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EXCEPTIONAL ORTHOPEDICS CARE

WITH SAME OR NEXT DAY APPOINTMENTS

Columbia University’s Division of Orthopedics at Mount Sinai Medical Center is home to a team of highly-educated and specialized surgeons who constantly strive to improve the quality of life of our patients. Having trained at some of the most prestigious and top-ranked institutions in the country, our team is focused on providing our patients with the most innovative options in technologies and procedures. From arthritis pain to sports injuries, Mount Sinai’s orthopedics team offers a full suite of treatment options, ensuring you get care that’s personalized to you.

Columbia University’s Division of Orthopedics at Mount Sinai Medical Center features:

  • The only Ivy-League affiliated orthopedics program in South Florida, ensuring you get the most up-to-date, evidence based care and treatment options available.
  • A foot & ankle program that treats all foot and ankle conditions (deformities, arthritis, injuries) with the use of the most cutting edge technologies, including revolutionary minimally invasive surgery, total ankle replacements, and arthroscopy.
  • A limb lengthening, limb deformity, and joint preservation program which focuses on restoring the normal anatomy of the lower extremities and preventing hip, knee, and ankle arthritis. Aesthetic Limb Lengthening is also offered.
  • A full upper-extremity program allowing us to diagnose and treat conditions related to congenital, wear-and-tear, overuse, and trauma of the shoulder, upper arm, elbow, forearm, wrist and hand.
  • A sports injury program focusing on athletic and overuse injuries in men and women of all ages, from the sports novice to the professional athlete.
  • State-of-the art surgical suites equipped with the latest technology, including intra-operative computerized 3D image-guided surgery capabilities, and the latest instruments for minimally invasive procedures.

What we treat:

  • Achondroplasia
  • Arthrocentesis and Injections
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
  • Ligament Sprains
  • Ligament injuries
  • Limb Lengthening and Realignment
  • Navicular Fracture
  • Sesamoid Fracture
  • Stress Fractures
  • Tendinopathy
  • Tenosynovitis
  • Nerve disorders and injuries
  • Tendon injuries
  • Achilles Tendinopathy
  • Achilles Tendon Rupture
  • Ankle Arthritis
  • Ankle Sprain
  • Ankle Fracture
  • Athlete’s Foot
  • Bunion
  • Clubfoot
  • Diabetic Foot Ulcer
  • Flat Foot
  • Foot Arthritis
  • Foot Drop Surgery
  • Foot Fracture
  • Foot Infection
  • Foot Pain
  • Foot Ulcers
  • Foot and Ankle Reconstruction
  • Foot or Ankle Fracture
  • Foot or Ankle Tumor / Neuroma
  • Hammer Toe
  • Heel Pain
  • Metatarsalgia
  • Morton’s Neuroma
  • Peroneal Tendinopathy
  • Pes Cavus
  • Plantar Fasciitis
  • Sesamoid Fracture
  • Toe Fracture
  • Toe Sprain
  • Turf Toe
  • Walking Problems
  • Peripheral nerve injuries and compression
  • Brachial plexus injuries
  • Tendon and ligament injuries
  • Contractures of the hand and upper extremity
  • Cartilage defects and injuries
  • Clavicle fractures
  • Acromioclavicular (AC) joint injuries
  • Shoulder fractures and trauma
  • Shoulder instability
  • Rotator cuff tears
  • Shoulder arthritis and replacement
  • Biceps injuries
  • Humerus fractures
  • Elbow fractures, injuries, and arthritis
  • Tennis elbow/lateral epicondylitis
  • Golfer’s elbow/medial epicondylitis
  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
  • Forearm fractures and injuries
  • Wrist fractures, injuries, and arthritis
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis
  • Hand and finger fractures, injuries, and arthritis
  • Dupuytren’s disease
  • Ganglion and mucous cysts
  • Trigger finger
  • Knee ACL injuries
  • Knee PCL injuries
  • Knee Collateral ligament injuries (LCL/MCL)
  • Knee Meniscal injuries
  • Patella instability/dislocations
  • Quad tendon injuries
  • Early knee and shoulder osteoarthritis
  • Knee cartilage defects
  • Knee cartilage restoration
  • Biceps tendonitis
  • Bicep tears
  • Rotator cuff tears
  • Shoulder labrum tears
  • Shoulder instability
  • AC joint arthritis/conditions
  • Hip pain
  • Elbow injuries
  • Tennis elbow/lateral epicondylitis
  • Golfer’s elbow/medial epicondylitis
  • Shoulder replacement
  • Elbow replacement
  • Wrist replacement
  • Hand and finger arthroplasty

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Same or next-day orthopedic appointment guaranteed.*

    Or call: 305.674.2273

    *Available only in some locations.

    Meet our Orthopedic Surgeons

    Ettore Vulcano, MD

    Dr. Ettore Vulcano is the Chief of the Columbia University Division of Orthopedic Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center and is an Associate Professor of Orthopedics at Columbia University.

    Prior to joining Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami, Dr. Vulcano was the Chief of Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery at Mount Sinai West and Associate Professor at the Leni & Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York.

    Dr. Vulcano has diverse and extensive training. He graduated summa cum laude from Campus Biomedico University Medical School, the leading-ranked medical school in Rome Italy, and completed a rigorous orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Insubria in Varese, Italy, also graduating summa cum laude.

    He then completed a foot and ankle fellowship at the Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction in Baltimore…

    Stephanie Shim, MD

    Dr. Stephanie Shim is an orthopedic surgeon and an Assistant Professor at Columbia University’s Division of Orthopedics at Mount Sinai Medical Center, specializing in hand and upper extremity surgery and microsurgery.

    Dr. Shim earned her undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. She completed her residency in orthopedic surgery at Columbia University Medical Center, where she was named Administrative Chief Resident. Dr. Shim completed the Harvard Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship, training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital.

    Dr. Shim’s clinical and research interests include the treatment of hand and upper limb trauma, surgical treatment of overuse injuries and arthritis of the hand and upper limb, and nerve injury, compression, and surgery.

    Danica Vance, MD

    Dr. Danica Vance is an orthopedic surgeon and an Assistant Professor at Columbia University’s Division of Orthopedics at Mount Sinai Medical Center, specializing in sports medicine.

    Dr. Vance earned her medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She completed an internship in general surgery and her residency in orthopedic surgery at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. She then went on to complete a fellowship in orthopedic sports medicine at Duke Sports Sciences Institute at Duke University.

    Dr. Vance’s clinical interests include the treatment of complex shoulder and knee injuries such as rotator cuff tears, shoulder instability, knee ligamentous and cartilage injuries, and patella instability. Her research interests include the genetics of sports injuries, cartilage restoration, biomarkers in injury, injury prevention in athletes, and biomechanics of the shoulder.

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