Steven Z. Glickel, MD
Steven Z. Glickel, M.D. was born and raised in New York City. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He was granted a Doctor of Medicine degree from Harvard Medical School after which he did an internship and one year of residency in General Surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. He completed in a residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Program which included the Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital.

After residency, he returned to New York and did a research fellowship in microsurgery at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center followed by a Fellowship in Hand and Reconstructive Surgery at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center with J. William Littler, M.D. and Richard G. Eaton, M.D.. He joined the staff at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center in 1984 and has remained there since. He is currently the Director of Hand Surgery at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center and the Director of The C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center. His academic appointment is at Columbia University where he is a Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Dr. Glickel is a nationally and internationally renowned hand surgeon and is currently the Immediate Past President of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the leading specialty society devoted to surgery of the hand and upper extremity. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand and has been President of the New York Society for Surgery of the Hand. Dr. Glickel has been listed in the New York Magazine Best Doctors in New York every year since 1996 and has been listed in American's Top Doctors yearly since 2001. His practice is devoted to surgery of the hand, wrist, forearm and elbow with a particular interest in reconstructive surgery, trauma, nerve compression, elbow surgery and sports injuries. Dr. Glickel has contributed extensively to the literature in hand and orthopedic surgery and is a frequent lecturer and visiting professor at other Medical Centers. Most recently, he was the H. Relton McCarroll Distinguished Professor at Washington University.

Medical Specialty:
Hand Surgery

Specializations/Clinical Interests:
Reconstructive Surgery of the Hand and Elbow, Arthritis, Nerve Compression Syndromes, Trauma, Sports Injuries

Board Certifications:
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1985 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand, 1989

Other Profiles:
St Lukes-Roosevelt profile
Current Positions
  • Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
  • Senior Attending Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Luke's- Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, 1997-present
  • Chief, Hand Surgery Clinic St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, 1985-Present
  • Director, Hand Surgery Service, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, 1999-present
  • Consultant in Hand Surgery (Pediatric), The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, l984-Present

  • Education
  • State University of New York at Buffalo, Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, l972
  • Harvard Medical School, Doctor of Medicine, l976

  • Education Fellowships
  • Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, Research Fellowship in Microsurgery, l981
  • St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, Hand Surgery, Drs. J. William Littler and Richard G. Eaton, l982-l983

  • Licenses and Credentials
  • Currently licensed to practice Medicine and Surgery in the state of New York
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, l985
  • Certificate of Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand, l989
  • Recertification, 1998

  • Professional Societies
  • American Orthopaedic Association
  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  • American Medical Association
  • New York County Medical Society
  • New York State Medical Society
  • New York Society for Surgery of the Hand
  • New York State Orthopaedic Soceity
  • Littler-Eaton Society
  • Habilis Hand Study Group
  • MGH Hand Club

  • Other Recognitions
  • Best Doctors in New York 1996-2008
  • America's Top Doctors 2002-2008
  • The Best Doctors in America 2002-2008
  • The Best Surgeons in America 2005