As the largest Hand program in the United States, we provide comprehensive care for the many problems that affect the upper extremity, including:
- acute traumatic injuries: fractures and dislocations as well as tendon, nerve, and vascular lacerations
- post-traumatic and arthritic deformities
- acquired problems: nerve compressions and tumors
- congenital deformities
- neuromuscular disorders like cerebral palsy
Our board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopaedists perform over 5,000 operative procedures on adults and children each year at our five locations.
Attending Staff
Martin Posner, MD - Chief
Steven Green, MD - Associate Chief
Steven Lee, MD - Associate Chief
Nelson Botwinick, MD
Salil Gupta, MD
Mark Gurland, MD
William King, MD
Salvatore Lenzo, MD
Nader Paksima, DO
Francis Pelham, MD
Keith Raskin, MD
Michael Rettig, MD
Susan Scott, MD
Lester Silver, MD
Jaime Wisser, MD
For Residents and Fellows
Resident and fellowship training is fully integrated across the five hospitals that constitute the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, with Dr. Lee in charge at Bellevue Hospital and the VA Hospital and Dr. Paksima in charge at Jamaica Hospital. Our physicians continue in the tradition of their illustrious predecessors Drs. Emanuel B. Kaplan and Richard Smith in providing first-rate patient care as well as exceptional training of the next generation of hand specialists.
More about Hand Service Residency and three fellowship positions.
Orthopaedic Research
The large number of procedures performed each year provides excellent material for clinical research and prospective studies. Current clinical studies focus on the treatment of fractures of the distal radius, carpal subluxations, compressive neuropathies, and tendon healing. Anatomical studies are also being conducted at the NYU School of Medicine, as well as collaborative research projects with the Departments of Pathology and Radiology.
More about Hand Service research at New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases.