Nerve function and their injuries have always been a focus of Dr. Strohl’s attention and aspirations. Having studied neurosciences as an undergraduate at Washington University in St Louis, he subsequently worked with the late Dr. John McDonald and Dr. Cristina Sadowsky at Washington University School of Medicine and Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. As clinical research coordinator, he conducted clinical trials studying the effects of Activity-Based Restorative Therapies on individuals with spinal cord injuries.

After obtaining his medical degree at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, he completed a six-year residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He then pursued an orthopaedic fellowship in hand surgery at the renowned Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center in Philadelphia, PA under the tutelage of its Chairman, Dr. Lee Osterman. After fellowship, Dr. Strohl became the first and only plastic surgery-trained hand surgeon to join Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center, comprised of sixteen orthopaedic-trained hand surgeons.

In addition to the usual ailments and injuries of the upper extremity, Dr. Strohl’s practice focuses on cutting-edge techniques utilizing microsurgery for soft-tissue reconstruction, nerve repairs, and limb salvage. These specialized procedures include microvascular free tissue transfer, nerve transfers for brachial plexus injuries/spinal cord injuries, targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) for amputee care, and digit replantation following amputation.

His practice of hand surgery is balanced by principles of both plastic surgery and orthopaedic surgery – an “ortho-plastic” approach to complex problems. He is one of the Co-Directors and Co-Founders of the Limb Restoration Clinic (LRC) at Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center, a highly specialized program focusing on patients with brachial plexus injury, limb loss, neuromatous pain, spinal cord injury, and all other complex extremity problems.

For thirty-five years, his family owned and operated the iconic Café Edison, affectionately known as “The Polish Tea Room,” in the heart of Time Square in New York City. He worked alongside his grandparents throughout his childhood, feeding most of the Broadway theater world and millions of tourists and regular diners. Strong work ethic and good food are tenets ingrained in his DNA.