Appointments

Attending Physician, Hospital for Special Surgery
Program Director, Rheumatology Fellowship, Hospital for Special Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College

Affiliations

Member and former representative to the Committee on Training and Workforce and the Committee on Education, American College of Rheumatology
Member, American College of Physicians
Member, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Member, National Osteoporosis Foundation
Member, Arthritis Foundation

Certifications

Internal Medicine, 2004
Rheumatology, 2008

Awards

Castle Connolly Top Doctor - 5 Years
Castle Connolly Top Doctors in New York Metro Area, 2015-2023
Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine, 2015-2023
Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor: 2014-2020
New York Magazine: Top Doctors 2016, 2021-2022
Senior List, in recognition of the 16 faculty members who have made a commitment to and demonstrated excellence in teaching, Weill Cornell Medical College, 2019-2023
The Elliot Hochstein teaching award, to the faculty member who best exemplifies the qualities of compassion, skill and distinction as a physician and teacher, Weill Cornell Medical College 2022
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Faculty Award presented by the Gold Foundation, Weill Cornell Medical College, 2022
The Charles L. Bardes, M.D. Teaching Prize, Weill Cornell Medical College, 2019
The Second Year Teaching Award, Class of 2020, 2021, 2023, and 2024
Nanette Laitman Education Scholar in Entrepreneurship, Weill Cornell Medical College 2017-2020
Education Improvement Award for Excellence in Medical Education, Weill Cornell Medical College 2017
Award for Teaching Excellence, Weill Cornell Medical College 2013, 2018
American College of Rheumatology/Research and Education Foundation Clinician Scholar Educator Award, 2011
Excellence in Teaching Recognition, 2001-2002
Dean William Mecklenburg Polk Prize, 2001
Clarence C. Coryell Prize in Medicine, 2001
Harvard College Scholarship, 1996

Education

Education: MPH, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, 2005
Medical: Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, 2001
Internship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 2001-2002
Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 2002-2004
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, 2005-2008

State Licensure

New York

Languages

English

Editorial Appointments

Section Editor and Editorial Board Member, Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine
Relevance Reviewer, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Rheumatology Subspecialty Examination
Reviewer, Lupus - An International Journal

Selected Books/Chapters

Aizer J, Brause BD. Osteomyelitis. In: Paget SA, Gibofsky A, Beary JF III, Sculco TP, eds. Hospital for Special Surgery Manual of Rheumatology and Outpatient Orthopedic Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapy. 5th Edition. 2006. 367-378.

Brause BD, Aizer J. Infectious Arthritis. In: Paget SA, Gibofsky A, Beary JF III, Sculco TP, eds. Hospital for Special Surgery Manual of Rheumatology and Outpatient Orthopedic Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapy. 5th Edition. 2006. 349-359.

HSS has a long history of supporting appropriate relationships with industry because they advance HSS's mission to provide the highest quality patient care, improve patient mobility, and enhance the quality of life for all, and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and their related disciplines through research and education.

Below are the healthcare industry relationships reported by Dr. Aizer as of August 22, 2024.

• Pfizer - Received Research Support

HSS and its physicians make this information available to patients and the public, thus creating a transparent environment for those who are interested in this information. Further, the HSS Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Policy prohibits physicians from collecting royalties on products they develop that are used on patients at HSS. Patients should feel free to ask their HSS physicians questions about these relationships.