Brinkley K. Moore (nee Sandvall), MD, FAAP

Dr. Moore specializes in pediatric hand and reconstructive microsurgery. Her clinical interests include congenital and acquired hand and upper extremity differences, brachial plexus birth injuries, extremity reconstruction after trauma, oncologic reconstruction for bone and soft tissue tumors, peripheral nerve surgery, and cerebral palsy. She collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams to help provide comprehensive, high-quality care for patients. Dr. Moore is thankful to be part of the Texas Children’s Hospital team where she finds her work to be an ideal combination of her abilities, passion, and calling.

Dr. Moore received her Bachelor of Science degree from Baylor University in Waco, TX and her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. She completed her residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. She then completed a Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship with the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, followed by a Pediatric Hand and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship at The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.

She is board certified with the American Board of Plastic Surgery and received the board’s Subspecialty Certificate in Surgery of the Hand.

Clinical Interests

Pediatric hand and upper extremity surgery, Brachial plexus birth injuries, Congenital hand and upper extremity differences, Reconstructive microsurgery, Extremity reconstruction after trauma, Oncologic reconstruction for sarcoma and other tumors, Peripheral nerve surgery, Cerebral palsy, Vascular anomalies, Pediatric plastic surgery

Education

Organizations

Board Certification

American Board of Plastic Surgery with Subspecialty Certificate in Surgery of the Hand

Honors and awards

Certificate in Patient Safety and Quality from the University of Washington Center for Scholarship in Patient Care Quality and Safety 

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Research interests

Congenital hand and upper extremity differences, Patient-reported outcomes in hand and upper extremity surgery, Clinical outcomes after high-energy hand injuries

Sandvall B, Atkins S, McCombe DM, Bellew M, Coombs CJ, Penington AJ. Satisfaction with hand appearance in children with index pollicization for thumb hypoplasia. Accepted 6/2022, Article in Press, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery.

Sandvall BK, Goldfarb CA. “Congenital hand III: Malformations – abnormal axis differentiation – hand plate”. Chang J and Neligan P, eds. In Plastic Surgery: Volume 6: Hand and Upper Limb, 5th edition. In Press.

Sandvall BK, Friedrich JB. “Soft tissue reconstruction of the hand”. Hammert W and Murray P, eds. In Hand Surgery Update VI. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2016.

Sandvall BK, Keys KA, Friedrich JB. “Severe hand injuries from fireworks: injury patterns, outcomes, and fireworks types”. Journal of Hand Surgery. 42(5):385e1-e8, 2017. PMID 28341070.

Sandvall BK, Jacobsen L, Miller EA, et al. “Fireworks type, injury patterns, and permanent impairment following severe fireworks-related injuries”. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 35(10):1469-74, 2017. PMID 28495236.

Sandvall BK, Kuhlman-Wood K, Friedrich JB. “Flexor tendon repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction”. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 132(6):1493-1503, 2013. PMID 24281578.

Netscher DT, Aliu O, Sandvall BK, Staines KG, Hamilton KL, Salazar-Reyes H, et al. “Functional outcomes of children with index pollicizations for thumb deficiency”. Journal of Hand Surgery. 38(2):250-257, 2013. PMID 23290464.