About the Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery Leadership
Orthopedic Surgery Leadership
NYU Langone’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery has topflight leadership, and our faculty are renowned educators, researchers, and surgeons in all major subspecialties of orthopedic surgery.
Our Leadership
Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD
Chair and Walter A. L. Thompson Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
David A. Dibner, MPH
Senior Vice President for Orthopedic Hospital Operations and Musculoskeletal Strategic Area
Joseph Bosco III, MD
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Gail S. Chorney, MD
Vice Chair for Professional Services
Kenneth A. Egol, MD
Vice Chair for Education and Joseph E. Milgram Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Thomas J. Graham, MD
Director of Strategic Planning and Innovation
William L. Jaffe, MD
Vice Chair
Thorsten Kirsch, PhD
Vice Chair for Research
Thomas R. Lyon, MD
Vice Chair for Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
Eric Schips, MPA
Department Administrator
Our Division Chiefs
William Macaulay, MD
Adult Reconstructive Surgery
John G. Kennedy, MD
Foot and Ankle Surgery
Martin Posner, MD
Hand Surgery
Timothy B. Rapp, MD
Orthopedic Oncology
Pablo G. Castaneda, MD
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
Dennis A. Cardone, DO
Primary Care Sports Medicine
Andrew S. Rokito, MD
Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Themistocles Protopsaltis, MD
Spine Surgery
Laith M. Jazrawi, MD
Sports Medicine
Kenneth A. Egol, MD
Trauma and Fracture Surgery
Our Orthopedic Location and Site Chiefs
James D. Slover, MD
NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
Nirmal C. Tejwani, MD
Tisch Hospital
Nader Paksima, DO, MPH
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Toni M. McLaurin, MD
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Paul J. Ort, MD
VA NY Harbor Healthcare System
