Peter Theodore Hetzler III, MD

Peter Hetzler, MD, MHS is an attending plastic & reconstructive surgeon at Westchester Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at New York Medical College. He is board eligible in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery.Dr. Hetzler has a broad interest in plastic surgery with specific interests in functional issues of the upper and lower extremities including peripheral nerve injuries, compression neuropathies, Parsonage-Turner syndrome, spasticity, tetraplegia, functional reconstruction of the upper and lower extremities, hand trauma and fractures, hand arthritis, hand tumors, trigger finger, and distal radius fractures. Raised in Rumson, NJ, he attended Phillips Academy, then received his Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry at Middlebury College. He completed medical school at the Yale School of Medicine where he also received a Master of Health Science with a concentration in ethics. He completed Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery residency at MedStar Georgetown …University Hospital. He then pursued fellowship at Johns Hopkins University for specialty training in hand and peripheral nerve surgery.