Dr. Timothy G. Schacherer, MD

In June 1998, Texas Orthopaedic Associates expanded its realm of expertise with the addition of Dr. Timothy G. Schacherer who specializes in injuries and reconstruction of the hand and upper extremity and microvascular surgery. Born in Chicago and raised in Iowa, Dr. Schacherer joined the Navy after graduating from high school. Finding life as an enlisted seaman not sufficiently fulfilling, he soon found his way into college via the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 1975. His medical degree was obtained from the Medical College of Virginia in 1979, where he was elected to the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Society.
Dr. Schacherer completed his internship and orthopaedic residency at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center in Virginia, and completed a fellowship in Hand Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a board-certified othopaedic surgeon who has served as Medical Officer on the USS California, Director of Hand and Upper …Extremity Services at Portsmouth Naval Hospital where he ultimately served as Chairman of the Department. Upon military retirement, he became the Director of Upper Extremity Services at UT Southwestern Medical School in 1994. In addition, Dr. Schacherer has served as an Assistant Professor in the Orthopaedic Department at Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA (1991 – 1995); President of the Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons (1991 – 1992) and as an Assistant Professor of Microvascular Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD.
Dr. Schacherer is married and has 2 daughters and a son. His hobbies include scuba diving and flying as a private pilot.

• Ut Southwestern Zale Lipshy Pavilion William P Clements Jr University Hospital

Ut Southwestern Medical Center Orthopedic Surgery Clinic

1801 Inwood Rd Fl 1

Dallas

TX

75235

USA

+12146453300

• Hand Surgery
• Orthopedic Surgery

• Carpal Tunnel Decompression
• Lower Arm/Elbow/Wrist Fractures and Dislocations
• Shoulder Surgery
• Lower Arm/Elbow/Wrist Fractures and Dislocations
• Occupational Therapy Evaluation
• Neurological Testing
• Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery

• Accepts Medicare
• Accepts Medicaid
• CIGNA LocalPlus
• CIGNA HMO
• Humana Choice POS
• UHC Navigate HMO
• UHC Choice Plus POS
• CIGNA PPO
• Humana Preferred PPO
• Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
• BCBS TX BlueChoice
• Aetna Choice POS II
• UHC Navigate POS
• Humana National POS
• BCBS Blue Card PPO
• Aetna Managed Choice POS Open Access
• Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
• UHC Options PPO
• CIGNA Open Access Plus
• First Health PPO
• Aetna HMO
• Multiplan PPO
• PHCS PPO
• Aexcel PPO
• Blue Essentials HMO
• MEDICA CHOICE WITH UNITEDHEALTHC
• UHC NAVIGATE PLUS POS
• UHC Nexus Open Access
• Aetna Elect Choice EPO Open Access
• Aetna EPO and Open Access Aetna Select Texas Health
• Aetna Innovation Health Aetna Premier Care Network Plus
• Aetna Open Choice PPO
• BCBS TX Blue Essentials HMO
• Humana / ChoiceCare Network PPO
• Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
• Medica Choice With UHC
• BCBS TX Blue Advantage HMO
• HCSC BCBS TX MyBlue Health HMO

• Osteoarthritis
• Lateral Epicondylitis
• Fractures
• Dislocations
• Derangement
• and Sprains
• Rotator cuff syndrome
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Intervertebral Disc Degeneration