Scott W. Wolfe, MD
Dr. Wolfe was recruited to Hospital for Special Surgery from Yale University, where he directed the Hand and Upper Extremity section at Yale University for ten years. Dr. Wolfe specializes in the treatment of wrist fractures and injuries, as well as complex nerve and brachial plexus reconstruction. At Hospital for Special Surgery, Dr. Wolfe is Chief of the Hand Service and Director of the Hand Surgical Fellowship teaching program. He has authored over 100 publications relating to hand and upper extremity surgery. Dr. Wolfe is Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and is an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery.
Appointments
Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Chief of the Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Hospital for Special Surgery
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty
Hand, Trauma
Certification
The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Certificate of Added Qualifications, Surgery of the Hand
Microsurgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
State Licensure
New York
Education
MD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, US
Residency
Roosevelt Hospital General Surgery, US, 1984-85
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, US, 1986-89
Fellowship
New York Orthopaedic Hospital, The Annie C. Kane Hand and Microsurgical Fellow, US
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, US
Scott W. Wolfe, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:
For Patients
For Professionals
Special Expertise
Wrist fracture treatment and early rehabilitation
Percutaneous fixation of scaphoid fractures
Reconstruction of scaphoid nonunions
Brachial Plexus reconstruction
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Awards
Sterling Bunnell Traveling Fellowship, 1997-98
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, September 15, 1
The Wayne O. Southwick Teaching Award, June 7, 1996
The Wayne O. Southwick Teaching Award, May 14, 1992
The T. Campbell Thompson Award for Orthopaedic Excellence, 1984
Selected Publications
Merrell, G.A. Wolfe, S.W.; Kacena, W.J.; Gao, Y.; Cholewicki, J; Kacena, M.A.: The effect of increased peripheral suture purchase on the strength of flexor tendon repairs. J. Hand Surg. 28A: 464-468, 2003.
Chen, N.C.; Wolfe, S.W.: Ulnar shortening osteotomy using a compression device. J. Hand Surg. 28A: 88-93, 2003.
Dodds, S.D., Cornellissen, S., Jossan, S., Wolfe, S.W.: A biomechanical comparison of fragment specific fixation and augmented external fixation for intra-articular distal radius fractures. J. Hand Surg. 27A: 953-964, 2002
Dodds, S.D.: Wolfe, S.W.: Injuries to the pectoralis major. Sports Med. 32: 945-52, 2002.
Higgins, T.F.; Dodds, S.D., Wolfe, S.W.: A biomechanical analysis of fixation of intra-articular distal radial fractures with calcium-phosphate bone cement. J Bone Joint Surg 84A: 1579-86, 2002.
For more publications, please see the
PubMed listing.
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