HAROLD A. YOCUM, MD
Clinical Instructor,
Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery
and Rehabilitation at the Univ.
of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Fellow
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
Dr. Yocum received an MD degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas
Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1968 and did his
internship in Spokane, Washington. His orthopedic residency was
completed at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. After
completing his Hand Fellowship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, he
went to serve as the consultant orthopedic surgeon in the US Army in
West Germany from 1978-1981.
Through the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, he became Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery in 1974 and also holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery. He is an active member of numerous professional societies, including the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He has served on the Board of Councilors and the Professional Liability Committee of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery. Throughout his career, he has presented papers on the local and national level pertaining to surgery of the hand.
Dr. Yocum has extensive knowledge and experience in the Workers' Compensation field and has served on many professional committees. He has been appointed as an Independent Medical Examiner for the Workers Compensation Court for the State of Oklahoma. Prior to joining the Oklahoma Hand Surgery Center in 1998, he was in private solo practice in Denver, Colorado. While in Denver he worked with the Colorado State Division of Labor to assist in the development of guidelines for the management of cumulative trauma disorder. He taught classes on impairment ratings for the State of Colorado.
Dr. Yocum served 26 years in the United States Army Reserve of which 11 years were on active duty. He retired with the rank of Colonel after the Gulf War in 1992.
As Clinical Instructor in Orthopedic Hand Surgery at the University of Oklahoma Sciences Center, Dr. Yocum is actively participating in resident training in Hand Surgery.
His areas of special interest include congenital deformities, rheumatoid arthritis, peripheral nerve entrapments, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, radial tunnel syndrome and cumulative trauma disorder.