Dr. Leonard Gordon trained in hand surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School.  He completed his orthopedic residency at the University of California, San Francisco, and was an instructor in Anatomy at Stanford University.
After completing his training, he was Attending Surgeon at Davies Medical Center in San Francisco, before becoming Chief of the Hand Surgery Service in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco.  He held this position for twelve years before entering private practice in San Francisco.
He is a member of many professional organizations, including the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery.  He has written and taught extensively, both locally and nationally, and is active in providing surgical care in underserved areas of the world.


American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery (#017936) (1985)
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (1985)
American Medical Association (1982)
American Society for Peripheral Nerve (1991)
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (1985)
American Board of Forensic Examiners (1995)
American Association of Clinical Anatomists (1994)
California Medical Association (1982)
California Society for Industrial Medicine (1991)
International Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (1984)
LeRoy C. Abbott Orthopaedic Society (1979)
Massachusetts General Hospital Hand Club (1983)
San Francisco Medical Society (1982)
Western Orthopaedic Association (1982)
Western Orthopaedic Association, Northern California Chapter (1986)


Director, Hand and Microsurgery Medical Group, Inc. (since 1981)
Practicing Surgeon—Hand and Microsurgery
Post Street Surgery Center
California Pacific Medical Center (since 1991)
Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF
Department of Orthopedic Surgery (since 1988)
Adjunct Associate Professor, UCSF
Department of Anatomy (since 1993)
Qualified Medical Examiner (#907520), State of California
Division of Workers' Compensation (since 1987)
University of California, San Francisco—Department of Anatomy
Lecturer in Anatomy


Stanford University
Lecturer, Department of Anatomy (1973-1974)
Ralph K. Davies Medical Center, San Francisco, California (1981-1985)
Attending Surgeon
Co-Director, Microsurgery Research Laboratory
Private Practice, Hand and Microsurgery
University of California, San Francisco—Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (1982-1992)
Associate Clinical Professor, Orthopedic Surgery
Director, Hand and Microsurgery Service
Director and Attending Surgeon, Hand Surgery Clinic
Director, UCSF Microsurgery Laboratory
University of California, San Francisco—Department of Anatomy
Lecturer in Anatomy
Letterman Army Medical Center
Consultant to the Surgeon General


University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa—M.B.B.Ch. (1966-1971)
Westminster Hospital, London, England—General Surgery Elective (1970)
Johannesburg General Hospital/Professor D. J. DuPlessis—Intern, General Surgery (1972)
University of Connecticut Medical Center, Farmington, Connecticut—Intern, Rotating Surgery (1972-1973)
Stanford University, Stanford, California—Anatomy Instructor (1973-1974)
Davies Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco—Fellow in Microsurgery (1975-1976)
University of California, San Francisco—Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery (1976-1979)
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts—Fellow, Hand Surgery (1980-1981)


Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, Scotland, Primary Examination (1974)
California Medical License #A26770 (1976)
California FLEX Examination (1976)
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Board Certified (1982)
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery (1989)
Physician's Assistant Supervisor #SA23214 (1994)
X-ray Supervisor and Operator #RHD143057 (1996)



Editorial Board, Microsurgery (since 1986)
Editorial Board, Orthopaedic Update (1991-1992)
Consultant Reviewer, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (since 1993)
Consultant Reviewer, The Lancet (1995)


Senate Research Grant, UCSF (1975)
Drown Foundation Research Grant for the study of microsurgery  (1990-1992)
Teaching Awards, UCSF School of Medicine
Department of Anatomy Student Award, Outstanding Lecture Series (1985 and 1992)
Nomination, Outstanding Lecture Series (1990, 1991, and 1994)
Nomination, Outstanding Lecture (1990 and 1991)
Honorable Mention, Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching (1987)
Nomination, Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching (1984, 1999,
and 2000)


American Society for Surgery of the Hand—Microsurgery Committee
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery—Program Committee
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery—Forward Planning Committee
American Society for Surgery of the Hand—Self-Assessment Examination Committee
American Society for Surgery of the Hand—Site Selection Committee

See also Dr. Gordon's , , and pages.