2010 Guide to Musculoskeletal Services

2010 Guide to 

Musculoskeletal 

Services 

Adult Reconstruction 

Foot and Ankle 

General Orthopedics 

Hand 

Musculoskeletal Radiology 

Orthopedic Oncology 

Orthopedic and Sports Rehabilitation 

Pediatric Orthopedics 

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 

Rheumatology 

Shoulder and Elbow 

Spine 

Sports Medicine 

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Beth Israel Medical Center 

Department of Orthopedic Surgery 

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Peter D. McCann, MD 

Chair 

212-844-6735 

Donald M. Kastenbaum, MD 

Vice Chair 

212-288-2000 

Surafeal Asgedom 

Administrative Director 

212-844-8690 

Hannah Balanza 

Academic Coordinator 

212-844-6806

Index by Specialty 

Physician name, page number 

Adult Reconstruction – 

Hip and Knee Replacement 

Chief: Steven F. Harwin, MD, 8 

Steven J. Arsht, MD, 2 

David A. Drucker, MD, 5 

Donald M. Kastenbaum, MD, 9 

William J. Lackey, MD, 10 

Stanley Liebowitz, MD, 11 

Ken C. Miyasaka, MD, 12 

Jacob D. Rozbruch, MD, 16 

Foot and Ankle Service 

Chief: Christopher E. Hubbard, MD, 8 

Jonathan C. Gordon, MD, 6 

Sheldon R. Simon, MD, 17 

General Orthopedics Service 

Chief: Jacob D. Rozbruch, MD, 16 

Peter A. Godsick, MD, 6 


Leonard R. Harrison, Jr., MD, 7 


Stanley Liebowitz, MD, 11 

Shahid Mian, MD, 12 

Jonathan Silver, MD, 17 

Robert J. Ziets, MD, 18 

Hand Service 

Chief: Charles P. Melone, MD, 12 

Steven Beldner, MD, 3 

David M. Edelstein, MD, 6 

S. Leonard Edelstein, MD, 6 

Ken C. Miyasaka, MD, 12 

Debra M. Parisi, MD, 14 

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, 14 

Daniel B. Polatsch, MD, 14 


Musculoskeletal Radiology Service 

Chief: Kevin R. Math, MD, 11 

Robert D. Irish, MD, 8 

Rolando D. Singson, MD, 17 

Orthopedic Oncology Service 

Samuel Kenan, MD, 9 

Orthopedic and 

Sports Rehabilitation 

Director; Robert S. Gotlin, DO, 7 

Lisa M. Bartoli, DO, 2 

Pediatric Orthopedic Service 

Chief: Sheldon R. Simon, MD, 17 

Physical Medicine and 

Rehabilitation Service 

Chair; Kevin H. Weiner, MD, 18 

Jock Avolio, MD, PhD, 2 

Christine Hinke, MD, 8 

Marc J. Rosenblatt, DO, 15 

Rheumatology Service 

Chief: Harry D. Fischer, MD, 6 

Ya Ju Chang, MD, 4 

Eddys Disla, MD, 5 

Erin Patton, MD, MPH, 14 

Paula J. Rackoff, MD, 15 

Lanny S. Schwartzfarb, MD, 16 

Shoulder and Elbow Service 

Chief: Frances Cuomo, MD, 5 

Catherine A. Compito, MD, 4 

Steven F. Harwin, MD, 8 

Peter D. McCann, MD, 12 


Evan Schwartz, MD, 16 

Jaspreet S. Sekhon, MD, 17 

Max Tyorkin, MD, 18 

Spine Service 

Chief: Michael G. Neuwirth, MD, 13 

Fabien D. Bitan, MD, 3 

Andrew M. Casden, MD, 4 

Paul L. Kuflik, MD, 9 

Chan Roonprapunt, MD, PhD, 15 

Spine Physiatry Service 

Director: Stuart B. Kahn, MD, 9 

Eugene Bulkin, MD, 3 

Alexander J. Lee, MD, 10 

II 

I N D E X B Y S P E C I A LT Y

Sports Medicine Service 

Chief: Jerry A. Lubliner, MD, 11 

Steven J. Arsht, MD, 2 

David Capiola, MD, 3 

Catherine A. Compito, MD, 4 

Michael A. Cushner, MD, 5 


Robert D. Haar, MD, 7 

Nicholas R. Harding, MD, 7 

Steven F. Harwin, MD, 8 

Donald M. Kastenbaum, MD, 9 


Howard J. Levy, MD, 10 

Dana Mannor, MD, 11 

David T. Neuman, MD, 13 

Ron Noy, MD, 13 

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, 14 


Evan Schwartz, MD, 16 

Thomas A. Scilaris, MD, 16 


Andrew H. Turtel, MD, 18 



Kings Highway Division, Brooklyn 

Chief: Todd B. Soifer, MD, 17 

Howard Baum, MD, 2 

David Capiola, MD, 3 

Robert H. Copulsky, MD, 4 

David M. Edelstein, MD, 6 

S. Leonard Edelstein, MD, 6 

Nicholas R. Harding, MD, 7 


Salvatore R. Lenzo, MD, 10 

Ludwig Licciardi, MD, 11 

Daniel J. Morgan, MD, 13 

Steven J. Ravich, MD, 15 


Jonathan Silver, MD, 17 


B E T H I S R A E L M E D I C A L C E N T E R 

III

V 

PHONE 

Phone by Physician Last Name 

A 

Arsht, Steven J., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-6755 

Avolio, Jock, MD, PhD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-5525 

B 

Bartoli, Lisa M., DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 646-935-2255 

Baum, Howard, MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718-238-2661 

Beldner, Steven, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-340-0000 

Bitan, Fabien D., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-744-8114 

Bulkin, Eugene, MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-8756 

C 

Capiola, David, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-744-1121 

Casden, Andrew M., MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-8674 

Chang, Ya Ju, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-8101 

Compito, Catherine A., MD. . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-8544 

Copulsky, Robert H., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718-258-2588 

Cuomo, Frances, MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-6938 

Cushner, Michael A., MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914-961-3437 

D 

Disla, Eddys, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-420-3131 

Drucker, David A., MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718-727-6945 

E 

Edelstein, David M., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718-283-8927 

Edelstein, S. Leonard, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718-646-8787 

F 

Fischer, Harry D., MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-8101 

G 

Godsick, Peter A., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-369-3200 

Gordon, Jonathan C., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-252-6182 

Gotlin, Robert S., DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 646-935-2255 

H 

Haar, Robert D., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-876-7000 

Harding, Nicholas R., MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718-258-2588 

Harrison, Leonard R., Jr., MD . . . . . . . . . . . 212-628-7772 

Harwin, Steven F., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-861-9800 

Hinke, Christine, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-5525 

Hubbard, Christopher E., MD . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-6940 

I 

Irish, Robert D., MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-8850 

K 

Kahn, Stuart B., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-8756 

Kastenbaum, Donald M., MD . . . . . . . . . . 212-288-2000 

Kenan, Samuel, MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-684-5511 

Kuflik, Paul L., MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-8688 

B E T H I S R A E L M E D I C A L C E N T E R

VI 

PHONE 

Phone by Physician Last Name 

L 

Lackey, William J., MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718-836-8888 

Lee, Alexander J., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-8618 

Lenzo, Salvatore R., MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-734-9949 

Levy, Howard J., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-744-8114 

Licciardi, Ludwig, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718-748-0079 

Liebowitz, Stanley, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-744-1121 

Lubliner, Jerry A., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-249-8200 

M 

Mannor, Dana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-570-9600 

Math, Kevin R., MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-8862 

McCann, Peter D., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-6735 

Melone, Charles P., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-340-0000 

Mian, Shahid, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-734-3344 

Miyasaka, Ken C., MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-6750 

Morgan, Daniel J., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718-258-2588 

N 

Neuman, David T., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-813-3634 

Neuwirth, Michael G., MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-8692 

Noy, Ron, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-813-2543 

P 

Parisi, Debra M., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-6770 

Patton, Erin, MD, MPH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-8101 

Plancher, Kevin D., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-876-5200 

Polatsch, Daniel B., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-340-0000 

R 

Rackoff, Paula J., MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-8101 

Ravich, Steven J., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718-692-0949 

Roonprapunt, Chan, MD, PhD. . . . . . . . . . 212-844-8383 

Rosenblatt, Marc J., DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-539-0257 

Rozbruch, Jacob D., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-744-9857 

S 

Schwartz, Evan, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718-558-1975 

Schwartzfarb, Lanny S., MD . . . . . . . . . . . 212-734-5670 

Scilaris, Thomas A., MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-744-1121 

Sekhon, Jaspreet S., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718-258-2588 

Silver, Jonathan, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718-238-6400 

Simon, Sheldon R., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-6756 

Singson, Rolando D., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-844-8855 

Soifer, Todd B., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718-258-2588 

T 

Turtel, Andrew H., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-319-6500 

Tyorkin, Max, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-731-2002 

W 

Weiner, Kevin H., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-252-6182 

Z 

Ziets, Robert J., MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-717-1285 

P H O N E B Y P H Y S I C I A N L A S T N A M E

Staff Directory 

Steven J. Arsht, MD 212-844-6755 

10 Union Square East, 3M, New York, NY 10003 OrthoBi.com 

Education MD, George Washington University Medical School, Washington, DC 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center, 

Washington, DC 

Fellowships Orthopedic Surgery, Insall, Scott, Kelly Institute for Orthopedics and 

Sports Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center – Singer Division, New York, NY 

Board Certifications Orthopedic Surgery 

Clinical Expertise Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Adult Reconstruction 

Jock Avolio, MD, PhD 212-844-5525 

First Avenue at 16th Street, 3 Dazian, New York, NY 10003 

Education MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 

Residencies Chief Resident, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 

Board Certifications Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 

Clinical Expertise Conservative Care of Musculoskeletal Conditions, Post-operative 

Joint Replacement Rehabilitation, Amputees, Neuro-rehabilitation 

Lisa M. Bartoli, DO 646-935-2255 

245 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016 

Education DO, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey School of 

Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ 

Residencies Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine & Dentistry 

of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 

Fellowships Sports Medicine, Spine and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Beth Israel 

Medical Center, New York, NY 


Clinical Expertise Orthopedic and Sports Rehabilitation, Medical Acupuncture 

Howard Baum, MD 718-238-2661 

3131 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11234 

Education MD, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 

Brooklyn, NY 

Fellowships Foot and Ankle Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY 


Clinical Expertise Orthopedic Surgery 

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Steven Beldner, MD 212-340-0000 

321 East 34th Street, 1st floor, New York, NY 10016 HandSurgeryNYC.com 

Education MD, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY 

Fellowships Orthopedic Hand Surgery, New York University Medical Center, 

New York, NY 

Board Certifications Orthopedic Surgery, Hand Surgery 

Clinical Expertise Hand and Elbow Surgery 

Fabien D. Bitan, MD 212-744-8114 

130 East 77th Street, New York, NY 10021 BitanMD.com 

Education MD, Paris University, France 

Residencies Orthopedics, Assistance Publique de Paris, France 

Fellowships Pediatric Orthopedics, Institut Calot, Berk Sur Mer, France; 

Orthopedics/Trauma/Spine, Hospital Beaujon, Paris, France; Pediatric Orthopedics, 

Hospital des Enfants Malades, Paris, France; Pediatric Orthopedics, Hospital for Special 

Surgery, NY; Spine Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY 

Board Certifications Physician Specialist 

Clinical Expertise Spine Surgery 

Eugene Bulkin, MD 212-844-8756 

10 Union Square East, Suite 5P, New York, NY 10003 BiSpine.com 

Education MD, Sackler School of Medicine/Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel 

Residencies Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York University Medical 

Center, New York, NY 

Fellowships Interventional Spine & Sports Rehabilitation, Beth Israel Medical Center, 

New York, NY 


Clinical Expertise Non-Operative Spine Care, Interventional Pain Management 

David Capiola, MD 212-744-1121 

Orthopedic Specialists of Greater New York 

39 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021 

Education MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C. 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 

Fellowships Sports Medicine, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA 

Board Certification Orthopedic Surgery 

Clinical Expertise Arthroscopic Surgery of the Shoulder, Knee, Ankle and Elbow, 

Sports Medicine 


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Andrew M. Casden, MD 212-844-8674 

Associate Director, Spine Institute 

BiSpine.com 

10 Union Square East, 5P, New York, NY 10003 

230 Westchester Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528; 914-934-0027 

Education MD, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital of Joint Diseases Orthopedic Institute, 

New York, NY 

Fellowships Spine Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL 


Clinical Expertise Spine Surgery, Pediatric and Adult Spinal Surgery, Disc Replacement 

Ya Ju Chang, MD 212-844-8101 

10 Union Square East, New York, NY 10003 

Education MD, Federal University of Rio de Janiero, Brazil 

Residencies Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY 

Fellowships Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 

Board Certifications Internal Medicine, Rheumatology 

Clinical Expertise Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Scleroderma, Sjogren’s Syndrome 

Catherine A. Compito, MD 212-844-8544 

10 Union Square East, Suite 3K, New York, NY 10003 OrthoBi.com 

215 East 73rd Street, New York, NY 10021 

Education MD, Yeshiva University/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College 

of Medicine, Bronx, NY 

Fellowships Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 

New York, NY; Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, 

Staten Island, NY 


Clinical Expertise Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy 

Robert H. Copulsky, MD 718-258-2588 

3131 Kings Highway, Suites C9-11, Brooklyn, NY 11234 

Education MD, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA 

Residencies Orthopedics, Brookdale Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 


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Frances Cuomo, MD 212-844-6938 

Chief, Shoulder and Elbow Service 

OrthoBi.com 


Education MD, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY 

Fellowships Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 

New York, NY 


Clinical Expertise Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 

Michael A. Cushner, MD 914-961-3437 

1915-25 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710 

210 Westchester Avenue, White Plains NY 10604; 914-682-6540 

Education MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 

Fellowships Sports Medicine/Sports Trauma, South Tahoe Sports Medicine Group, 

Lake Tahoe, CA 


Clinical Expertise Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine 

Eddys Disla, MD 212-420-3131 

First Avenue at 16th Street, 6 Linsky, New York, NY 10003 

Education MD, Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 

Residencies Internal Medicine, Woodhull Medical Center/SUNY Downstate, 

Brooklyn, NY 

Fellowships Rheumatology, Cabrini Medical Center, New York, NY 


Clinical Expertise Rheumatology 

David A. Drucker, MD 718-727-6945 

11 Ralph Place, Suite 103A, Staten Island, NY 10304 nyhk.com 

Education MD, Chicago Medical School, Chicago,IL 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ 

Fellowships Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; Total 

Joint Replacement, University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ; Orthopedic 

Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 


Clinical Expertise Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Total Joint Replacement 


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David M. Edelstein, MD 718-283-8927 

1301 57th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219 

2382 East 13th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11229 

Education MD, Yeshiva University/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 

Fellowships Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, 

New York, NY 

Clinical Expertise Hand and Upper Extremity Disorders 

S. Leonard Edelstein, MD 718-646-8787 

2382 East 13th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11229 

Education MD, SUNY Downstate at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Brookdale Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 

Fellowships Hand Surgery, Harper Grace Hospital, Detroit, MI 


Clinical Expertise Hand Surgery 

Harry D. Fischer, MD 212-844-8101 

Chief, Rheumatology 


Education MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 

Residencies Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY 

Fellowships Rheumatology, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY 


Clinical Expertise Lupus, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, 

Scleroderma, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Spondyloarthropathies, Vasculitis 

Peter A. Godsick, MD 212-369-3200 



Residencies Orthopedics, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY 



Jonathan C. Gordon, MD 212-252-6182 


Education MD, Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Hahnemann 

University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 

Board Certifications American Board of Physician Specialists, Orthopedic Surgery 

Fellowships Foot and Ankle, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 


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Robert S. Gotlin, DO 646-935-2255 

Director, Orthopedic and Sports Rehabilitation 


Education DO, Southeastern University of the Health Sciences, Miami, FL 

Residencies Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 

New York, NY 


Clinical Expertise Orthopedic and Sports Rehabilitation 

Robert D. Haar, MD 212-876-7000 

62 East 88th Street, New York, NY 10128 HaarOrthopedics.com 

Education MD, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston MA 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, NY 



Nicholas R. Harding, MD 718-258-2588 

3131 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11234 

Education MD, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 

Fellowships Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine, Active Orthopedics and Sports 

Medicine, Hackensack, NJ 


Clinical Expertise Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy 

Leonard R. Harrison, Jr., MD 212-628-7772 

210 East 73rd Street, New York, NY 10021 

Education MD, New York Medical College, Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital, 

New York, NY 

Residencies General Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY; Orthopedics, 

New York Medical College, New York, NY 

Fellowships Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 




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Steven F. Harwin, MD 212-861-9800 

Chief, Adult Reconstruction – Hip and Knee Replacement 

DrHarwin.com 

Director, Bloodless Surgery Program-Adult Reconstruction 

910 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10075 

3555 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467; 718-655-2400 

Education MD, SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 

Fellowship Traveling Fellowship in Hip and Knee Surgery, USA and Europe 


Clinical Expertise Adult Reconstruction, Total Hip and Knee Replacement, 

Arthroscopic Surgery of the Knee and Shoulder, Minimally Invasive and Bloodless 

Surgery 

Christopher E. Hubbard, MD 212-844-6940 

Chief, Foot and Ankle Surgery 

OrthoBi.com 


Education MD, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, New York Orthopedic Hospital/ 

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 

Fellowships Foot and Ankle Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 


Clinical Expertise Foot and Ankle Surgery 

Christine Hinke, MD 212-844-5525 

First Avenue at 16th Street, 3 Linsky, New York, NY 10003 

Education MD, New York Medical College, New York, NY 

Residencies Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rusk Institute/New York University 

Medical Center, New York, NY 


Clinical Expertise Pain Management, Non-surgical Management of Musculoskeletal 

Conditions, Management of disabilities resulting from amputation, stroke, neurological 

disease, brain injury and spinal cord injury 

Robert D. Irish, MD 212-844-8850 

10 Union Square East, Suite 3P, New York, NY 10003 

Education MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; 

Internship, Transitional Year, Brockton Hospital, Brockton, MA (BU affiliate) 

Residencies Diagnostic Radiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 

Fellowships Musculoskeletal Imaging, Hospital for Joint Disease Orthopedic Institute, 

New York, NY 

Board Certifications (ABR) Diagnostic Radiology 

Clinical Expertise Musculoskeletal Imaging 

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Stuart B. Kahn, MD 212-844-8756 

Director, Spine and Pain Rehabilitation 

BiSpine.com 


Education MD, State University of New York School of Medicine at Stony Brook, NY 

Residencies Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Columbia Presbyterian Medical 


Board Certifications Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine 

Clinical Expertise Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spine Physiatry, 

Pain Management 

Donald M. Kastenbaum, MD 212-288-2000 

Vice Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery 

OrthoBi.com 


Education MD, Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY 

Fellowships Sports Medicine, New York University, New York, NY; Total Hip/Knee 

Replacement/Arthritis, London Hospital Medical College, London, England 

Clinical Expertise Minimally Invasive Total Hip and Knee Replacement, Sports 

Medicine, Arthroscopic Knee Surgery 

Samuel Kenan, MD 212-684-5511 


Education MD, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem 

Fellowships Orthopedic Oncology, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY 


Clinical Expertise Orthopedic Oncology 

Paul L. Kuflik, MD 212-844-8688 

Associate Director, Spine Institute 

BiSpine.com 


Education MD, SUNY Upstate Medical College, Syracuse, NY 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopedic Institute, 

New York, NY 

Fellowships Spinal Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Ontario, Canada 


Clinical Expertise Spine Surgery 


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William J. Lackey, MD 718-836-8888 

9020 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209 

Education MD, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 

Fellowships Adult Reconstruction, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY 


Clinical Expertise Adult Reconstruction, Sports Medicine, Trauma, General Orthopedics 

Alexander J. Lee, MD 212-844-8618 

10 Union Square East, 5P, New York, NY 10003 BiSpine.com 

Education MD, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 

Residencies Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and 

Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 

Fellowships Interventional Spine & Sports Rehabilitation, Beth Israel Medical Center, 

New York, NY 

Board Certifications Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine 

Clinical Expertise Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spine Physiatry 

Salvatore R. Lenzo, MD 212-734-9949 


Education MD, New York University, New York, NY 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, New York University Medical Center – Bellevue 

Hospital, New York, NY 

Fellowships Hand Surgery, New York University Medical Center – Bellevue Hospital, 

New York, NY 



Howard J. Levy, MD 212-744-8114 

130 East 77th Street, Seventh Floor, New York, NY 10021 HLevyMD.com 

Education MD, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, University of Miami, FL 

Fellowships Sports Medicine, American Sports Medicine Institute, Birmingham, AL; 

Hand Surgery, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, NY 



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Ludwig Licciardi, MD 718-748-0079 

9020 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209 

Education MD, SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, New York, NY 

Residencies Orthopedics, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 



Stanley Liebowitz, MD 212-744-1121 


Education MD, New York University Medical School, New York, NY 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Combined Residency Training Program, 

Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham Hospital and Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 

Fellowships Research Fellow, Clinical Fellow, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 


Clinical Expertise Orthopedic Surgery, Adult Reconstruction 

Jerry A. Lubliner, MD 212-249-8200 

Chief, Sports Medicine Service 

NYOrthoSports.com 

215 East 73rd Street, Suite 1C, New York, NY 10021 

Education MD, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 

Residencies Orthopedics, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY 

Fellowships Sports Medicine, University Western Ontario, London, Canada 



Dana Mannor 212-570-9600 


Education MD, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 

Fellowships Sports Medicine, Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center, 

Cincinnati, OH 



Kevin R. Math, MD 212-844-8862 

Chief, Musculoskeletal Radiology 


Education MD, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY 

Residencies Radiology, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse College of Medicine, 

Syracuse, NY 

Fellowships Musculoskeletal Radiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 

Board Certifications Radiology 

Clinical Expertise Musculoskeletal Imaging, MRI 


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Peter D. McCann, MD 212-844-6735 

Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery 

OrthoBi.com 

10 Union Square East, Suite 3M, New York, NY 10003 

Education MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 

Fellowships Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 


Clinical Expertise Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 

Charles P. Melone, MD 212-340-0000 

Chief, Hand Service 

HandSurgeryNYC.com 

321 East 34th Street, 1st floor, New York, NY 10016 

Education MD, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC 

Residencies General Surgery, Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, NY; 

Orthopedic Surgery, Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 

Fellowships Hand Surgery, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York 

University Medical Center, New York, NY 


Clinical Expertise Orthopedic Hand Surgery 

Shahid Mian, MD 212-734-3344 


Education MD, Dow University of Medical Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, St. Vincent’s Hospital, New York, NY 

Fellowships Research Microsurgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY 


Clinical Expertise Orthopedic Surgery, Arthroscopy, Laser Surgery, Minimally Invasive 

Back Surgery 

Ken C. Miyasaka, MD 212-844-6750 

10 Union Square East, Suite 3M, New York, NY 10003 OrthoBi.com 

Education MD, University of California School of Medicine, San Diego, CA 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, State University of New York, Stony Book, NY 

Fellowships Hand Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY; 

Joint Replacement, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY 


Clinical Expertise Total Hip and Knee Replacement, Hand Surgery, Fracture Surgery 

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Daniel J. Morgan, MD 718-258-2588 

3131 Kings Highway, Suite C11, Brooklyn, NY 11234 

Education MD, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 



David T. Neuman, MD 212-813-3634 

51 East 25th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10010 

Education MD, State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, State University of New York Health Science Center, 

Brooklyn, NY 

Fellowships Orthopedic Surgery, Temple University Hospital Center, Philadelphia, PA 



Michael G. Neuwirth, MD 212-844-8692 

Chief, Spine Service 

BiSpine.com 


Education MD, SUNY Downstate Medical School (Cum Laude), Brooklyn, NY 

Residencies Orthopedics, Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopedic Institute, 

New York, NY 

Fellowships Chicago Spine Fellowship, Rush-Presbyterian Medical Center, Chicago, IL; 

Spine Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian Medical Center, Chicago, IL 


Clinical Expertise Adult and Pediatric Spine Surgery, Scoliosis 

Ron Noy, MD 212-813-2543 

424 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10017 

Education MD, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey 

Medical School, Newark, NJ 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Centers, Brooklyn, NY; 

Chief Resident, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY 

Fellowships Sports Medicine, Methodist Sports Medicine Center, Indiana University, 

Indianapolis, IN 


Clinical Expertise Sports Medicine 


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Debra M. Parisi, MD 212-844-6770 

10 Union Square East, 3K, New York, NY 10003 OrthoBi.com 

Education MD, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, New York University – Hospital for Joint Diseases, 

New York, NY 

Fellowships Hand and Microvascular, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 

Clinical Expertise Hand Surgery 

Erin Patton, MD, MPH 212-844-8101 

10 Union Square East, Suite 3D, New York, NY 10003 

Education MD, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 

Residencies Rheumatology, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY 

Fellowships Rheumatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 

Board Certifications American Board of Internal Medicine 

Clinical Expertise Rheumatoid Arthritis, SLE, Spondylarthropathies, Scleroderma, 

Vasculitis, Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis 

Kevin D. Plancher, MD 212-876-5200 

1160 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10128 PlancherOrtho.com 

31 River Road, Greenwich, CT 06830; 203-325-8388 

Education MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 

Residencies Orthopedics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital-Harvard Combined 

Orthopedic Program, Boston, MA 

Fellowships Shoulder and Knee Reconstruction, Sports Medicine, Steadman-Hawkins 

Clinic, Vail, CO; Hand and Microvascular Surgery, Indiana Hand Center, Indianapolis, IN 


Clinical Expertise Shoulder, Elbow and Knee Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, 

Hand Surgery 

Daniel B. Polatsch, MD 212-340-0000 

321 East 34th Street, New York NY 10016 HandSurgeryNYC.com 


Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, New York University Medical Center-Hospital for 

Joint Diseases Orthopedic Institute, New York, NY 

Fellowships Harvard Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship, Brigham and Women’s 

Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Childrens Hospital of Boston, MA 

Clinical Expertise Adult and Pediatric Hand Surgery, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Wrist 

Arthroscopy 

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Paula J. Rackoff, MD 212-844-8101 

Assistant Chief, Rheumatology 

10 Union Square East, 3D, New York, NY 10003 

Education MD, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 

Residencies Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT 

Fellowships Rheumatology, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT 


Clinical Expertise Osteoprosis, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Hormones, Auto Immune 

Diseases, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Scleroderma, 

Spondyloarthropathies, Vasculitis 

Steven J. Ravich, MD 718-692-0949 

4013 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11234 

Education MD, Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 




Chan Roonprapunt, MD, PhD 212-844-8383 

10 Union Square East, Suite 5P, New York, NY 10003 BiSpine.com 

Education MD, PhD, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 

Residencies Neurosurgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 

Fellowships Spine Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY 

Board Certifications Board Eligible, American Board of Neurological Surgery 

Clinical Expertise Spine Surgery, Craniocervical Disorders, Chiari Malformations and 

Syringomyelia 

Marc J. Rosenblatt, DO 212-539-0257 

460 Grand Street, New York, NY 10002 PainRepair.com 

2019 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11210; 718-434-0711 

Hudson Valley; 845-521-1542 

Education DO, Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA 

Residencies Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical 


Fellowships Interventional Pain Management, Huntington Spine Rehab and Pain 

Center, Barboursville, WV 

Board Certifications Pain Medicine, Sports Medicine 

Clinical Expertise Musculoskeletal Pain, Electromyography, Sports Medicine 


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Jacob D. Rozbruch, MD 212-744-9857 

Chief, General Orthopedics Service 

OrthopaedicSurgeryNYC.com 

420 East 72nd Street, Suite 1J, New York, NY 10021 

Education MD, SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY 

Residencies Pediatrics, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY; 

General Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY; 

Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery-Cornell Medical Center, 

New York, NY 

Board Certifications Pediatrics and Orthopedic Surgery 

Clinical Expertise Adult Reconstruction, Lumbar Spine, Sports Medicine 

Evan Schwartz, MD 718-558-1975 

90-02 Queens Boulevard, Elmhurst, NY 11373 

Education MD, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College 

of Medicine, Bronx, NY 

Fellowships Shoulder and Sports Medicine, The Hospital for Special Surgery, 

New York, NY 


Clinical Expertise Knee and Shoulder Surgery, Sports Medicine 

Lanny S. Schwartzfarb, MD 212-734-5670 


Education MD, New York Medical College, New York, NY 

Residencies Rheumatology, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY 

Fellowships Rheumatology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 

Board Certifications Rheumatology, Internal Medicine 

Clinical Expertise Rheumatology, Rheumatoid and Psoriatric Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, 

Gout, Lupus, Vasculitis, Scleroderma 

Thomas A. Scilaris, MD 212-744-1121 


38-25 Astoria Boulevard, Astoria, NY 11103; 718-274-7300 

160 Montague Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 718-852-4300 

Education MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 

Fellowships Sports Medicine, Perth Orthopedics, Australia 


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Jaspreet S. Sekhon, MD 718-258-2588 


Education MD, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago IL 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 

Fellowships Sports Medicine, UCLA Health Sciences Center, Los Angeles, CA 

Clinical Expertise Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy of the Shoulder, Knee, Hip and Elbow 

Jonathan Silver, MD 718-238-6400 

6900 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209 

Education MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 


Fellowships Sports Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 


Clinical Expertise General Orthopedics, Sports Medicine 

Sheldon R. Simon, MD 212-844-6756 

Chief, Pediatric Orthopedic Service 

OrthoBi.com 

10 Union Square East, 3M, New York, NY 10003 


Residencies Surgery, New York University, Bellevue Hospital Medical Center, 

New York, NY; Orthopedics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 

Fellowships Gait Analysis and Neuromuscular Disorders, Rancho Los Amigos 

Hospital, Downey, CA 


Clinical Expertise Pediatric Orthopedics, Foot and Ankle 

Rolando D. Singson, MD 212-844-8855 

10 Union Square East, Suite 3P, New York, NY 10003 

Education MD, University of Santo Tomas-College of Medicine and Surgery, Manila, 

Philippines 

Residencies Radiology, Jewish Hospital and Medical Center of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 

Fellowships Musculoskeletal Radiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 

New York, NY 

Board Certifications Radiology 

Clinical Expertise Musculoskeletal Radiology 

Todd B. Soifer, MD 718-258-2588 

Chief, Kings Highway Division 



Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY 




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Andrew H. Turtel, MD 212-319-6500 

333 East 56th Street, New York, NY 10022 OrthoDoc.aaos.org/turtel 

Education MD, SUNY Upstate Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 

Fellowships Sports Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY 



Max Tyorkin, MD 212-731-2002 


90-02 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, NY 11373; 718-559-1975 


Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY 

Fellowships Orthopedic Surgery, Southern California Orthopedic Institute, Van Nuys, CA 


Kevin H. Weiner, MD 212-252-6182 

Chairman, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 

55 East 34th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10016 

Education MD, Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL 

Residencies Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rusk Institute/New York University 

Medical Center, New York, NY; Internal Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY 


Clinical Expertise Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 

Robert J. Ziets, MD 212-717-1285 

910 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021 DrZiets.com 

3555 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467; 718-881-0155 

Education MD, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 

Residencies Orthopedic Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY 

Fellowships Hand and Microvascular Surgery, University of California, San Diego 

Medical Center, San Diego, CA 


Clinical Expertise Orthopedic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Sports Medicine 

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