


As the senior member of the SOS Hand and Wrist Center team and a former SUNY Health Science Center professor , Dr. Short brings more than 34 years of practical experience to the SOS Hand and Wrist Center Team. After graduating from Cornell in 1971, Dr. Short moved on to medical school at SUNY Health Science Center, followed by a General Surgery Internship at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 1975. His Surgical Orthopaedic Residency was completed back here at the SUNY Health Science Center in 1980.
Dr. Short continued his education with a Hand Fellowship at Yale University and the University of Connecticut from 1980-1981. Dr. Short has received numerous awards and honors, including a Patient’s Choice Award in 2009. Most recently, Dr. Short received a 5-star rating by patients at HealthGrades.com — making him the only 5-star hand specialist in the Syracuse area!

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- Dr. Short Invited to Present at National
Dr. Short Invited to Present at National Conference
Posted 847 days ago
Dr. Walter Short, a founding partner of the SOS H+W Center, will be a featured presenter at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons annual meeting being held February 15-19 in…
- Dr. Short Speaks at ASSH Meeting
Dr. Short Speaks at ASSH Meeting
Posted 930 days ago
SOS Hand + Wrist Center founding partner, Dr. Walter Short, served as a guest lecturer at the 2010 ASSH Annual Meeting in Boston. The pre-eminent mission of the American Society for…
- SOS H+W Most Highly Rated Center of its Kind
SOS H+W is now the most highly rated specialty center of its kind
Posted 947 days ago
Special thanks to all of our patients for making the SOS Hand + Wrist Center the most highly rated hand, wrist and arm specialty center of its kind. We are proud…
- Dr. Walter Short Honored by Patients
Dr. Walter Short Honored by Patients
Posted 947 days ago
Special thanks to all of our patients for honoring SOS Hand + Wrist Center founding partner Dr. Walter Short with the Patients’ Choice Award for consecutive years. This recognition reflects…
- Dr. Short Awarded 5-Star Rating on Healt
Dr. Short receives 5-star HealthGrades rating!
Posted 1042 days ago
Dr. Walter Short, founding partner of the recently opened SOS Hand + Wrist Center, was recently awarded a 5-star rating on HealthGrades.com — making him the only 5-star rated hand…
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