Dr. Ark is a Board Certified surgeon specializing in Hand Surgery. He holds the Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery. He is also an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.

Dr. Ark graduated from Duke University with honors, earning a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with majors in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering. He subsequently received his medical degree at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine. Dr. Ark completed his surgical internship and orthopaedic training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. He subsequently served as a Harvard/Mass General Hospital Hand Fellow.

Currently serving as the Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Penn Princeton Medical Center, he has served on multiple committees, including Performance Improvement, Operating Room, and COVID-19 Advisory Committee.

Dr. Ark was voted by others as a “Top Doctor” initially in 1998 and for many years subsequently.