Dr. John Gaffey is an Iowa native and University of Iowa graduate. Dr. Gaffey joined DMOS in 2010, and has built a significant practice centered around hand and wrist surgery. Dr. Gaffey’s special interests include post-traumatic reconstruction of the upper extremity; treatment of arthritic conditions of the hand, wrist and elbow; and compressive neuropathies of the upper extremity (including carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel syndromes). Dr. Gaffey also has an interest in and experience treating sports-related injuries. One area of further interest of Dr. Gaffey’s is the minimally-invasive treatment of Dupuytren’s Contracture.

Dr. Gaffey is an adjunct assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Des Moines University and enjoys teaching medical students.