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Office
523 E 72ND ST
Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10021
Summary
- Dr. Scott Wolfe is an orthopedic surgeon in Manhattan and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and Hospital for Special Surgery Chelsea Piers (Stamford, CT). He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine and has been in practice 33 years. He specializes in hand surgery and is experienced in complex wrist surgery and reconstruction, scapholunate ligament injury, SLAC wrist, wrist fractures, scaphoid fractures and nonunions, and total wrist replacement.
Education & Training
- Yale UniversityMA, Privatum, 2000
- Yale UniversityM.A., 2000
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 1989 - 1990
- Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1986 - 1989
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1986
- Johns Hopkins UniversityB.A., Natural Sciences, 1980 - 1984
- Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1984
- Johns Hopkins UniversityBA, Natural Sciences, 1976 - 1980
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1985 - 2026
- CT State Medical License 1990 - 2025
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgery of the Hand
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- The Linscheid Dobyns Award for Wrist Research American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2018
- The Elizabeth Lanier Kappa Delta Award for Orthopedic Research American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 2017
- Linscheid Dobyns Excellence in Wrist Research Award, "What causes DISI? A Cadaveric Study of the Critical Ligament Stabilizers of the Intercalated Segment" American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2018
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Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 238 citationsResults of nerve transfer techniques for restoration of shoulder and elbow function in the context of a meta-analysis of the English literature.Gregory A. Merrell, Kimberly A. Barrie, David L. Katz, Scott W. Wolfe
The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2001-03-01 - 427 citationsPeripheral nerve injury and repair.Steve K. Lee, Scott W. Wolfe
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2000-07-01 - 10 citationsSelection of tendon grafts for distal radioulnar ligament reconstruction and report of a modified technique.Eugene Jang, Christopher J. Dy, Scott W. Wolfe
The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2014-10-01
Journal Articles
- Ideal Starting Point and Trajectory of a Screw for the Dorsal Approach to Scaphoid FracturesKupperman A, Breighner R, Saltzman E, Sneag D, Wolfe SW, Lee S., J Hand Surg Am, 1/17/2018
- Electrodiagnostic Evidence of Suprascapular Nerve Recovery after DecompressionElectrodiagnostic Evidence of Suprascapular Nerve Recovery after Decompression, Muscle & Nerve, 1/1/2018
- Rhabdomyolysis resulting in concurrent Horner's syndrome and brachial plexopathy: a case reportLee SC, Geannette C, Wolfe SW, Feinberg JH, Sneag DB., Skeletal Radiol, 1/20/2017
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Success of Scaphoid Nonunion in Independent of Proximal Pole VascularitySwanstrom, M.M.; Rancy, S.K.; DiCarlo, E.F.; Sneag, D.B.; Lee, S.K.; Wolfe, S.W., AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/18/2017
- Limited Incision Internal Fixation vs. Augmented External Fixation for Intra-articular Distal Radius FracturesJossan, S.; Wolfe, S.W.; Dodds, S., Multiple Locations, 1999, 2000, 1/7/2000
- In Vivo Three-Dimensional Carpal Kinematics in Wrist Flexion and ExtensionCrisco, J.J.; Neu, C.P.; McGovern, R.D.; Wolfe, S.W., Orthop. Res. Soc., Anaheim, CA, 1/2/1999
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Lectures
- Overcoming Nerve Gap: The role of Nerve Transfer1/30/2018
- Challenging articular fractures: What volar plates can�t fixSantiago, Chile - 1/30/2018
- SLIL Rupture: The Critical Stabilizers of the Lunate1/30/2018
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Other
- The Modified Russe Procedure for Scaphoid NonunionLee, S.K.; Wolfe, S.W.
1/29/2016 - Intramedullary Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures using the Conventus DRS SystemWolfe, S.W.
Seattle, WA - 1/10/2015 - "Intramedullary Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures using the Conventus DRS System." Video DemonstrationWolfe, S.W., ASSH Pre-Course, 70th Annual Meeting, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Seattle - 1/10/2015 - Join now to see all
Press Mentions
- What Characteristics Make a Patient Most Amenable to Successful Total Wrist Arthroplasty?November 16th, 2021
- Man Receives 1st Total Wrist Replacement Decades in the MakingJuly 27th, 2021
- FDA Approves New Total Wrist Arthroplasty Midcarpal ImplantMarch 26th, 2020
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