Our Physicians - Walter H. Short, M.D.

The Clinical Experience:
Specializing in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery

Licensure:
NY State Licensure / American Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery / Recertified for Hand Surgery

Orthopaedic Fellowship Training:
· Yale University and University of Connecticut 1980-1981
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut
Hand Fellowship

 

 
 

Orthopaedic Residency Training:
· SUNY Health Science Center 1976-1980
Syracuse, New York
Orthopaedic Residency

General Surgical Training:
· University of North Carolina 1975
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
General Surgery Internship

Education:
· Cornell University 1971
Ithaca, New York
B.S.
· SUNY Health Science Center 1975
Syracuse, New York
Doctor of Medicine

Academic Affiliations:
· Assistant Professor 1989-1995
· Associate Professor 1995-1998
· Professor 1998-2002
· Senior Clinical Investigator 2002
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
State University of New York Health Science Center
· Veterans Administration Hospital
· Crouse Hospital
· Coordinator, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Research Laboratory
State University of New York Health Science Center
· Adjunct Research Professor 1998-present
Department of Physiology
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
· Director, Hand Fellowship Program 1996-2002
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
State University of New York Health Science Center
· Coordinator, MS and PhD. Program in Orthopaedic Sciences

Membership of Professional Societies:
· American Medical Association
· Onondaga County Medical Society
· New York State Medical Society
· American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
· Eastern Orthopaedic Association
· American Society for Surgery of the Hand
· International Wrist Investigators
· KIROS Research Society
· Corresponding Member South American Hand Society

Editorial Boards:
· Associate Editor, Journal of Hand Surgery 1997-present
· Associate Editor, Journal of the American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgery 1996-2004
· Associate Editor, Yearbook of Hand Surgery 2000-present
· Corresponding Editor, Journal of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand 1998-

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