Mauricio Drummond, Jr.

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Mauricio

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Drummond, Jr.

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Dr. Drummond’s clinical focus is in pediatric sports medicine with a special focus on knee pathology.

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Dr. Drummond’s research interests include discoid meniscus, trochlear dysplasia, patellofemoral instability and ACL tears

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<p>Mauricio Drummond Jr., MD, is an attending surgeon and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Orthopedic Surgery at Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore. Dr. Drummond&rsquo;s clinical focus is in pediatric sports medicine with a special focus on knee pathology. His interests include pediatric orthopedic surgery, complex pediatric and adolescent sports medicine, ACL, PCL and multiligament knee injuries, discoid meniscus, meniscus transplantation, patellofemoral instability, trochlear dysplasia, cartilage preservation and pediatric trauma and limb deformities.</p><p>In 1996, Dr. Drummond earned his Doctor of Medicine from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He completed his residency training at the same institution, and practiced as a knee specialist for more than 13 years in Brazil. In 2018, he came to the United States, completing an orthopedic surgery research fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 2019 and an orthopedic sports medicine fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2020. He continued his postdoctoral training, completing his pediatric orthopedics and limb deformity fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center in 2021 and his pediatric orthopedics fellowship at Connecticut Children&rsquo;s Medical Center in 2022.</p><p>Dr. Drummond&rsquo;s research interests include discoid meniscus, trochlear dysplasia, patellofemoral instability and ACL tears. He has shared his work nationally and internationally through peer-reviewed journals and podium and poster presentations. He is also a reviewer for the <em>American Journal of Sports Medicine</em>.</p><p>Dr. Drummond is a member of several professional organizations including the International Society of Arthroscopy and Knee Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS), the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) and the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society (PRiSM).</p>

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Rui Yang

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Rui

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Yang

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<p>Dr. Yang earned his medical degree at Beijing Medical University in China followed by an orthopaedic residency at Peking University People&rsquo;s Hospital in Beijing, China.&nbsp; Following his training in China, he came to the United States where he earned a Master&rsquo;s degree in Biological Sciences from Hunter College at the City University of New York. Dr. Yang completed a second orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Texas, in Houston and then he did a fellowship in Orthopaedic Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.</p>
<p>Dr. Yang specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant tumors in the musculoskeletal system. A multidisciplinary approach is emphasized in his practice. He performs surgery to remove the tumor fom the limb and pelvis, and rebuild them using techniques tailored for each individual patient. Dr. Yang is also interested in treating metastatic bony lesions originating from other parts of the body.</p>
<p>Dr. Yang has a strong interest in the research of musculoskeletal tumors. He has been studying the tumorigenesis of osteosarcoma and the genetic profile of the tumors as comparison to its normal counterpart tissues.&nbsp; He has also studied the mechanism of chemotherapy resistance in osteosarcoma and related signaling pathways, as well as novel strategies to overcome it in collaboration with the pediatric sarcoma teams.</p>
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Diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant tumors in the musculoskeletal system, including metastatic bony lesions as well as primary tumors.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Dr. Yang has a strong interest in the research of musculoskeletal tumors. He has been studying the tumor genesis of osteosarcoma and the genetic profile of the tumors as compared to normal counterpart tissues. He has also studied the mechanism of chemotherapy resistance in osteosarcoma and related signaling pathways, in addition to novel strategies to overcome it in collaboration with pediatric sarcoma teams.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p>1. Peer-reviewed Papers</p>
<p>1) <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Piperdi, S.,&nbsp; Zhang, Y., Neophytou, N., Zhu, W., Hoang, B.H., Mason, G., Geller, D., Dorfman, H,, Healey, J.H., Phinney, D.G., and Gorlick, R. Transcriptional Profiling Identifies the Signaling Axes of the Insulin Growth Factor and the Transforming Growth Factor-beta as involved in the Pathogenesis of Osteosarcoma. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2015. PMID: 26463566</p>
<p>2) Nathan, S.S., Huvos, A.G., Casas-Ganem, J.E., <strong>Yang, R.,</strong> Linkov, I., Sowers, R., DiResta, G.R., Gorlick, R., Healey, J.H.&nbsp;Tumour interstitial fluid pressure may regulate angiogenic factors in osteosarcoma <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20052438">.</a&gt; Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2009; 38(12):1041-7. PMID: 20052438</p>
<p>3) Li, N., <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Zhang, W., Dorfman, H., Rao, P., and Gorlick, R. Genetically Transforming Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Sarcomas: changes in cellular phenotype and multilineage differentiation potential. Cancer. 2009; 115(20): 4795-806. PMID: 19593798</p>
<p>4) <strong>Yang, R</strong>., Piperdi, S., and Gorlick, R. Activation of the RAF/MEK/ERK pathway mediates apoptosis induced by chelerythrine in osteosarcoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2008;14(20): 6396-404. PMID: 18927278</p>
<p>5) <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Qin, J., Hoang, B.H., Healey, J.H., and Gorlick, R. Polymorphisms and methylation of the reduced folate carrier in osteosarcoma. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2008;466:2046-51. PMID: 18528741</p>
<p>6) Nathan, S.S., Huvos, A.G., Casas-Ganem, J.E., <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Linkov, I., Sowers, R., Diresta, G.R., Gorlick, R., and Healey, J.H. Tumor interstitial fluid pressure may regulate angiogenic factors in osteosarcoma. J Orthop Res 2008;26:1-6. PMID: 18473395</p>
<p>7) <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Li, W.W., Hoang, B.H., Kim, H., Banerjee, D., Kheradpour, A., Healey, J.H., Meyers, P.A., Bertino, J.R., and Gorlick, R. Quantitative correlation between promoter methylation and messenger RNA levels of the reduced folate carrier. BMC Cancer 2008;8:124. PMID: 18452618</p>
<p>8) <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Kolb, E.A., Qin, J., Chou, A., Sowers, R., Hoang, B., Healey, J.H., Huvos, A.G., Meyers, P.A. and Gorlick, R. The folate receptor alpha is frequently overexpressed in osteosarcoma samples and plays a role in the uptake of the physiologic substrate 5-methyltetrahydrofolate. Clin Cancer Res 2007;13:2557-67. PMID: 17473184</p>
<p>9) <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Hoang, B.H., Kubo, T., Kawano, H., Chou, A., Sowers, R., Huvos, A.G., Meyers, P.A., Healey, J.H. and Gorlick, R. Over-expression of parathyroid hormone Type 1 receptor confers an aggressive phenotype in osteosarcoma. Int J Cancer 2007;121:943-54. PMID: 17410535</p>
<p>10) Laverdiere, C., Hoang, B.H., <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Sowers, R., Qin, J., Meyers, P.A., Huvos, A.G., Healey, J.H. and Gorlick, R. Messenger RNA expression levels of CXCR4 correlate with metastatic behavior and outcome in patients with osteosarcoma. Clin Cancer Res 2005;11:2561-7. PMID: 15814634</p>
<p>11) Nathan, S.S., DiResta, G.R., Casas-Ganem, J.E., Hoang, B.H., Sowers, R., <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Huvos, A.G., Gorlick, R. Elevated physiologic tumor pressure promotes proliferation and chemosensitivity in human osteosarcoma. Clin Cancer Res 2005;11:2389-97. PMID: 15788690</p>
<p>12) Flintoff, W.F., Sadlish, H., Gorlick, R., <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Williams, F.M. Functional analysis of altered reduced folate carrier sequence changes identified in osteosarcomas. Biochim Biophys Acta 2004;1690:110-7. PMID: 15469899</p>
<p>13) Hoang, B.H., Kubo, T., Healey, J.H., <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Nathan, S.S., Kolb, E.A., Mazza, B., Meyers, P.A. and Gorlick, R. Dickkopf 3 inhibits invasion and motility of Saos-2 osteosarcoma cells by modulating the Wnt-beta-catenin pathway. Cancer Res 2004;64:2734-9. PMID: 15087387</p>
<p>14) Hoang, B.H., Kubo, T., Healey, J.H., Sowers, R., Mazza, B., <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Huvos, A.G., Meyers, P.A. and Gorlick, R. Expression of LDL receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) as a novel marker for disease progression in high-grade osteosarcoma. Int J Cancer 2004;109:106-11. PMID: 14735475</p>
<p>15) <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Sowers, R., Mazza, B., Healey, J.H., Huvos, A., Grier, H., Bernstein, M., Beardsley, G.P., Krailo, M.D., Devidas, M., Bertino, J.R., Meyers, P.A. and Gorlick, R. Sequence alterations in the reduced folate carrier are observed in osteosarcoma tumor samples. Clin Cancer Res 2003;9:837-44. PMID: 12576457</p>
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<p>2. Book Chapters</p>
<p align="left">1) Orthopedic Oncology. Editor: Xun, W.P., Feng, C.H. People&rsquo;s Military Medical Publisher.</p>
<p>(ISBN: 7-80157-159-2), 2001.</p>
<p>2) Review of Surgery: A Guiding Book for Medical Students. Section of Orthopedics. Editor: Jiang, B.G. Beijing Medical University Publisher.&nbsp; (ISBN: 7-81034-946-5), 1999.</p>

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<p>Dr. Yang is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon recognized for his multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant tumors in the musculoskeletal system, including metastatic bony lesions as well as primary tumors. He also serves as an Assistant Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Yang earned his medical degree at Beijing Medical University in China followed by an orthopedic residency at Peking University People?s Hospital in Beijing, China. Following his training in China, he came to the United States where he earned a master?s degree in biological sciences from Hunter College at the City University of New York. Dr. Yang completed a second orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Texas, in Houston, followed by a fellowship in orthopedic oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.</p><p>Dr. Yang has a strong interest in the research of musculoskeletal tumors. He has been studying the tumor genesis of osteosarcoma and the genetic profile of the tumors as compared to normal counterpart tissues. He has also studied the mechanism of chemotherapy resistance in osteosarcoma and related signaling pathways, in addition to novel strategies to overcome it in collaboration with pediatric sarcoma teams.</p>

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Melinda S. Sharkey

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Melinda

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Sharkey

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She specializes in the operative and nonoperative treatment of general pediatric and adolescent musculoskeletal problems, including traumatic injuries, as well as congenital and developmental disorders.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Dr. Sharkey&rsquo;s research focuses on orthopedic surgery and the practice of academic medicine.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p>Melinda S. Sharkey, MD, is an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at Montefiore. She specializes in the operative and nonoperative treatment of general pediatric and adolescent musculoskeletal problems, including traumatic injuries, as well as congenital and developmental disorders. Her practice particularly focuses on the surgical treatment of bone deformities, foot deformities, limb length discrepancies, and metabolic bone diseases. </p><p>Dr. Sharkey received her Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry in 1999 at Wellesley College. In 2004, she received her Doctor of Medicine at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Sharkey completed an internship in General Surgery and a residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of California San Francisco from 2004 to 2009. She then completed a fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital of Philadelphia.</p><p>Dr. Sharkey&rsquo;s research focuses on orthopedic surgery, and the practice of academic medicine. Her work has been published in a number of reviewed journals and abstracts, and also presented nationally. </p><p>Dr. Sharkey is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. She is a member of numerous professional societies, including the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery and the American Orthopedic Association.</p>

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Evan M. Schwechter

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Evan

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Schwechter

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<p>Dr.&nbsp; Evan Schwechter completed his medical degree at UMDNJ &ndash; New Jersey Medical School.&nbsp;He served as intern and resident at Montefiore Medical Center, where he was awarded the Richard Selznick Memorial Research award. He completed his fellowship in adult joint reconstruction surgery at the Brigham and Women&rsquo;s Hospital, Harvard Medical School.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>His research has been published in major orthopaedic journals including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) and the Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA), and has been presented at several national meetings.&nbsp; Dr. Schwechter is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS).</p>

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<p>Arthritis, adult reconstructive/joint replacement surgery, primary and revision hip and knee replacement, knee arthroscopy</p>

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<p>Prosthetic joint infection</p>

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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Schwechter EM</span>, Schwarzkopf R, Fitz W. Stage IV medial femoral condyle osteochondritis dissecans treated with unicompartmental arthroplasty and trabecular metal augmentation. <em>J Bone Joint Surg Case Connect 2013;3:e32.</em></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Schwechter EM</span>, Folk D, Varshney AK, et al. Optimal irrigation and debridement of infected joint implants: An in vitro MRSA biofilm model. <em>J Arthroplasty.</em> 2011 Sept;26(6):109-113.</p>
<p>Sabharwal S, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Schwechter EM</span>. Five-Year Follow Up of Ankle Joint Distraction for Post-traumatic Chondrolysis in an Adolescent: A Case Report. <em>Foot Ankle Int.</em> 2007 Aug;28(8):942-948</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Schwechter EM</span>, Swan KG. Raoul Hoffmann and His External Fixator. <em>J Bone Joint Surg.</em> 2007 Mar;89A(3):672-678.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Schwechter EM</span>, Veliskova J, Velisek L.&nbsp; Correlation Between Extracellular Glucose and Seizure Susceptibility in Adult Rats.&nbsp; <em>Ann Neurol.</em> 2003 Jan;53(1):91-101.</p>
<p><strong>Books, Chapters in Books, and Review Articles</strong></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Schwechter EM</span>, Schwarzkopf R. The Modified Dall Approach for Total Hip Replacement. Techniques in Arthroplasty. JP Medical Publishers (in press)</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Schwechter EM</span>, Fitz W.&nbsp; Design Rationale for Customized TKA: A New Idea or Revisiting the Past? <em>&nbsp;Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med</em><em>.</em> 2012 Dec;5(4)303-8.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Schwechter EM</span>. Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery [book review]. <em>J Bone Joint Surg.</em> 2007 Oct;89A(10):2325-2326.</p>

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<p>Evan Schwechter, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in adult primary and revision hip and knee reconstruction, with a particular interest in complex joint replacement. Dr. Schwechter also serves as an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>After receiving his undergraduate degree from Brandeis University and a medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), Dr. Schwechter served his internship and residency at Montefiore Medical Center, where he was honored with the Richard Selznick Memorial Research Award. He then completed his fellowship training in adult joint reconstructive surgery at the Brigham and Women&rsquo;s Hospital, Harvard Medical School.</p><p>Dr. Schwechter&rsquo;s research is focused on periprosthetic infection, joint replacement in young adults, direct anterior hip replacement and emerging technology in arthroplasty. His research has been published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) and the Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA), and he has presented at several national meetings. He is also a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS).</p>

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Jacob F. Schulz

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Jacob

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<p>Pediatric orthopedic care, spinal deformity, neuromuscular disease and trauma</p>

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<p>Early-onset and idiopathic scoliosis, fracture care, neuromuscular disease</p>

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<p>Jacob F. Schulz, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who provides comprehensive pediatric orthopedic care with an emphasis on spinal deformity, neuromuscular disease and trauma. He has a particular interest in the growing spine, with experience using the vertical expandable titanium rib (VEPTR) device and vertebral tethering through a thoracoscopic approach. At our Albert Einstein College of Medicine, he is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery.</p><p>He served both his internship and residency at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia where he was honored with the Frank Hammond Sivitz and Chief Resident Teaching Awards in 2011. During his residency, he traveled to Neustadt, Germany to study spine deformity at the Schoen Clinic, and to San Pedro Sula in Honduras to help CURE International provide world class orthopedic care to children. Dr. Schulz completed his fellowship in pediatric orthopedics and scoliosis at Rady Children&rsquo;s Hospital-San Diego, ranked second by <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report</em> in 2012.</p><p>Dr. Schulz&rsquo;s research has been published in The Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics (JPO) and presented at several national meetings. He is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America (POSNA).</p>

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John B. Pope

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John

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Pope

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Adult reconstruction and joint replacement surgery, primary and revision hip and knee replacements, and nonoperative management of hip and knee arthritis

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<p>John B. Pope, MD, specializes in adult reconstruction and joint replacement surgery, primary and revision hip and knee replacements, and nonoperative management of hip and knee arthritis.</p><p>Dr. Pope earned his medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine. Following his residency training at Montefiore, he completed an adult reconstruction fellowship at Vanderbilt Orthopedic Institute.</p>

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I. Martin Levy

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<p><span>Dr. Levy graduated from SUNY Binghamton and earned his medical degree from New York Medical College. He was an assistant resident in General Surgery at Metropolitan Hospital Center, Chief Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery at Montefiore and Fellow in the Sports Medicine Service at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Levy is Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon at Montefiore. He was the Director of the Sports Medicine Service from 1983-1990 and chief of the service in 2001.</span></p>

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<p>Sports medicine, ligament and cartilage injuries of the knee, throwing injuries and instability of the shoulder, arthroscopy </p>

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<p>Meniscal biomechanics, ACL reconstruction, epidemiology of football injuries on artificial surfaces, measurement tools for graduate education, epidemiology of injuries of dogs participating in canine agility </p>

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<p>Martin Levy, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and arthroscopy. He is also an expert in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and revision of failed ACL surgery. Dr. Levy is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine as well as the Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program Director. His experience is extensive, notably in arthroscopy and meniscus surgery, including meniscal repair, arthroscopic stabilization of shoulder instability, arthroscopic repair of SLAP injuries and other shoulder maladies in athletes, and arthroscopic and open solutions for patellar instability.</p><p>He earned his medical degree from New York Medical College. He was an assistant resident in general surgery at Metropolitan Hospital Center, Chief Resident in Orthopedic Surgery at Montefiore and fellow in the Sports Medicine Service at the Hospital for Special Surgery.</p><p>Dr. Levy&rsquo;s early research focused on soft tissue biomechanics and injury epidemiology. More recently, he has concentrated on optimizing the surgical skills of orthopedic surgery residents using operant learning methodologies. He has created a surgical skills program for teaching the behaviors needed to use orthopedic tools fluently.</p>

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Benjamin J. Levy

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Patellofemoral conditions, as well as the shoulder, elbow, and ankle. He has expertise in operative and nonoperative management of patellofemoral instability, ligamentous reconstruction of the knee, cartilage repair and restoration, meniscal pathology, shoulder instability, and rotator cuff pathology.

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Dr. Levy has a passion for research and teaching and has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and textbook chapters in the field of sports medicine, with publications in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, and many others. He has a specific interest in patellofemoral research.

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<p>Benjamin J. Levy, MD, is Assistant Director, Orthopaedic Research and Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Levy specializes in orthopedic sports medicine, specifically arthroscopic surgery of the knee, with a particular interest in patellofemoral conditions, as well as the shoulder, elbow and ankle. He has expertise in operative and nonoperative management of patellofemoral instability, ligamentous reconstruction of the knee, cartilage repair and restoration, meniscal pathology, shoulder instability and rotator cuff pathology.</p><p>After obtaining his Bachelor of Science in neuroscience from the University of Michigan in 2010, Dr. Levy came to Montefiore Einstein, where he earned his Doctor of Medicine in 2014 and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery in 2019. Dr. Levy pursued an adult and pediatric sports medicine fellowship at the University of Connecticut, completing it in 2020. During that time, he served as the team physician fellow for the University of Connecticut and Quinnipiac University D-1 athletic programs.</p><p>Dr. Levy has a passion for research and teaching, and has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and textbook chapters in the field of sports medicine, with publications in the <em>American Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy</em>, the <em>Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery</em> and many others. He has a specific interest in patellofemoral research and serves as a reviewer for several top journals in the field. He has also given many national presentations.</p><p>Dr. Levy is board certified for the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a candidate member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. Dr. Levy is a recipient of several academic awards for research, including the Arciero-Warner Research Award from the New England Shoulder and Elbow Society. He is an &ldquo;Emerging Leader&rdquo; in the American Orthopaedic Association.</p>

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Paul E. Levin

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<p>General orthopedics, nonoperative management of musculoskeletal conditions, fracture surgery and complications of fractures</p>

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<p>Patient/physician communication and patient autonomy</p>

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<p>&nbsp;</p>Paul E. Levin, MD, joined Montefiore and our Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2004 and is the Vice Chair of the Department of Orthopedics as well as the Director of the Department of Orthopedics, Moses Campus. At Einstein, he serves as Professor of Orthopedic Surgery. He is a board-certified orthopedic specialist with expertise in general orthopedics, the nonoperative management of musculoskeletal conditions, fracture surgery and complications of fractures.<br /><br />He received his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in 1980 and completed his orthopedic residency at Montefiore in 1985. He subsequently completed a fellowship in orthopedic traumatology at the University of Texas and a second fellowship in fracture care at the Kantosspital in Basel, Switzerland.<br /><br />Dr. Levin teaches classes in bioethics and a course in Patients, Doctors and Communities, both of which focus on collaboration among patients and professionals regarding healthcare delivery. Known for exploring treatment options with his patients along with the desire to identify a strategy for successful care without surgical intervention, he has been called on to lecture on patient-clinician communication and surgical safety. Dr. Levin is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) and chairman of the organization's Committee on Ethics and Lectures.<p>&nbsp;</p>

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Roy G. Kulick

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<p>Dr Kulick is Director of the Orthopaedic Hand Service at Montefiore Medical Center. He has a special interest in reconstructive hand surgery, arthritis,Dupuytren's disease nerve compression, including carpal tunnel syndrome. He attended Cornell University Medical College, and trained at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, and The Hospital For Special Surgery. He is board certified in orthopaedic surgery and holds the sub-specialy Certificate of Added Qualifications for Surgery of the Hand.</p>

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Reconstructive hand surgery, arthritis, Dupuytren's disease, nerve compression including carpal tunnel syndrome

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<p>Roy G. Kulick, MD, Director of Hand and Upper Extremity surgery, specializes in reconstructive hand surgery, arthritis, Dupuytren&rsquo;s disease and nerve compression, including carpal tunnel syndrome. He is board certified and holds a Sub-Specialty Certificate of Added Qualification for Surgery of the Hand. Dr. Kulick also serves as an Associate Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Kulick received his bachelor&rsquo;s degree from New York University and his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College. He completed his residency at Columbia University Medical Center, an internship at St. Luke&rsquo;s-Roosevelt Hospital Center during his first year of residency, and a fellowship at Hospital for Special Surgery.</p><p><em>New York</em> magazine has recognized Dr. Kulick as a &ldquo;Best Doctor&rdquo; in New York and America.</p>

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