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Cuomo, Thomas, MD

Name: Cuomo, Thomas, MD
Practice Name: South Mountain Orthopaedic Associates, LLC
Address #1: 61 First Street South Orange, NJ 07079
Phone#: 973-762-4716
Fax#: 973-762-8414
Website: www.njortho.com
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School: University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Internship: Mountainside Hospital
Residency: College of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ
Professional Affiliations: Fellow – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
New Jersey Medical Society
New Jersey Academy of Medicine
Essex County Medical Society
New Jersey Orthopaedic Society
New Jersey Orthopaedic Alumni Society

Decter, Edward, MD FACS

Name: Decter, Edward, MD FACS
Practice Name: Center for Orthopaedics
Address #1: 1500 Pleasant Valley Way – Suite 101 West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone#: 973-669-5600
Fax#: 973-669-0199
Website: www.center4orthopaedics.com
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery/Sports Medicine Knee/Shoulder
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
Internship: Temple University School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute
Professional Affiliations: Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Sports Medicine
America College of Sports Medicine
New Jersey Orthopaedic Society
Publications/Awards: Edward M. Decter, “Injuries and Safety”. Goal!: The Ultimate Guide for Soccer Moms and Dads, Gloria Averbush, Rodale Press, April 1999, Pages 116 – 125

The Magazine of St. Barnabas Medical Center, “Experts Stress the Importance of Warming Up Before Exercise or Sports Play”, St. Barnabas Family Health, Fall/Winter, 1999.

N.J. Orthopaedic Society, “Posterior Cruciate Ligament Treatment”, Professional Sports Care, Volume III, Fall/Winter 1994

New York Magazine, “Best Doctors in New York Including Long Island, Westchester, New Jersey and Connecticut:, June 7, 1999

How to Find the Best Doctors: New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly, January, 1998-present

Honorary Degree St. Benedict’s Prep, Newark, NJ

Egan, Kevin, MD

Name: Egan, Kevin, MD
Practice Name: Center for Orthopaedics
Address #1: 1500 Pleasant Valley Way – Suite 101 West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone#: 973-669-5600
Fax#: 973-669-0199
Website: www.center4orthopaedics.com
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School: State University of New York
Residency: Bronx Lebanon Hospital
Millard Fillmore Hospital
Fellowship: Hospital for Joint Diseases
Publications/Awards: Intraoperative Complications of Revision Hip
Arthroplasty Using a Fully Porous-Coated Straight Cobalt-Chrome Femoral Stem Journal of Arthroplasty, Supplement 1995
Biomechanics in Total Hip Arthroplasty – Seminar in Arthroplasty, October 1993

Fischer, Evan, MD

Name: Fischer, Evan, MD
Practice Name: Orthopaedic Surgery Specialist of Montclair, LLC
Address #1: 103 Park Street – #1G Montclair, NJ 07042
Phone#: 973-744-7900
Fax#: 973-744-7995
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine
Internship: New England Medical Center
Residency: Tufts University Affiliated Hospitals
Fellowship: Roosevelt Hospital Hand Surgery
Professional Affiliations: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
New Jersey Orthopaedic Society
Medical Society of New Jersey
Athletic Trainer’s Society of New Jersey

Garcia, Jason, MD

Name: Garcia, Jason, MD
Practice Name: Advanced Orthopaedic Center
Address #1: 741 Northfield Avenue – Suite 200 West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone#: 973-736-9980
Fax#: 973-736-9981
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School: University of Medicine & Dentistry NJ
Internship: University of Medicine & Dentistry NJ
Residency: University of Medicine & Dentistry NJ
Fellowship: San Diego Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine fellowship Program, University of California, San Diego
Professional Affiliations: American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Sports Medicine
America College of Sports Medicine
New Jersey Orthopaedic Society
Publications/Awards: Ricci J., Garcia JP. Biological basis for the use of calcium sulfate as a bone repair material. In: Use of Calcium Sulfate Cement for Dental and Maxillofacial Bone Repair. Eds. Pecora G. and DeLeonardis D, Elite publishing, in press.Garcia J, Rizio L, et al. Anterior instability increases superior labral strain in the late cocking phase of throwing. Orthopaedics 2007 Jul;30(7):544-50.

Gross, David, MD

Name: Gross, David, MD
Practice Name: Union Middlesex Orthopaedics
Address #1: 2333 Morris Avenue Union, NJ 07083
Phone#: 908-686-5444
Fax#: 908-686-3599
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School: The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Internship: Montefiore Hospital Medical Center
Residency: Montefiore Hospital Medical Center
Fellowship: Harvard University
Professional Affiliations: Union County Medical Society
The Academy of Medicine of NJ
New Jersey Orthopaedic Society
Publications/Awards: Arthroscopic Treatment of Degenerative Joint Disease of Knee Gross, D.E., Brenner, S.L., Esformes, I., Gross, M.L. Orthopedic, 14:1317-1321, 1991

Hutter, Andrew, MD

Name: Hutter, Andrew, MD
Practice Name: Center for Orthopaedics
Address #1: 1500 Pleasant Valley Way – Suite 101 West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone#: 973-669-5600
Fax#: 973-669-0199
Website: www.center4orthopaedics.com
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery, Pain Management
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Internship: University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ
Residency: University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ
Professional Affiliations: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American College of Surgeon
American College of Medical Acupuncture
American College of Sports Medicine
American Academy of Pain Medicine
Publications/Awards: Contributing Editor, the Body Almanac 2003, AAOS Publications
Co-Author of Orthofix External Fixation Protocol for the Humerus, 1989
Co-Author of Orthofix External Fixation Protocol for the Ankle,1990

Lin, David, MD

Name: Lin, David, MD
Practice Name: The Orthopaedic Center
Address #1: 218 Ridgedale Avenue – Suite 104 Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
Phone#: 973-538-7700
Fax#: 973-538-9478
Website: www.theorthopediccenter.com
Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Internship: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency: St. Vincent/Catholic Medical Center
Fellowship: Campbell Clinic-University of Tennessee
Professional Affiliations: Candidate Member, Orthopaedic Trauma Association
American Medical Association
New Jersey Orthopaedic Society
Medical Society of New Jersey
Morris County Medical Society
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Loya, David, MD

Name: Loya, David, MD
Practice Name: Center for Orthopaedics
Address #1: 1500 Pleasant Valley Way – Suite 101 West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone#: 973-669-5600
Fax#: 973-669-0199
Website: www.center4orthopaedics.com
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine,University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ
Internship: University Hospital/State University of New York at Stonybrook
Residency: University Hospital/State University of New York at Stonybrook
Professional Affiliations: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American College of Surgeon

McKeever, Meira, MD

Name: McKeever, Meira, MD
Practice Name: The Orthopedic Center
Address #1: 218 Ridgedale Ave. Suite 104, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
Phone #: 973-538-7700
Fax #: 973-538-9478
Website: www.theorthpediccenter.com
Specialty: Adolescent Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery
Board Certification: Board Eligible
Medical School: Florida State University, University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ – NJ Medical School
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD – Sports Medicine
Professional Affiliations: AAOS, AOSSM, POSNA

Rieger, Mark, MD

Name: Rieger, Mark, MD
Practice Name: The Orthopaedic Center
Address #1: 218 Ridgedale Avenue – Suite 104 Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
Phone#: 973-538-7700
Fax#: 973-538-9478
Website: www.theorthopediccenter.com
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Internship: Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Fellowship: Alfred I. duPont Institute
Professional Affiliations: The Orthopedic Research Society
New Jersey Medical Society
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
New Jersey Orthopedic Society
Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America
Scoliosis Research Society
Fellow, American College of Physician Executives
Publications/Awards: New York Area – Top 100 Minimally Invasive Surgeons – 2002
America’s Top Surgeons – 207-2010
NJ Monthly Top Doc – 2006 – 2009
NY Metro Area Top Docs – Castle & Connelly – 2002-2005
New Jersey Family Top Doc – 2009

Rizio, Louis, MD

Name: Rizio, Louis, MD
Practice Name: Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center
Address #1: 349 East Northfield Avenue – Suite 120 Livingston, NJ 07039
Phone#: 973-758-1078
Fax#: 973-758-1079
Website: www.nj-sportsmed.com
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School: UMDNJ/New Jersey Medical School
Internship: New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
Residency: Tufts University Affliliated Orthopaedic Program
New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
Fellowship: University of Miami, Miami, FL, Sports Medicine
Professional Affiliations: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
New Jersey Orthopaedic Society
Publications/Awards: Rizio L: Rotator Cuff Tears: Surgery versus Rehab. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: www.orthoinfo.org, 2004

S Rizio L: Lateral Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in a Skeletally Immature Patient. Accepted for publication
American Journal of Sports Medicine, MS ID#: AMJSPORTS/2003/014514

S Rizio L: Salvo, J.P., Schurhoff, M.R., and Uribe, J.W.: Adductor Longus Rupture in Professional Football Players: Acute Repair with Suture Anchors: A Report of Two Cases. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 32:243-254, January 2004

Robbins, Steven, MD FACS

Name: Robbins, Steven, MD FACS
Practice Name: Center for Orthopaedics
Address #1: 1500 Pleasant Valley Way – Suite 101 West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone#: 973-669-5600
Fax#: 973-669-0199
Website: www.center4orthopaedics.com
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School: Univeridad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Mexico
Residency: St. Barnabas Medical Center
University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Professional Affiliations: American College of Surgeons
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Medical Association
Orthopaedic Research Society
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
American College of Sports Medicine
Paget’s Foundation
New Jersey Orthopaedic Society
Medical Society of New Jersey
Essex County Medical Society
Arthroscopy Association of North America
Publications/Awards: Robbins SG, Lane JM, Healey J, Cornell C: Metastatic Bone Disease: Epidemiology, Biology, Diagnosis and Treatment, in Lane JM (ed): Diagnosis and Treatment of Pathologic Fractures-Combined Experience from the Metabolic Disease Service (The Hospital for Special Surgery) and The Orthopaedic Service (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center). Raven Press, Philadelphia, 1993 (in press)

Robbins, SG, Lane JM: Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, in Zuckerman J, Helfit D (ed): Geriatric Fractures, (currently in writing)

Rosa, Richard, MD FACS

Name: Rosa, Richard, MD FACS
Practice Name: Advanced Orthopaedic Center
Address #1: 741 Northfield Avenue – Suite 200 West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone#: 973-736-9980
Fax#: 973-736-9981
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School: University of Medicine & Dentistry NJ
Internship: University of Medicine & Dentistry NJ
Residency: University of Medicine & Dentistry NJ
Fellowship: The Hospital for Special Surgery
Professional Affiliations: Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
New Jersey Rheumatism Association
Academy of Medicine of New Jersey
The American Academy of Neurological & Orthopaedic Surgeons
Eastern Orthopaedic Association
American Society of Legal and Industrial Medicine
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
Publications/Awards: New Jersey Magazine – Top Doctors for four consecutive years.
Best Doctors in America 2005, 2009, 2010

Strassberg, Joshua, MD

Name: Strassberg, Joshua, MD
Practice Name: The Orthopaedic Center
Address #1: 218 Ridgedale Avenue – Suite 104 Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
Phone#: 973-538-7700
Fax#: 973-538-9478
Website: www.theorthopediccenter.com
Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School: New York Medical College
Internship: New York Medical College
Residency: New York Medical College
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Children’s Hospital Boston
Professional Affiliations: American Medical Academy
Medical Society of New Jersey
Morris County Medical Society
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America

Zornitzer, Matthew, MD

Name: Zornitzer, Matthew, MD
Practice Name: Center for Orthopaedics
Address #1: 1500 Pleasant Valley Way – Suite 101 West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone#: 973-669-5600
Fax#: 973-669-0199
Website: www.center4orthopaedics.com
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School: The George Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Professional Affiliations: Candidate Member – American Society of Surgery of the Hand
Fellow – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Publications/Awards: Certificate of Added Qualification for Surgery of the Hand

New Jersey Magazine Top Doctors Award

Consultant Hand Surgeon for Major Indoor Soccer League NJ Ironmen

Consultant Hand Surgeon for NJ Rockhoppers Ice Hockey Team