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Specialties
Hand surgeon Dr. Mark E. Pruzansky is an elite hand surgeon that can help you experience less pain and recover quicker from hand, wrist and elbow surgery through his minimally invasive surgery techniques. Dr. Pruzansky specializes in carpal tunnel release, hand and upper extremity sports injuries, minimally invasive surgery and rapid rehabilitation.
History
Established in 1974.
HandSport Surgery Institute is the Manhattan based practice of Hand Surgeon Dr. Mark E. Pruzansky, a pioneer in the field of Hand Surgery and Sports Injuries. As one of the country’s leading practitioners of Minimally Invasive Surgery, most patients have a quicker and less painful recuperation than with conventional surgery. Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release is just one representative example of his extensive experience, it alone includes over 3,000 cases.
Named one of the Tri-State region’s finest hand surgeons in U.S. News magazine’s medical peer-reviewed «Best Doctors» issue, 2013, Dr. Pruzansky provides patients with innovative diagnostic and surgical techniques, as well as respect and compassion. Athletes and musicians are encouraged to bring to the office their gear and instruments in order to assess fit and technique. Complex reconstructions, including Revision Surgery, are referred to the practice for evaluation and treatment.
Meet the Business Owner
Mark P.
Business Owner
Dr. Mark E. Pruzansky is a seasoned specialist in hand surgery and microsurgery, sports injuries and arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the hand, wrist, elbow and brachial plexus. With more than 20 years of high-level practice and a comprehensive knowledge of the body’s biomechanical linkages, Dr. Pruzansky is able to diagnose patients using a «kinetic-chain approach» that reveals underlying – and often overlooked – issues coming from other parts of the musculo-skeletal system.
With three board certifications in Surgery of the Hand, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery (2.3% of hand surgeons worldwide, July 2013), Dr. Pruzansky is uniquely able to diagnose and treat hand and upper extremity conditions that are specific to elite and amateur athletes in addition to those afflicting almost everyone in any occupation, including retirement. One of the country’s most experienced practitioners of Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release with over 3000 cases.