Jessica Frankenhoff, MD
Dr. Frankenhoff specializes in hand surgery.
Dr. Frankenhoff, MD offers these procedures:
- Arthritis of the hand
- Carpal tunnel
- Fracture or dislocation to the hand
- Laceration to the hand
- Small joint replacements of the hand
- Wrist surgery
Practice
Dr. Frankenhoff recently joined the VCU Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, as assistant professor. She specializes in hand surgery. Before relocating to Virginia, Dr. Frankenhoff had her own practice, Cape Cod Hand Surgery, in Cape Cod, Massachusetts and worked with Surgical Affiliates of Falmouth with the Medical Affiliates of Cape Cod. In 2010, Dr. Frankenhoff was recognized as one of “Cape & Plymouth Business” magazine's “Top 40 under 40.”Education
Dr. Frankenhoff received both her undergraduate degree and M.D. at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. After completing her internship and residency with University of Connecticut Health Center, Dr. Frankenhoff completed a fellowship in hand surgery with Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York and a fellowship in pediatric hand and upper extremity at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Texas. She is board-certified in general surgery and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in hand surgery.Profile
Dr. Frankenhoff lives in Richmond with her husband and their young daughter.Testimonials
Very nice staff and very professional. This was my 1st time(hopefully only) here. It was a very pleasant experience. Staff was great from the 1st step in the door till walking off. I will recommend this facility to others. Dr. Jessica Frankenhoff is a wonderful doctor, great people skills, and great surgeon. G. Keith Apr 2016
Everything was satisfactory, love Dr. Frankenhoff - very kind and understanding - would recommend to anyone. Diane T. Apr 2015
Awards
2019 MEDRVA Patient Choice Award
2020 MEDRVA Patient Choice Award
Locations
VCU Upper Extremity and Peripheral Nerve Center
9000 Stony Point Parkway
Richmond
VA
23235
Phone: (804) 628-4206
VCU Health System Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Division of Hand Surgery
1200 E. Broad Street
Richmond
VA
23298
Phone: (804) 828-3815
Videos
Hand Pain
Dr. Frankenhoff specializes in the treatment of hand and wrist arthritis, minimally invasive carpal tunnel surgery, Dupuytren's disease, surgical and non-surgical treatment of tendonitis, repetitive use injuries, and all traumatic injuries of the hand and wrist.
Julie: Hi, I’m Julie Bragg and I am here with Dr. Jessica Frankenhoff, and you are a surgeon. What do you specialize in?
Dr. Frankenhoff: I specialize in hand surgery, and that encompasses various surgeries, such as the most common ones that you would see are carpal tunnel surgery, surgery of the thumb, arthritic surgery, and then all sorts of trauma surgeries.
Julie: So what can you do for carpal tunnel syndrome and what is the recovery like for your patients?
Dr. Frankenhoff: The surgery involves cutting a ligament in the hand, but you can do it through a small incision and put a scope in with a tiny camera in and cut it that way. It takes ten minutes, people are in and out the same day. And it depends on what kind of work you do, you can go back to work the next day. If you do secretarial work or if you do heavy manual labor, then you would probably want to wait about three weeks before you start lifting heavy things.