Dr. Kate W. Nellans
Overview
Dr. Kate Nellans is a board-certified, fellowship-trained Hand Surgeon practicing out of North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center at Northwell Health. Her undergraduate education was at the University of Michigan where she graduated with honors and was also an All-American gymnast. She attended Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons for medical school and also obtained her Masters of Public Health at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia. She then completed her residency at Columbia s New York Orthopedic Hospital, where she served as chief resident. Dr. Nellans then returned to the University of Michigan for her Hand Fellowship training under Dr. Kevin Chung in the Department of Plastic Surgery. This fellowship gave her broad surgical exposure to both microvascular techniques and congenital hand conditions. Since joining Northwell, Dr. Nellans has been passionate about both medical student and resident education in the field of orthopedic surgery. She is the Program Director for the Orthopedic Residency based out of Long Island Jewish, and is the orthopedic departmental advisor for students at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
Dr. Nellans is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tennis Elbow. Her top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Ganglion Cyst, Trigger Thumb, Rhizarthrosis, and Hip Replacement.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 25 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- POS
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
410 Lakeville Road, Suite 303, Lake Success, NY 11042
833 Northern Boulevard, Suite 220, Great Neck, NY 11021
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Nellans has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Orthonj LLC
Brian Katt is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Toms River, New Jersey. Dr. Katt is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tennis Elbow. His top areas of expertise are Tennis Elbow, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Trigger Thumb, Fasciotomy, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Katt is currently accepting new patients.
Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group At Lynbrook
Joshua Mitgang, M.D., is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the treatment of hand and upper extremity injuries, including those that are sports related. The recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, he was named the Emanuel Kaplan Hand Surgery Fellow at the prestigious NYU/Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City.Dr. Mitgang specializes in caring for patients with acute traumatic or sports-related hand and upper extremity injuries, nonoperative and operative treatment of fractures and dislocations, finger and elbow joint replacement as well as osteoporosis management. A member of the Orlin & Cohen team since 2014, the board-certified specialist also has extensive experience with minimally invasive hand surgery, including bladeless treatment of trigger fingers and Dupuytren's disease. Dr. Mitgang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tennis Elbow. His top areas of expertise are Radial Nerve Dysfunction, Tennis Elbow, Trigger Thumb, Rhizarthrosis, and Hip Replacement.
http://health.usnews.com/top-doctors/david-tuckman-hand-surgeon-108CC000866http://www.castleconnolly.com/doctors/full.cfm?source=ccm&doctorID=108CC000866. Dr. Tuckman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tennis Elbow. His top areas of expertise are Tennis Elbow, Rhizarthrosis, Tendinitis, and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Nellans isDistinguished. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Ganglion CystDr. Nellans isDistinguished. Learn about Ganglion Cyst.
- Advanced
- Dupuytren ContractureDr. Nellans isAdvanced. Learn about Dupuytren Contracture.
- Macrodactyly of the HandDr. Nellans isAdvanced. Learn about Macrodactyly of the Hand.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Nellans isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- Preaxial Polydactyly Type 1Dr. Nellans isAdvanced. Learn about Preaxial Polydactyly Type 1.
- RhizarthrosisDr. Nellans isAdvanced. Learn about Rhizarthrosis.
- Scaphoid Non-UnionDr. Nellans isAdvanced. Learn about Scaphoid Non-Union.
- Experienced
- Hip ReplacementDr. Nellans isExperienced. Learn about Hip Replacement.
- Hypoplasia of the Tibia with PolydactylyDr. Nellans isExperienced. Learn about Hypoplasia of the Tibia with Polydactyly.
- PolydactylyDr. Nellans isExperienced. Learn about Polydactyly.
- Proximal SymphalangismDr. Nellans isExperienced. Learn about Proximal Symphalangism.
- Radial Nerve DysfunctionDr. Nellans isExperienced. Learn about Radial Nerve Dysfunction.
- Symphalangism DistalDr. Nellans isExperienced. Learn about Symphalangism Distal.