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 SurgeryChief of the Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Hospital for Special Surgery
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Specialty
Orthopedic SurgerySubspecialty
Hand, TraumaSpecial Expertise
Wrist fracture treatment and early rehabilitationPercutaneous fixation of scaphoid fractures
Reconstruction of scaphoid nonunions
Brachial Plexus reconstruction
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Awards
Sterling Bunnell Traveling Fellowship, 1997-98The 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
Education
Undergrad: Johns Hopkins University, 1980Medical School: Cornell University Medical College, 1984
Residency
Roosevelt Hospital General Surgery, US, 1984-85Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, US, 1986-89
Fellowship
New York Orthopaedic Hospital, The Annie C. Kane Hand and Microsurgical Fellow, USColumbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, US
Certification
The American Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryCertificate of Added Qualifications, Surgery of the Hand
Microsurgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
State Licensure
New YorkScott W. Wolfe, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:
For Patients
- Brachial Plexus Injuries: New Advances in Treatment
- Musculoskeletal Medicine: Physical Examination of the Upper Extremity
- Distal Radius Fractures of the Wrist: Avoiding Complications with Proper Diagnosis and Treatment
- Minimally Invasive Hand and Wrist Surgery
- Scaphoid Fractures and Non-Union: Wrist Fractures and Treatment
For Professionals
- Brachial Plexus Injuries: New Advances in Treatment
- Scaphoid Fractures and Non-Union: Wrist Fractures and Treatment
- Brachial Plexopathy/Nerve Root Avulsion in a Football Player: The Role of Electrodiagnostics
- Musculoskeletal Medicine: Physical Examination of the Upper Extremity
- Scapholunate Ligament Repair
- 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
- Nerve Transfers for Adult Traumatic Brachial Plexus Palsy
- Use of Ultrasonographic Guidance for Needle Localization of Osteoid Osteoma of the Capitate
- An In-Depth Conversation Regarding the Wrist
Selected Publications
(of eighty-two peer-reviewed)
Dodds, SD, Cornellissen, S, Jossan, S, Wolfe, SW: A biomechanical comparison of fragment specific fixation and augmented external fixation for intra-articular distal radius fractures. J. Hand Surg. 27A: 953-964, 2002.
Chen, NC; Wolfe, SW: Ulnar shortening osteotomy using a compression device. J. Hand Surg. 28A: 88-93, 2003.
Brophy, RH; Wolfe, SW: Planning Brachial Plexus Surgery - Treatment Options and Priorities. Hand Clin. 2005 Feb;21(1):47-54.
Athwal, GS; Wolfe, SW: Treatment of acute flexor tendon injury: Zones III-V. Hand Clin 2005 21: 181-186.
Crisco JJ, Coburn JC, Moore DC, Akelman E, Weiss AP, Wolfe SW: In Vivo Radiocarpal Kinematics and the Dart Thrower's Motion. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2005 Dec;87(12):2729-40.
Wolfe, SW, Crisco, JJ, Orr, CM, Marzke, MW: The Dart-thrower’s motion of the wrist – is it unique to humans? J. Hand Surg. 2006 Nov 31(9): 1429-1437.
Ellis SJ, Cheng R, Prokopis P, Chetboun A, Wolfe SW, Athanasian EA, et al. Treatment of proximal interphalangeal dorsal fracture-dislocation injuries with dynamic external fixation: a pins and rubber band system. J Hand Surg [Am] 2007 Oct;32(8):1242-50.
Kuo, C; Wolfe, SW: Scapholunate instability: current concepts in diagnosis and management. J. Hand Surg. 33A: 9998-1013, 2008.
Leventhal, EL, Wolfe, SW, Moore, DC, Akelman, E, Weiss, AP, Crisco, JJ: Interfragmentary motion in patients with scaphoid nonunion. J Hand Surg [Am]. 2008 Sep;33(7):1108-15.
Swanson, AN, Wolfe, SW, Khazzam, M, Feinberg, J, Ehteshami, J, Doty, S: Comparison of neurotization versus nerve repair in an animal model of chronically denervated muscle. J Hand Surg [Am]. 2008 Sep;33(7):1093-9.
For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.
Research Description
The Development and Implementation of a Non-invasive Markerless Registration System to Study in Vivo Carpal Kinematics
The eight small bones of the carpus exhibit complex but coordinated motions during wrist flexion-extension and radioulnar deviation. Small perturbations in these coordinated motions, such as might be caused by fracture or ligament injury, can result in changes in joint loading and progressive carpal collapse and degenerative arthritis. Previous techniques to study carpal motion have been limited by the need to place invasive markers. We developed a technique using high resolution computed tomography to accurately identify and reconstruct surface contours and analyze rotation and translation of each bone throughout all planes of wrist motion. We have identified a plane of motion that requires almost no contribution from the proximal carpal row, and propose that this so-called "dart-throwers" plane may represent the functional plane of wrist motion and may have evolutionary significance.
Clinical Trials
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