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 highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Blount Disease, Clubfoot, Osgood-Schlatter Disease, Osteotomy, and Tenotomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 25 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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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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Areas of Expertise
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- 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.