Dr.
Schwarzbard graduated from Stony Brook University with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry. He then attended
the Chicago Medical School, where he graduated with honors and additionally received his Masters of Science in
Pathology. His residency training was completed in Orthopaedic Surgery at Downstate Medical Center/Kings County
Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York. He advanced his training by completing a fellowship in Surgery of the Hand
and Upper Extremity at Tufts/New England Medical Center and the New England Baptist Hospital in Boston. Dr. Schwarzbard
is Board Certified as a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Dr. Schwarzbard has expertise in the latest treatment of all injuries and disorders of the hand, wrist, elbow, and arm. He treats a vast array of conditions both surgically and non-operatively. His broad spectrum of surgical skills include microsurgery; small joint arthroscopy; endoscopic and open carpal tunnel surgery; small joint replacement; complex hand, wrist, and elbow trauma; tendon repairs or transfers; sports/ligament injuries; and many other afflictions affecting the upper extremity. In addition, he is proficient in general orthopaedic trauma and medicine.
Dr. Schwarzbard's research has been published in several orthopaedic journals, and his work has been presented in numerous worldwide orthopaedic meetings. He holds active membership in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and has presented at both of their annual meetings.
Dr. Schwarzbard remains constant with the ever changing world of orthopaedics and upper extremity surgery, and has been heralded for performing the first successful partial elbow replacement surgery in the world outside of research trials, as well as the first of many revolutionary surgeries at Brookhaven Hospital.
