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.
AppointmentsAttending 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
The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Certificate of Added Qualifications, Surgery of the Hand
Microsurgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
MD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, US
Roosevelt Hospital General Surgery, US, 1984-85
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, US, 1986-89
New York Orthopaedic Hospital, The Annie C. Kane Hand and Microsurgical Fellow, US
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, US
For Patients
- Musculoskeletal Medicine: Physical Examination of the Upper Extremity
- Distal Radius Fractures of the Wrist: Avoiding Complications with Proper Diagnosis and Treatment
- Scaphoid Fractures and Non-Union: Wrist Fractures and Treatment
- Minimally Invasive Hand and Wrist Surgery
- Adult and Pediatric Brachial Plexus Injuries
For ProfessionalsSpecial Expertise
- Brachial Plexopathy/Nerve Root Avulsion in a Football Player: The Role of Electrodiagnostics
- Musculoskeletal Medicine: Physical Examination of the Upper Extremity
- Scapholunate Ligament Repair
- Scaphoid Fractures and Non-Union: Wrist Fractures and Treatment
- Electrodiagnostic Corner: Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsies: Case Report and Discussion
- Distal Radius Fractures of the Wrist: Avoiding Complications with Proper Diagnosis and Treatment
- An In-Depth Conversation Regarding the Wrist
- Nerve Transfers for Adult Traumatic Brachial Plexus Palsy
- Use of Ultrasonographic Guidance for Needle Localization of Osteoid Osteoma of the Capitate
Wrist fracture treatment and early rehabilitation
Percutaneous fixation of scaphoid fractures
Reconstruction of scaphoid nonunions
Brachial Plexus reconstruction
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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
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.