Dr. Emran Sheikh, MD is an orthopedic hand surgery specialist in Rutherford, NJ and has been practicing for 14 years. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University in 1996 and specializes in orthopedic hand surgery, plastic surgery of the hand, and more.
Multi Disciplinary Specialists
201 State Rt 17 Fl 11
Rutherford, NJ 07070
(201) 549-8860
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Amerihealth
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Coventry Health Care
- Coventry Health Care of Delaware
- EmblemHealth
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- Humana
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Top Care Areas
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
high
more than 88% of peers
Trigger Finger
normal
more than 77% of peers
Carpal Tunnel Release
normal
more than 52% of peers
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Care Philosophy
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4 Â Specialties
- Orthopedic Hand Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Plastic Surgery of the Hand
2 Â Board Certifications
- Hand SurgeryAccredited by: American Board of Plastic Surgery*
- Plastic SurgeryAccredited by: American Board of Plastic Surgery*
66 Â Conditions Treated
- Arthritis
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Benign Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
- Benign Skin Tumor
- Benign Tumor
- Bone Disorders
- Brachial Plexus Injuries
- Brain Disorders
- Broken Neck
- Burn Injuries
- Cancer
- Carpal Fractures
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
- Cervical Spine Myelopathy
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- De Quervain's Disease
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Diabetic (Charcot) Foot
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Epilepsy
- Fracture
- Fracture of Hand (incl. Fingers)
- Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Hand Conditions
- Hand Fracture
- Herniated Disc
- Hidradenitis
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Low Back Pain
- Moles (Benign Skin Lesions)
- Muscle Diseases
- Nerve Diseases
- Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
- Neuromuscular Diseases
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis of Hand or Wrist
- Osteoarthritis of Hands
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Peripheral Nerve Injuries
- Pinched Nerve
- Pseudoarthrosis
- Pulmonary Disease
- Radial Nerve Entrapment
- Radial Tunnel Syndrome
- Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Second-Degree Burns
- Skin Cancer
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Disorders
- Spine Fractures, Traumatic
- Stroke
- Tendon Disorders
- Tendonitis
- Third-Degree Burns
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Thrombosis
- Thumb Basal Joint Arthritis
- Torticollis
- Trigger Finger
- Vascular Disease
- Work-Related Injuries
- Wrist Disorders
- Wrist Fracture
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79 Â Procedures
- Abscess or Cyst Drainage or Aspiration
- Abscess or Fluid Incision and Drainage
- Adjacent Tissue Transfer
- Amputation
- Arm Surgery
- Arthritic Hand Reconstruction
- Arthroscopic Wrist Surgery
- Basal Thumb Joint Reconstruction
- Bone and Joint Repair
- Bone and Joint Replacement
- Bone Grafting
- Burn Care Services
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery, Endoscopic
- Chronic Pain Management
- De Quervain's Release
- Destruction of Benign Skin Lesion
- Diabetic Neuropathy Nerve Release Testing
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Elbow Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
- Endoscopic Hand Surgery
- Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
- Excision of Benign Skin Lesion
- Excision of Metacarpal and Carpal
- Excision of Skin Cancer
- Excision of Skin Lesion
- Facial Reconstruction
- Foreign Body Removal
- Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment
- Fracture Care
- Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF)
- Hand and Elbow Microvascular Surgery
- Hand and Wrist Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
- Hand and Wrist Fracture Treatment, Closed
- Hand and Wrist Fracture Treatment, Open
- Hand or Wrist Tendon Transfer
- Hand Reconstruction
- Hand Surgery
- Hand Tendon Repair
- Hand, Elbow, and Shoulder Microvascular Surgery
- Hardware Removal
- Herniated Disc Procedure
- Incision and Removal of Foreign Object
- Laceration Repair
- Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
- Lip, Excision or Resection
- Minimal Access Surgery
- Nerve Biopsy
- Nerve Block, Somatic
- Nerve Blocks
- Nerve Conduction Studies
- Nerve Reconstruction
- Nerve Surgery
- Neurolytic Nerve Block
- Neuroplasty
- Neurosurgical Procedures
- Peripheral Nerve Decompression
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Reconstructive Surgery
- RSD Treatment
- Skin Excision for Hidradenitis
- Skin Grafts
- Skin Lesion Removal
- Spinal Nerve Block
- Stellate Ganglion Block
- Steroid Injection
- Tendon Repair
- Tendon Surgery
- Thoracic Outlet Surgery
- Trigger Finger Release
- Trigger Point Injection
- Trigger Point Therapy
- Worker's Compensation Evaluations
- Wound Care and Management
- Wound Repair
- Wrist and Forearm Tenotomy
- Wrist Ligament Reconstruction
- Wrist Replacement
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Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for New Jersey.
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
Education
- Penn State UUndergraduate School | Graduated 1992
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson UniversityMedical School | Graduated 1996
- Christiana Care Health System-Christiana HospitalInternship Hospital | Completed 1997
- Barnes-Jewish HospitalResidency Hospital | Completed 2003
- Barnes Jewish HospitalFellowship Hospital | Completed 2004
- John Hopkins HospitalFellowship Hospital | Completed 2000
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
Media & Publications
- Clinical and pathologic predictors of survival in patients with thymoma., 1999
- Rapid up-regulation of endothelial P-selection expression via reactive oxygen species generation., 2002
Languages Spoken
- English
- Hindi
- Punjabi
- Urdu
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Dr. Sheikh accepts 14 insurance carriers
- AetnaAetna HMOChoice Plus POS II
- AmerihealthAmerihealth PPO
- Blue Cross Blue ShieldBlue Card PPO
- CignaCigna HMOCigna PPOGreat West Healthcare-Cigna PPOOpen Access
- Coventry Health CareGroup Plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care of DelawareCoventry Health Care of Delaware HMO
- EmblemHealthGHI PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- HumanaChoice Care PPO
- Keystone Health Plan EastKeystone Health Plan East HMOKeystone Health Plan East POS
- Medicaid
- MultiPlanMultiPlan PPOPHCS Network PPO
- Oxford Health PlansFreedom Plan
- UnitedHealthCareChoice Plus POSOptions PPOOxford LibertyUnited Healthcare
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