Nikolaj Wolfson

Dr. Nikolaj Wolfson

Orthopedics
CommonSpirit Health
Nikolaj Wolfson, MD Private Practice
2300 Sutter St, Ste 207, 
San Francisco, CA 
Accepting New Patients
41 Years of Experience

CommonSpirit Health
Nikolaj Wolfson, MD Private Practice
2300 Sutter St, Ste 207, 
San Francisco, CA 
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Overview

Dr. Nikolaj Wolfson is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a commitment to treating every patient as a VIP. He is a pioneer in the surgical and nonsurgical treatment of arthritis, trauma, and trauma complications in children and adults. Dr. Wolfson received his medical degree from the Sackler School of Medicine in Tel Aviv, Israel. After completing his residency at the University of Western Ontario, he pursued an Adult Joint Replacement and Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship at the University of Toronto. He is one of an elite group of surgeons in North America who practice the Ilizarov Technique, an innovative limb reconstruction approach. In his spare time, he writes and lends his surgical skills to humanitarian efforts in countries devastated by natural disasters. In 2010, he treated earthquake victims with acute bone injuries in Haiti and went on a similar mission to Nepal in 2015.

His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Plaque Psoriasis, and Hip Replacement.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Tel Aviv University
Residency
University of Western Ontario Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Specialties
Orthopedics
Licenses
Specialist in WV
Board Certifications
Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowships
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - Bayview Campus
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
St. Mary's Medical Center San Francisco
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Nikolaj Wolfson, MD Private Practice
2300 Sutter St, Ste 207, San Francisco, CA 94115
Call: 415-221-4400

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 Total Publications

The Ethical Triage and Management Guidelines of the Entrapped and Mangled Extremity in Resource Scarce Environments: A Systematic Literature Review.
The Ethical Triage and Management Guidelines of the Entrapped and Mangled Extremity in Resource Scarce Environments: A Systematic Literature Review.
Journal: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
Published: May 28, 2020
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