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Steven J. Lee, MD

    
Steven J. Lee, MD
 
 

Steven J. Lee MD is a board certified, double fellowship trained, orthopedic surgeon and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Lee specializes in the treatment of the most complex disorders of the hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder, knee, and ankle.

Dr. Lee grew up in northern New Jersey, obtained his MD degree through a highly competitive, accelerated 6 year college/med school program at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He completed his orthopedic residency at Stony Brook University Hospital, his Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship at NYU/Hospital for Joint Diseases, and his second fellowship in Sports Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital.  During this training, he participated in the care of the NY Jets, Islanders, Rangers, as well as Hofstra Athletics. He has served as the team physician for the New Jersey Red Dogs and Gladiators Arena Football and for Hofstra University Athletics and is a consultant for the PGA tour.

Dr. Lee has been continuously involved in advancing orthopedic research and academics. He is currently the Associate Director of NISMAT, a non profit research organization dedicated to the advancement of sports medicine and orthopedic research. He is actively involved in the instruction of doctors and allied health professionals, and is widely published in peer reviewed journals and presented at numerous national meetings. Specialty interests include:

  • Arthroscopy (Shoulder, knee, wrist, elbow)
  • Complex hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder injuries
  • Shoulder separations, dislocations, and Rotator cuff tears
  • Upper Extremity fractures
  • TFCC and ligament tears of the hand/wrist
  • Meniscus tears, ACL tears of the knee
  • Cartilage injuries and repair/transplantation
  • Upper extremity nerve disorders
  • Tendon ruptures
  • Sports Medicine - all facets

Office Location(s):

NY ORTHOPEDICS - LI


1103 Stewart Avenue
Garden City, New York   11530
Location Phone: (516) 745-1177
Additional Location Phone: Billing: (646) 619-8950
Location Fax: (516) 745-1189

NY ORTHOPEDICS - SAGA


159 East 74th Street
2nd Floor
New York, New York   10021
Location Phone: (212) 737-3301
Additional Location Phone: Billing: (646) 619-8950
Location Fax: (212) 439-1695

NY ORTHOPEDICS - Westside


1776 Broadway
5th Floor
New York, New York   10019
Location Phone: (212) 757-1157
Additional Location Phone: Billing: (646) 619-8950
Location Fax: (212) 734-0407

Scarsdale Orthopedics


2 Overhill Road
Suite 310
Scarsdale, New York   10583
Location Phone: (914) 725-6970
Additional Location Phone: Billing: (646) 619-8950
Location Fax: (914) 725 6972

My Phone: 212-737-3301
Fax: 212-737-4876

Accepting new patients:
I am accepting new patients.

Primary Specialty:
Orthopaedic Surgery

Other Specialties:
Hand Surgery
Hand and Upper Extremity
Sports Medicine
All aspects

Undergraduate Education:
6 Yr Combined BA - MD Program : 1991
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Medical Education:
MD : 1993
The Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Residency:
Stony Brook University Hospital
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

Fellowship:
Sports Medicine Fellowship : 2000

Lenox Hill Hospital, New York NY


Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship : 1999
NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY

Academic Appointments:
New York State Trooper's Police Surgeon : 2007
Associate Director : 2005
Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma
Orthopaedic Consultant : 2000
NISMAT
Associate Attending : 2000
Lenox Hill Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
PGA Tour Consultant
Orthopaedic consultant for the PGA Tour

Board Certifications:
Orthopedic Surgery : 2003
American Board of Medical Specialties - American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

Affiliations:
Police Surgeon : 2007
PBA - NYS Troopers
Police Surgeon : 2007
Amtrak Fraternal Order of Police
Fellow
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Member
National Orthopaedic Education Society

Honors and Awards:
America's Top Orthopedists : 2007
Selected as one of "America's Top Orthopedists" in the "Guide to America's Top Orthopedists" from the Consumers' Research Council of America, 2007
Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals : 2007
Selected to Cambridge's Who's Who Among Executive and Professionals "Honors Edition"
Maurice Cowen MD Memorial Award for Excellence in Medical Education : 2003
Lenox Hill Hospital
Award for best research : 2000
Reconstruction of the coracoclavicular ligaments with tendon grafts.  A comparative biomechanical study.  Lenox Hill Alumni Meeting.

Publications:
Stressed Out: Golf and racquet sports can damage intricate elbow and wrist anatomy : 2006

Tyler TF, Johnson C, Lee SJ, Nicholas SJ:  Stressed Out: Golf and racquet sports can damage intricate elbow and wrist anatomy.  Advance for Directors in Rehabilitation, pp 21-24,  July 2006


Weakness in End-Range Plantarflexion Following Achilles Tendon Repair: Evidence of Tendon Lengthening : 2006

Mullaney MJ, McHugh MP, Tyler TF, Lee SJ, Nicholas SJ: Weakness in End-Range Plantarflexion Following Achilles Tendon Repair: Evidence of Tendon Lengthening.  American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol 34, No.7, 2006.


Reconstruction of the coracoclavicular ligaments with tendon grafts. A comparative biomechanical study : 2003

Lee SJ, Nicholas SJ, Akizuki K, McHugh MP, Ben-Avi, SS, Kremenic IJ: Reconstruction of the coracoclavicular ligaments with tendon grafts. A comparative biomechanical study.  American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 31 (5), Sept, 2003.


Benign Tumors of the Hand and Wrist : 2003

Plate AM, Lee SJ, Steiner G, Posner MA: Benign Tumors of the Hand and Wrist. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.  Vol 11(2), pp 129-141, March/April 2003.


Compartment syndrome of the hand caused by CT contrast infiltration: A case report and review of the literature : 2003

Stein DA, Lee SJ, Raskin KB: Compartment syndrome of the hand caused by CT contrast infiltration: A case report and review of the literature. Orthopedics.  Vol 26 (3), pp 333-334, March 2003.


Athletic hand injuries : 2002

Lee SJ, Montgomery K: Athletic hand injuries.  Orthopaedic Clinics of North America.  Jul;33(3):547-54, 2002.


One-bone forearm, eight year followup. A case report and review of the literature : 2000

Lee SJ, Jasrawi LM, Ong B, Raskin KB: One-bone forearm, eight year followup.  A case report and review of the literature.  American Journal of Orthopedics. Dec, 2000.


Open reduction and internal fixation of a glenoid fossa fracture in a child: A case report and review of the literature : 1997

Lee SJ, Meinhard BP, Schultz E, Toledano B: Open reduction and internal fixation of a glenoid fossa fracture in a child: A case report and review of the literature. J Orthop Trauma. Vol 11, No. 6, pp 452-54, 1997.


Infections in the upper extremity : 1997

Lee SJ, Cutcliffe DA, Hurst LC: Infections in the upper extremity. In Dee R, Hurst LC, Gruber MA, Kottmeier SA (eds): Principles of Orthopaedic Practice, 2nd ed., New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1997, pp 1193-99.


An experimental comparison of CO2, argon, Nd:YAG and Ho:YAG laser ablation of intervertebral discs : 1993

Lane GJ, Prodoehl JA, Black J, Lee SJ, Rhodes A, Sherk HH: An experimental comparison of CO2, argon, Nd:YAG and Ho:YAG laser ablation of intervertebral discs. Spine: State of the Art Reviews. Vol. 7(1):1-10, 1993.


The effect of lasers on intervertebral disc pressures : 1993

Prodoehl JA, Lane GJ, Black J, Lee SJ, Cummings R, Sherk HH: The effect of lasers on intervertebral disc pressures. Spine: State of the Art Reviews. Vol 7(1):17-22, 1993.


The surgical treatment of tendinitis : 1992

Leadbetter WB, Mooar PA, Lane GJ, Lee SJ: The surgical treatment of tendinitis. Clinics Sports Med. Vol. 11(4): 679-712, 1992.


Holmium:YAG laser versus carbon dioxide laser versus mechanical arthroscopic debridement : 1992

Lane GJ, Sherk HH, Mooar PA, Lee SJ, Black J: Holmium:YAG laser versus carbon dioxide laser versus mechanical arthroscopic debridement. Seminars in Orthopedics. Vol. 7(2):95-101, 1992


Basic science of lasers : 1991

Lane GJ, Sherk HH, Lee SJ: Basic science of lasers. Perspectives in Orthopedic Surgery. Vol. 2(2):11-24, 1991.


The clinical use of the 2.1 micron holmium YAG laser and percutaneous lumbar discectomy

Rhodes A, Black J, Lane GJ, Lee SJ, Sherk HH: The clinical use of the 2.1 micron holmium YAG laser and percutaneous lumbar discectomy. Spine: State of the Art Reviews. Vol 7(1):49-54, 1993.