Dr. Asif Ilyas is an Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in hand, wrist, elbow and orthopaedic trauma surgery. Dr. Ilyas has a particular interest in fracture surgery, nerve injury, opioids and pain management in orthopaedic surgery, and is considered an expert in “wide awake hand surgery.” Dr. Ilyas is an Alpha Omega Alpha graduate of the Drexel University College of Medicine. After medical school he completed his Orthopaedic Surgery training at Temple University Hospital. He subsequently completed his fellowship as a Harvard Fellow at the prestigious Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston prior to returning to the Philadelphia area. Dr. Ilyas has an extensive research portfolio. He has published over 250 scientific studies and papers, authored several textbook chapters, and serves as an editor and reviewer for multiple journals and textbooks. In addition to his busy clinical practice and research, Dr. Ilyas is a dedicated educator. He maintains a full academic schedule which includes serving as Vice-Chairman and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Drexel University College of Medicine and also serving as the Program Director of the Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute. Beyond his clinical practice and academic responsibilities, Dr. Ilyas is actively involved in several professional societies, including serving as the President of the Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society. In addition, Dr. Ilyas is involved in the design and development of various fracture and joint replacement implants for the upper extremity, and other technologies used by hand surgeons.