Licensure and Certifications
1976 Massachusetts Certificate #39425
1984 Diplomate, American Board of Orthopedics
1994 Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery, re-certified in 2005
Academic Appointments
1982-1999 Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA
Professional Societies
1986 Fellow, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery
1986 Inducted as Active Member, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Hospital Affiliation
1988 – Current New England Baptist Hospital – Active Staff
1982 – 2013 Brigham and Women’s Hospital – Active Staff
Education
1970 Harvard College A.B Economics, cum laude
1974 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, M.D.
-Chosen as outstanding medical student in Surgery to represent the University of Minnesota at the American College of Surgeons Meeting in Chicago 1973.
Post Doctoral Training
July 1974 – July 1976
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital | Boston, MA General Surgery Residency
July 1977 – Dec 1980
Harvard Combined Orthopedic Program | Cambridge, MA
Orthopedic Surgery Residency
Jan 1981 – July 1981
Brigham and Women’s Hospital | Boston, MA Hand Surgery Fellow – Department of Orthopedics
July 1981 – July 1982
Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA
Hand Surgery and Microvascular Surgery Fellow
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Awards
Joseph Dorsey Award for Clinical Excellence, Harvard Community Health Plan 1983
Research Fellowships:
July 1976- January 1977
Robert Breck Brigham Hospital
January 1977 – July 1977
Orthopedic Microvascular Fellow, Duke University Medical Center
July 1978- January 1979
Robert Breck Brigham Hospital
Publications
Chapters of Books:
Stirrat, C.R. and Seaber, A.V., The Microsurgery Laboratory. Chapter III, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Symposium in Microsurgery, pp. 12-39, C.V. Mosby Co., 1979.
Gallico, G.G. and Stirrat, C.R., Extremity Replantation in Surgery Annual : Nineteen Eighty-three, pp. 229-260, Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1983.
May, J.W. and Stirrat, C.R., The Unfavorable Result in Elective Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery: A Method of Pre and Post-Operative Analysis, in The Unfavorable Result in Plastic Surgery, pp. 125-137, Little, Brown and Company, 1984
Simmons, B.P. and Stirrat, C.R., Treatment of Traumatic Arthritis in Children, in Hand Clinics, Degenerative Arthritis, W.B. Saunders Co., 3:611-625, Nov. 1987
Stirrat, C.R., Treatment of Tenosynovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritics, in Hand Clinics, Rheumatoid Arthritics, pp. 169-175, W.B. Saunders Co., May 1989
Stirrat, C.R., Metacarpophalangeal Joints in Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand in Hand Clinics, W.B. Saunders Co., to be published 1996
Articles Published in Professional Journals:
Stirrat, C.R., Seaber, A.V., Urbaniak, J.R. and Bright, D.S., Temperature Monitoring in Digital Replantation, Journal of Hand Surgery, 3: 342-347, 1978
Steinberg, J., Sledge, C.B., Nobel, J. and Stirrat, C.R., A Tissue Culture Model of Cartilage Breakdown in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Biochemical Journal , 180 : 403-412, 1979
May, J.W., Gallico, G.G., Stirrat, C.R., and Lukash, F.N., Removable Thermocouple Probe Microvascular Patency Monitor: An Experimental and Clinical Study, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 3 : 336, 1983
Katz, J.N. and Stirrat, C.R., A Self-Administered Hand Diagram for the Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Journal of Hand Surgery, 15A, No. 2, pp. 360-363, March 1990
Katz, J.N., Larson, M.G., Sabra, A., Krarup, C, Stirrat, C.R., etal, The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Diagnostic Utility of the History and Physical Examination Findings, Annals of Internal Medicine, 112:321-327, 1989.
Papers Presented at Professional Meetings:
Nobel, J., Sledge C.B., Walker, P.S., Stirrat, C.R. and Seinscheimer, F., Experimental Limb Lengthening by Epiphyseal Distraction, Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1977.
Steinberg, J., Sledge, C.B., Walker, P.S., Stirrat, C.R. and Tsukamoto, S., Cartilage Breakdown in Rheumatoid Arthritis-A Quantitative in vitro Model, Orthopaedic Research Society, Dallas, Texas, 1978.
Stirrat, C.R., Reilly, D.T., Sledge, C.B. and Gillies, J., Effect of Blood Supply on the Rate of Healing of Intercalated Segments of Rabbit Femurs, Orthopaedic Research Society, Atlanta, Georgia, 1980.
May, J.W., Gallico, G.C., Lukash, F.N. and Stirrat, C.R., Clinical Application of Thermocouple Monitoring and Free Tissue Transfers, Annual Meeting of Plastic Surgery Research Council, 1982.
Poster Exhibits – National Meetings:
Stirrat, C.R., Modification of the Steinman Pin Technique for Wrist Arthrodesis in RA Patients Utilizing an Intramedullary Third MC Placement Without Disrupting the Intact MCP Joint, exhibited at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting, San Francisco, California, January 1987.
Stirrat, C.R., and Katz, J., Patient’s Own Diagramatic Representation of Upper Extremity Nerve Entrapment Symptoms, accepted for exhibition at American Society for Surgery of the Hand meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, September, 1988.
Course Participation as Faculty:
Upper Extremity Problems in Children, American Society for Surgery of the Hand Course, Boston, MA, June 1987.
Management of the Rheumatoid Hand and Wrist, Surgery of the Hand Course, Boston, MA, June 1987.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand Regional Review Course, Boston, MA, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994.
Acute Injuries & Common Problems of the Hand and Wrist, New England Baptist Hospital and Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, MA, 1987 / Cambridge, MA, November, 1985.
Carpal Tunnel Symposium, Crawford Insurance Company, Portland, ME, November 1985.
Massachusetts Association of Physician Assistants, Hyannis, MA, October 1985.
Massachusetts Association of Physician Assistants, Hyannis, MA, October 1985.
Teaching Experience:
Multiple lectures and presentations including Orthopedics Grand Rounds, Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency program, Orthopedic Resident Hand Teaching conferences, Core Curriculum Hand Teaching of Harvard Medical Students, hospital nursing staff and industrial accident nursing and insurance personnel