Melvin P. Rosenwasser, MD

Hand surgery sits at the nexus of precision and patience—a field where detail matters as much as outcome. Melvin P. Rosenwasser, MD works within that tradition; consultations here cover carpal tunnel release, fracture care, tendon repair, nerve surgery, Dupuytren contracture treatment, and arthritis management. The practice operates within the Washington Heights medical corridor, where Fort Washington Avenue carries a mix of quiet routine and steady referral traffic. Neighborhood clinics like this often anchor the block, offering focused specialty care without the Midtown glare.

Find the office at 161 Fort Washington Avenue, where the building’s upper floors look north toward the Hudson and south toward the George Washington Bridge entrance. Scheduling a first visit is a matter of picking up the phone; the line stays open for new consultations, post-op checks, and urgent referrals. Melvin P. Rosenwasser, MD keeps the volume low on the other end but crisp on the details—diagnoses, timelines, recovery expectations—before the details are finalized. The neighborhood rewards planners with steady parking after 8 p.m., when Fort Washington quiets into a residential pulse.

Reach the map here to plot your route through the Upper Manhattan grid. From the A train at 168th Street, it’s a five-minute crosstown walk; traffic flows reliably on weekdays before the school buses slow the block. Once you’re close enough to read the brass plaque by the elevator, the rest of the directions live in the hallway mirror across from suite 630.