Dr. Keith Raskin is a renowned hand surgeon with over thirty years of clinical experience in hand, wrist, and elbow surgery in Manhattan, New York. He was both the former Chief of Hand Surgery and Director of the Hand Surgery Fellowship for the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at New York University Medical Center. Dr. Raskin performed countless finger, thumb, and hand reattachments as one of the original orthopedic hand surgeons on the Microsurgical Replantation Team at Bellevue Hospital. Having completed many years as a Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and responsible for training the exceptional residents and fellows at NYU, Dr. Raskin successfully established the Raskin Center for Hand, Wrist and Elbow Surgery, as well as co-founding Surgicare of Manhattan, one of the original free standing Orthopedic Ambulatory Surgery Centers in New York City. Most recently, Dr. Raskin has joined the outstanding orthopedic surgeons at OrthoManhattan, adding to one of the most comprehensive multispecialty orthopedic practices in the country. Dr. Raskin has a specific interest in Dupuytren’s Disease of the hand and is one of the original surgeons performing the Needle Aponeurotomy Procedure for this condition since being brought to this country. He is a founding member of the Dupuytren Foundation and is on the Board of Directors for the Dupuytren Research Group in search of the genetic biomarker and ultimate cure of this disease. Dr. Raskin has additional interest in sports injuries (hand and wrist), fractures (hand, wrist, and elbow), arthritis (base of the thumb and wrist), tendon and nerve injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger fingers, and tennis/golfer’s elbow. He was one of the original surgeons performing wrist arthroscopy for soft tissue injuries which has greatly reduced recovery time with reproducible results.

Education & experience

Education

Medical School - George Washington University, Doctor of Medicine

New York University Elaine A. and Kenneth G. Langone Medical Center, Internship in General Surgery

New York University Elaine A. and Kenneth G. Langone Medical Center, Residency in Orthopedic Surgery

Union Memorial Hospital, Fellowship in Hand Surgery

Practice

The Paley Institute

Affiliation

Lenox Hill Hospital

Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital

Certifications

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Surgery of the Hand (American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Professional memberships

National Board of Board of Medical Examiners

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

American Orthopaedic Association

American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Awards and publications

Castle Connolly Top Doctor

Dr. Raskin Received Recognition of his Work in Acceptance of the Prestigious Julius S. Neviaser Award for Outstanding Medical Student in Orthopedic Surgery.

Nominations to Castle Connelly Top Doctors, America’s Top Doctors, America’s Top Surgeons, The Best Doctors in New York, New York Magazine Top Doctors, Super Doctors, Top Doctors in New York Metro Area, and Who’s Who in America- Science and Medicine.

Dr. Raskin Holds Two Patents on Related Hand Surgical Devices.

Dr. Raskin Has Been Named to The Top Doctor Golfers in America as Featured in Golf Digest.

Background

Languages spoken

English

Gender

Male

NPI number

#1053451567

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