Overview
Scott D. Lifchez is the interim director of the Johns Hopkins Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is a professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery and orthopaedic surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the director of hand surgery service, and the section chief of plastic surgery at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He specializes in surgical treatments for injuries and chronic conditions of the hands and fingers. Dr. Lifchez received his medical training at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago in 1999. He conducted a residency in plastic surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee in 2005, and in 2006 completed a fellowship in hand surgery at Curtis National Hand Center of Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. He is a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Council of Educators in Plastic Surgery, the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, and the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Lifchez has been recognized as a 2023 faculty inductee into the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence.
Dr. Lifchez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Trigger Thumb. His top areas of expertise are Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Fasciotomy, and Trapeziectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 94 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
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- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- 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
4924 Campbell Boulevard, Suite 130, Suite 130, Nottingham, MD 21236
4940 Eastern Avenue, Bayview Medical Offices, Level 01 (M), MSK, Baltimore, MD 21224
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Lifchez 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.
3 Clinical Trials
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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
- Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)Dr. Lifchez isDistinguished. Learn about Systemic Sclerosis (SSc).
- Advanced
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Lifchez isAdvanced. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Ganglion CystDr. Lifchez isAdvanced. Learn about Ganglion Cyst.
- RhizarthrosisDr. Lifchez isAdvanced. Learn about Rhizarthrosis.
- Trigger ThumbDr. Lifchez isAdvanced. Learn about Trigger Thumb.
- Experienced
- Dupuytren ContractureDr. Lifchez isExperienced. Learn about Dupuytren Contracture.
- FasciotomyDr. Lifchez isExperienced. Learn about Fasciotomy.
- Kienbock's DiseaseDr. Lifchez isExperienced. Learn about Kienbock's Disease.
- TrapeziectomyDr. Lifchez isExperienced. Learn about Trapeziectomy.