
Overview
"J. David Hip-Flores, M.D., is a board certified, fellowship-trained joint replacement specialist and Major in the US Army Reserve Medical Corps who previously served as a military orthopedic surgeon in Afghanistan. In 2019, Dr. Hip-Flores was the recipient for the Northwell SIUH Service Excellence Award for Patient Care. He was recognized by Castle Connolly for his excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery and awarded Regional Top Doctor 2019-2021 and Top Doctor NY Metro Area 2019-2021. Instrumental to the success of SIUH's Total Joint Replacement Program in conjunction with his volunteer efforts for ""Operation Walk"", Dr. Hip-Flores was nominated for the prestigious Northwell Health Physician of the Year Award in 2020, representing Staten Island University Hospital.As a New Jersey native, Dr. Hip-Flores attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. Dr. Hip-Flores earned his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York where he was honored as the SUNY Downstate Chief Resident of the Year 2011 and Kings County Hospital Chief Resident of the Year 2011.In Maryland, Dr. Hip-Flores obtained sub-specialty training in orthopaedic adult reconstruction surgery at the Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Rubin Institute of Advanced Orthopedics.Dr. Hip-Flores is fellowship trained in Orthopaedic Adult Reconstructive Surgery with special attention to hip and knee replacement, minimally invasive joint replacement including anterior hip replacement, as well as complex revision hip and knee reconstruction. Before his tenure at Healthcare Associates in Medicine, a division of Orlin & Cohen Medical Specialists Group, Dr. Hip-Flores volunteered in ""Operation Walk"", providing medical care to those who live in impoverished countries. Presently, he continues to serve as a founding team physician at the Center for Hip and Knee Replacement Center of Staten Island University Hospital South Campus.".
Dr. Hip is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tenosynovitis, Bursitis, Hip Replacement, and Liver Embolization.
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3333 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10306
101 Tyrellan Avenue, 4th Floor, Staten Island, NY 10309
Och Spine At NewYork-Presbyterian/The Spiral
Dr. Lawrence Lenke, Co-Director of Och Spine, surgeon-in-chief at the Och Spine Hospital, and chief of spinal deformity surgery in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.Lawrence Lenke, MD is one of the world's foremost leaders in spinal deformity surgery. His world-renowned practice is devoted exclusively to spinal deformity surgery with an emphasis on complex reconstructive surgery in both children and adults for the treatment of various spinal deformities such as scoliosis, kyphosis, flatback syndrome, and other major spinal imbalances, as well as spondylolisthesis. He is generally regarded as the premier spinal deformity surgeon in the world, having developed the classification system for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS), to which his name is now attached.After receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and his MD from Northwestern University Medical School, Dr. Lenke completed his internship and residency training in Orthopaedic Surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine. While at Washington University, he also completed his fellowship training in pediatric and adult orthopedic spine surgery.Dr. Lenke has been listed in America's Top Doctors for the past 10 years and Best Doctors in America the past 15 years. Dr. Lenke was honored with the North American Spine Society’s 2013 Leon Wiltse Award for excellence in leadership and/or clinical research in spine care. Also in 2013, Dr. Lenke was listed in Orthopedics This Week as one of “The Top 28 Spine Surgeons in North America.” He served as president of the Scoliosis Research Society 2010-2011, the oldest and most prestigious spine society in the world; its single focus is the advancement of care in patients with spinal deformity. As a reflection of his preeminent surgical skills, he has hosted over 700 spinal surgeons from around the globe to observe his surgeries in the past 15 years.Dr. Lenke’s prolific academic career includes writing over 360 published peer-reviewed manuscripts, editing five textbooks on Spinal Surgery, writing more than 125 textbook chapters, chairing over 100 Spinal Surgery meetings and having been an invited Visiting Professor domestically and internationally more than 100 times. Dr. Lenke is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.
New York University
Themistocles Protopsaltis is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Protopsaltis is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Kyphosis, Scoliosis, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.
New York University
Ran Schwarzkopf is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Schwarzkopf is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Acute Pain, Arthritis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- OsteoarthritisDr. Hip isDistinguished. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- Advanced
- Hip ReplacementDr. Hip isAdvanced. Learn about Hip Replacement.
- Experienced
- BursitisDr. Hip isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Liver EmbolizationDr. Hip isExperienced. Learn about Liver Embolization.
- TendinitisDr. Hip isExperienced. Learn about Tendinitis.
- TenosynovitisDr. Hip isExperienced. Learn about Tenosynovitis.

