Steven E. Kann, MD

Steven E. Kann, M.D. is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in general arts and sciences. In 1990, he received his Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh, graduating summa cum laude (second in his class) and receiving the highest honor by being elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in his junior year of medical school. Dr. Kann completed his orthopaedic residency at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine where he was awarded the Charles Sankey Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery. Following his residency, Dr. Kann completed his advanced fellowship training in hand and upper extremity surgery and microsurgery at Cincinnati Hand Surgery Consultants. He has also been responsible for bringing minimally invasive techniques for carpal tunnel and trigger finger surgery to Western Pennsylvania.

Dr. Kann joined Tri-State Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in 1996. He has cared for Olympic athletes and professional baseball, hockey, football and tennis players, as well as tri-athletes, musicians, and professional golfers and bowlers. Dr. Kann also serves as a Clinical Instructor of Orthopaedics and Hand/Upper Extremity Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. In addition to his hand and upper extremity practice, he is available to evaluate and treat individuals with various orthopaedic and sports-related conditions. Dr. Kann is Board Certified in orthopaedic surgery and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has advanced Board Certification in the subspecialty of hand and upper extremity surgery and has received a Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in hand and microsurgery. He is also a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the Medical Director for the workers' compensation program at Tri-State Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine.

Dr. Steven Kann has been performing IMEs for The Center for Musculoskeletal Evaluations, Inc. (CME) network since 1999.  IMEs with Dr. Steven Kann are limited to the upper extremity, which would include the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder.