 My name is Chris Langhammer, I'm an assistant professor with the Division of Orthopedic Trauma, specializing in hand and upper extremity surgery. The University of Maryland gives us a great opportunity to treat a really broad spectrum of patients. So we have everything from a very busy trauma center, which is nationally recognized, to the more traditional outpatient offices, and we treat everything across that spectrum. It's one of the things I love the most about working here. So that's everything from people who have been in some type of car accident and have multiple injuries, which are even life-threatening sometimes, to people in the community who have more traditional problems with the hand and upper extremity like arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis. My goal for patients is that they recover as quickly as possible from whatever it is they're coming to see me for. One of the things that we've seen in the last couple of decades is just a huge acceleration in the number of treatments we have for conditions, and the real art of medicine is pairing that treatment appropriately with the patient so that their goals are met. We do a lot of research at the University of Maryland. It's another one of the real perks about working here is that we have access to a lot of the resources to do that, and then we can bring all of those findings to bear on the care that we provide for our patients. I participate in a lot of the research through the trauma center, which has primarily to do with maximizing functional recovery after injury and accelerating recovery after injury. When I'm not here, I'm spending time with my wife, who is another hand surgeon, believe it or not, and raising our young, growing family.