Robert J. Strauch, M.D.

Dr. Strauch is a Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia University. He has completed nearly all of his post high-school training at Columbia University, including college, medical school and orthopedic surgery residency. His fellowship in the specialty of hand surgery was performed at the Indiana Hand Center followed by additional training in microsurgery in Taiwan. He joined the full-time faculty at Columbia in 1992 and since then has been engaged in the practice of hand, wrist and elbow surgery. Hand surgery is an exciting field which involves the diagnosis and treatment of hand and upper extremity problems through both non-surgical and surgical methods in both adults and children. The specialty of Hand Surgery melds together elements and principles of orthopedic, plastic, neurological and vascular surgery to restore and maximize hand and upper extremity function, whether it be wielding a jackhammer, throwing a baseball, or playing the violin.

Dr. Strauch has a special interest in nerve problems of the upper extremity (including carpal tunnel syndrome) and in treating congenital hand disorders. He has authored and co-authored many articles in the field of Hand Surgery and is actively engaged in basic and clinical research. He was the President of the New York Society for Surgery of the Hand in 2006-7 and has been recognized as one of New York Magazine's ‘Best' Hand Surgeons each year from 2001 through 2007, in addition to being regularly listed in America 's Top Doctors. He is also an accomplished amateur magician and has been known to entertain as well as to diagnose and treat his patients. Children, especially, actually look forward to a return office visit with the ‘magician'.

Contact Dr. Strauch

Office: (212) 305-4272
Appointments: (212) 305-4565
Surgical Scheduling & Precertifications: (212) 305-0622

Education

Doctor of Medicine, 1986
College of Physicians and Surgeons Degree, Columbia University

Bachelor of Arts, 1982
Columbia College, Columbia University

Training

Fellowship

7/92-9/92
Visiting Microsurgical Fellowship
Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan

1991-1992
Fellowship, Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
The Indiana Hand Center

Residency

1990-1991
Chief Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery
The New York Orthopaedic Hospital at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center

1988-1990
Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery The New York Orthopaedic Hospital at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center

Internship

1986-1988
Intern, General Surgery
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center

Board Certification

Board Certified, Orthopaedic Surgery
Certificate of Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery

Licenses

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut

Professional Associations

American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), Active member
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), Active member
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH), Active member
New York Society for Surgery of the Hand (NYSSH), Active member and President 2006-2007
World Society For Microsurgery (WSM), Active member
Robert E. Carroll Hand Society, Active member
Indiana Hand Society, Active member
American Society of Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Active member
New York Orthopaedic Hospital Alumni, Secretary-Treasurer 1999-2004