Green's Operative Hand Surgery

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Dr. Scott Wolfe is an experienced, innovative and authoritative expert in upper extremity problems that incapacitate fingers, hands, wrists, elbows and nerves. Dr. Wolfe frequently operates on complex conditions and specializes in the wrist, specifically, scaphoid surgery, distal radius fractures, wrist fractures, nonunions, Dupuytren's disease, nerve repair and nerve reconstruction.
Along with an active practice, Dr. Wolfe teaches students daily as a Cornell Medical School Professor of Orthopedic Surgery. He gives educational lectures to medical specialists globally and has advanced the knowledge and technique of hand surgery worldwide. As lead author, he has published over 200 major papers throughout his 30-year career in the most respected, peer-reviewed, American medical journals. His goal is to help achieve consistently superior patient results in hand and nerve surgery.
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 America's and New York's Top Doctors for over 20 years. Academic Appointment:

Associate Professor, Department of

Orthopaedic Surgery, Temple University

School of Medicine

Hand Surgeon, Shriners Hospital

for Children

Education:

Undergraduate: Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

Degree: B.S. Computer Science 1978-1982

Medical: Hahnemann University School of Medicine

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Degree: M.D. 1982-1986

Internship: Albert Einstein Medical Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Preliminary General Surgery

July 1986 to June 1987

Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Orthopaedic Surgery

July 1987 to June 1991

Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

January 1989 to July 1989

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Hand Rehabilitation Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Hand Surgery

January 1990 to March 1990

Fellowship: Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota

Hand & Microvascular Surgery

July 1991 - July 1992

Curriculum Vitae Scott H. Kozin, MD

Board Certification:

Certificate of Added Qualifications in

Hand Surgery, August 1995

Re-certification, November 2004

Board Certification, American Board of

Orthopaedic Surgeons, July 15, 1994

Re-certification, November 2004

Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic

Surgeons

Diplomate, National Board of Medical

Examiners

Organization Memberships:

Alpha Omega Alpha, Honor Medical Society (1986)

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

American Society for Surgery of the Hand (1996)

American Association for Hand Surgery

Temple-Shriners Alumni Association (1995)

Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society

Philadelphia Orthopaedic Society

AO Teaching Faculty (1995)

International Wrist Investigators Workshop (1998)

Philadelphia Hand Society (1992)

Orthopaedic Overseas

New Millennium Hand Club (1992...

1Anesthesia
1Anesthesia
2Acute Infections of the Hand
3Chronic Infections
4Dupuytren Disease
5Extensor Tendon Injury
6Flexor Tendon Injury
7Fractures of the Metacarpals and Phalanges
8Dislocations and Ligament Injuries of the Digits
9The Perionychium
10The Stiff Finger
11Treatment of the Osteoarthritic Hand and Thumb
12Wrist Arthrodesis and Arthroplasty
13Carpal Instability
14The Distal Radioulnar Joint
15Distal Radius Fractures
16Fractures of the Carpal Bones
17Wrist and Hand Arthroscopy
18Fractures of the Distal Humerus
19Fractures of the Radial Head
20Fractures of the Proximal Ulna
21Disorders of the Forearm
22Complex Traumatic Elbow Dislocation
23Chronic Elbow Instability
24Treatment of the Stiff Elbow
25Elbow Tendinopathies and Tendon Ruptures
26Elbow Arthroscopy
27Total Elbow Arthroplasty
28Compression Neuropathies
29Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndrome
30Nerve Repair
31Tendon Transfers for Median, Radial and Ulnar Nerve Palsy
32Spasticity: Cerebral Palsy and Traumatic Brain Injury
33Tetraplegia
34Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury
35Embryology of the Upper Extremity
36Deformities of the Hand and Fingers
37Deformities of the Thumb
38Malformations of the Wrist and Forearm
39Arthrogryposis
40Brachial Plexus Birth Injury
41Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Fractures in Children
42Replantation and Transplantation
43The Mangled Upper Extremity
44Nonmicrosurgical Coverage of the Upper Extremity
45Free Flaps to the Hand and Upper Extremity
46Vascularized Bone Grafting
47Toe-to-Hand Transplantation
48Thumb Reconstruction
49Digital Amputations
50Major Limb Amputations and Prosthetics
51Compartment Syndrome and Volkmann's Ischemic Contracture
52Management of Venomous Injuries
53A Practical Guide for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in the Acute Stage and Late Stage
54Factitious Disorders
55Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Arthropathies
56Tendinopathy
57The Burned Hand
58Skin Tumors of the Hand and Upper Extremity
59Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
60Vascular Disorders of the Hand