Dr. Douglas Unis, an orthopedic surgeon practicing in New York, NY, cares for damage to the tendons, joints, bones, & muscles, or the musculoskeletal system.
Yes, Dr. Douglas B. Unis is accepting new patients at this office.
200 West 57th Street, Suite 1208, New York, NY 10019
Yes, Dr. Douglas B. Unis is accepting new patients at this office.
77 Pondfield Road, Bronxville, NY 10708
Dr. Douglas Unis is the director of the Adult Reconstructive Surgery Division in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Mount Sinai St. Luke's Roosevelt. He is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in minimally invasive hip and knee replacement surgery. Dr. Unis is one of a select group of surgeons in the US who performs anterior total hip replacement surgery, in which no muscle or tendon is cut and which requires no post-operative dislocation precautions. He was one of the first in the New York metropolitan area to perform this procedure. Other interests include complex revision hip and knee reconstruction. In addition to performing surgery, he serves as an assistant clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and participates in clinical research related to hip and knee reconstruction.
An orthopedic surgeon in New York, Dr. Unis is qualified to identify and treat trauma to the musculoskeletal system, such as the joints, muscles, bones, tendons, and ligaments. After reaching a specific medical diagnosis, Dr. Unis will normally turn to surgery when all other treatment methods are already exhausted or eliminated. Patients might need the attention of an orthopedic surgeon for sports injuries, sprains, torn ligaments, fractures, and more.
Dr. Douglas Unis specializes in reconstructing damaged or ill-functioning bones and joints. Issues may be the result of congenital disorders, infections, degenerative diseases, or serious injuries. The ultimate goal is to return patients to full or near-full function as quickly as possible. Surgical treatments are usually performed after non-surgical or minimally-invasive treatments have been ruled out or failed.