John C. Elfar, MD FACS

Dr. Elfar specializes in the treatment of hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder problems for patients of all ages. His clinical interests include all aspects of upper extremity trauma and reconstruction as well as sports related injuries. He has special expertise in arthroscopy including the arthroscopic treatment of hand and upper extremity problems including the rotator cuff of the shoulder and elbow. He also has special expertise in joint reconstructive and salvage procedures for the hand, wrist, shoulder, and elbow including joint replacements, peripheral nerve surgery, and vascular surgery. Dr. Elfar is a graduate of both Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Medical School. His Orthopaedic Surgery Residency training was with URMC Orthopaedics. Then, he completed an Advanced Upper Extremity Trauma Fellowship with the AO International. He also completed advanced fellowship training in Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity, including shoulder and elbow reconstruction at the Cincinnati Hand Surgery Center. He is board certified in orthopaedic surgery with certificates of added qualification in sports medicine and hand and upper extremity surgery. Dr. Elfar joined URMC Orthopaedics as an Assistant Professor specializing in hand, wrist, shoulder, and elbow surgery in 2008. He went on to take the Vice-Chairman position at Penn State as the Endowed Michael and Myrtle Baker Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation in 2017.

General Orthopaedics

• amputation
• amputee rehabilitation
• broken collarbone
• cartilage problems
• compression fracture
• fractures
• fractures complex
• ligament injuries
• muscle strains
• skeletal dysplasia
• skeletal dysplasia
• spasticity
• tears and instability
• wrist surgery

Hand Wrist Disorders/Procedures

• arthritis
• arthroscopic shoulder surgery
• boutonniere deformity
• brachial plexus injury
• carpel tunnel syndrome
• cubital tunnel syndrome
• deQuervain's tendonitis
• Duprytren's contracture
• Dupuytren’s Contracture
• elbow fracture
• elbow problems
• Erb's palsy
• finger injuries/amputation
• finger injuries/amputations
• fractures
• ganglion cysts
• hand fractures
• Kienbock's disease
• mallet finger
• nerve injuries
• neuropathies - upper extremity
• reflex sympathetic dystrophy
• rotator cuff tears
• shoulder problems
• shoulder separation
• shoulder surgery
• sprained thumb
• tennis elbow
• thumb fractures
• trigger finger
• ulnar tunnel syndrome
• ulner nerve entrapment
• under arm tuck
• upper extremity reconstruction
• wrist arthroplasty
• wrist joint replacement
• wrist sprains
• wrist surgery

Bone, Muscle Cancer/Tumors

• bone and soft tissue tumors
• bone metastases
• bone tumors
• chondroblastoma
• chondrosarcoma
• chordoma
• enchomdroma
• Ewing's sarcoma
• fibrous dysplasia
• giant cell tumor of the bone
• hemangioma
• lipoma
• metastatic spine
• multiple myeloma
• neuroblastoma
• osteochondroma
• osteosarcoma
• pelvic tumors
• spine tumors
• unicameral bone cyst

Arthritis

• arthritis
• osteoarthritis
• rheumatoid arthritis

Diagnostic Imaging/proced

• arthroscopy
• autologous chondrocyte implantation
• bone density testing
• bone marrow aspiration/biopsy
• endoscopic surgery
• laser surgery
• microsurgery
• microvascular surgery
• minimally invasive surgery
• minimally invasive techniques
• MRI
• musculoskeletal imaging
• myelography
• osteochonal grafting
• spinal injections
• stem cell regeneration
• vascular radiology
• viscosupplementation treatment

Orthopedics Hand

• Kienbock's disease

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• arthroscopy
• autologous chondrocyte implantation
• bone marrow aspiration/biopsy
• laparoscopic surgery
• laser surgery
• minimally invasive surgery
• mircrovascular surgery
• myelography
• osteochonal grafting
• spinal injections
• stem cell regeneration
• viscosupplementation treatment

Orthopedics other

Pediatric Orthopaedics

• elbow fracture in children
• forearm fracture in children
• fractures
• nerve injury
• open fracture
• osteochondritis dissecans
• sports injuries
• sports injuries in children
• sprains and soft tissue injuries
• throwing injuries in the elbow in children

Shoulder & Arm Disease/Injury

• arm fracture
• arthritis of the shoulder
• arthroscopic shoulder surgery
• brachial plexus injury
• bursitis
• carpel tunnel syndrome
• clavicle fracture (broken collarbone)
• cubital tunnel syndrome
• deQuervain's tendonitis
• Duprytren's contracture
• elbow dislocation
• elbow fracture
• elbow problems
• Erb's palsy
• neuropathies - upper extremity
• rotator cuff tears
• shoulder blade fracture
• shoulder joint replacement
• shoulder problems
• shoulder separation
• shoulder surgery
• tennis elbow
• throwing injuries in the elbow
• ulnar nerve entrapment

Sports Medicine

• ACL injury
• athletic knee problems
• hip pain
• ligament injuries
• overuse injuries
• runner's knee
• throwing injuries

Orthopedic Trauma

• amputation
• extremity reconstruction
• foot and ankle reconstruction
• limb restoration
• reconstructive spine surgery
• reconstructive surgery
• replantation surgery
• shoulder reconstruction
• spine trauma

Strong Memorial Hospital - University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Attending

08/2008—08/2017

Highland Hospital

Rochester, NY

Attending

08/2008—01/2013

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University

Hershey, PA

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

09/2017—Present

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University

Hershey, PA

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

09/2017—Present

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University

Hershey, PA

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

09/2017—Present

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University

Hershey, PA

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

09/2017—Present

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University

Hershey, PA

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

09/2017—Present

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Rochester, NY

Assistant Professor

08/2008—01/2013

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Rochester, NY

Associate Professor

01/2013—Present