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Evan Fischer, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
- Elbow
- Hand
- Shoulder
- Wrist
Languages Spoken:English (American),
Evan S. Fischer, MD, specializes in hand surgery, including elbow, wrist, and finger fracture repair, reconstruction, and joint replacement; minimally invasive elbow, wrist, and hand surgery such as percutaneous trigger-finger release, needle aponeurotomy for Dupuytren’s disease, mini-open carpal tunnel release, arthroscopic-assisted and fragment-specific fixation of wrist fractures, and endoscopic cubital tunnel release; as well as tendon, nerve and microsurgery. Dr. Fischer treats children, adolescents, and adults.
Dr. Fischer has practiced privately in Montclair, New Jersey since 1998 and joined Summit Medical Group in 2014. He has been the hand surgery consultant for the Athletic Departments at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Montclair State University for many years and was previously team physician for the New Jersey Pride professional lacrosse team and the New Jersey Devils Youth Hockey Club. Dr. Fischer is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and American Association for Hand Surgery.
Dr. Fischer says, “Hands are important for interacting with and changing the world. My goal is to restore function and relieve pain so that my patients can be productive and engage in the activities they enjoy.”
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital Affiliations
- Short Hills Surgery Center Millburn, NJ
- Summit Atlantic Surgery Center Florham Park, NJ
- Mountainside Hospital Montclair, NJ
Education & Certifications
Education
- MD Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- BA Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Residency
- Orthopaedic Surgery Tufts University, Boston MA
Internship
- General Surgery New England Medical Center, Boston MA
Fellowship
- Hand Surgery St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital, New York NY
Certification
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Hand Surgery
Procedures
Hand & Wrist
- Arthroplasty/ joint reconstruction and replacements
- Arthroscopy
- Carpal tunnel release
- Cartilage repair or removal
- Compound fracture repair
- Congenital syndactyly and duplicate digit reconstruction
- Cyst removal
- Fracture and dislocation repair of the fingers, wrist, forearm and elbow
- Fracture care
- Joint arthritis surgery
- Joint repair and reconstruction
- Joint replacement
- Ligament repair and reconstruction
- Neoplasms of the hand, wrist and elbow
- Nerve repair
- Peripheral nerve surgery – release, repair and transfer
- Reconstruction of finger and thumbs
- Soft tissue repair and reconstruction
- Surgical repair and reconstruction of tendons and ligaments
- Tendon reconstruction and repair
- Trigger finger release
- Wide awake surgery
- Wrist arthroscopy and treatment of the triangular fibrocartilage complex
Shoulder & Elbow
- Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
- Clavicle fracture fixation
- Distal biceps repair
- Elbow arthroscopy
- Humeral shaft and distal humeral fracture fixation
- Open and arthroscopic acromioclavicular reconstruction
- Physical therapy
- Proximal humerus fracture fixation
- Radial nerve decompression
- Surgical reconstruction for complex fracture/dislocations of the elbow (radial head, coronoid, distal humerus, olecranon fractures)
- Surgical reconstruction of upper extremity fracture nonunions and malunions
- Surgical treatment of medial and lateral epicondylitis (tennis and golfer’s elbow)
- Tendon transfer surgery
- Tommy John surgery
- Total elbow replacement (for fracture, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis)
- Triceps repair
- Ulnar nerve decompression/transposition
Sports Medicine
- Elbow
- Distal biceps repair
- Elbow arthroscopy
- Ligament repair and reconstruction
- Unlar collateral ligament reconstruction (Tommy John)
- Hand & Wrist
- Arthroscopy
- Carpal tunnel release
- Cartilage repair or removal
- Fracture care
- Nerve decompression
- Surgical repair for tendons and ligaments
- WALANT surgery
- Wrist arthroscopy
Trauma & Fracture
- Cast application
- External fixators
- Insertion of plates, screws or rods
- Surgical repair of malunions
Conditions
Hand & Wrist
- Arthritis (osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis)
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Cerebral palsy of the upper extremity
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Disorders of the finger nails
- Dupuytren’s contracture
- Ganglion cyst
- Hand and upper extremity fractures
- Infections of the upper extremity
- Keinbock’s disease
- Nerve disorders
- Osteoarthritis of the hand, wrist and elbow
- Rheumatoid arthritis of the upper extremity
- Sports injuries
- Tendinitis
- Trigger finger
- Work-related injuries
- Wrist fractures
Shoulder & Elbow
- AC joint separation
- Bicep tendinitis
- Calcific tendinitis
- Clavicle Fractures
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Fracture of the elbow
- Fracture of the forearm
- Fracture of the shoulder
- Impingement syndrome
- Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
- Ligamentous injuries of the elbow
- Loose bodies of the elbow
- Malunions
- Medial epicondylitis (pitcher’s or golfer’s elbow)
- Nonunions
- Olecranon bursitis / bursitis of the elbow
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondritis dissecans
- Partal and full thickness rotator cuff tears
- Shoulder impingement syndrome and bursitis
- Subacromial bursitis
- Elbow
- Bursitis of the elbow
- Distal bicep injuries
- Lateral epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
- Medial epicondylitis (Pitcher’s or Golfer’s Elbow)
- Fractures
- Hand & Wrist
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Hand and upper extremity fractures
- Trigger finger
- Shoulder
- Biceps tendon injuries
- Shoulder impingement syndrome and bursitis
- Subacromial bursitis
- Torn rotator cuff
Trauma & Fracture
- Upper arm, elbow, forearm and wrist
- Upper extremity fractures
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- Navigate
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