Ann Golden, M.D.

Co-director of Combined Hand Surgery Services at Parkland Health and Hospital System; Associate Residency Program Director

Orthopaedic Surgery
Hand Surgery
Hand & Wrist Conditions

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Biography

Ann Golden, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in hand and wrist conditions, as well as hand surgery.

Dr. Golden earned her medical degree at UT Southwestern. She completed residencies in general and orthopaedic surgery at Parkland Health & Hospital System and gained advanced training in hand surgery and microsurgery through a fellowship at the Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery.

Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery in general orthopaedic surgery and surgery of the hand, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2017.

Dr. Golden is the Co-Director of Combined Hand Surgery Services for the Parkland Health & Hospital System, and she serves as the Associate Residency Program Director for UT Southwestern’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

The author of numerous peer-reviewed articles and abstracts, Dr. Golden frequently delivers presentations of her work. Her research interests include upper extremity trauma and outcomes after elective upper extremity surgery.

Among many other accolades in her career, she received the UTSW Orthopaedic Surgery Department’s Teaching Excellence Award.

Education & Training

Fellowship - Christine Kleinert Institute for Hand/Microsurgery (2002-2003), Hand & Microsurgery
Residency - Parkland Health and Hospital System (1995-1998), General Surgery
Medical School - UT Southwestern Medical School (1991-1995)
Residency - Parkland Health and Hospital System (1998-2002), Orthopedic Surgery

Honors & Awards

D Magazine Best Doctor 2022
Physician of the Month 2010, Floyd Medical Center, Rome, GA
Teaching Excellence Award 2006, UT Southwestern, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Books & Publications

Publications
- Risk Factors and Reasons for Emergency Department Visits Within 30 Days of Elective Hand Surgery: An Analysis of 3,261 Patients.
  Benage TC, Del Core MA, Bass AJ, Ahn J, Pientka WF, Golden AS, The journal of hand surgery Asian-Pacific volume 2022 Jan 2250004
- Effect of Diabetes and Hemoglobin A1c on Complications Following Elective Hand Surgery.
  Del Core MA, Benage TC, Ahn J, Koehler D, Sammer D, Golden AS, The journal of hand surgery Asian-Pacific volume 2021 Dec 26 4 618-624
- Distal Radius Fractures and the Dorsal Spanning Plate in the Management of the Polytraumatized Patient.
  Golden AS, Kapilow JM, Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2021 Sep 35 Suppl 3 s6-s10
- Patient-Related Risk Factors Associated With Surgical Site Complications After Elective Hand Surgery.
  Youngman T, Del Core M, Benage T, Koehler D, Sammer D, Golden A, Hand (New York, N.Y.) 2020 Sep 1558944720944260
- Effect of Smoking on Short-term Postoperative Complications After Elective Upper Extremity Surgery.
  Del Core MA, Ahn J, Golden AS, Bass RL, Sammer D, Koehler DM, Hand (New York, N.Y.) 2020 Jun 1558944720926638

Research

Risk Factors and Reasons for Emergency Department Visits Within 30 Days of Elective Hand Surgery
Effect of Smoking on Short-Term Postoperative Complications After Elective Upper Extremity Surgery
Effect of Diabetes and Hemoglobin A1c on Complications Following Elective Hand Surgery
Distal Radius Fractures and the Dorsal Spanning Plate in the Management of the Polytraumatized Patient

Clinical Focus

Hand Surgery
Hand & Wrist Conditions

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Parkland Memorial Hospital

5200 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75235 214-590-8000 Directions to Parkland Memorial Hospital

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