Overview of Dr. Melone Dr. Charles Melone is an orthopedic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai West, Mount Sinai Morningside, and Mount Sinai Beth Israel. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and has been in practice 48 years. Dr. Melone accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 138 doctors at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and one of 113 doctors at Mount Sinai Morningside who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. He has more than 40 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training NYU Grossman School of Medicine Fellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 1974 - 1975
Nassau University Medical Center Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1971 - 1974
Nassau University Medical Center Residency, Surgery, 1969 - 1971
Georgetown University School of Medicine Class of 1969
Certifications & Licensure FL State Medical License 1978 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 1997 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1970 - 2024
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery Awards, Honors, & Recognition Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons Publications & Presentations PubMed
Trapeziectomy, Partial Trapezoidectomy, and Abductor Pollicis Longus Dual Loop Ligament Reconstruction for Advanced Basal Joint Arthritis: Long-Term Outcome of 150 Cases.
Charles P Melone Jr, Andrew J Lovy, Mark Ciaglia, BaiJing Qin> ;Hand. 2023 May 1 2 citationsCarpometacarpal Arthrodesis for Traumatic Carpal Boss Among Combative Athletes.
Daniel B. Polatsch, Robert M Zbeda, Steven Beldner, Charles P. Melone> ;Orthopedics. 2021 Nov 8 6 citationsPrevalence of a Septated First Dorsal Compartment Among Patients With and Without De Quervain Tenosynovitis: An In Vivo Anatomical Study.
Bryan G. Beutel, Matthew E. Doscher, Charles P. Melone> ;Hand. 2020 May 1 2 citationsCoverage of Hand Defects with Exposed Tendons: The Use of Dermal Regeneration Template.
Eitan Melamed, Charles P. Melone> ;American Journal of Orthopedics. 2018 May 1 4 citationsArticular Surgery of the Ischemic Hand in Systemic Scleroderma: A Vascular Basis for Arthrodesis and Arthroplasty.
Charles P. Melone, Erez Dayan> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2018 Apr 9 16 citationsSimulated distal interphalangeal joint fusion of the index and middle fingers in 0° and 20° of flexion: a comparison of grip strength and dexterity.
Eitan Melamed, Daniel B. Polatsch, Steven Beldner, Charles P. Melone> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2014 Oct 1 Surgical treatment of scapholunate dissociation in the professional basketball player: commentary.
Charles P. Melone, Daniel B. Polatsch> ;Hand Clinics. 2012 Aug 1 18 citationsScapholunate Interosseous Ligament Disruption in Professional Basketball Players: Treatment by Direct Repair and Dorsal Ligamentoplasty
Charles P. Melone, Daniel B. Polatsch, Gary Flink, Bradley Horak, Steven Beldner> ;Hand Clinics. 2012 Aug 1 9 citationsVolar plate repair for posttraumatic hyperextension deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joint.
Charles P. Melone, Daniel B. Polatsch, Steven Beldner, Mark Khorsandi> ;American Journal of Orthopedics. 2010 Apr 1 27 citationsDisabling hand injuries in boxing: boxer's knuckle and traumatic carpal boss.
Charles P. Melone, Daniel B. Polatsch, Steven Beldner> ;Clinics in Sports Medicine. 2009 Oct 1 6 citationsDo We need to include osteoporosis in today's classification of distal radius fractures?
M. Kettler, Volker Kuhn, Matthias Schieker, Charles P Melone> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2008 Sep 1 52 citationsUlnar nerve anatomy.
Daniel B. Polatsch, Charles P. Melone, Steven Beldner, Angelo Incorvaia> ;Hand Clinics. 2007 Aug 1 45 citationsAnatomy of the lateral antebrachial cutaneous and superficial radial nerves in the forearm: a cadaveric and clinical study.
Steven Beldner, Dan A. Zlotolow, Charles P. Melone, Ann Marie Agnes, Morgan Herancourt Jones> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2005 Nov 1 14 citationsTrue aneurysms of the digital artery: case report
Berish Strauch, Charles P. Melone, Steve A. McClain, Bernard T. Lee> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2004 Jan 1 31 citationsBoxer’s Knuckle in the Professional Athlete
Sharon L. Hame, Charles P. Melone> ;The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2000 Nov 1 39 citationsPerilunate injuries. Repair by dual dorsal and volar approaches.
Charles P. Melone, Michael Murphy, Keith B. Raskin> ;Hand Clinics. 2000 Aug 1 60 citationsThumb collateral ligament injuries. An anatomic basis for treatment.
Charles P. Melone, Steven Beldner, Richard S. Basuk> ;Hand Clinics. 2000 Aug 1 24 citationsBOXER’S KNUCKLE: Traumatic Disruption of the Extensor Hood
Sharon L. Hame, Charles P. Melone> ;Hand Clinics. 2000 Aug 1 34 citationsSURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF THE HAND IN SCLERODERMA
Charles P. Melone, James C. McLoughlin, Steven Beldner> ;Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 1999 Nov 1 18 citationsWrist fractures in the athlete. Distal radius and carpal fractures.
Michael E. Rettig, Gabriel L. Dassa, Keith B. Raskin, Charles P. Melone> ;Clinics in Sports Medicine. 1998 Jul 1 6 citationsClinical applications of MR imaging in hand and wrist surgery
Michael E. Rettig, Keith B. Raskin, Charles P. Melone> ;Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America. 1995 May 1 4 citationsHypertrophic neuropathy presenting with ulnar nerve compression: A case report
John S. Taras, Charles P. Melone> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 1995 Mar 1 147 citationsDistal radius fractures : patterns of articular fragmentation
Charles P. Melone> ;The Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 1993 Apr 1 35 citationsUnstable articular fractures of the distal radius. Comparative techniques of ligamentotaxis.
Keith B. Raskin, Charles P. Melone> ;The Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 1993 Apr 1 20 citationsPisiform-hamate coalition with ulnar neuropathy.
Allen R. Berkowitz, Charles P. Melone, Mark R. Belsky> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 1992 Jul 1 Join now to see all Press Mentions Gabriel L. Dassa, DO, FAAOS, Orthopedic – Hand Surgeon with Dassa Orthopedics March 22nd, 2019
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