Steven Glickel MD

Hand Surgery

Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center

485 Madison Avenue 8th FloorNew York, NY 10022
Phone+1 212-658-1122
Fax+1 212-826-4107

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Summary

Dr. Steven Glickel is an orthopaedic surgeon based in New York, NY, specializing in hand surgery. He earned his MD from Harvard Medical School, followed by a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Mass General Brigham and a fellowship in hand surgery at Roosevelt Hospital affiliated with Columbia University . He has expertise in sports medicine, arthritis, and upper extremity reconstructive procedures. Dr. Glickel has contributed to numerous publications in reputable journals and has participated in clinical trials on innovative treatment methods for joint arthritis, tendinopathy and nerve conditions. He was President of the Ameican Society for Surgery of the Hand in 2007-2008 and Chairman of the American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand in 2018-2020. His accolades include the David P. Green Mentorship Award from the ASSH and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York Society for Surgery of the Hand, along with frequent recognition as one of New York and America's top doctors by Castle Connolly.

Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/WestFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 1982 - 1982
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1978 - 1981
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1976 - 1978
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1976
State University of New York at BuffaloBA, Biology, 1972

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1981 - 2027
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

David P. Green Mentorship Award American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2020
Lifetime Achievement Award New York Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2019
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2003-2019

Clinical Trials

Effectiveness of Nerve Glide Exercises on Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2020 Nov 09
COMPLETED
NA
Autologous Intra-Articular Micro-Fragmented Adipose Transfer for the Treatment of Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthritis Start of enrollment: 2022 May 12
WITHDRAWN
PHASE2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Wrist MRI trabecular structure and osteoporosis-a pilot study.
Allison Ariniello, Xiaoliu Zhang, Punam K Saha, Gregory Chang, Steven Z Glickel
The British Journal of Radiology. 2026-07-01
Excision of the Proximal Pole of the Scaphoid Affects the Midcarpal Joint.
Nicholas Parody, Paul Izard, Steven Glickel, Sallie Yassin, Ronit Wollstein
Journal of Wrist Surgery. 2026-06-01
The Effect of Scapholunate Interval and Angle on Radiocarpal Joint Loading.
Thomas France, Songyuan Gu, Winthrop Lockwood, Todd Baldini, Carson Keeter
Hand. 2026-02-04

Journal Articles

Assessment of intra-articular screw penetration during radial head and olecranon plate fixation
Dizdarevic I, Eden CM, Bengard M, Barron OA, Catalano LW, Glickel SZ, Hand, 1/1/2016
Update on Surgery of the Hand
Glickel SZ., J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 1/1/2013
What every resident should know about wrist fractures:case-based learning
Lutsky K, Glickel SZ, Weiland AJ, Boyer MI., Inatr Course Lect, 1/1/2013

Books/Book Chapters

Arthritis of the Hand and Upper Extremity: A Master Skills Publication.
Editors: Glickel SZ, Bernstein R.Society for Surgery of the Hand, Chicago2011
Hand Surgery Update V
Chapter: Dupuytren’s Disease
Glickel SZ, Lomita C.Editors: Chung K.American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Chicago2011
Tendon Injuries in the Hand and Upper Extremity: A Master Skills Publication.
Chapter: Treating swan neck deformity with SORL and superficialis hemitenodesis
Glickel SZ, Catalano LW III.Editors: Diao E, Mass DP.American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Chicago2011

Abstracts/Posters

An Analysis of Closed Malpractice Lawsuits for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
Crivello K, MacLennan A, Beauvais R, Meier K, Catalano LW, Glickel SZ, Barron OA, Annual Meeting AAOS, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2009
Results of Treatment of Tears of the Radial Collateral Ligament of the Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint.
Cardon L, Adamson G, Glickel SZ, Annual Meeting, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Denver, Colorado, 1/12/1997
Long Term Follow-up of Volar Ligament Reconstruction of the Trapeziometacarpal Joint of the Thumb.
Freedman DE, Glickel SZ, Eaton RG, Annual Meeting, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1/11/1998

Lectures

Dislocations and Fracture Dislocations of the Basal Joint of the Thumb.
New Orleans, Louisiana. - 1/1/1997
AIDS and the Hand Surgeon.
San Francisco, California - 1/1/1995
DeQuervain's Disease in Pregnant and Post-Partum Women
Anaheim, California - 1/1/1991

Other

Percutaneous pin fixation for treatment of distal radius fractures.
Glickel SZ, Jain MK., Orthopaedic Knowledge Online Journal.
1/1/2013
The curriculum
Glickel SZ, Harvard Medical Alumni Bulletin
1/1/1974