About Me
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- acetabular dysplasia
- achilles injury
- achilles tendon rupture
- achilles tendonitis
- acromioclavicular sprain
- anterior cruciate ligament tear
- biceps tendinitis
- bursitis
- clavicle fracture
- frozen shoulder
- gluteal tendinitis
- groin pain
- groin tendinitis
- hamstring tendinitis
- hamstring tendon rupture
- hip bursitis
- hip dislocation
- hip dysplasia
- hip impingement syndrome
- hip injury
- hip labral tears
- hip pain
- hip tendinitis
- iliotibial band syndrome
- knee cartilage injuries
- knee dislocation
- knee injury
- knee ligament tear
- knee pain
- knee sprains & strains
- knee swelling
- knee tendinitis
- leg pain
- meniscus tear
- osgood-schlatter disease
- osteitis pubis
- osteochondritis dissecans
- patellofemoral pain syndrome
- piriformis syndrome
- rotator cuff syndrome
- shoulder bursitis
- shoulder dislocation
- shoulder impingement syndrome
- shoulder injury
- shoulder instability
- shoulder labral tear
- shoulder pain
- shoulder slap tear
- shoulder sprains & strains
- shoulder tendinitis
- torn rotator cuff
Treatments
- acl repair
- allogeneic bone graft
- hip arthroscopy
- hip core decompression
- hip surgery
- knee arthroscopy
- knee injection
- knee menicus transplantation
- knee meniscus repair
- knee osteotomy
- knee surgery
- ligament reconstruction
- meniscus operation
- non-surgical care for a sports-related injury (orthopedics)
- posterior cruciate ligament repair
- rotator cuff repair
- shoulder and elbow care (orthopedics)
- shoulder arthroscopy
- shoulder surgery
- steroid injection
- surgical care for a sports-related injury (orthopedics)
- tenodesis
- viscosupplementation
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Achilles Injury , Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears , Frozen Shoulder , Hip Impingement Syndrome , Hip Labral Tears , Knee Cartilage Injuries , Knee Sprains & Strains , Meniscus Tears , Shoulder Dislocation , Shoulder Labral Tears , Shoulder Sprains & Strains , Torn Rotator CuffCredentials
Positions
- Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Hospital for Special Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine, 2026
- Residency, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, 2025
- MD from Rutgers University, 2020
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This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- AETNA EPO (NYULH Employees)
- AETNA EPO (Sunset Park Employees)
- Aetna Advantage Choice POS I & II Plan (NY University Employees)
- Aetna Choice POS I and II Plan (NY University Employees)
- Aetna EPO (American Express employer)
- Aetna Florida Exchange QHP
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna High Deductible Plan I and II (NY University Employees)
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna International
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Signature Care HMO
- Aetna Meritain Health
- Aetna NY University Retiree Medical Plan
- Aetna Open Access EPO
- Aetna Open Access HMO
- Aetna Open Access NYU Langone Care Plan (NY University Employees)
- Aetna POS
- Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Student Plan
- Aetna Value Choice POS I & II Plan (NY University Employees)
- Allied
- Chesterfield Resources Inc
- Christian Brothers Services
- CoreSource
- Nippon Life of America-Aetna
- Nippon Life-Aetna
- Starmark
- WellNet
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
- BCBS EPO (NYU Langone Suffolk Employees)
- BCBS Federal Program
- BCBS Florida Blue Care HMO
- BCBS Florida Blue Options PPO
- BCBS Florida MyBlue HMO
- BCBS Florida Simply Blue
- BCBS Florida Traditional PPC
- BCBS Out of State or Region
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EmblemHealth
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- EmblemHealth Select Care EPO
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- GHI Emblem Health PPO
- GHI Medicare PPO
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First Health
- First Health PPO (Excludes Limited Benefit Plans)
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Medicare
- Medicare Part A and B
- Medicare Part B
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Multiplan
- AXA Assistance USA
- Administrative Concepts
- Beech Street PPO
- Diversified Administration Corporation
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- GEHA
- Global Excel
- Global Health
- Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
- Health Net Of California
- Health Republic Of NJ
- Insurance Design Administrators
- Kaiser Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente - Multiplan Network
- Meritain Health
- Multiplan PPO
- Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
- Mutual Of Omaha
- Nippon Life Ins Co
- PHCS
- POMCO Insurance Company
- Professional Benefit Admin
- Qualcare Direct
- Qualcare Inc
- Screen Actors Guild
- Teamsters Allied Benefits
- US Life Insurance Company
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NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
- NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan
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Oscar
- Oscar Florida Bronze
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Oxford
- Oxford Health Plans Freedom
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Railroad Medicare
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Sedgwick WTC
- World Trade Center - Sedgwick
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The City of New York Health Benefits Program
- NYC Employees PPO Plan
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Tricare
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- US Family Health Plan
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Advantage HMO
- Surest
- UMR
- UMR GEHA
- United Healthcare AARP
- United Healthcare All Savers
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice (American Express employer)
- United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Simon and Schuster)
- United Healthcare Dual Complete PPO
- United Healthcare EPO
- United Healthcare EPO (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare EPO (Sunset Park Employees)
- United Healthcare Golden Rule Insurance
- United Healthcare HMO
- United Healthcare Healthscope
- United Healthcare Indemnity
- United Healthcare Indemnity (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare Medicare HMO
- United Healthcare NHP
- United Healthcare NYU Care (NYULH Employees)
- United Healthcare NYU Care (Sunset Park Employees)
- United Healthcare Navigate
- United Healthcare Nexus
- United Healthcare Nexus (American Express employer)
- United Healthcare POS
- United Healthcare PPO
- United Healthcare Plus (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Plus (Sunset Park Employees)
- United Healthcare Student Resources
- United Healthcare Student Resources (NYU)
- UnitedHealthcare Choice (NY Power Authority Employees)
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VA Community Care Network
- VA CCN Optum
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WTC Health Program
- NY Fire Department - WTC
- WTC Health Program
Nicole Rynecki Baker, MD does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
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4074 Northlake Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Research My Research
Interests
Hip Arthroscopy, Femoroacetabular Impingement, Patellar Instability, ACL Reconstruction, Knee Preservation, Shoulder Instability
Research Summary
My research is built around one goal: getting patients back to the sports and activities they love.
Much of my work is on the kneecap. When it dislocates again and again, surgery can stabilize it. I study which operation is right for which patient, and how quickly people can safely get back on their feet and back to sport afterward.
I also study the hip. Using results from patients followed for 5 and 10 years after hip arthroscopy, I look at what predicts who is still doing well years later, and which patients are likely to need more.
In the shoulder, I study shoulders that dislocate and the surgery used to stabilize them, including what helps an athlete feel ready to compete again, not just healed enough to.
I am a co-investigator on a national trial testing whether a common blood pressure medication can prevent the stiffness and scar tissue that sometimes follow ACL reconstruction. The trial is funded by the Arthroscopy Association of North America.
I have published more than 40 peer-reviewed articles and serve on the editorial board of Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery and on the Communications and Marketing Committee of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.
Selected awards and honors:
Richmond Arthroscopy/Sports Medicine Travel Award, Eastern Orthopaedic Association, 2026
NextGen Bursary Award, International Society of Hip Arthroscopy, 2026
Marian Frauenthal Sloane Clinical Research Award for Outcomes in Hip Arthroscopy, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, 2025
Annual Meeting Resident Scholarship, Arthroscopy Association of North America, 2025
Orthopaedic Video Theater Award, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2025
Best Residents/Fellow Program Paper Presentation, Arthroscopy Association of North America, 2023
Orthopaedic Video Theater Honorable Mention, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2023
Member, Alpha Omega Alpha and the Gold Humanism Honor Society
Academic Contact
Academic office
4074 Northlake Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Phone
Publications
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Baker, Nicole Rynecki; Kaplan, Daniel J; Stein, Spencer; Youm, Thomas
Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases. 2026 Jun 01; 84(2):96-104
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Rynecki, Nicole D; Berzolla, Emily; Sundaram, Vishal; Moore, Michael; Kaplan, Daniel
Arthroscopy. 2026 Apr ; 42(S1):S39-S40
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Tham, Alexander; Rajivan, Ragul; Rubin, Jared; Butler, James J; Pianka, Mark; Nair, Akshay; Campbell, Hillary; Rynecki, Nicole; Roof, Mackenzie; Kennedy, John G
Journal of orthopaedics. 2026 Apr ; 74:24-32