Dr. Melvin Rosenwasser is the Director of the Orthopedic Hand and
Trauma Service at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Campus. He
holds the academic title of Robert E. Carroll Professor of Orthopedic
Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He
has lectured nationally and internationally and has acted as Chairman
of many national and local hand and trauma meetings.
Dr. Rosenwasser has been recognized in
New York Magazines "Best Doctors in New York" Hall of
Fame. He has also been co-principal investigator on numerous NIH
grants and awards. Dr. Rosenwasser has had numerous publications
on surgery of the upper extremity as well as trauma-related surgery
for both upper and lower extremities.
His specialties of orthopedic hand and trauma
surgery combine to make him a unique specialist in that he can accommodate
any traumatic orthopedic extremity problem as well as arthritic
and congenital anomalies of the upper extremity.
1982-1983
Senior Annie C. Kane Fellow and Visiting Clinical Fellow in Hand
Surgery, The New York Orthopaedic Hospital at Columbia Presbyterian
Medical Center, New York, NY
Residency:
1981-1982
Chief Resident, The New York Orthopaedic Hospital at Columbia Presbyterian
Medical Center, New York, NY
1981-1982
Resident and Junior Annie C. Kane Fellow in Orthopedic Surgery,
The New York Orthopaedic Hospital at Columbia Presbyterian Medical
Center, New York, NY
1979-1981
Assistant Resident in Orthopedic Surgery, The New York Orthopaedic
Hospital at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
1977-1979
Resident in General Surgery, The Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY
Internship:
1976-1977
Surgical Internship, The Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY
Board Certified:
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand
2002 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Added Qualification in
Surgery of the Hand
MEDICAL LICENSES:
New York and New Jersey
Professional Associations:
Member, Orthopaedic Trauma
Association
Member, Arthroscopy Association
of North America
Member, Orthopaedic Trauma
Association
Member, Eastern Orthopaedic Association
Member, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
Member, American Orthopaedic Association
Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Member, American Medical Association
Member, American Orthopaedic Society
Member, American Society for Peripheral Nerve
Member, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
Member, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Member, Frank E. Stinchfield Club
Member, International Society for Fracture Repair
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
Member, New York County Medical Society
Member, New York Society for Surgery of the Hand
Member, New York State Medical Society
Member, New York State Microsurgery Club
Member, New York State Society for Orthopaedic Surgery
