David M. Scher, MD

Appointments

Associate Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery

Associate Professor, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Specialty

Pediatrics
Pediatric Orthopedic Service
Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty

Pediatrics, Orthopedic Surgery

Special Expertise

Clubfoot

Children’s Foot Disorders

Pediatric Trauma and Fractures

Cerebral Palsy

Awards

Eleanor Kaufman Award for Research in Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1999

Hospital for Joint Diseases Resident Research Award, 1999

Frauenthal Award for Orthopaedic Research, 1998

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellow, 1992

Nomination to Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, 1989

Affiliations

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Fellow

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Diplomate

Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Active Member

Pediatric Orthopaedic Club of New York, Active Member

American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Fellow

Education

BS, 1989, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, US

MD, 1993, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, US

Internship

NYU Medical Center, General Surgery , New York, New York, US, 1994

Residency

Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopaedic Surgery, New York, US, 1999

Fellowship

Children’s Hospital and Health Center, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, San Diego, California, US, 2000

Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

State Licensure

New York  

David M. Scher, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:

Selected Publications

Scher DM, Sala D, Feldman D, Lehman WB: Predicting the Need for Tenotomy in the Ponseti Technique for Correction of Clubfeet. J Pediatr Orthop, 24(4): 349-352, 2004

Lehman WB, Mohaideen A, Madan S, Scher DM, van Bosse HJP, Iannacone M, Bazzi JS, Feldman DS: A Method for the Early Evaluation of the Ponseti (Iowa) Technique for the Treatment of Idiopathic Clubfoot, J Pediatr Orthop Part B. 12(2): 133-140, 2003

Scher DM, Mubarak SJ: Surgical Prevention of Foot Deformities in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, J Pediatric Orthop. 22(3): 384-391, 2002

Tareco J, Sala D, Scher DM, Lehman WB, Feldman DS: Percutaneous Fixation in Clubfoot Surgery: a Radiographic and Gait Study, J Pediatr Orthop Part B. 11(2):139-142, 2002

Scher DM, Jeong GK, Grant AD, Lehman WL, Feldman DS: Hip Arthodesis in Adolescents Using External Fixation, J Pediatric Orthop. 21(2): 194-197, 2001.

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.  

Clinical Trials

• Design, Development, and Consistency of a Hand Held Tibio-Fibular Torsion Device