University Hospital at Stony Brook

Stony Brook University Medical Center, a Level 1 Trauma Center, had 68,070 ER visits and 12,529 admissions within the past year.  In addition to trauma, University Medical Center provides rotations in the main subspecialties of Orthopaedics, including Hand and Foot Surgery, Microsurgery, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Spinal Surgery, Sports Medicine, Joint Replacement and Reconstruction, and Upper Extremity Surgery.  At University Medical Center, we have the largest proportion and the most sophisticated degree of subspecialization.  The organization at University Medical Center encourages residents to participate in the management of all patients, from initial ambulatory encounter through the admission and treatment processes to rehabilitation and follow-up.  There is uninterrupted participation in the comprehensive management of patients in all subspecialties.  Strong faculty commitment to teaching and academic development, combined with a full and varied surgical schedule, provide a vast amount of clinical material and support for the residents.  The academic resources of the program, including the Orthopaedic Cellular Biology laboratory with full-time scientific faculty, provide basic science research experiences to the residents.  University Medical Center is also the center of the core curriculum lectures, seminars and conferences, including Peds Conference, Peds X-ray Conference, Trauma Conference, Sports Conference, Hand Conference, Chairman’s Rounds, Resident Conference, QA Conference, and teleconferenced Grand Rounds.  Educational resources and media support services are available within the Orthopaedics Department as well as the hospital.

Stony Brook University Hospital's Orthopaedics Unit...
Faculty Lawrence C. Hurst, MD Professor and Chairman Chief, Division of Hand Surgery Marie Badalamente, Ph.D.  Professor Research Orthopaedics Wesley Carrion, MD Assistant Professor Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Nicholas Divaris, MD Assistant Professor  Trauma Susan Haralabatos, MD Assistant Professor Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Stephen Kottmeier, MD Assistant Professor Sports Medicine and Trauma Bruce Meinhard, MD Clinical Professor General Orthopaedic Surgery James Nicholson, MD Assistant Professor  Total Joint Replacement James Penna, MD Assistant Professor Sports Medicine and Trauma Louis Romeo, MD Assistant Professor Total Joint Replacement Steven Sampson, MD Associate Professor Hand and Foot Surgery Mark Stephen, MD  Assistant Professor Spine Surgery David Wallach, MD Assistant Professor Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Edward Wang, MD Assistant Professor Hand and General Orthopaedic Surgery
Ambulatory Surgery Center ... Offers 6 more O.R.s and 2 procdure rooms
Our Outpatient Office Complex