OT: Need an orthopedist in northern NJ. (Old thread)

[DJ Spanky]

Preferably in Wayne or the surrounding areas. I've been putting off going, but it's becoming a quality of life issue now. Finger and shoulder issues, plus I may have torn my left bicep this weekend. Recommendations are really appreciated, as I put a lot of weight on people's experiences. Thanks.

Edit (01/08/2017): This was from almost 2 years ago folks. Funny thing is that my bicep issue cleared up after about 3 months. I was able to do more and more with it at the gym, until it was like it was never injured. The finger issue I had, my left ring finger crooking on its own, to the point where it was affecting my grasp, had been going on since Oct. 2014. Surprisingly that went away that summer when I started swimming. Go figure. Still have the shoulder issues, but they're less of an issue now.

 

[Knight Shift]

I can't help you with a recommendation, but if you would stop pointing your finger and flexing your muscles on Scarlet Nation, the issue may go away.

Seriously, though, I think you will find some of the best orthopedic docs near New Brunswick. Good luck!

 

[JERSEYROOTS]

Originally posted by DJ Spanky:
Preferably in Wayne or the surrounding areas. I've been putting off going, but it's becoming a quality of life issue now. Finger and shoulder issues, plus I may have torn my left bicep this weekend. Recommendations are really appreciated, as I put a lot of weight on people's experiences. Thanks.

Bite the bullet and go to Hospital for Special Surgery. It doesn't get any better.

 

[JMG1MON]

Dr. Sicherman worked on my shoulder and it's as good as new.would highly recommend him. However, he is no longer performing surgery. He will only send you for surgery as a last resort (tried therapy, rest, cortisone shot, etc. before recommending surgery). He is located in the medical building on Hamburg by where Colfax road comes in.

 

[JMG1MON]

I also have a few others that have worked on my mom.

 

[Ole Cabbagehead]

You could go to the place recommended for a new hatchet?

 

[mdk01]

Different issues than yours, but Garden State Orthopedic Associates were great when treating my mother. Offices in Fair Lawn and Mahwah.

 

[RUMBA-JK]

Tri-County Orthopedics in Morristown - always been highly regarded

Where ever you go - basically check out the training of the Doc - Fellowship trained in upper extremity - is what you want.

Sports Medicine sounds / is good - but don't get too hung up on that - some of the elite sports med guys won't see anyone other than high intensity competitive mid- late teen to early 30s athletes ....

 

[batts]

My friend who has severe shoulder issues recommends this Dr. He saved my friend from a useless surgery:


http://www.tri-countyortho.com/our-experts/andrew-willis-md

 

[vkj91]

Go to Cox or one of his associates. You can walk there from your house. You have out of network benefits? If not then go to then go to Dr Scilia on Ratzer. He does all the local sports teams.

 

[HeavenUniv.]

I would like to see the Rutgers marketing department start to work with the Rutgers medical grads in New Jersey (I think I read there were about 40-50,000 when the UMDNJ merger took place). For example,my dentist gives every new patient a little gift bag with a coffee mug,lottery tickets,pen,toothbrush,toothpaste, and floss. Would like to see Rutgers get a ton of Rutgers magnets out there for giveaways to patients. Also,every Rutgers medical facility should have piles of them and pocket sports schedules around and Rutgers schedule posters on the walls.

 

[rufan3860]

Chris Ahmad. the yankees team doc. operates in englewood.

 

[Bagarocks]

Originally posted by JMG1MON:
Dr. Sicherman worked on my shoulder and it's as good as new.would highly recommend him. However, he is no longer performing surgery. He will only send you for surgery as a last resort (tried therapy, rest, cortisone shot, etc. before recommending surgery). He is located in the medical building on Hamburg by where Colfax road comes in.

Ditto, I know Dan Duva (boxing promoter) used him for his knee so I figure he must be good.

He scoped my knee for me.

However he as stated is retiring from full time practice. He is assisting on surgeries for/with his partner Dr.Dyal.

My wife will be getting bone graft surgery by Dr. Cherice Dyal who we both found thorough and professional and since Dr Sicherman is putting his good name forward promoting her... I has taken 15 months to get to Surgery, exhausting all other options...

 

[ruhudsonfan]

Savatsky at Orthopedic Spine and Sport in Paramus.

He does shoulders and knees. Was head of Ortho at Hackensack for years.

I had two surgeries with him.

Only issue is getting an appointment.

 

[DJ Spanky]

I had someone recommend the Bridgewater Medical Group Sports Medicine Practice, which happens to be a couple miles down the road from where I work. Has anyone else had an experience with them. I'm also considering a couple mentioned above - will probably schedule an appointment beginning of next week.

 

[Saint Puppy]

Anybody have recommendations for an orthopedic in Central NJ?

 

[RU4Real]

Finger and shoulder issues, plus I may have torn my left bicep this weekend.

 

[alex13rufan]

Chris Ahmad. the yankees team doc. operates in englewood.

I am an internist in Bergen county. Dr Ahmad is very good.

Jonathan Archer in Teaneck is excellent.

 

[RUtix4me]

Bite the bullet and go to Hospital for Special Surgery. It doesn't get any better.

I saw a local on the Bergen/Rockland boder for the diagnosis. Had surgery done at the HSS. Hand/wrist Surgeon was Dr. Weiland (does a ton of atheletes Giambi, Mickelson etc). I had stage-3 Kienbock's disease and made a full recovery. Thought I had carpel tunnel, ignored it until I couldnt turn a door knob.

 

[zappaa]

Even at the advanced age of 60, any doctor I see for any reason is told to make believe he's the team physician for a profesional team and his job is to get me back on the playing field as fast as possible (golf and coaching softball in my case) so contact is not an issue.
I tell the "Doc" to disregard the recovery times of average patients I'll recover twice as fast and if he's not comfortable with my mindset I go see someone else.
I had a full sinus rearrangement last winter, conventional thinking and concern for hemorrhaging was 30 days of no activity, i was carrying my bag 18 holes and coaching in 10.

 

[mildone]

Ken Montgomery at Tri County is the Jets head team physician. I took one of my kids to him for what turned out to be a torn PCL (ligament at the back of the knee). He obviously has a lot of experience with a variety of orthopedic injuries.

 

[RUDutch]

Spanky, I wish I had seen this in 2015 when you originally posted because Dr. Materese on the Hamburg Tpk and College Ave is very good and you could easily walk to his office from where you live.

 

[ScarletNut]

I'm a head and neck surgeon in Essex County, highly recommend Dr. Peter Blank, works out of Morristown Hospital.

 

[Cruising Route 66]

Preferably in Wayne or the surrounding areas. I've been putting off going, but it's becoming a quality of life issue now. Finger and shoulder issues, plus I may have torn my left bicep this weekend. Recommendations are really appreciated, as I put a lot of weight on people's experiences. Thanks.

Edit (01/08/2017): This was from almost 2 years ago folks. Funny thing is that my bicep issue cleared up after about 3 months. I was able to do more and more with it at the gym, until it was like it was never injured. The finger issue I had, my left ring finger crooking on its own, to the point where it was affecting my grasp, had been going on since Oct. 2014. Surprisingly that went away that summer when I started swimming. Go figure. Still have the shoulder issues, but they're less of an issue now.

For shoulder problems I recommend a consultation with Dr Raphael Longobardi in Hackensack. He specializes in shoulders and was at one time the team doctor of the Florida Marlins and assistant doctor for the NY Rangers. He's excellent and did a nice job on my rotator cuff. He's also a very smart dresser.