October 14, 2009

Long Island residents can now have the best of both worlds when it comes to orthopaedic and rehabilitation care thanks to a new clinical collaboration between the Hospital for Joint Diseases at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City and Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach.  

Hospital for Joint Diseases faculty members Dr. Jorge Baez, a joint replacement specialist, and Dr. Anthony Petrizzo, a spine surgeon, will now see patients at Long Beach Medical Center. In addition, Long Beach Medical Center's Dr. Jay Eneman, a general orthopaedist and sports medicine specialist, and Dr. Benjamin Uh, a specialist in sports medicine as well as foot and ankle replacement surgery, have been appointed to the faculty of the Hospital for Joint  Diseases.

"We're thrilled to have the opportunity to provide orthopaedic care to the residents of Long Island—on Long Island," said Joseph Zuckerman, MD, chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center. "This collaboration offers prospective patients the ability to receive outstanding, specialized medical care for orthopaedics and rehabilitation in their own back yard."

"Our affiliation with the Hospital for Joint Diseases will only strengthen our ability to provide sophisticated spine surgery and joint replacement services to our patients," said Douglas L. Melzer, chief executive officer of Long Beach Medical Center. "This new relationship will provide patients with a seamless encounter of exceptional orthopaedic and rehabilitative services under one umbrella of care, all within close proximity to their home." 

About NYU Langone Medical Center
Located in New York City, NYU Langone Medical Center is a premier center for health care, biomedical research, and medical education.  For over 167 years, NYU physicians and researchers have contributed to the practice and science of medicine.  Today the Medical Center consists of NYU School of Medicine; Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, the first and largest facility of its kind; NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, a leader in musculoskeletal care which specializes in orthopaedics, rheumatology, rehabilitation medicine and neurology; and such nationally recognized programs as the NYU Cancer Institute, the NYU Child Study Center, and the NYU Cardiac and Vascular Institute.  More information about the Hospital for Joint Diseases can be found at www.nyuhjd.org.

About Long Beach Medical Center
Long Beach Medical Center serves as the major health care facility for residents of Long Beach Island and the surrounding communities.  Its campus includes a 162-bed acute care hospital, a 200-bed skilled nursing facility specializing in rehabilitative medicine, a certified Home Health Care Agency and a wide range of outpatient programs.  It hosts several centers of excellence including Arthritis & Osteoporosis; Diabetes; Wound Care & Hyperbarics; Behavioral Health and Addiction Treatment.  It is a teaching facility for the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine with residency programs in Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation and Family Medicine. 

Media Inquiries:

Dorie Klissas
212-404-3555 | dorie.klissas@nyumc.org