Dr. Lamont Cardon
Dr. Lamont Cardon is originally from Phoenix, Arizona, and came to the Bay Area on a football scholarship to University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his degree in Microbiology and Immunology. After completing a year of research at University of California, San Francisco, he went on to The Chicago Medical School, where he received his M.D.
Dr. Cardon completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York, with additional specialized training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.
He then completed a fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at the prestigious CV Starr Hand Surgery Center in New York, which included additional advanced microsurgical and pediatric hand training in Italy, Japan, and at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.
Dr. Cardon has volunteered extensively in global outreach, providing orthopaedic and reconstructive surgical care in Bhutan, Cambodia, Vietnam, Guatemala, Ecuador, Bolivia, India, Haiti, and the Philippines. He continues to integrate advanced surgical expertise with humanitarian service, improving access to specialized musculoskeletal care for underserved populations.
He practices primarily at the Surgery Center of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center and the Alta Bates Campus. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor Emeritus at UCSF and serves on the Orthopaedic staff at Alameda Health System–Highland Hospital.
OUR MISSION
Dr. Lamont Cardon is dedicated to providing expert orthopedic and hand surgery with precision, compassion, and integrity. Having performed over 8,000 procedures worldwide, his mission is to restore mobility and improve lives through advanced upper extremity care, minimally invasive techniques, fracture management, complex reconstructions, and global medical outreach. He combines decades of surgical experience with a deep commitment to serving patients in the Bay Area and beyond.
Procedures and Surgical Videos
Dupuytren’s Contracture Needle Aponeurotomy
A minimally invasive, in-office procedure used to treat Dupuytren’s contracture — a hand condition in which thickened fascia beneath the skin causes the fingers to bend into a flexed, contracted position.
Subluxing Ulnar Nerve
This surgical video demonstrates a subluxing ulnar nerve. At this stage of the procedure, the ulnar nerve has already been fully decompressed within the cubital tunnel. However, when the elbow is flexed, the nerve displaces from its groove and subluxes over the medial epicondyle.
Trigger Finger Release
A minimally invasive, in-office percutaneous procedure that releases the A1 pulley of the ring finger to relieve triggering and restore smooth tendon motion.