Kennedy-White Orthopaedic Center · Sarasota, FL
David M. Klein, MD is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon focused exclusively on upper-extremity care — from rotator cuff disease and shoulder replacement to complex conditions of the elbow, wrist, and hand.
Patient clues
Conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, and trigger finger are treatable. Evaluation helps determine whether observation, therapy, injection, or surgery makes the most sense.
Numbness, tingling, hand weakness, or dropping objects may suggest a nerve-compression condition worth evaluating.
Possible related conditions: Carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome.
Learn about carpal tunnel →Trigger finger can make a finger painful, stiff, or difficult to fully bend or straighten. Evaluation can help determine whether splinting, injection, a procedure, or surgery makes the most sense.
Possible related conditions: Trigger finger, trigger thumb.
Learn about trigger finger →A broken wrist may involve the distal radius, one of the most common wrist fractures. Timely evaluation can help assess alignment, stability, and treatment options.
Possible related conditions: Distal radius fracture, scaphoid fracture, wrist sprain.
Learn about distal radius fractures →A cut can injure more than skin. New numbness or loss of finger motion after an injury may need timely evaluation for a possible nerve or tendon injury.
Possible related conditions: Finger tendon laceration, digital nerve injury.
Shoulder arthritis or new or long-standing shoulder issues can make it difficult to lift, reach, sleep, or use the arm normally. Evaluation can help determine whether therapy, injection, or surgery makes the most sense.
Possible related conditions: Shoulder arthritis, rotator cuff disease, shoulder stiffness, shoulder fractures.
Learn about shoulder arthritis →What Dr. Klein treats
Common reasons people see Dr. Klein for hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder care are grouped below by condition type.
Dr. Klein evaluates work-related shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand conditions, including fractures, nerve-compression diagnoses, tendon injuries, and issues that have not improved as expected.
Kennedy-White Orthopaedic Center provides timely evaluation and clear communication for work-related injuries, including communication with employers, insurers, and case managers.
The specialty
Dr. Klein’s practice concentrates on the connected anatomy of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand. He cares for patients with arthritis, tendon and ligament injuries, fractures, nerve compression, and joint disorders — and offers both nonoperative and operative treatment, including joint replacement and rotator cuff repair.
Dr. Klein joined Kennedy-White Orthopaedic Center in 1999 following a hand surgery fellowship at the University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital. He is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and holds the Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand.
Training & perspective
Dr. Klein’s path to orthopaedic surgery began with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University. He earned his medical degree from the University of Florida, completed a surgical internship at the University of Texas in San Antonio, followed by an orthopaedic residency at the State University of New York-Downstate and a hand surgery fellowship at the University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital.
Since joining Kennedy-White Orthopaedic Center in 1999, Dr. Klein has focused on disorders of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand. He is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand, and is certified by the State of Florida to treat workers’ compensation injuries.
Princeton University · BSE, Chemical Engineering
University of Florida College of Medicine · MD
SUNY Downstate / Kings County Hospital · Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
USF / Tampa General Hospital · Hand Surgery Fellowship
Approach to care
A detailed history and focused physical exam are the foundation of any upper-extremity diagnosis. Imaging is ordered when it changes the plan.
Activity modification, bracing, therapy, and targeted injections resolve many hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder conditions without surgery.
When surgery is appropriate, Dr. Klein discusses what the procedure can and cannot do, the expected recovery, and the alternatives — so patients can decide with confidence.
Postoperative care is coordinated with hand therapy and physical therapy colleagues to support a steady return to function.
Care offered
The procedures listed reflect the scope of Dr. Klein’s practice. Whether a specific procedure is right for you depends on your individual evaluation.
Care coordination
Dr. Klein’s office nurse, Lori Davidson, RN, is part of the office-care team and helps established and ongoing patients with practical questions around instructions, surgery planning, and recovery logistics.
Surgery center
The Kennedy-White Surgery Center is a modern freestanding ambulatory surgery facility with advanced medical and surgical technology, current equipment, and an experienced patient-focused staff.
2851 Height Street, Sarasota, FL 34240 · I-75 Exit 210, Fruitville Road
Visit kwsc.net →Patient education
Educational links from Kennedy-White Orthopaedic Center and Dr. Klein’s Orthopedic Moments video library. These resources are general information and are not a substitute for an individual evaluation.
Practice information
Visit the main Kennedy-White website for group information, services, appointments, office details, and current practice policies.
Open kwoc.net →Surgery center
Learn more about the ambulatory surgery center affiliated with Kennedy-White and its patient information resources.
Open kwsc.net →Provider profile
The official Kennedy-White profile includes Dr. Klein’s biography, credentials, practice focus, and links to additional videos.
View KWOC profile →Video library
Short educational videos cover common hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder conditions, procedures, and postoperative expectations.
Open YouTube channel →Document library
Written upper-extremity handouts are grouped below by topic.
Browse infosheets →Outside the office
Dr. Klein’s photography work is separate from his orthopaedic practice, but reflects the same attention to detail, composition, and observation.
Visit dkmdphoto.com →Patient infosheets
Selected videos
Why specialization matters
The shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand share nerves, tendons, and motion patterns. A wrist issue can change how the shoulder loads. Stiffness at the elbow can be felt in the hand. Specializing in the entire upper extremity makes it easier to recognize these connections during diagnosis — and to plan treatment that respects the whole limb, not just one joint.
Dr. Klein’s training and practice are built around that perspective: a hand surgery fellowship plus more than two decades of experience caring for shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand conditions at Kennedy-White Orthopaedic Center.
Location & contact
Office visits and surgery check-ins are usually at different locations. Please use the address on your appointment or surgery instructions, and call the office if you are unsure where to go.
Wayfinding
The Kennedy-White office building is for clinic appointments. Surgery may be scheduled at a surgery center or hospital depending on the procedure, insurance, medical needs, and scheduling instructions.
Office appointments
6050 Cattleridge Boulevard, Sarasota, FL 34232
Use this location for office visits with Dr. Klein unless instructed otherwise.
Open office directions →
Surgery check-in
2851 Height Street, Sarasota, FL 34240
Use this location only when your surgery instructions specifically name KWSC.
Open surgery-center directions →Hospital privileges
Ambulatory surgery privileges