Brian A. Janz MD

Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

Dr. Brian Janz is a board-certified, fellowship-trained hand and upper extremity surgeon.  Dr. Janz is board-certified in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and holds an additional Certification in the Subspecialty of Hand Surgery.

Dr. Janz's specialties include:

• Minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery
• Endoscopic surgery
• Hand and wrist joint replacement surgery
• Congenital hand and upper extremity surgery
• Care of fractures, complex trauma, and amputations
• Nerve and tendon surgery
• Microvascular surgery

Dr. Janz believes that combining compassion, empathy, experience, and skill is the core building block for a well-rounded surgical practice. He treats a wide range of hand and upper extremity problems, which include carpal tunnel syndrome, fractures, arthritis, nerve injuries, and trauma, while utilizing a multidisciplinary approach.

Dr. Janz received his undergraduate degree in engineering from the University of Dayton in Ohio and his medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio, School of Medicine. Dr. Janz's residencies included general surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts, and plastic, reconstructive, and microsurgery at the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas. Dr. Janz also completed a fellowship concentrating in Medical Informatics at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology’s Laboratory for Computational Physiology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a fellowship at the Curtis National Hand Center at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, specializing in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery.

After training, Dr. Janz worked at the Ohio State Medical Center, Department of Plastic Surgery, and was an assistant professor in both the Departments of Plastic Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery. After working at the Ohio State Medical Center, Dr. Janz spent 9 years with the LifeBridge team at the Rubin Institute, one of the hospital system's primary Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeons. He was also a Medical Informatics Associate, the Chief of Hand Surgery for Northwest Hospital, and a member of multiple medical and informatics committees, such as the Northwest Medical Executive Committee, the Clinical Integrative Network (CIN), and the LifeBridge Board of Directors Planning Committee.

Dr. Janz is a proud member of CAO-Orthopaedic Associates of Central Maryland. He is the Medical Director and Chair of the Board at Westminster Surgical Center. He is also a Board Member at Howard County Surgical Center. He serves as a founding member and the Director of Maryland Medicolegal Associates.  In his free time, he loves spending time with family and friends, working on a small horse farm, and rock and mountain climbing. 

Dr. Janz’s goal is to combine a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of upper extremity and hand issues, and he looks forward to providing you with care and compassion.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Brian Janz, call (410) 644-1880 or use our secure online request form.

University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
        

Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering (BS-CME)
 

Medical College of Ohio, School of Medicine, Toledo, OH


Degree in Medicine (MD)

Intern in General Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center


Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
 

Resident in General Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center


Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Boston Children’s Hospital
• Beth Israel Deaconess Neadham Hospital
• Mount Auburn Hospital
• Cambridge Hospital
• Sommerville Hospital
• Union Hospital

Post Doctoral Associate, Laboratory for Computational Physiology
        

(Medical Informatics Fellowship)


Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology, Boston, MA
 

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Resident
      

Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery


Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

• St. Luke’s Hospital System
• The Methodist Hospital
• Ben Taub General Hospital
• Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Hospital System
• MD Anderson Cancer Institute
• Texas Children’s Hospital
• 1st Street Surgical Center
• MD Aesthetic Surgical Center

Curtis National Hand Fellowship
  

Curtis National Hand Center

• Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (CHOP)