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Joseph D. Zuckerman
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About

Joseph D. Zuckerman, M.D., is the Walter A.L. Thompson Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at New York University (NYU) School of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases (HJD).

Dr. Zuckerman graduated from Cornell University and received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and was elected for membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, a fellowship in adult reconstructive surgery and arthritis research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and was a visiting clinician in shoulder surgery at the Mayo clinic.

Dr. Zuckerman recently served as President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the world’s largest professional orthopaedic association. He has also served as President of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, and Chair of the Council on Education for the AAOS. He has received the “Teacher of the Year Award” five times from HJD orthopaedic residents, and in 2011 he was selected as a recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award from New York University. He serves on the editorial boards of several medical journals and has authored 14 textbooks, 81 book chapters and over 300 scientific articles.
Dr. Zuckerman maintains an active clinical practice in shoulder surgery and hip and knee replacement, performing over 300 procedures annually. He is married to Janet Rivkin Zuckerman, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst practicing in Mamaroneck, New York. They have two sons – Scott, age 26, a resident in Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Matthew, age 23, an architect living in New York City.

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