Christopher T. Lechner, MD, received his Doctor of Medicine degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, Ohio. He completed his surgical residency at Mount Carmel Medical Center in Columbus and his orthopaedic residency at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Lechner also completed a fellowship at the Indiana Hand Center in Indianapolis. He has received additional hand surgery training in England, Germany, France, Switzerland, India, Singapore, and Australia.

Dr. Lechner is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. He received board certification in orthopaedic surgery in 1995 and a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand in 1997.

Dr. Lechner joined the staff at Carolina Hand & Sports Medicine, P.A. in May 1993.