Austin T. Fragomen, MD

Dr. Austin Fragomen attended medical school at the State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine. He excelled through a very hands-on surgical internship at Montefiore and Jacobi medical centers in the Bronx. He launched into his orthopaedic residency training program, under John R. Denton, MD, at the Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Center. As chief resident he took a strong interest in fracture care, limb reconstruction, and joint preservation surgery. He then relocated to San Francisco, California to dedicate himself to learning advanced techniques in surgery the of shoulder and knee with pioneer and innovator Eugene M. Wolf, MD.

He returned to New York's Hospital for Special Surgery to become their first fellow in Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction Surgery. Dedicated to skeletal reconstruction, Dr. Fragomen joined Dr. Rozbruch and helped to create the HSS Limb Lengthening & Deformity Service (LLDS). He serves as Director of Education and Director of the LLDS Clinic. He is dedicated to clinical and biomechanical research in addition to building a busy practice.

Dr. Fragomen has presented his clinical and biomechanical research at medical meetings and has authored articles for various Orthopaedic journals and textbooks. He has lectured extensively on related topics to residency training programs and in the community setting. He maintains a position as a reviewer on the editorial staff for Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and the Journal of Orthopaedic Research.

Skilled in the art of less invasive surgery, Dr. Fragomen performs a sophisticated and comprehensive analysis of each patient to determine an optimal treatment plan. Whether performing an all-arthroscopic rotator cuff repair or re-aligning a deformed limb through mini-incisions, the goal remains the same: to minimize the trauma of surgery and maximize a rapid and functional recovery.

Appointments

Assistant Attending of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty

Limb Lengthening
Skeletal Reconstruction

Special Expertise

Skeletal Reconstruction: Adult & Pediatric
Limb Deformity Correction & Bone Lengthening Surgery
Ilizarov External Fixation
Fracture care & Problem Fractures: Nonunions & Malunions
Bone infection (Osteomyelitis)
Limb Salvage, Bone Loss
Joint Fusion
Ankle, Knee, & Hip Distraction
Shoulder & Knee Arthroscopy & Replacement Surgery
Joint Preservation, Limb Realignment & Minimally Invasive Surgery
Cosmetic Limb Surgery

Awards

Wounded Warriors Project Commendation 2007
Marine Society of New York- Meritorious Service Award and Bronze Medallion,  2008

Affiliations

Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction Society-ASAMI North America
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
American Academy Orthopaedic Surgery
Arthroscopy Association of North America
New York State Medical Society
Wounded Warriors Project- Volunteer Surgeon
Asociación Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatología (Miembro Correspondiente Extranjero)
Member NYC Medical Reserve Corps

Languages

Español

Education

MD, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, 1997

Internship

Montefiore Medical Center, General Surgery, Bronx, New York, 1998

Residency

St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers, Orthopedic Surgery, Jamaica, New York, 2003

Fellowship

Hospital for Special Surgery, Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction, New York, 2005
Eugene M. Wolf, MD, California Pacific Medical Center, Fellowship in Surgery of the Shoulder & Knee, San Francisco, California, 2004

Certification

American Board of Orthopedic Surgery 2007

State Licensure

New York  

Austin T. Fragomen, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:

Editorial Appointments

Reviewer for Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR) & the Journal of Orthopaedic Research (JOR)

Selected Publications

Fragomen A, Meyers K, Davis N, Shu H, Wright T, Rozbruch SR. “A biomechanical analysis of two methods of ankle arthrodesis, Ilizarov fixation and intramedullary nailing”. Foot & Ankle International 2008, 29(3):334-341

Rozbruch SR, Pugsley J, Fragomen A, Ilizarov S. “Repair of tibial nonunions and bone defects with the Taylor Spatial Frame”. J Orthop Trauma 2008, 22(2):88-95

Tellisi N, Fragomen A, Ilizarov S, Rozbruch SR. “Limb salvage reconstruction of the ankle with fusion and simultaneous tibial lengthening using the Ilizarov/Taylor Spatial Frame.” HSSJ 2008, 4:32-42

Fragomen A, Rozbruch SR. “Mechanics of External Fixation.” Hospital for Special Surgery Journal 2007;3:13-29

Rozbruch SR, Fragomen A, Ilizarov S. “Tibial deformity correction with the Ilizarov/ Taylor Spatial Frame”. JBJS-Am 88-A 2006, Suppl. 4:156-174

O’Connor D, Schwarze D, Fragomen A. “Painless Reduction of Acute Anterior Shoulder Dislocations without Anesthesia”. Orthopedics 2006;29:528

Fragomen AT, Ilizarov S, Blyakher A, Rozbruch SR. “Proximal Tibial Osteotomy for Medial Compartment osteoarthritis of the Knee Using the Ilizarov Taylor Spatial Frame” Techniques in Knee Surgery. 2005;4(3):173-185

Wolf EM, Fragomen AT. “Arthroscopic reconstruction of the acromioclavicular joint”. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine 2004;12(2):149-155

 

Research Interests

Biomechanics of External Fixation, Computer Navigation Surgery
Cartilage Repair & Regeneration
Bone Healing Mechanisms

Clinical Trials

• Effect of Limb Lengthening on Nerve Neurophysiology in Human Model