Scott W. Wolfe, MD
Scott W. Wolfe, MD

Scott W. Wolfe, MD

Surgery
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Specialties
Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, more

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523 East 72nd Street
New York, NY 10021
US
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About Scott W. Wolfe, MD

Dr. Scott Wolfe is acknowledged to be one of the most experienced, innovative and authoritative experts in orthopedic upper extremity care. He maintains an active practice and teaches students daily as a Cornell Medical School Professor of Orthopedic Surgery. He is recognized for his expertise in the wrist and complex nerve injuries, fracture care, and for his leadership in improving the surgical education, skill level, and techniques practiced by the most up-to-date hand surgeons. He gives educational lectures to medical specialists globally. As lead author, he has published well over 100 major papers throughout his 25 year career in the most respected, peer-reviewed, American medical journals. His career goal is to help achieve consistently superior patient outcomes in hand and nerve surgery.Dr. Wolfe is frequently called upon to operate on highly complex and problematic conditions. He treats upper extremity problems that are incapacitating to the fingers, hands, wrists, elbows and the plexus in patients of all ages. World class musicians and professional athletes have had their mobility restored through the care of Dr. Wolfe, who has consistently been rated as one of New York’s best doctors for over twenty years.Dr. Wolfe was featured in Weill Cornell Medicine magazine in Helping Hand, an article about techniques in peripheral nerve and wrist injury. Read more about Dr. Wolfe on his personal website, www.scottwolfemd.com.


Board Certifications

  • Orthopedic Surgery
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Expertise

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  • Elbow Fracture Surgery

  • Elbow Surgery

  • Hand and Wrist Problems

  • Wrist Surgery

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Education

  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

  • Internship: St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

  • Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College

  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

Education

  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Internship: St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
  • Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College

Board Certifications

  • Orthopedic Surgery