Dr. Jason P. Hochfelder

Jeffrey A. Geller, MD, specializes in arthritic disorders of the hip and knee. He has extensive training in joint replacements and performs surgery using some of the latest and most advanced minimally invasive techniques. These procedures include partial knee replacements, anterior hip replacements, hip resurfacing, as well as minimally invasive hip and knee replacements. Dr. Geller performs both primary joint replacement surgery and revisions of failed or painful joint replacements, but only after considering all non-operative treatment options. He also specializes in trauma of the lower extremity including hip fractures, fractures around joint replacements, and fractures related to osteoporosis. Dr. Geller’s other clinical focus is pre-emptive pain control, i.e. preventing post-op surgical pain before it can start, to enable a faster, more comfortable rehab process. Dr. Geller is actively involved in orthopedic research and education and is conducting several large-scale research projects on some of the most advanced topics in joint reconstruction. In addition to teaching medical students and residents, he lectures at national orthopedic conferences and has authored numerous textbook chapters and peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Geller is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Osteoarthritis, Acute Pain, Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Geller is board certified in Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Geller is currently accepting new patients.

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 highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tendinitis, Hypermobile Joints, Tennis Elbow, Osteotomy, and Hip Resurfacing. Dr. Erickson is board certified in American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Erickson is currently accepting new patients.

Eric Small is an Orthopedics provider practicing medicine in Hartsdale, New York. Dr. Small is highly rated in 24 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Contractures, Distal Arthrogryposis, Trismus-Pseudocamptodactyly Syndrome, and Achard Syndrome. Dr. Small is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. George Pianka joins WPHPA with 33 years of experience in private practice in the specialty of Hand Surgery. Dr. Pianka is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Synovitis, Rhizarthrosis, and Trigger Thumb. Dr. Pianka is board certified in American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Pianka is currently accepting new patients.

David MatuszMD is a fellowship trained spine surgeon who studied with experts in the treatment of complex disorders of the spine at Johns Hopkins, Lenox Hill Hospital, Boston Childrens and with Jurgem Harms at the Linikum Karlsbad-Langensteinbach in Germany.Dr. Matusz has published and presented at both national and international meetings on treatment of disorders of the spine. His practice is dedicated to the care of pediatric and adult patients with spinal disorders.Dr. Matusz was born in upstate New York, graduated from Cornell and received his MD from Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and his fellowship in spine surgery at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore. Additionally Dr Matusz completed a traveling fellowship in spine surgery at the the Jurgen Harms Klinikum in Germany.His specialty/clinical interests include:- surgical treatment of complex spinal disorders- degenerative conditions of the spine- scoliosis- kyphosis- tumors- disc herniation- minimally invasive surgery- revision surgery- flatback deformity- failed spinal surgery. Dr. Matusz is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Spinal Stenosis, Herniated Disk, Spondylolisthesis, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery. Dr. Matusz is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Clifford's practice focus has been nearly exclusively hip and knee replacement and revision surgery for over 24 years. He takes the time to listen to his patients and explain their health and disease process in terms that are easy to understand. He has expertise in minimally invasive approaches for hip replacement, speeding recovery and minimizing surgical trauma so that more than 95% of patients can return home the same day as their surgery.He stays current in best practices regarding pain control agents, therapies, and pain management for both knee and hip patients. Virtually all hip and knee replacement patients can now have true outpatient surgery, returning home a few hours after surgery completion, even with revision surgery.Dr. Clifford was born in New Jersey, parents originally Vermont natives, grew up in New Jersey and then Florida. After graduation from Davidson College, he followed this with medical school at the University of Florida and then orthopedic residency and adult reconstruction fellowship training at Duke University Medical Center.He was recruited by a growing local orthopedic private practice and quickly became a leader there as medical director of the orthopedic group EmergeOrtho in Durham North Carolina. formerly Triangle Orthopedics.As Chair of Orthopedics at Duke Regional Hospital, he served on the executive council of the hospital, interacting with both private practice and hospital hired physicians. After 18 years of service to the Durham Community and his practice, he returned to Florida to help with his aging mother's healthcare and started a solo private practice based on refining the concept of outpatient joint replacement. He continued to develop better strategies to treat pain post hip and knee replacement and attained a new leadership role as part owner and medical director for Legacy Ambulatory Surgical Center in Tampa Florida.Dr. Clifford was then recruited to assist with Northwell's Orthopedic department growth in Westchester County. Specifically, joint replacement volume growth at Phelps Hospital but also through growth of all orthopedic subspecialties throughout Westchester County and beyond as Northwell grows and expands to meet and exceed the needs of the communities in the areas we serve. Dr. Clifford is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Osteoarthritis, Bursitis, Tendinitis, Tenosynovitis, and Knee Replacement. Dr. Clifford is currently accepting new patients.