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) American Orthopaedic Association (2001) Awards/ Honors: Sterling Bunnell Travelling Fellow 2001-2002, American Society for Surgery of the Hand Joseph H. Boyes Award, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2002