Adam Shar, MD

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Specialties

• Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon
• Subspecialty Certified in Surgery of the Hand, Upper Extremity Surgery
  

About the Provider

Dr. Shar combines current medical knowledge, compassion, and honed technical skills to do everything he can for his patients. From elective surgery to Level 1 Trauma, he has experience treating patients of all ages. Dr. Shar knows how important and how debilitating the conditions he treats are and what it can mean for his patients’ day-to-day lives. He places great emphasis on shared decision making when crafting treatment plans for his patients and strongly advocates non-surgical treatment when available. Dr. Shar is a devoted Texan and has served multiple communities through central and east Texas for years before relocating to the greater Houston metro area. Outside of work, Dr. Shar enjoys spending time with his wife and family. He loves traveling and watching football and mixed martial arts. He is fluent in English and Burmese.

Commonly Performed Procedures:

Surgeries

• Endoscopic carpal tunnel release
• Trigger finger release
• Cubital tunnel release
• Basilar thumb arthroplasty
• DeQuervain's release
• Ganglion cyst excision
• Dupuytren's contracture release
• Fracture fixation
• Ligament repair/reconstruction
• Tendon repair/reconstruction
• Nerve repair/reconstruction 

Non-surgical Procedures

• Non-surgical management of sprains/strains/tendinitis/fractures
• Corticosteroid injections
• Aspiration (ex: for bursitis, ganglion cyst)
• Collagenase injection, needle aponeurotomy (for Dupuytren's contracture)
• Platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injection

Conditions Treated:

Hand

• Arthritis
• Autoimmune disease (ex: Rheumatoid deformity)
• Burn injuries (wound management, soft tissue coverage such as skin grafting)
• Dislocations
• Dupuytren’s Contracture 
• Fractures
• Ganglion cysts, soft tissue masses
• Infections
• Ligament injuries
• Nailbed injuries
• Nerve Injuries (neuroma, nerve repair/reconstruction)
• Stiff finger (contracture release, tenolysis)
• Sprains and strains
• Tendinitis/tenosynovitis
• Tendon injuries
• Trigger Finger

Wrist

• Arthritis
• Autoimmune disease (ex: Rheumatoid deformity)
• Avascular necrosis (ex: Keinbock’s disease)
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Dislocations
• Fractures
• Ganglion cysts, soft tissue masses
• Ligament injuries and instabilities
• Non-union repair
• Sprains and strains
• Tendinitis/tenosynovitis (ex: DeQuervain’s)
• Tendon injuries
• TFCC tear

Forearm/Elbow

• Arthritis
• Biceps tendon tear
• Bursitis
• Cubital tunnel syndrome
• Dislocations
• Fractures
• Medial epicondylitis (golfer’s elbow)
• Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
• Radial tunnel syndrome
• Triceps tendon tear

Locations

KSF Orthopaedic Center - Red Oak
17270 Red Oak Dr. #200
Houston, TX 77090
Phone: (281) 440-6960
Fax: (281) 440-6205

KSF Orthopaedic Center - Willowbrook
13333 Dotson Road, Suite 180
Houston, TX 77070
Phone: (281) 440-6960
Fax: (281) 440-6205

KSF Orthopaedic Center - Springwoods Village
2255 E. Mossy Oaks Road, Suite 440
Spring, TX 77389
Phone: (281) 440-6960
Fax: (281) 440-6205