Richard S Yoon MD FAAOS

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma

Director of Orthopaedic Research

Summary

Dr. Richard Yoon is an orthopaedic surgeon based in Jersey City, NJ, specializing in hip and knee reconstructive surgery and orthopedic trauma. He completed his medical education at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 2011 and pursued his residency in orthopaedic surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, followed by a fellowship in orthopaedic trauma at Orlando Health. He currently serves as Director of Orthopaedic Research at Jersey City Medical Center. Dr. Yoon has substantial experience with conditions such as clavicular, elbow, hip, and femur fractures, as well as arthritis. He has multiple publications in reputable journals focusing on topics like hip arthroplasty and fracture surgery. His honors include several awards from the American Orthopaedic Association and Orlando Health. Dr. Yoon is also involved in the Periprosthetic Fracture Registry clinical trial.

Hip and knee surgery, Hip surgery, Knee surgery, Orthopaedic traumatology, Minimally invasive joint replacement, Total joint replacement, Partial knee arthroplasty, Clavicular fracture, Elbow fractures, Acetabular fractures, Pelvic fracture, Revision hip surgery, Revision shoulder surgery, Revision total joint replacement, Complex total joint replacement, Complex hip surgery, Complex knee surgery, Pilon fracture , Tibial plateau fracture, Talus fracture, Calcaneus fracture, Distal radius fracture , Hip fractures, Femur fractures, Patellar fractures, Tibial fractures, Malunion, Non-union, Robotic total hip arthroplasty, Robotic surgery, Robotic knee hemiarthroplasty, robotic total knee, Revision knee surgery, Revision orthopaedic surgery, Custom Knee replacement, Robotic joint replacement, Bone plates, Femoral fractures, Prosthesis design, Arthritis, Elbow surgery, Foot and ankle surgery, Knee arthroplasty, Tissue sparing knee arthroplasty, Fracture repair/management, Total hip arthroplasty

Orlando HealthFellowship, Orthopaedic Trauma, 2016 - 2017
NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Orthopedic HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2011 - 2016
Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 2011
Trinity CollegeBS, Biochemistry, 2001 - 2005

Periprosthetic Fracture Registry (PPFx) Start of enrollment: 2018 Dec 31
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Roles: Contact

PubMed

Femoral Nerve Palsy After Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review.
Mallery Zeiman, Athena Makrides, Jason Lee, Richard S Yoon
Arthroplasty Today. 2025-12-01
Early Removal of Dorsal Spanning Plate With Supplemental Distal Radius Fixation: Safety and Efficacy.
Bishoy N Saad, Ian S Hong, Nicole D Campbell, Christian G Zapf, Mallery Zeiman
Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online. 2025-11-01
Emerging basic science concepts in geriatric fracture fixation and patient recovery.
Makoa Mau, Philipp Leucht, Frede Frihagen, Gustavo Duque, Richard Yoon
OTA International. 2025-10-01

Journal Articles

A Simple Method for Bone Graft Insertion During Schatzker II and III Plateau Fixation
Richard S Yoon, Frank Liporace, Vineet Tyagi, Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Metal-on-Metal Hip Arthroplasty: Where Do We Go From Here?
Yoon, R.S., Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery, 1/24/2016
Get Ready for Medicare’s CJR Model
Yoon, R.S. McLawhorn, A., Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery, 1/15/2016

Abstracts/Posters

Impact of Increasing Fracture Comminution and Severity on Achieving Optimal Femoral Version: An Analysis of 307 Intramedullary Femoral Nails
Galos, D. Patel, N.M. Egol, K. Liporace, F.A., The 31st Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA); The 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), San Diego, CA, 2015; Seattle, WA, 2016, 1/7/2016
Percutaneous vs. Open Reduction and Internal Fixation for Tillaux and Triplane Fractures: A Multi-Center Cohort Study
Zelenty, W. Shabtai, L. Choi, P. Martin, B. Horn, D. Feldman, D.S. Otsuka, N.Y. Godfried, D, The 2015 Combined AAOS/IPOS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/8/2015
Impact of Surrounding Canal Size on Time to Union Following Intramedullary Nailing of Femur Fractures: Does Size Really Matter?
Gage, M.J. Seigerman, D.S. Lim, P. Gage, M. J. Donegan, D.J. Patel, N.M. Koerner, J.D. Liporace, F.A., The 31st Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA), San Diego, CA, 1/7/2015

Lectures

Percutaneous vs. Open Reduction and Internal Fixation for Tillaux and Triplane Fractures: A Multi-Center Cohort Study
Indianapolis, IN - 1/27/2016
Interprosthetic, Peri-Implant, and Periprosthetic Fractures in the Hip and Knee: Principles of Fixation
Orlando, FL - 1/1/2016
Management of Osseous Defects in Orthopaedic Trauma
Orlando, FL - 1/1/2016

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