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Jewish Hospital for Deformities and Joint Diseases with a mission to help children with infantile paralysis. The highlights of the Hospital for Joint Diseases’ early history includes the first research on arthroscopic techniques in the United States, the development of surgical procedures for the treatment of polio and congenital deformities in children, the establishment of orthopedic pathology as a distinct subspecialty and the establishment of the first orthopedic biomechanics laboratory in the United States. Most recently the combined institutions opened the largest state-of-the-art facility for treating musculoskeletal conditions in New York City, the NYU Langone Orthopedic Center (LOC). The education and mentoring of future generations of surgeons has been the mission of both institutions from their inception. As the oldest and largest such program, we continue to strive for excellence within this domain. For more than 150 years, one of the central missions of our department has been the education, training, and mentoring of orthopedic surgeons. Our department boasts academic medical programs at every level, from undergraduate to first year medical student to chief resident, and from clinical fellows to visiting clinicians from around the world. The goals of our residency and fellowship training programs are the following: to provide our trainees with the tools to master the rigors of clinical training, to introduce students and trainees to the principles of sound orthopedic science, non-technical skills, and— most importantly—to provide them with an extensive patient care experience, in the operating room, in the emergency department and in many different outpatient settings. We do this in an environment that promotes a variety of learning experiences and professional training across all the major orthopedic subspecialties while at the same time allowing individuals to grow and develop the skills necessary to become future leaders of our field. Orthopedic surgery is a discipline that does not stand still in this era of rapidly evolving medical technology and our programs expose trainees to the latest advancements in orthopedic techniques. We are proud to be able to educate learners at all levels, including those in clinical practice and in state-ofthe-art facilities, while also providing access to the most up-to-date surgical technologies, in many cases developed by our own faculty. However, access to 21st century technology is not the most important resource we provide. What makes our programs unique is the world-class faculty of 182 orthopedic surgeons and scientists, at the pinnacle of their respective subspecialties, who are available to share their accrued knowledge with each incoming learner. Whether the field is hand surgery or pediatric orthopedics, shoulder and elbow or foot and ankle, there are multiple faculty members available with the expertise necessary to train our students, residents, fellows and visiting clinicians in every aspect of orthopedic care. Reading through the following pages, we are reminded of the numerous surgeons who have trained in our programs and we are gratified by their professional success. But we are not content to rest on our reputation—in the coming years we look forward to expanding our academic programs even further, as we train an ever more diverse group of future surgeons, researchers and leaders in the field of orthopedic surgery. Eric J. Strauss, MD Associate Professor Program Director Orthopedic Residency Department of Orthopedic Surgery Ran Schwarzkopf, MD Associate Professor Associate Residency Program Director Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD Professor & Chairman Department of Orthopedic Surgery Mara Karamitopoulos, MD Associate Professor Associate Residency Program Director Kenneth A. Egol, MD Professor & Vice Chair of Academic Affairs Department of Orthopedic Surgery DC 9/14/2020 THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM Every year the Department of Orthopedic Surgery selects 14 new residents from a pool of more than 600 applicants for a fully accredited, 5-year residency program. The goal is for residents to gain the necessary knowledge and experience to successfully complete the certifying exams of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and to enter the practice as well-trained, highly competent orthopedic surgeons. Recognized as one of the finest educational experiences available in the field, our residency program at NYU Grossman School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). There are 72 residents in the program at any given time. Two residents are selected into a clinician– scientist training program and spend an extra year performing full-time research. Residents spend 60 months on clinical rotations, which include all major subspecialty areas of orthopedic surgery: adult reconstructive surgery, foot and ankle surgery, hand surgery, orthopedic oncology, pediatric orthopedic surgery, shoulder and elbow surgery spine surgery, sports medicine, and trauma and fracture surgery. Residents in the program gain experience in both outpatient and inpatient settings and are trained in operative and nonoperative treatments for a wide variety of orthopedic conditions. Members of the large teaching faculty provide close interaction and supervision. Faculty also offer weekly case conferences for each clinical
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