New Program at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Offers Comprehensive Care for Brachial Plexus Injuries

Approximately 1 in 800 newborns will suffer an injury to the brachial plexus, the network of nerves that conducts signals from the spine to the shoulder, arm, and hand. About 25-30% of these injuries will require treatment to maximize the function of the involved arm. Older children and adults can also acquire such injuries, generally due to sports and motor vehicle accidents. Treatment may include surgery, as well as occupational or physical therapy.

NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases recently launched a Brachial Plexus Program, a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary program providing complete, individualized evaluation, surgical and non-surgical treatment, and rehabilitation for infants, children, and adults with these complex and devastating injuries. The NYU-HJD program is one of the few comprehensive brachial plexus centers nationwide to treat both children and adults.

The program is led by John A. I. Grossman, MD, FACS, and Andrew E. Price, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopedics. Dr. Grossman is also the Director of the Brachial Plexus Program at Miami Children’s Hospital and has returned to NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases to help develop a program for this institution. The program staff includes Stephen Russell, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, and Aleksandar Beric, MD, Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Director of Neurophysiology.

For more information on the Brachial Plexus Program, contact Dr. Grossman at info@handandnervespecialist.com or Dr. Price at aprice@pedsorthoservices.com or call 1.800.668.2778.