In June 1996, Philadelphia Magazine
singled out Dr. Randall W. Culp as one of the region’s
“Top Doctors” and a “Rising Star”
in the field of Hand Surgery. Born in Wheeling, West Virginia,
Dr. Culp attended the College of William and Mary before
receiving his M.D. from Penn State University. At the
University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Culp was selected for
a Surgical Internship, Residencies in Orthopedic Surgical
Research and Orthopedic Surgery, and a Post-Residency
Hand Surgery Fellowship.
Awards he has received include: the
George B. Archer Award (top chemistry student at William
and Mary); The Upjohn Award (excellence in creative scholarship
at Penn State); The Resident/Fellow Scholar Award (excellence
in research); The Deforest Willard Award (University of
Pennsylvania, for outstanding performance); The Meyerding
Award (excellence in fracture care); the Navy Achievement
Medal (service in the Persian Gulf War); and the Humanitarian
Service Medal (service during the San Francisco Earthquake).
He has held positions in Orthopedic
Surgery, Hand Surgery and Microsurgery at the Naval Hospital
in Oakland, CA and in Hand Surgery at Letterman Army Medical
Center in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Culp is a Professor of Orthopedic, Hand and Microsurgery at Thomas
Jefferson University and a board member of the Hand Rehabilitation
Foundation. In addition, he is currently the hand and
wrist consultant to Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia
Phillies. Dr. Culp is integrally involved in breakthrough
research, and has shared his findings through numerous
publications and presentations. Dr. Culp joined The Hand
Centers in 1992, where he continues to improve upon and
deliver state-of-the-art medical care for the hand, wrist,
elbow and arm.
