Michael F. Pizzillo, MD
- Hand Surgery
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Upper Extremity Surgery
Languages Spoken
- Spanish
Related Services
Related Practices
Specialties, Procedures &
Conditions Treated
Primary Areas of Practice
- Hand Surgery
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Upper Extremity Surgery
Other Areas of Practice
- Bloodless Medicine
Procedures
- Arthroscopic Elbow Surgery
- Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
- Arthroscopic Wrist Surgery
- Bloodless Medicine & Surgery
- Elbow Fracture Surgery
- Elbow Reconstruction
- Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
- Hand Fracture Surgery
- Labrum Repair
- Reconstructive Wrist Surgery
- Rotator Cuff Repair
- Shoulder Reconstruction
- Shoulder Replacement
- Trigger Finger Release
- Wrist Surgery
Conditions Treated
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Dislocated Shoulder
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Elbow Fractures
- Elbow Injuries
- Hand Fractures
- Hand Injuries
- Nerve Compression Disorders
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Injuries
- Shoulder Problems
- Trigger Finger
- Wrist Injury
Locations &
Appointments
Locations
Englewood Orthopedic Associates at Englewood Cliffs
910 Sylvan Avenue Suite 100 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Appointments
Insurance
Insurances Accepted
Please contact your insurance company directly prior to receiving services or care to confirm your coverage. Although we have made every effort to ensure this list is accurate, only your health insurance plan can provide complete information regarding your coverage and potential out-of-pocket costs.
1199 (SEIU)
- 1199 (SEIU)
Aetna
- Aetna Assure Premier Plus
- Aetna CCN
- Aetna CoreSource
- Aetna Coventry
- Aetna FIDE-SNP
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Managed Care
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Whole Health HMO
- Aetna Whole Health PPO
- Medsolutions
- Meritan Health
AmeriHealth
- AmeriHealth Administrator
- AmeriHealth HMO
- AmeriHealth PPO
- Value Network (Exchange Plan)
APWU
- APWU Health Plan
Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Open Access Plus
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Supplemental
- Great-West Healthcare (GWH)
- Health Partners
Clover Health
- Clover Medicare Advantage
EmblemHealth
- EmblemHealth EPO
- EmblemHealth EPO2
- EmblemHealth FEHB
- EmblemHealth FEHBP
- EmblemHealth GHI CBP
- EmblemHealth GHI PPO
- EmblemHealth National
- EmblemHealth PPO1
- EmblemHealth PPO2
- EmblemHealth PPO3
- EmblemHealth Tri-State
- Vytra
Empire BCBS
- Blue Priority
- Empire BCBS EPO
- Empire BCBS HealthPlus Gatekeeper (prefix VJD)
- Empire BCBS Indemnity
- Empire BCBS Medicare Advantage Plus
- Empire BCBS PPO
Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
- Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
Fidelis Care NJ
- Fidelis Care NJ Medicaid Managed Care
First Health
- First Health
GEHA
- GEHA Health Plan
Horizon BCBS
- Federal Employee Program
- Horizon BCBS Braven Health
- Horizon BCBS EPO
- Horizon BCBS HMO
- Horizon BCBS Medicare Managed Care
- Horizon BCBS PPO
- NJ Carpenters Fund
- OMNIA Tier 1
- Traditional
Horizon NJ Health
- Horizon NJ Health Medicaid
- Horizon NJ TotalCare (D-SNP)
Humana
- Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
- Humana ChoicePOS
- Humana Gold Choice Network PFFS
- Humana Gold Choice Network PFFS 23
- Humana Gold Plus DE-SNP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Humana Medicare (Employer PPO Plus)
- Humana Medicare PPO
- Humana Medicare PPO 2023
- Humana National Medicare HMO
- Humana National POS - Open Access
- Humana National POS - Open Access Plus
MagnaCare
- Local 825
- MagnaCare PPO
Mail Handlers
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
Medicaid
- Medicaid NJ
Medicare
- Medicare NJ
MultiPlan/PHCS
- Beech Street
- MultiPlan Humana
- MultiPlan Worker's Comp
- PHCS
- Pomco
MVP Health Care
- MVP Health Care PPO
NALC
- NALC Health Benefit Plan
Nippon Life Insurance Co of America
- Nippon Life Benefits
Oxford
- Freedom
- Garden State Network
- Liberty
- Metro
- Oxford Medicare
QualCare
- Choice Care
- HIP HMO
- HIP PPO
- HIP PRIME HMO
- HIP PRIME PPO
- Oscar
- QualCare EPO
- QualCare FEHB
- QualCare GHI PPO
- QualCare HMO
- QualCare Humana
- QualCare PPO
- QualCare Worker's Comp
Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare NJ
UMR
- UMR
United Healthcare Community and State
- Dual Complete
- UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicaid (NJ FamilyCare)
- UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicare
UnitedHealthcare
- AARP
- Commercial and Marketplace
- Compass Benefit (Exchange)
- Medica
- River Valley
- UnitedHealthcare EPO
- UnitedHealthcare HMO
- UnitedHealthcare POS
- UnitedHealthcare PPO
- UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
Wellcare NJ
- Wellcare NJ Ambetter
- Wellcare NJ Medicare Managed Care
Wellpoint
- Wellpoint Medicaid
- Wellpoint Medicare Advantage
About
About Michael Pizzillo
Dr. Pizzillo, part of Englewood Orthopedic Associates, is board certified in orthopedic surgery and holds a subspecialty certificate (Certificate of Added Qualifications-CAQ) in both Surgery of the Hand and in Orthopedic Sports Medicine. He specializes in hand, upper extremity, and shoulder surgery. His clinical interests include arthroscopic surgery, post-traumatic reconstruction and joint replacement of the hand and upper extremity. Dr. Pizzillo received his MD from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Medical College. He completed an orthopedic surgery residency at NYU Langone Medical Center, Bellevue Hospital Center and the Manhattan VA Medical Center, followed by a hand and upper extremity fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the New York Society for Surgery of the Hand.
Honors & Awards
2020, 2019: Castle Connolly Top Doctors New York Metro Area
2020, 2019: Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor
2019: Bergen Magazine Top Doctors
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Professional Memberships
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
New York Society for Surgery of the Hand
Education &
Training
Education & Degrees
MD: SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Residency
New York University Medical Center
Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
Certifications & Distinctions
- Orthopaedic Sports Medicine(American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery)
- Orthopaedic Surgery (American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery)
- Surgery of the Hand (American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Publications
Publications
Tomaino MM, King J, Pizzillo M. Correction of lunate malalignment when bone grafting scaphoid nonunion with humpback deformity: rationale and results of a technique revisited. J Hand Surg Am. 2000 Mar;25(2):322-9.
Pizzillo MF, Sotereanos DG, Tomaino MM. Recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome: treatment options. J South Orthop Assoc. 1999 Spring;8(1):28-36.
Pizzillo MF, Sotereanos DG. Recurrent compressive neuropathy: treatment with autologous saphenous vein wrapping. (abstract for oral presentation at 7th Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Vancouver, Canada) May, 1998
Pizzillo MF, Raskin KB. A new radiographic predictor of soft tissue wrist pathology. (abstract presented at Annual Resident's and Fellow's Meeting of theNew York Society for Surgery of the Hand) May, 1996
Pizzillo MF. The surgical management of cubital tunnel syndrome. The Resident Reporter: AAOS 64th Annual Meeting, Vol.3 No. 2, 1997
Sparano J, Schwartz EL, Wiernik P, Salva K, Pizzillo MF. Phase II trial of etopside, doxorubicin (Adriamycin), and cisplatin (EAP regimen) in advanced gastric cancer. AM J Clin Oncol 1990 Oct;13(5) : 374-8