Scott H. Kozin, MD

Specialties

Hand Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
General Surgery

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English

Scott Kozin, M.D., graduated from Duke University in 1982 with a degree in computer science. He completed medical school at Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, followed by orthopedic residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center. In 1992, he completed a fellowship at the Mayo Clinic focusing on hand and microvascular surgery.

Dr. Kozin cared for both adults and children until 2000, when he devoted his practice and research to children at Shriners Children's Philadelphia. Since that time, Dr. Kozin has been an advocate for improving the lives of children via research, education and patient care.

He is currently the chief of staff at Shriners Children's Philadelphia. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers, mainly on the care of children with various diagnoses including brachial plexus injury, spinal cord injury and congenital differences. He routinely travels to developing countries to operate on children in need. Dr. Kozin received the Weiland Metal from the American Society for Surgery of the Hand in 2010, which honors a hand surgeon/scientist who has contributed a body of research that advances the field.

Dr. Kozin was president of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand 2014. He implemented the Touching Hands Project to foster hand care around the globe with a focus on developing and underserved countries. The mission statement reads "Creating opportunities for hand specialists to give back their knowledge and expertise to the global community." The inaugural mission to Haiti occurred in 2014, and has increased to 10 annual missions around the globe. Dr. Kozin was a key member in the first pediatric hand transplant in 2015. The successful procedure transplanted bilateral arms to Zion Harvey and has been inspiration for children with missing limbs.

Dr. Kozin is also a devoted husband and father to his two children, Bryan and Samantha. During his leisure time, he enjoys travel, food and mountain biking.

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Pediatric Care

Specialty

General Surgery
Hand Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopedics
Pediatric Surgery
Spine & Spinal Cord

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Board Certifications

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery - General
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand

Education and Training

Medical Education|Hahnemann University School of Medicine|Philadelphia|PA||05/01/1986

Residency|Shriners Hospital for Children|Philadelphia|PA||07/01/1989

Residency|Thomas Jefferson University Hospital|Philadelphia|PA||03/01/1990

Academic Positions and Locations

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Adjunct Clinical Professor

Leadership and Memberships

Chief of Staff, Shriners Children's Philadelphia
2014-2015: President, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
2008-2009: President, American Association for Hand Surgery
2020-2022: Chair, American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand

Editorial Positions

2013-Present: JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques
2013-Present: Associate Editor, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS)
2010: Editor, Green's Operative Hand Surgery, Sixth Edition
2011-Present: Editorial Board, Orthopaedics Today
2008-2013: Review Section Editor, Journal of Hand Surgery
2008-Present: Editorial Board, Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Awards and Honors

2018, Scott H. Kozin International Hand Surgery Traveling Fellowship, American Society for Surgery of the Hand/American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand
2021, Emanuel B. Kaplan Lecturer, Langone Orthopedic Hospital, NYU
2019, Richard J. Smith Lecturer, 74th American Society of Surgery for the Hand
2018, The Dickson Lecture, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and The Cleveland, Akron Orthopedic Society
2018, Keynote Speaker, 36th Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand International Meeting
2018, Nogi Lecturer, Virginia Commonwealth University

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