About Me
When I was in college, studying biology, I realized that I wanted to spend my life working in a field where I’d have the opportunity to learn something new every day. In medicine, things are always changing, so it was the logical next step for me.
I decided to pursue the specialty of orthopedics because it allows me to help people recover from musculoskeletal injuries. I enjoy practicing in a field where almost every patient can get better and return to doing the things they love to do.
At the Sports Medicine Center at NYU Langone Orthopedic Center, I see people of all ages with shoulder and elbow issues. I’m particularly interested in treating people who have shoulder fractures, as well as frozen shoulder—a condition that causes stiffness, pain, and decreased range of motion when the shoulder ligaments become inflamed.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- achilles tendonitis
- wrist injury
- osteochondritis dissecans
- iliotibial band syndrome
- ankle sprain
- stress fracture
- olecranon bursitis
- golfer's elbow
- triceps tendon rupture
- shoulder impingement syndrome
- knee ligament tear
- ankle strain
- rotator cuff syndrome
- knee pain
- elbow tendinitis
- tendon rupture
- osteoarthritis
- hamstring tendon rupture
- wrist fracture
- shoulder sprain
- knee tendinitis
- anterior cruciate ligament tear
- dislocated shoulder
- shoulder labral tear
- knee swelling
- foot fracture
- tennis elbow
- osteoarthritis of the knee
- hand injury
- ankle instability
- torn lateral meniscus
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
- epicondylitis
- achilles tendon rupture
- shoulder tendinitis
- little league elbow
- frozen shoulder
- meniscus tear
- Posterior Tibial tendon dysfunction
- knee dislocation
- ankle pain
- torn medial meniscus
- osteoarthritis of the shoulder
Treatments
- joint replacement
- rotator cuff repair
- ankle arthroscopy
- viscosupplementation
- knee meniscus repair
- knee arthroscopy
- platelet rich plasma
- shoulder arthroscopy
- cartilage transplant
- acl repair
- platelet rich plasma injection
- knee injection
- shoulder reconstruction
- elbow replacement
- arthrocentesis
- arthroscopic surgery
- knee surgery
- shoulder surgery
- tenodesis
- arthroscopy
- meniscus operation
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Bursitis & Tendinitis in Adults, Shoulder Dislocation, Nonhealing Fractures in Adults, Elbow Sprains & Strains, Osteoarthritis of the Knee, Hand Sprains & Strains, Knee Sprains, Strains & Tears, Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder, Ulnar Nerve Compression in Adults, Wrist & Hand Repetitive Use Injuries, Foot & Ankle Sprains, Spondylolysis in Adults, Stress Fractures, Shoulder Sprains, Strains & Tears, Osteoarthritis of the Hip, Osteoarthritis of the Spine, Total Joint Implant Complications in AdultsCredentials
Positions
- Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Board Certifications
- American Board of Orthopedic Surgery - Orthopedic Surgery, 1988
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, 1986
- Fellowship, Hughston Sports Medicine Hosp, Sports Medicine, 1985
- Residency, NYU Medical Center, Orthopedics, 1985
- MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1980
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Aetna
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Health Smart
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Humana
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Local 1199
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Magnacare
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Medicaid of New York
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NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
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Interests
frozen shoulder, stiff shoulder
Research Summary
We are investigating a variety of ways to speed the healing and decrease the pain in frozen shoulders.
Academic Contact
Academic office
333-339 East 38th Street
Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone
Research Interests Timeline
Publications
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Novikov, David A; Swensen, Stephanie J; Buza Iii, John A; Gidumal, Ramesh H; Strauss, Eric J
Physician & sportsmedicine. 2016 Nov ; 44(4):335-341
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Schwarzkopf, Ran; Gross, Steven C; Coopersmith, Allen; Gidumal, Ramesh
Case reports in orthopedics. 2013 Jun ; 2013:962794
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Rafii M; Firooznia H; Sherman O; Minkoff J; Weinreb J; Golimbu C; Gidumal R; Schinella R; Zaslav K
Radiology. 1990 Dec ; 177(3):817-23