Bennett H. Brown, M.D., is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the hand and upper extremity orthopedic problems. He is director of the Hand Center at Orlin and Cohen and medical director of the South Shore Ambulatory Surgery Center. An award-winning researcher, Dr. Brown joined our hand subspecialist team from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.Dr. Brown's research in hand fracture fixation techniques was presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting. His expert knowledge in hand fracture fixation has contributed directly to new technologies in boxing and mixed martial arts. He was chosen by NY State Athletic Commission as the ringside physician for NY state boxing. Dr. Brown is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Dupuytren Contracture, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Tennis Elbow, and Tendinitis.

Elizabeth Morrison is a Hand Surgeon in Massapequa, New York. Dr. Morrison is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Trigger Thumb, Rhizarthrosis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Ganglion Cyst.

Dana L. Cruz, M.D., is a fellowship-trained hand and upper extremity specialist at Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group. She joins our team from the University of Arizona where she completed her hand, upper extremity and microsurgery fellowship. Dr. Cruz is an esteemed upper extremity surgeon belonging to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the Ruth Jackson Society. She completed her residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Temple University Hospital, one of the best hospitals in Philadelphia. Dr. Cruz treats a diverse group of upper extremity problems including trauma/fractures, degenerative conditions and congenital differences affecting patients both young and old.Dr. Cruz joined Orlin & Cohen in 2022 after she completed fellowship training in hand, upper extremity and microsurgery at the University of Arizona. Dr. Cruz has published and researched several orthopedic conditions, including spinal deformities, sports-related injuries, congenital hand differences and served as the editor-in-chief for Temple University Journal of Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, a publication devoted to clinical service and orthopedic research innovations.A committed social activist, Dr. Cruz has presented research on disparities in healthcare, and their impact on patient outcomes, demonstrating her commitment to removing barriers and providing expanded access to quality care for all individuals. Dr. Cruz is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Tennis Elbow, Lordosis, Tenosynovitis, and Tendinitis.

Adam Wilson is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Garden City, New York. Dr. Wilson is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Rhizarthrosis, Osteoarthritis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Tennis Elbow.

Glenn Teplitz is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Mineola, New York. Dr. Teplitz is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Trigger Thumb, Rhizarthrosis, and Ganglion Cyst.

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 highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Ganglion Cyst, 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 highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Tennis Elbow, Rhizarthrosis, Tendinitis, and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Peter Stein is an Orthopedics provider in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Stein is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Ganglion Cyst, and Dupuytren Contracture.

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 highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Radial Nerve Dysfunction, Tennis Elbow, Trigger Thumb, Osteotomy, and Hip Replacement.

Dr. Richard Stephen Gilbert is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in surgery of the hand and upper extremity. He received a bachelor's degree from The Johns Hopkins University and a medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai School. He completed a residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Mount Sinai Medical Center and a Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship at the Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Gilbert is the Chief of the Hand Service at Syosset Hospital, Director at Northwell Health and an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Zucker School Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. His specialty interest is in the treatment and reconstruction of fractures, soft tissue injuries and neuropathies involving the hand and upper extremity. He employs both traditional and the most advanced surgical techniques, including minimally invasive techniques, such as endoscopic carpal tunnel release, minimally invasive fracture repair and small joint arthroscopy. Dr. Gilbert is a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and The New York Society for Surgery of the Hand. He has a Subspecialty Certificate in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Hand. Dr. Gilbert previously served as the President, Vice President and Secretary and of the New York Society for Surgery of the Hand. He has published medical articles and presented at regional and national Orthopaedic conferences on conditions related to the hand and upper extremity. He has performed funded research related to the hand and upper extremity. Dr. Gilbert has received numerous awards and honors, including Castle Connolly Top Doctors, New York Magazine Best Doctors, New York Times Super Doctors, Newsday Top Doctors on Long Island, Best Doctors in America, Castle Connolly America's Most Honored Doctors, Patients' Choice Award and Most Compassionate Doctor. Dr. Gilbert is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Ganglion Cyst, Trigger Thumb, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Rhizarthrosis.

William Facibene is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Plainview, New York. Dr. Facibene is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Synovitis, Tenosynovitis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Tendinitis.

Santosh Mathen is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Plainview, New York. Dr. Mathen has been practicing medicine for over 17 years is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Trigger Thumb, Tendinitis, Hip Replacement, and Gastrostomy.

John Leppard is a Hand Surgeon in Woodbury, New York. Dr. Leppard is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Arthritis, Tennis Elbow, Osteoarthritis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Hip Replacement.

Dr. Marcel Bas is an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in the management of all hand & upper extremity disorders including the hand, elbow and shoulder, as well as upper and lower limb orthopedic trauma and fracture care.Dr. Bas manages both operative and non-operative degenerative, sports-related and/or traumatic conditions of the bone, tendon and joint. This includes performing procedures such as complex fracture fixation, upper limb joint arthroplasty of the fingers, wrist, elbow and shoulder, as well as ligament and tendon repair, nerve surgery, joint arthroscopy and minimally invasive procedures.Dr. Bas grew up in San Juan and received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Puerto Rico. Upon graduating medical school, he completed a clinical orthopedic research fellowship at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan where he obtained numerous publications, research abstracts and podium presentations. He then completed his surgical internship and orthopedic surgery residency at Lenox Hill Hospital where he served as Chief Resident during his final year. Following residency, Dr. Bas pursued further subspecialty training and completed a hand & upper extremity and microsurgical fellowship at the Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals. Dr. Bas is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Tenosynovitis, Tendinitis, and Trigger Thumb.

Jerry Ellstein is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Huntington, New York. Dr. Ellstein is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Dupuytren Contracture, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, and Ganglion Cyst.

Orthopedic hand surgeon specializing in all disorders of the hand and upper extremity. Pediatric hand and upper extremity clinic program head at Cohen children's hospital. Dr. Hochwald is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Rhizarthrosis, Ganglion Cyst, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Tendinitis.

Walter Rho, M.D., is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in hand and microvascular surgery and in sports-related and upper extremity problems. Dr. Rho is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Ganglion Cyst, Tenosynovitis, and Rhizarthrosis.

Vasanth Kotamarti, M.D. is a fellowship-trained hand-upper extremity surgeon. He treats patients of all ages, including pediatric patients, with injuries and conditions ranging from fractures of the hand and wrist, muscle/tendon injuries, nerve injuries, nerve compression, congenital hand and upper limb differences, reconstructive surgery including free tissue transfer, wrist arthroscopy, and spasticity/spinal cord injury affecting the upper extremity. His plastic surgery training brings unique perspective to his approach to the fine structures in the hand and upper limb.He attended The College of New Jersey and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School as part of their combined BS-MD program. He completed the Plastic Surgery residency at Albany Medical Center, one of the busiest trauma centers in New York State, followed by a fellowship in Hand and Microvascular Surgery at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where he trained with experts in Orthopedic and Plastic Surgery. Dr. Kotamarti is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Frostbite, Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), and Dupuytren Contracture.

Verghese George is a Hand Surgeon in Melville, New York. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Trigger Thumb, Rhizarthrosis, and Osteoarthritis.

Phillip Guillen is a Hand Surgeon in Woodbury, New York. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Tenosynovitis, Tendinitis, Osteotomy, and Fasciotomy.

Andrew Greenberg is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Greenberg is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Tendinitis, Bursitis, Tenosynovitis, Ganglion Cyst, and Hip Replacement.

Peyton Hays is a Hand Surgeon in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Hays is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Congenital Generalized Fibromatosis, and Desmoid Tumor.

Fillip Findling is a Hand Surgeon in Valley Stream, New York. Dr. Findling is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Trigger Thumb, and Tenosynovitis.

Tiffany Wu is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Lynbrook, New York. Dr. Wu is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Rhizarthrosis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Tennis Elbow, and Ganglion Cyst.

Maria Cipollone is a Hand Surgeon in Rockville Centre, New York.