Overview
Melinda S. Sharkey, MD, is an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at Montefiore. She specializes in the operative and nonoperative treatment of general pediatric and adolescent musculoskeletal problems, including traumatic injuries, as well as congenital and developmental disorders. Her practice particularly focuses on the surgical treatment of bone deformities, foot deformities, limb length discrepancies, and metabolic bone diseases. Dr. Sharkey received her Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry in 1999 at Wellesley College. In 2004, she received her Doctor of Medicine at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Sharkey completed an internship in General Surgery and a residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of California San Francisco from 2004 to 2009. She then completed a fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Dr. Sharkey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osgood-Schlatter Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Blount Disease, Clubfoot, Osgood-Schlatter Disease, Osteotomy, and Tenotomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 26 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Osgood-Schlatter Disease.
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Locations
3400 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
1250 Waters Place, Bronx, NY 10461
122 Maple Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601
West Nyack, NY 10994
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Peter Fabricant is a Pediatric Orthopedics specialist and an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Fabricant is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osgood-Schlatter Disease. His top areas of expertise are Osteochondritis Dissecans, Knock Knees, Hypermobile Joints, Osteotomy, and Tenotomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Blount DiseaseDr. Sharkey isDistinguished. Learn about Blount Disease.
- Advanced
- ClubfootDr. Sharkey isAdvanced. Learn about Clubfoot.
- OsteotomyDr. Sharkey isAdvanced. Learn about Osteotomy.
- Experienced
- Flat FeetDr. Sharkey isExperienced. Learn about Flat Feet.
- Knock KneesDr. Sharkey isExperienced. Learn about Knock Knees.
- Osgood-Schlatter DiseaseDr. Sharkey isExperienced. Learn about Osgood-Schlatter Disease.
- Spastic Diplegia Infantile TypeDr. Sharkey isExperienced. Learn about Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type.
- TenotomyDr. Sharkey isExperienced. Learn about Tenotomy.