Dr. Mark R.
Belsky, MD
Dr. Matthew I. Leibman, MD
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Dr. Mark R. Belsky, MD
Dr. Belsky has practiced hand and upper extremity surgery since 1981.
He treats all conditions, diseases, and injuries that affect the elbow,
forearm, wrist, and hand for patients from birth through their elderly
years. Medical problems he treats include, but are not limited to,
arthritis, nerve entrapments, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, fractures,
joint, tendon, nerve, and vascular injuries, and infections, Dr. Belsky
has a special interest in sports injuries of the hand and elbow, thumb
arthritis, Dupuytren's Disease, and resistant tennis elbow. Dr. Belsky
is currently the hand surgery consultant, along with his associate Dr.
Matthew Leibman, to the Boston Red Sox.
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Dr. Belsky is active in academic medicine,
hospital governance, and his community. He has published more than 30
articles and chapters about diseases and injuries of the hand and
elbow. He has given more than 50 lectures to the local, regional,
national, and international medical communities. Dr Belsky is a
Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Tufts University School of
Medicine. National and international organizational memberships
include: American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgery, and the American College of Surgeons. He has
served as Chairman of the Advisory Committee for Orthopaedics and as
Governor of the American College of Surgeons. |
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During his 25 year tenure at the Newton-Wellesley
Hospital, Dr. Belsky he has been President of the Medical Staff and
chairman of numerous committees. His current leadership positions at
the Newton-Wellesley Hospital include Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery and
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees. |
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Dr. Belsky serves on the Board of Directors of the Jewish
Family and Children's Services of greater Boston. He has a special
interest in providing services for people with disabilities and other
vulnerable populations. |
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Dr Belsky grew up in New Jersey where he attended
Highland Park High School. He received his BS degree from the
University of Pittsburgh and his MD Degree from Tufts University School
of Medicine. After his surgical internship at NYU-Bellevue Hospital in
New York, and his surgical residency at the Peter Bent Brigham
Hospital, he completed orthopaedic residency and microsurgery
fellowship at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston. He completed
his Hand Surgery Fellowship at Roosevelt Hospital in New York under the
mentorship of Richard Eaton and the late. J. William Littler. |
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Dr. Belsky's hobbies include fly fishing, road biking,
golf, and photography. He lives in the western suburbs with his wife
and children. |
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