
Overview
Director of orthopedics and sports medicine for Suffolk County, James Paci, M.D., is a board-certified, fellowship-trained sports medicine specialist with over a decade of experience as a team physician for professional, collegiate and high school athletes. He completed his fellowship in sports medicine at The American Sports Medicine Institute in Alabama and has written numerous publications focusing on arthroscopy and sports medicine orthopedics.
As a leading practitioner in the field of sports medicine, Dr. Paci has presented his research and cutting-edge surgical techniques at numerous national and international orthopedic and sports medicine conferences. In addition to his clinical and team coverage responsibilities, he currently performs clinical and biomechanical research at Northwell Health's Feinstein Institute for Medical Research.
Dr. Paci is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Tendinitis, Toxic Synovitis, Osteoarthritis, Tennis Elbow, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 21 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
45 Crossways Park Drive West, Woodbury, NY 11797
222 Middle Country Road, Suite 108, Smithtown, NY 11787
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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Scott Rodeo is an Orthopedics specialist and a Sports Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Rodeo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Tendinitis, Osteoarthritis, Arthritis, Bone Graft, and Endoscopy.
Joshua Dines is an Orthopedics specialist and a Sports Medicine provider in Uniondale, New York. Dr. Dines is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Tendinitis, Osteoarthritis, Tennis Elbow, Tenotomy, and Endoscopy.
Northwell Orthopedics At Tarrytown
Dr. Erickson is a New Jersey native and played football for the University of Notre Dame as a wide receiver. As an athlete himself, Dr. Erickson's goal is to get his patients back on the playing field while utilizing the most advanced treatment options. While Dr. Erickson treats athletes of all levels from high school and college to professional to weekend warriors, he also specializes in non-athletic conditions of the shoulder, elbow, and knee. These include degenerative conditions of the shoulder such as rotator cuff tears and shoulder arthritis, knee issues such meniscus tears, ligament damage and cartilage damage, and elbow problems including biceps/triceps tears, ligament tears, tennis elbow, and elbow arthritis.His research efforts focus on shoulder, knee, and elbow conditions, especially those affecting the throwing athlete. Through his work with Major League Baseball, he has been able to better define injury patterns and treatment outcomes in elite level overhead athletes. He plans to continue this research to further the understanding of youth injuries, including methods of prevention, to keep young athletes healthy. Dr. Erickson has served as one of the assistant team physicians for the Philadelphia Phillies as well as the New York Mets, and has recently been elected to the advisory committee for MLB Pitchsmart. In addition, he has been named one of Castle Connolly's Top Doctors for three consecutive years. Dr. Erickson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Tendinitis, Hypermobile Joints, Tennis Elbow, Osteotomy, and Endoscopy.
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
- Advanced
- TendinitisDr. Paci isAdvanced. Learn about Tendinitis.
- Toxic SynovitisDr. Paci isAdvanced. Learn about Toxic Synovitis.
- Experienced
- Acute PainDr. Paci isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- ArthritisDr. Paci isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- Baker CystDr. Paci isExperienced. Learn about Baker Cyst.
- Brachial PlexopathyDr. Paci isExperienced. Learn about Brachial Plexopathy.
- BursitisDr. Paci isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Caffey DiseaseDr. Paci isExperienced. Learn about Caffey Disease.

