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On July 2, 2020, Dr. Glickel was the special guest on the American Society for Surgery of the Hand’s new monthly online journal club entitled “Firsthand”. He discussed the topic of thumb arthritis and its treatment providing a historical perspective. Arthritis of the joint at the base of the thumb is…

The Littler Legacy, published in 2020, is a book about hand surgery but is really an art book. It pays homage to J. William Littler, M.D., my mentor in hand surgery and arguably one of the few greatest hand surgeons of the twentieth century. He was also a brilliantly talented artist…

Dr. Glickel is the recipient of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand’s 2020 David P. Green Mentorship Award. According to the description of the award by the AFSH, “this award was created in honor of David P. Green, MD, a selfless mentor.  In creating this award, we hope to accomplish two important…

Dr. Glickel was the Invited Guest Speaker of the Israeli Society for Surgery of the Hand and the Israeli Orthopaedic Association on December 10 and 11, 2019. He was very actively involved in their academic program giving 6 lectures on a variety of topics in hand surgery including scaphoid fractures, Dupuytren…

Dear Members, On behalf of the New York Society for Surgery of the Hand Executive Committee, it gives me great pleasure to announce that Dr. Steven Glickel has been chosen as the society’s 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award winner. We all know that Steve is more than deserving of this award. Steve is a…

Steven Z. Glickel, MD, C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center, St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY, was elected the 62nd President of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) at the Society’s Annual Meeting — September 27-29, 2007 — in Seattle, WA. A Hand Society member since 1987, Dr. Glickel…