HandSport Surgery Institute is the Manhattan-based practice of  Mark E. Pruzansky, MD,
a pioneer in the field of hand and upper extremity surgery and Sports Injuries, and one of the country’s leading practitioners of  Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release, over 2,800 cases — a minimally invasive procedure with a quicker and less painful recuperation in most cases than conventional surgery.

Named one of the Tri-State region’s finest hand surgeons in New York magazine’s medical peer-reviewed “Best Doctors” issue, 2008, Dr. Pruzansky provides patients with innovative diagnostic and surgical techniques, as well as respect and compassion. Included among these techniques are Wrist and Microsurgical Nerve Reconstruction, Arthroscopic Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity, and Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections for Tendonitis.

Awarded Three Board Certifications - Hand Surgery, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, and Orthopaedic Surgery - Dr. Pruzansky is one of a group of very few elite surgeons in the U.S. who have earned all of these distinctions and seamlessly blend the principles of sports medicine into the specialty of hand and upper extremity surgery. Conditions treated include: tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, rotator cuff injuries, wrist injuries, and osteoarthritis.

Dr. Pruzansky currently treats professional hockey and football players and is eager to collaborate with the sports, business and hospitality communities at large to educate its members about the importance of preventive measures and to provide counsel and treatment in instances of injury.