Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Pediatrics
- Teenagers
- Adults
- Geriatrics
Languages
- English
Gender
MaleAbout Russell A Shatford
Biography/ Philosophy of Care
Russell Shatford, M.D., MPH, MSEd, joined Norton Healthcare in November 2010. He brings more than 15 years of experience to Louisville Arm & Hand.
Dr. Shatford is a graduate of Tulane University Medical School in New Orleans. He completed his surgical residency at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and later completed a hand surgery fellowship with the Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Micro Surgery in Louisville. He is board certified in general surgery and maintains a certificate of added qualification in hand surgery.
In addition to offering a full range of arm and hand services, Dr. Shatford has special interests in hand fractures and wrist injuries.
Locations
- Norton Arm and Hand Institute - Brownsboro
- 9880 Angies Way, Suite 350, Louisville, KY 40241
- Get Directions
- phone: 502-629-4263
- fax: 502-629-4282
- Norton Arm and Hand Institute - Downtown
- 315 East Broadway, Suite 195, Louisville, KY 40202
- Get Directions
- phone: 502-629-4263
- fax: 502-629-4282
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: University of Louisville School of Medicine, Hand Surgery, 1995
- Residency: University of Minnesota Medical Center, General Surgery, 1993
- Internship: University of California, Irvine Medical Center, General Surgery, 1986
- Internship: University of California, Irvine Medical Center, General Surgery, 1985
- Medical Education: Tulane University School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, 1984
Board Certifications
- Hand Surgery: American Board of Surgery, 1997
- Surgery (General Surgery): American Board of Surgery, 1995
Insurance
- Aetna
- Aetna Better Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Ambetter from MHS
- Ambetter from WellCare of Kentucky
- Anthem
- Anthem Indiana Medicaid
- Anthem MediBlue HMO/PPO
- Anthem Pathway
- Anthem Pathway Transition
- CareSource Indiana Medicaid
- CareSource Marketplace Kentucky and Indiana
- Cigna
- CorVel
- Coventry
- Encore
- Essence
- First Health Group Corp. (First Health)
- HealthSmart
- Hosparus
- Humana Medicaid
- Humana Medicare
- Indiana Health Network
- Indiana Medicaid
- Indiana Medicare
- Kentucky Medicaid
- Kentucky Medicare
- MDwise
- MHS
- Molina Healthcare
- MultiPlan
- Passport Health Plan Kentucky MCO
- Passport Marketplace
- Provider Net/OMCA
- Sagamore
- Signature Advantage
- SIHO
- TRICARE Humana Military
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare Community Plan Indiana and Kentucky
- United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
- UofL Health – Frazier Rehabilitation Institute
- Veterans Affairs (VA)
- WellCare
- WellCare Medicare
- WellCare of Kentucky Medicaid (Kentucky MCO)
- Wellpath
- Workers’ Compensation
Ratings & Reviews
4.7 out of 5
49 ratings, 12 reviewsThe Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/18/2026
Had a kind and caring mannerism .Appreciate the way he gave injection with very little discomfort and I will trust him to do the local hand surgery.
- 3 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/16/2026
Waited to liong
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/11/2025
Dr Shatford saved my hand and thumb and took such good care of me. I am so grateful to him and to Dr Hazel for recommending I go there during emergency situation They saved me!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/23/2025
Couldn't ask for a better doctor
- 4 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/13/2025
Great experience. Thorough, but efficient. Hard combo to master, but practice and provider delivered
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/8/2025
Great job!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/16/2025
Very pleasant ty
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/9/2025
Dr. Shatford is excellent
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/19/2025
Dr Shatford saved my hand
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/12/2025
Dr was very informative about my condition and treatment options available to me. [...] Everyone there treated me with respect. [...]
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/10/2025
Very happy with Dr and Staff
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/8/2025
Dr. Shatford has taken care of me both in the clinic and in the hospital. He has always shown the utmost in professionalism, compassion and friendliness that a physician could ever have. He is thievery best!
