Dr. Rod French
DR. ROD FRENCH
Plastic Surgeon
Subspecialty Hand and Wrist Surgery
Dr. Rod French
DR. ROD FRENCH
Plastic Surgeon
Subspecialty Hand and Wrist Surgery
Dr Rod French is a Harvard trained plastic surgeon in Vancouver, BC who specializes in hand and wrist surgery. The challenges of the athlete's hand, musicians and artists, actors and actresses, and the hard working hand each requires a unique treatment and rehabilitation plan when function or appearance are altered. Dr. Rodney French is a plastic surgeon in Vancouver, BC who specializes in hand and wrist surgery.
He is one of only two all private hand surgeons in Canada preferring to give high quality, personalized, and timely care to patients rather than watching them suffer in pain on the 5 year waitlist he previously had in the public system. Believing that "access to a waitlist is NOT access to medical care," Dr. French has a particular special focus and interest in sports-related hand and wrist injuries.
His practice focuses on improving and restoring hand and wrist function to the level that allows the individual to do the remarkable things with their hands that they are capable of.
Principles that apply to your medical care as much as to any service
Athlete's Hand Dr. Rod French
The Athlete's Hand
The athlete's hand is a specialized tool with a different set of demands that varies with the equipment used and the position played. Each athlete requires an individualized treatment and rehabilitation plan that is sport-specific, addresses both in-season and off-season options for timing of treatment, and returns the athlete to the field of play as quickly but as safely as possible.
Athlete's Hand Dr. Rod French
The Athlete's Hand
The athlete's hand is a specialized tool with a different set of demands that varies with the equipment used and the position played. Each athlete requires an individualized treatment and rehabilitation plan that is sport-specific, addresses both in-season and off-season options for timing of treatment, and returns the athlete to the field of play as quickly but as safely as possible.
Musician's Hand Dr. Rod French
The Musician's Hand
The musician's hand is distinct in its requirement for some of the finest dexterity needed in any human hand. The musician's hand is truly an instrument in and of itself.
Musician's Hand Dr. Rod French
The Musician's Hand
The musician's hand is distinct in its requirement for some of the finest dexterity needed in any human hand. The musician's hand is truly an instrument in and of itself.
Artist's Hand Dr. Rod French
The Artist's Hand
Like the musician's hand, the artist's hand requires fine dexterity but depending on the art form, the needs can vary greatly from the painter, to the sculptor, to the potter. Individualized treatments based on the individual artist's needs are as important as the treatment itself
Artist's Hand Dr. Rod French
The Artist's Hand
Like the musician's hand, the artist's hand requires fine dexterity but depending on the art form, the needs can vary greatly from the painter, to the sculptor, to the potter. Individualized treatments based on the individual artist's needs are as important as the treatment itself
The Actor's Hand
The Actor’s Hand
Film productions are high stress environments with tight timelines and expensive budgets. Timeliness of returning the actor to work has wide implications - hundreds of staff and the families they support are relying on the production proceeding on time. However, the actor’s lifelong hand function after injury should never be superseded by the needs of the production. Finding unique approaches to care of the hand injury involves looking at all non-surgical and surgical options. The advent of telehealth has improved the care of the injured actor by allowing distanced care at the most convenient time for the actor…wherever the production may take them in the world. Individualized care with 24/7 access to the specialist for fine tuning the recovery process are invaluable to an optimal recovery.
The Actor's Hand
The Actor’s Hand
Film productions are high stress environments with tight timelines and expensive budgets. Timeliness of returning the actor to work has wide implications - hundreds of staff and the families they support are relying on the production proceeding on time. However, the actor’s lifelong hand function after injury should never be superseded by the needs of the production. Finding unique approaches to care of the hand injury involves looking at all non-surgical and surgical options. The advent of telehealth has improved the care of the injured actor by allowing distanced care at the most convenient time for the actor…wherever the production may take them in the world. Individualized care with 24/7 access to the specialist for fine tuning the recovery process are invaluable to an optimal recovery.
Worker's Hand Dr. Rod French
The Working HandThe needs of the working hand are a combination of a strong, pain-free grip combined with the fine dexterity needed for detailed work and manipulation of tools. Timely, accurate care minimizes wage loss and impact to employers. Direct referrals to Dr. French at the Visiting Specialist Clinic (VSC) of WorkSafeBC can be placed by Certified Hand Therapists or physicians.
Worker's Hand Dr. Rod French
The Working HandThe needs of the working hand are a combination of a strong, pain-free grip combined with the fine dexterity needed for detailed work and manipulation of tools. Timely, accurate care minimizes wage loss and impact to employers. Direct referrals to Dr. French at the Visiting Specialist Clinic (VSC) of WorkSafeBC can be placed by Certified Hand Therapists or physicians.