Doctors

S. Robert Rozbruch, MD

Dr. S. Robert Rozbruch, after graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania, attended Weill Medical College of Cornell University from which he graduated with honors in research. Residency training in Orthopaedic Surgery at Hospital for Special 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 Chief of the Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction Service since 2005 and Director of the Limb Salvage and Amputation Reconstruction Center at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He is Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He is a member of several national medical societies including fellowship in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orthopaedic Trauma Association, and The Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction Society (LLRS) of which he was President 2012-2013. He has lectured on his clinical and research works at both national and international meetings and has authored over 150 articles in medical journals and chapters in orthopaedic textbooks. He is the editor of 2 major textbooks: Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction Surgery and Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery Case Atas.

Contact:
Tel: 212.606.1415

Office Locations:
River Terrace
Suite 204
519 East 72nd St.
New York, NY 10021

Mailing Address:
Hospital for Special Surgery
535 East 70th Street
New York, New York 10021


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Austin T. Fragomen, M.D.

A founding member of the remarkable Limb Lengthening & Complex Reconstruction Service (LLCRS), Dr. Fragomen has recently celebrated his 15th year of service at HSS. In that time, he has treated hundreds of patients with unique limb deformity problems offering sophisticated solutions that get people back in the game. He attributes his success to a combination of emphasizing problem solving, which takes the entire person into consideration, and forming a partnership with his patients, making them co-owners of the pre-surgical and recovery processes.
An Associate Professor of Orthopaedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical School and HSS, Dr. Fragomen has excelled as an educator. He is the director of the LLCRS fellowship program which includes recruitment and year-long training of exception young surgeons interested in pursuing a career in the subspecialty of Limb Deformity. In addition, surgeons from various regions in the United States and from around the globe come to New York to rotate with Dr. Fragomen for month-long visiting-professor observer-ships to broaden how they approach complex orthopedic challenges. Feedback from these observers includes amazement with the volume of Limb Deformity patients treated in Dr. Fragomen’s clinic and his ability to spend time with each person to ensure that the patient remains the focus of the practice.
Research has been central to ensuring the highest quality patient care including surgical decision making and has given Dr. Fragomen a voice nationally and worldwide. Authoring textbook chapters requires not only a profound knowledge of the field of Limb Deformity but also demands meticulous scouring of publications, new and old, relevant to the topic, providing further information and perspective to the author. Dr. Fragomen maintains a prospective database of all the surgeries he has performed for use in later analysis to finds trends in patient care. This data then drives future decision making to optimize surgery and post operative protocols ensuring the best possible outcomes and patient satisfaction. With over 100 publications, Dr. Fragomen is invited to speak regularly at orthopedic programs around the United States, Canada, and abroad to share his research and personal experiences for the advancement of successful outcomes in these other centers. As the president of the national Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction Society (LLRS) from 2019-20, Dr. Fragomen launched several initiatives that have inspired current members, drawn in new members, and gained traction at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) where he also serves on the Board of Subspecialty Societies.
Author of the LLCRS Mission statement, Dr. Fragomen takes pride in resolving the previously “unsolvable” problems from which his patients suffer, and he welcomes collaboration with other HSS surgeons who have complimentary skill sets in an effort to guarantee that all of his patients have been treated by the best of the best. Dr. Fragomen can be readily contacted through email, FragomenA@HSS.edu, to which he responds personally.


Austin T. Fragomen
Contact:
Tel: 212.606.1550
Fax: 212.606.1552


Office Locations:
HSS River Terrace
Suite 204
519 East 72nd St.
New York, NY 10021


Mailing Address:
Hospital for Special Surgery
535 East 70th Street
New York, New York 10021


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Taylor Reif, M.D.

Dr. Taylor Reif is a member of the Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction Service at Hospital for Special Surgery. He specializes in the comprehensive surgical care of musculoskeletal tumors as well as the reconstruction of limbs affected by primary bone tumors, metastatic disease, trauma, infection, and deformity. He has particular clinical and research interest in joint preservation and live bone reconstruction of tumor related deformity and bone loss.
Dr. Reif attended Northwestern University obtaining a degree in Biomedical Engineering. He was awarded Kappa Theta Epsilon honors for his engineering cooperative work at Procter & Gamble. He earned his medical degree from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, achieving acceptance into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.
He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, during which Dr. Reif developed an interest in musculoskeletal tumors and limb reconstruction. To further develop this specialized expertise, he completed two fellowships: the Enneking fellowship in orthopedic oncology at the University of Florida Shands Cancer Center and the Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
Dr. Reif grew up in Colorado hiking the Rocky Mountains with his family and understands the joys of life that come from activity and the people with whom we share it. He will strive to see patients achieve their functional and rehabilitation goals as fast as possible and get back to an active life.


Taylor Reif
Contact:
Tel: 212.606.1637
Fax: 212.606.1540


Office Locations:
HSS River Terrace
Suite 204
519 East 72nd St.
New York, NY 10021


Mailing Address:
Hospital for Special Surgery
535 East 70th Street
New York, New York 10021


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