Stuart J. Elkowitz, MD, F.A.A.O.S, C.A.Q.H.S
Stuart J. Elkowitz, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center.
Dr. Elkowitz is an orthopedic hand surgeon practicing in White Plains, NY and Manhattan. He received his medical degree from NYU School of Medicine. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases & his hand fellowship at the Curtis National Hand Center.
Postdoctoral Training
Internships and Residencies:
7/1997-6/1998 - General Surgery Internship, New York University-HJD
7/1998-6/2002 - orthopedic Surgery Residency, NYU-HJD
Hand Surgery Fellowship:
8/2002-7/2003 - Curtis National Hand Center, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore
Professional Licensure & Certification
8/1998 - New York State Medical License
11/2008 - Connecticut State Medical License
8/2003 - DEA License
7/2005 - Board Certified orthopedic Surgery
9/2007 - Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery
Academic Appointments
7/1997-6/1998 - Teaching Assistant in Surgery, NYU School of Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Hospital Appointments
10/2016-Present - NYU Langone Medical Center/Hospital For Joint Diseases
8/2003-3/2019 - Northern Westchester Hospital, Mount Kisco, NY
8/2003-1/2016 - Putnam Hospital Hospital Center, Carmel, NY
5/2016-12/2016 - Phelps Memorial Hospital Center, Sleepy Hollow, NY
Professional Positions
8/2003-1/2015 - Somers orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Group, Carmel, NY Hand Surgeon
1/2013-Present - Gerson Lehman Group Consultant
2/2016-Present - Stuart J. Elkowitz, MD Hand Surgeon
Awards and Honors
2023 - Westchester Magazine Top Doc 2023
2023 - Castle Connolly Top Doctor
2023 - New York Magazine Top Doctor
2022 - Castle Connolly Top Doctor
2022 - Westchester magazine Top Doctor
2021 - Castle Connolly Top Doctor
2020 - Westchester Magazine Top Doctor
2020 - Castle Connolly Top Doctor
2019 - Westchester Magazine Top Doctor
2017-2019 - Castle Connolly Top Doctor
2018 - Westchester Magazine Top Doctor
2017 - New York Magazine Top Doctor
2017 - Westchester Magazine Top Doctor
2002 - Resident Teacher of the Year
Major Committee Assignments
2017-Present - NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital Value Analysis Committee
2013-2014 - Putnam Hospital Center Bylaws Committee
2005 - Northern Westchester Hospital, New Emergency Room Planning Committee
2001 - Coordinator of Physician Coverage Shea Stadium
1999-2001 - Staff Physician Alvin Ailey Dance Company
Memberships in Professional Societies
8/2002-Present - American Academy of orthopedic Surgeons
8/2003-Present - American Society for Surgery of the Hand
9/2003-Present - New York State Medical Society
9/2003-Present - Westchester County Medical Society
Publications
Dynamic External Fixation for Treatment of Fracture-Dislocations of the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint
Authors: Stuart J. Elkowitz, MD. Thomas J. Graham, MD
Published: Masters Techniques in orthopedic Surgery: The Hand, James W. Strickland, Thomas J. Grahameds. Second Edition. Philadelphia, Pa., Lippincott Williams and
Wilkins. 2005
Clinical Utility of Portable Versus Traditional Electrodiagnostic Testing for Diagnosing, Evaluating and Treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Authors: Stuart J. Elkowitz, MD, N.H. Dubin. B.E. Richards, E.F. Shaw Wilgis. MD
Published: American Journal of Orthopedics. 34(8), 2005
Comparison of Two Headless Screw Designs for Fixation of Capitellum Fractures
Authors: Stuart J. Elkowitz, MD, Kubiak EN, Polatsch D. John Cooper, BS, Frederick J. Kummer, PhD, Kenneth J. Koval, MD
Published: Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 61(3-4), 2003
Wrist Arthroscopy
Authors: Stuart J. Elkowitz, MD, Martin Posner, MD
Published: Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 64(3-4), 2006
Fixation of Capitellum: A Biomechanical Study of Alternative Fixation Methods
Authors: Stuart J. Elkowitz, MD. Daniel B. Polatsch, MD. Kenneth A. Egol, MD. Frederick J. Kummer, PhD. Kenneth J. Koval, MD
Published: Journal of Orthopedic Trauma, 16(7):503.506. 2002.
Decision Making in the Treatment of Proximal Humerus Fractures
Authors: Stuart J. Elkowitz, MD. Kenneth J. Koval, MD. Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD
Published: Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. December 2002
Presentations and Posters
Extensor Tendon Injuries
Author: Stuart J. Elkowitz, MD
Presented at: NYU Hand Surgery Update Course, December 2, 2017
Automated Electrodiagnostic Instruments: Clinical Utility and Patient Satisfaction
Authors: Stuart J. Elkowitz, MD. E.F.Shaw Wilgis, MD
Presented at: E.F. Shaw Wilgis Lectureship in Hand Surgery, Curtis National Hand Center, Baltimore, MD June 7, 2003
Normal Surgical and Arthroscopic Anatomy of the Wrist
Authors: Stuart J. Elkowitz, MD, Martin Posner, MD
Presented at: Orthopedic Imaging: Upper Extremity, Plaza Hotel, NY, NY. April 19-21. 2002
Wrist Arthroscopy
Authors: Stuart J. Elkowitz, MD
Presented at: NYU/Hospital for Joint Diseases Department of Orthopedic Surgery Grand Rounds. NY, NY. April 3, 2002
Extensor Mechanism of the Fingers
Authors: Stuart J. Elkowitz, MD
Presented at: Jamaica Hospital Department of Orthopedic Surgery Grand Rounds, Jamaica, NY. July 2001
Posterior Capsulorrhaphy for Treatment of Recurrent Posterior Glenohumeral Instability
Authors: Daniel B. Polatsch, MD, Dan Guttman, MD, Stuart J. Elkowitz, MD. Andrew S. Rokito, MD, Joseph D. Zuckerman. MD
Poster: The American Academy of orthopedic Surgeons Meeting, San Francisco, CA 2001
Compressions Neuropathies of the Elbow, Wrist and Hand in Athletes
Authors: Stuart J. Elkowitz. MD
Presented at: NYU/Hospital for Joint Diseases Department of Orthopedics, Division of Sports Medicine. March 2000.
Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion: Same Day vs. Staged Procedure
Authors: Kenneth Guidera, Stuart J. Elkowitz MD, Nancy Pisciotto. RN
Presented at: American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting 1999
Presented at: Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America Annual Meeting 2000
Cervical Laminoplasty : A New Technique Using the Spinous Process for Neo-Lamina Reconstruction
Authors: Stuart J. Elkowitz, MD, Richard Obedian, MD, Ronald Moskovich. MD
Presented at: The American Academy of orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, March 1998
Long Term Results and Cost Comparison of Microvascular Lower Extremity Reconstruction vs. Below Knee Amputation
Authors: Andrew Elkwood, MD, Stuart J. Elkowitz, MD. Arman Kasabian, MD
Presented at: The American Association of Plastic Surgeons 75th Annual Meeting, Hilton Head Island, SC May 7, 1996
