Dr. Steven J. Lee
Overview
Steven J Lee MD is Chief of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and the Associate Director of the Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma (NISMAT) in New York City. He is a board certified Orthopedic Surgeon, a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, and double fellowship trained in Hand/Upper Extremity Surgery as well as Sports Medicine.
Dr Lee grew up in northern New Jersey and was accepted into a highly competitive 6 year combined medical school program at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He completed his internship and orthopedic residency at Stony Brook University Hospital, his Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship at NYU/Hospital for Joint Diseases and his second Fellowship in Sports Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital.
Dr Lee has contributed widely to the medical literature and has over 50 publications and presentations at national meetings. He has numerous awards but is most proud of earning the Teacher of the Year award 3 times. He specializes in the treatment of complex disorders of the hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder, knee, foot and ankle.
His specialty interests include:
- Complex hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder injuries
- Shoulder separations, dislocations, rotator cuff tears
- Upper extremity fractures
- Upper extremity ligament repairs and reconstructions
- Scapholunate and collateral ligament tears
- Arthoscopy (shoulder, knee, wrist and elbow)
- TFCC and ligament tears of the hand and wrist
- Meniscus tears and ACL tears of the knee
- Cartilage injuries (repairs and transplantations)
- Upper extremity nerve disorders
- Tendon ruptures.
Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Trigger Thumb. His top areas of expertise are Tennis Elbow, Rhizarthrosis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Synovial Osteochondromatosis, and Hip Replacement.
Insurance
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Locations
Northwell Health Physician Partners New York Hand And Wrist Center Of Lenox Hill
Nationally and internationally renowned hand surgeon Dr. Steven Beldner is Co-Director and Co-Founder of the Hand and Wrist Surgery Center of Lenox Hill. He was recruited to build a world class hand and wrist center for NSLIJ after he succeeded in starting and building a similar program at Mt. Sinai/Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC where he has practiced for 20 years.A fellow of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons, he is board-certified in Orthopedics and credentialed in Hand Surgery. Dr. Beldner was elected President of the New York Society of the Hand by his tristate peers and has served on its board. He has published and lectured extensively, both nationally and internationally, on problems related to the hand, wrist and elbow. His expertise is frequently sought by professional chefs, fashion designers, musicians, artists and athletic teams in the NHL, NBA and New York State Athletic Commission.Dr. Beldner earned his medical degree from Rutgers Medical School in 1991 and was inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and was also elected its president. His postgraduate training included a surgical internship at NYU Medical Center, followed by an Orthopedic Surgery residency and Hand Fellowship also at NYU. Upon graduation, he became an active NYU staff member. At Beth Israel/ Mt Sinai Medical Centers, he was an original founder of their hand fellowship and served as their director of education. For over a decade, he was responsible for training plastic surgery residents from Albert Einstein College of Medicine about managing problems of the hand and wrist.An active member of the International Wrist Investigators Workshop, Dr. Beldner is part of a select group of physicians from around the globe who are invited to help develop and lead research of complicated wrist conditions and share their experiences. Dr. Beldner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Trigger Thumb. His top areas of expertise are Trigger Thumb, Dupuytren Contracture, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Tennis Elbow.
Maimonides Medical Center Orthopaedic Fpp
David Edelstein is an Orthopedics specialist and a Hand Surgeon in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Edelstein is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Trigger Thumb. His top areas of expertise are Trigger Thumb, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Synovitis, and Tenosynovitis.
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Benjamin Rosenstadt is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Rosenstadt is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Trigger Thumb. His top areas of expertise are Trigger Thumb, Rhizarthrosis, Ganglion Cyst, Tennis Elbow, and Hip Replacement.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Lee isAdvanced. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Dupuytren ContractureDr. Lee isAdvanced. Learn about Dupuytren Contracture.
- Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
- OsteoarthritisDr. Lee isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- RhizarthrosisDr. Lee isAdvanced. Learn about Rhizarthrosis.
- Synovial Osteochondromatosis
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- ArthritisDr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- BursitisDr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Frozen ShoulderDr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about Frozen Shoulder.
- Ganglion CystDr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about Ganglion Cyst.
- Hip ReplacementDr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about Hip Replacement.