S. Robert Rozbruch, MD

Dr. S. Robert Rozbruch, after graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania, attended Weill Cornell Medical College, from which he graduated with honors in research. Residency training in Orthopaedic Surgery was followed by two fellowships. He did specialized training in Trauma as an AO fellow at the University of Bern in Switzerland. Additional training in adult and pediatric limb lengthening followed at the Maryland Center for Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction.

Dr. Rozbruch is the Director of the Institute for Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction, Chief of the Limb Lengthening and Deformity Service, and a member of the Orthopedic Trauma Service at Hospital for Special Surgery. He is an Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is a member of several national medical societies including fellowship in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orthopaedic Trauma Association, and ASAMI - The Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction Society. He has presented his clinical and research works at national medical meetings and has authored numerous articles in medical journals and chapters in Orthopaedic textbooks. He edited "Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery," a comprehensive textbook on the subject. Additional information about his work can be seen at www.LimbLengthening.com.

Appointments

Chief, Limb Lengthening and Deformity Service, Hospital for Special Surgery
Associate Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty

Limb Lengthening

Special Expertise

Limb Lengthening (adult & pediatric)
Ilizarov Reconstruction Surgery
Limb Deformity Correction
Fracture Surgery
Nonunions, Malunions, Bone Defects

Awards

Dean’s Honor List, University of Pennsylvania, 1982-1986
Magna Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania, 1985
David P. Barr Summer Research Fellowship, Cornell University Medical College, 1986
NIH Summer Research Fellowship, Cornell University Medical College - A Synthetic Matrix for Cartilage Repair, 1987
Research Thesis Honors Award, Cornell University Medical College - A Synthetic Matrix for Cartilage Repair, 1988
"Best Doctors in New York," New York magazine, 2009

Affiliations

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1998, Diplomat
Orthopaedic Trauma Association, 1998, Active Member
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1999, Fellow
Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society (ASAMI), June 2002 - present, Treasurer and Executive Board Member
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, November 2002 - present, Editorial Board

Education

MD, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York

Residency

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Fellowship

Maryland Center for Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction, Maryland
University of Bern, AO/ASIF Orthopaedic Trauma, Bern, Switzerland

Certification

American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

State Licensure

New York  

S. Robert Rozbruch, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:

Selected Publications

Rozbruch SR, ed. Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery. Informa Healthcare Press. 2006.

Rozbruch SR, Paley D, Herzenberg JE, Bhave A: Ilizarov Hip Reconstruction for the Late Effects of Infantile Hip Sepsis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 87(5):1007-18, May 2005.

Rozbruch SR, Ilizarov S, Blyakher AA: Knee Arthrodesis with Simultaneous Lengthening Using the Ilizarov Method. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. volume 19; 3:171-179, March 2005.

Rozbruch SR, Herzenberg JE, Tetsworth KT, Tuten HR, Paley D: Distraction Osteogenesis for Nonunion after High Tibial Osteotomy. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 394:227-235, 2002.

Rozbruch SR, Helfet, DL, Blyakher A: Distraction of Hypertrophic Nonunion of Tibia with Deformity Using Ilizarov/Taylor Spatial Frame. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 122;295-298, 2002.

Rozbruch SR, DiPaoli M, Blyakher AA: Fibula Lengthening Using a Modified Ilizarov Method. Orthopedics 25:11:1241, November 2002.

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.  

Clinical Trials

• Effect of Limb Lengthening on Nerve Neurophysiology in Human Model