Richard S. Idler, MD

Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery
Trauma & Fracture Care
Workers Comp Injuries

Audubon Medical Campus Office
3010 North Circle Drive, Suites 100A and 100B
Colorado Springs, CO 80917
719.632.7669
719.635.1525

Dr. Idler is a hand and upper extremity specialist and joined the Colorado Springs Orthopaedic Group in 2009. From 1983 to 2008 he practiced at the Indiana Hand Center and has extensive experience in treating conditions affecting the elbow, wrist and hand. His specific interests include vascularized bone grafts, microsurgical tissue transfers, wound coverage problems for all extremities, wrist instability, and nerve injuries.

Dr. Idler has volunteered his time for many professional and community organizations including most recently as an associate editor for the Journal of Hand Surgery and a board member of Indianapolis’ public radio and television station. He relocated to Colorado to pursue his passion for skiing, cycling and kayaking.

UNDERGRADUATE

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

MD

Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH

RESIDENCY

General Surgery Residency, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard University Massachusetts General Hospital & Peter Bent Brigham Hospitals, Boston, MA

FELLOWSHIP

Hand Surgery, St. Vincent Hospital & Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

Registrar in Orthopaedic Surgery, Auckland, New Zealand

CERTIFICATION

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand