Michael J. Bronson
American orthopaedic surgeon, Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael J. Bronson is an American orthopaedic surgeon who is Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside, and Chief of Joint Replacement Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, and the author of advances in the development of minimally invasive surgical instruments to advance unicondylar partial knee replacement,[1][2] including the Vision Total Hip System, a widely used hip replacement system that avoids the use of cement.[3]
Michael J. Bronson | |
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Born | (1952-01-10)January 10, 1952 |
Education | NYU, New York Medical College |
Medical career | |
Profession | orthopaedic surgeon |
Institutions | Mount Sinai Hospital |
Sub-specialties | total hip replacement total knee replacement |
From 1977 to 1979, Bronson was the assistant team physician to the New York Yankees, the New York Knicks, the New York Jets and the New York Islanders. He is currently Chief of Joint Replacement Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, both in New York City.[4][5] His practice focuses on total hip and total knee replacement, partial knee replacement, and revision of failed total joint replacements.
Bronson is the author of 17 publications and has been listed among New York Magazine's "Best Doctors". Castle Connolly has listed him eight times among New York's "Top Doctors", as well as "Top Doctors in America." He has received the American Medical Association's Physicians Recognition Award with Commendation 10 times since 1981.[6]