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Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal Serices

To make an appointment with a physician in our Orthopaedic Department, please call (212) 312-5900.

In the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at New York Downtown Hospital, our surgeons perform thousands of inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures each year in our state-of-the-art operating rooms. These procedures include:

• Adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery

• Primary and revision joint replacement of the hip and knee

• Ambulatory and complex spinal surgery

• Foot and ankle surgery

• Shoulder and elbow surgery

• Hand and wrist surgery

• Orthopaedic oncologic surgery

• Fracture Care

• Sports Medicine

• Pediatric Orthopaedic surgery

• Podiatric surgery

The faculty practice suite on the Hospital’s eighth floor is the location of comprehensive orthopaedic care. Here, New York orthopaedic surgeons in all related specialties conduct outpatient consultations. Patients receive follow-up care in the most progressive facilities, including a dedicated Hand Center and an outpatient occupational and physical therapy center.

We’re committed to excellence in New York orthopaedics.

 

Orthopaedic Surgery: A Major Clinical Department at New York Downtown Hospital

 

Renowned surgical training and patient care are cornerstones of our medical facility. Orthopaedic Surgery is a major clinical department at New York Downtown Hospital. The department offers ACGME-approved residency training for orthopaedic surgical residents who are on rotations at NYDH. Orthopaedic surgical conferences are held regularly, and there are ongoing special programs in such areas as quality assurance, continuing graduate medical education, and clinical research. The department also has a Division of Podiatric Surgery and CPME-approved podiatric surgical residency training. With a full range of orthopaedic services for patients and esteemed educational training for residents, our Orthopaedic Surgery Department delivers key clinical services at New York Downtown Hospital.

 

New York Downtown Hospital Orthopaedic Surgeons by Subspecialty

Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery
Eli Bryk, MD

 

 

 Foot and Ankle Specialists
Andrew Sands, MD*
Geoffrey Phillips, MD
Edwin Wolf, DPM

 

 Orthopaedic Trauma Specialists
Darren Friedman, MD
Paul Issack, MD, PhD
Robert Meyerson, MD
Andrew Sands, MD
Geoffrey Phillips, MD

 

 

 Hand & Wrist Specialists
Nelson Botwinick, MD
Robert Pae, MD*

 

 Pediatric Orthopaedic Specialists
James Tucci, MD*

 

 Hip Specialists
Eli Bryk, MD
Paul Issack, MD, PhD

 

Scoliosis Specialists
Andrew Merola, MD
James Tucci, MD

 

 Adult Joint Reconstruction
Eli Bryk, MD
Paul Issack, MD, PhD*
Robert Meyerson, MD
Steven Touliopoulos, MD

 

 Shoulder and Elbow Specialists
Darren Friedman, MD*
Ronald Krinick, MD
Robert Meyerson, MD
Robert Pae, MD

 

 Knee Specialists
Eli Bryk, MD
Joseph D’Angelo, MD
Paul Issack, MD, PhD
Ronald Krinick, MD
Robert Meyerson, MD

 

 Spine Specialists
Franco Cerabona, MD*
Paul Issack, MD, PhD
Andrew Merola, MD

 

 Orthopaedic Oncology
Samuel Kenan, MD*

Orthopaedic Research
Vincent V. Vigorita, MD

Orthopaedic Graduate Medical Education
John R. Denton, MD

*Denotes Division Chief

 Sports Medicine Specialists
Charles DeMarco, MD
Darren Friedman, MD
Ronald Krinick, MD
Robert Meyerson, MD*
Andrew Sands, MD
Steven Touliopoulos, MD