstruction, and orthopedic traumatology (the care of patients with complex fractures). Specifically, he performs bone, nerve, vascular, and soft tissue procedures. A major focus of his practice is a commitment to limb salvage.