General Practitioners

• Arthritis
  At Associated Hand Surgeons, it is our number one priority to provide the most comprehensive care you or your child need. From treating urgent wrist injuries to long-term rheumatoid arthritis, our fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons are devoted to using the most advanced methods to treat injuries and conditions.

Internists

• Endoscopy

Neurologists

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Surgeons

• Orthopedics
  Dr. Behrman has served as the Chairman of the Department of Orthopedics at St. Francis Medical Center and the Vice Chairman of the Department of Orthopedics at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. In 2008, he served as the Honorary Medical Chair for the Santa Barbara Arthritis Walk. He is currently on the Board of the Santa Barbara chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. He is a past board member of the Environmental Defense Center. Dr. Behrman also works as a team physician for the U.S. Olympic/World Cup Ski Team.
• Arthroscopy
  Dr. Behrman has presented papers to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the North American Arthroscopy Association. He has been published in the Journal of Hand Surgery, Clinical Orthopedics, Journal of Orthopedic Trauma and the Journal of Microsurgery.
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Hand Surgery
  Michael J. Behrman, M.D. is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He also holds a certificate of added Qualification in Hand Surgery and is a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. An honors graduate of Williams College, he received his medical training at Yale University School of Medicine. He completed his orthopedic training at New York Orthopedic Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. Dr. Behrman has done specialty training in hand and microvascular surgery with James Hunter, M.D. and Lawrence Schneider, M.D. at the Hand Rehabilitation Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Orthopedic Surgery
  Robert M. Ruth. M.D. earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School after majoring in biology at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He completed his residency training, with patient care and teaching honors, as a Chief Orthopedic Surgery Resident at the University of Massachusetts. He then pursued additional specialized hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder surgery training, including microvascular surgery, in a fellowship program at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Ruth then practiced Orthopedic Surgery in his home state of Pennsylvania for seven years, before choosing to relocate to Santa Barbara.
• Vascular Surgery
  Each of the three senior physicians at Associated Hand Surgeons is board certified in orthopedic surgery and has completed additional training in hand and micro-vascular surgery. Our professional staff is dedicated to helping you throughout the entire healing process, making every possible effort until your full recovery.
• Arthroscopy

Physical Therapists

• Sports Medicine
• Tennis Elbow